Best Amazon agency software in 2026

Seven tools for agencies that manage Amazon for several brands, compared on access, reporting, PPC and cost per client.

Running Amazon for ten brands is a different job from selling on one account. You need to see every client without logging in ten times. Each team member should only reach the clients they handle, reports should leave in your colors, and you need to know what the software costs per client before you quote.

The short answer: Sellerboard ranks first as the base layer of any agency: it shows every client their real profit, under your logo, from $15 per client a month. It isn't an agency PPC platform. For PPC, pick m19 if you want machine learning to run bids with no yearly lock-in, Adbrew if you want your own rules across Amazon and Walmart, and Scale Insights if you're a consultant automating a few products per client. Before paying anyone, set up Amazon's free manager account: it already links several ad accounts and scopes access by team member. The real cost trap is the pricing model, not the sticker price. Four of the seven tools here can take a share of your clients' ad spend, sometimes "whichever is greater". We compared seven Amazon agency tools on exactly that.

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At a glance

The 7 tools compared

The full ranking for an agency managing several Amazon accounts. Prices are what each vendor lists in 2026, in US dollars, before tax. Click a tool to jump to its review.

Best forIts edgeFree planTeam sizeVisit
1SellerboardBest for client profit reportingOne agency profile, every client's real profit4.5/5$15 to $19/mo per client account—Agencies that report profit, any sizeVisit →
2m19Best hands-off PPC, strong in EuropeUnlimited accounts on Professional, 30-day trial4.3/5$59/mo Autopilot; $479/mo + 3% Professional—PPC agencies with clients above $5K ad spend/moVisit →
3AdbrewBest PPC platform for multi-client agenciesFine-grained rules plus AMC, Amazon and Walmart4.1/5$799/mo or a % of ad spend, whichever is higher—Established agencies with large client budgetsVisit →
4Scale InsightsBest for consultants and small agenciesPay per automated ASIN, or 1% of spend4.0/5$78/mo for 5 ASINs; 1% plan—Freelancers and small agenciesVisit →
5PerpetuaBest for big-budget brand clientsHourly data, share of voice, custom AMC3.8/5$695/mo up to $10K ad spend; then + % of spend—Agencies with brand clients past $10K/moVisit →
6IntentwiseBest for multi-retailer data and reporting21 marketplaces, white-label client reports3.8/5Custom quote (demo)—Retail media agencies beyond AmazonVisit →
7DataHawkBest white-label analyticsYour logo, colors and subdomain on live dashboards3.6/5Custom quote, annual plans—Agencies that sell reporting and analyticsVisit →

Scores on five criteria weighted for an agency. Entry prices from official pricing pages in 2026. Where a vendor hides its price, we give the billing model instead. Percentages of ad spend apply on top of the base fee unless the vendor says "whichever is greater".

How we compared

How we compared and scored

We didn't score these tools on the length of their feature lists. We compared them on what an agency owner asks before signing. Can my team reach every client without sharing a password? Can I send reports under my own brand? Will the PPC engine do better than my account managers in bulk sheets? And what will I pay per client once I run twenty of them? For each tool we pulled plans, limits, trials and contract terms from the vendor's pricing and agency pages, plus Amazon's own documentation on manager accounts and provider access. Then we read agency threads and customer reviews to find what never shows on a pricing grid: renewals charged after a cancellation, account managers who leave, algorithms that struggle on small marketplaces.

Multi-account access carries the most weight, because it's what separates agency software from seller software. On ad management, an analytics platform with no bidding (DataHawk) scores lowest, and a profit tracker with a basic PPC module (Sellerboard) lands in the middle, well below the dedicated PPC engines. A tool without public pricing scores low on portfolio cost, since you can't price a client before a sales call. Scores for tools already rated elsewhere in our Labs reuse the published value. One exception: Perpetua keeps the score it has on our other pages, so its multi-account and reporting scores sit above this rule even though its pricing page doesn't describe those features. Ask to see them in a demo.

