The ClickCease alternative that catches what DIY tools let through

Why Unled Is a True ClickCease Alternative

ClickCease is a popular self-serve tool, but it has limitations: it relies heavily on IP blocklists and cannot protect Performance Max campaigns because Google blocks third-party API access to PMax. Meanwhile, sophisticated invalid traffic (SIVT) from residential proxies, click farms, and AI agents,which has grown ~78x year-over-year,bypasses IP-based defenses entirely.

Unled is a managed service. Our team configures, monitors, and optimises protection for you. We use advanced behavioural analysis, device fingerprinting, and machine learning to detect SIVT that IP lists miss. And because we work with Google's official integration points, we protect PMax, Discovery, and other automated campaigns.

What Unled Protects

• Google Ads (Search, Display, YouTube, Performance Max, Discovery, App campaigns)
• Microsoft Advertising (Bing, Audience Network)
• Meta Ads (Facebook, Instagram)
• Programmatic & CTV (via integration partners)
• Affiliate & Lead Gen (click fraud from bots and competitors)

We cover all major channels, including those where self-serve tools fall short. Our detection catches click farms, residential proxy networks, AI-generated bot traffic, and competitor budget-exhaustion attacks.

How Unled Works: A Managed Approach

1. Audit & Onboard: We examine your account's click data to spot patterns of invalid traffic. There's no lengthy setup, just grant us read-only access, and we'll start protecting you within 48 hours.

2. Real-Time Protection: Our AI models score each click as it happens. Suspicious clicks are stopped before they hit your ad spend. We refresh detection rules constantly as fraud methods change.

3. Refund Recovery: We gather proof of invalid clicks and submit Google invalid-traffic refund requests for you. Our process has recouped significant ad spend for clients.

4. Reporting & Optimisation: You receive a weekly dashboard showing blocked traffic, saved spend, and refund status. We tweak settings based on campaign updates and new fraud patterns.

Why Self-Serve IP Blockers Can't Stop Modern Click Fraud

Self-serve tools like ClickCease depend on IP blocklists. But today's fraudsters use residential proxies, genuine IPs from real ISPs, that change often. Click farms use thousands of distinct IPs. AI agents mimic human behaviour and rotate through IPs. IP blocklists become out of date within hours.

What's more, Google's Performance Max campaigns don't expose click-level data to third-party APIs. Self-serve tools can't filter PMax traffic at all. Unled's managed solution uses Google's official integration (via the Display & Video 360 API and other approved channels) to protect PMax and other automated campaign types.

If you're still relying on IP blocking alone, you're missing most modern invalid traffic. Unled's behavioural and device-based detection catches what IP lists can't.

Competitor Click Fraud and Budget Exhaustion Attacks

Click fraud isn't just bots, it's also competitors clicking your ads to drain your budget. These attacks often come from residential IPs and mimic genuine user behaviour. Unled's anomaly detection identifies patterns like rapid clicks from the same geographic area or device type, even if IPs differ.

We also detect budget-exhaustion attacks where fraudsters target high-cost keywords to max out your daily budget early. Our system flags these patterns and blocks the offending traffic, saving your budget for real conversions.

No Annual Lock-In, Transparent Pricing

Unlike some alternatives, Unled offers month-to-month contracts with no long-term commitment. You can cancel anytime. Pricing is based on ad spend, so it scales with your business. We also offer a free click fraud audit, get in touch to see how much invalid traffic is hitting your campaigns.