Who didn't make the list? BidX scores 3.5 on our grid, just below the seven here. Its pricing page lists strong agency features (white label, multi-account, user roles, change logs), but one account per region is included by default, more accounts are on request, and every plan carries a yearly commitment (new customers can start with a paid three-month proof of concept). See our BidX review. Teikametrics is built for brands and sells its own managed service. Pacvue and Jungle Scout Cobalt are enterprise platforms sold on demos, Skai starts at $114,000 a year, Helium 10's agency page describes no white label or per-client permissions, and Quartile draws harsh feedback from agencies. AgencyAnalytics appears in the buying guide as a reporting layer, since it doesn't manage Amazon bids.

  1. Multi-account and per-client accessOne login for every client account, and team members who only see the clients they handle, without anyone sharing a password.
    25%
  2. Client reporting and white labelReports and dashboards you can send under your agency's logo, colors or domain, on a schedule.
    20%
  3. Ad managementBidding, keyword harvesting, rules or machine learning on Sponsored Products, Brands and Display, plus DSP and AMC where offered.
    20%
  4. Cost across a client portfolioWhat the tool costs per client once you run ten or twenty of them: flat fee, per account, per ASIN or a share of ad spend.
    20%
  5. Europe, contract and supportCoverage of European marketplaces for clients selling outside the US, how easy it is to leave, and the support agencies report.
    15%
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1
Best for client profit reporting

Sellerboard

4.5/5

A profit tracker at the top of an agency ranking? Yes, and the math explains it. Sellerboard is the cheapest way on this page to give each client the number they actually judge you on: profit after Amazon fees, ad spend, refunds and cost of goods. Its agencies program lets you run one agency profile, switch between client accounts in a single click, put your agency's logo on the dashboard, and set access rights per account so each team member only sees the clients they work on. Reports go out automatically by email or into a spreadsheet.

Pricing is per subscription, not per dollar of ad spend. The agencies page says "Starting at $15": until centralized billing ships, each client keeps its own subscription, so budget $15 to $19 per client a month (Standard, billed yearly or monthly). Standard already includes 4 extra seller accounts, which covers a client selling on several accounts. Enterprise, at $79 a month or $63 billed yearly, adds 16 extra seller accounts and 4 extra users for a client with a large setup. Sellerboard also pays agencies a recurring partner commission when clients sign up through them, which offsets part of the cost.

The limits are clear. It lists a PPC optimization module, but it's no match for a dedicated agency PPC engine, so you'll still bid in another tool. Even Enterprise includes only 4 extra users; beyond that, you ask Sellerboard for a custom plan. And the feature agencies want most, paying for every client account in one place, is still marked "Coming Soon" on the agencies page, so don't promise it to clients yet. Prices are in US dollars, and VAT may be added for EU clients.

Standout features
  • One agency profile, one-click switch between clients
  • Agency logo on the dashboard
  • Access rights set account by account
  • Automatic reports by email or to a spreadsheet
  • Recurring partner commission for agencies
+Pros
  • ✓$15 to $19 per client a month, the lowest here
  • ✓Profit after fees, ads and refunds, the number clients care about
  • ✓Works with all Amazon marketplaces
−Cons
  • ✗Basic PPC module: pair it with a real PPC tool
  • ✗Only 4 extra users on Enterprise
  • ✗Centralized client billing not available yet
Verdict

The first tool to add for any Amazon agency, whatever your PPC stack. Start the month-long trial on one client, build the profit report you'll send, then size each client's plan to their setup: Standard covers 4 extra seller accounts, Business ($39, or $31 billed yearly) covers 8, and Enterprise 16.

Try Sellerboard for agencies →
2
Best hands-off PPC, strong in Europe

m19

4.3/5

m19 is a French PPC tool that runs your campaigns on machine learning, not on rules you write. For an agency, the plan that matters is Professional: $479 a month plus 3% of the ad spend m19 manages, with unlimited accounts and marketplaces, Sponsored Products, Brands and Display, DSP, and AMC and DSP reports. It's built for accounts above about $5K of ad spend a month. Autopilot, at $59 a month, covers one account and Sponsored Products only, so it suits a single small client, not a portfolio.

The multi-customer view, custom dashboards, a dedicated contact and team training come with the Agencies & Enterprise plan, on a custom quote. The contract terms are the friendliest on this page. Every plan starts with a 30-day trial without a card, and the account simply pauses at the end if you don't choose a plan. There's no yearly commitment, and you cancel in one click, at least one day before the renewal date. m19 also says it has no salespeople, which agencies tired of renewal calls will like.

Two things to tell clients before you switch them. First, m19 doesn't take over existing campaigns: it builds its own campaign structure, learns from 90 days of data, and needs about four weeks to optimize. Second, it depends on traffic. One customer reports it works very well on busy marketplaces "but almost not at all on the minor marketplaces." Public reviews are mostly positive (4.5 out of 5 across 52 reviews), including agencies that run client ads on it full time.

Standout features
  • Prices in dollars or euros, before tax
  • Unlimited accounts and marketplaces on Professional
  • Sponsored Products, Brands, Display and DSP
  • Multi-customer view on the Agencies plan
  • Trial pauses itself at the end, no card needed
+Pros
  • ✓Unlimited accounts and marketplaces on Professional
  • ✓30-day trial with no card, no yearly lock-in
  • ✓Covers SB, SD, DSP and AMC reports
−Cons
  • ✗No rule builder: you trust the algorithm or you don't
  • ✗Rebuilds campaigns instead of optimizing existing ones
  • ✗3% of spend adds up on large clients (one customer also reports weak results on small marketplaces)
Verdict

The pick for an agency that sells results rather than hours spent in bulk sheets, especially with clients selling in Europe. Warn clients about the four-week learning period before the switch.

Start a 30-day m19 trial →
3
Best PPC platform for multi-client agencies

Adbrew

4.1/5

One agency moved to Adbrew after trying two others, for the control it gives. Its agencies page promises multi-client management, reporting and optimization for retail media, on Amazon and Walmart. The Standard plan includes rule-based and AI automation, keyword harvesting, a bulk campaign launcher, Amazon Marketing Stream with dayparting (adjusting bids by hour), a customizable dashboard, AMC reports and audiences, onboarding and 24/7 support. Standard includes one shareable dashboard link; more shareable dashboards and reports, extended share of voice, DSP and extra AMC work are add-ons.

Read the price line carefully: Standard costs $799 a month or a percentage of ad spend, whichever is greater, for accounts up to $500K of ad spend a month. Adbrew doesn't publish the percentage, so ask for it in writing before you quote a client. The page also doesn't say whether one Standard plan covers several client accounts or just one. Ask, because it decides whether that $799 is shared across your clients. Enterprise, on a quote, adds a custom domain, API access and quarterly reviews.

In a seller forum thread, one agency owner described moving from Quartile to Perpetua, then to Adbrew: "we fell in love with AdBrew and continue to use AdBrew today." The catch is the entry ticket. If the plan covers a single account, a small client spending $3K a month on ads pays more than a quarter of their budget for the tool.

Standout features
  • Rules and AI automation side by side
  • Bulk campaign launcher and keyword harvesting
  • Dayparting through Amazon Marketing Stream
  • AMC reports and audiences without code
  • Amazon and Walmart in one place
+Pros
  • ✓The most control over bidding logic on this page
  • ✓24/7 support and onboarding included
  • ✓Unlimited users on Standard
−Cons
  • ✗$799 minimum per plan
  • ✗Percentage of spend not published
  • ✗Only one shareable dashboard link included
Verdict

Our pick for a PPC agency with mid-size and large clients that wants to keep its own strategy in the tool. Get the percentage in writing, and keep small clients on something cheaper.

See Adbrew pricing →
4
Best for consultants and small agencies

Scale Insights

4.0/5

Scale Insights was built by five FBA sellers and says so: it calls itself best for FBA sellers. Some consultants use it anyway, because its pricing fits a small portfolio. You pay per automated ASIN, not per account or per dollar of spend. Scale 5 costs $78 a month for 5 ASINs, Scale 20 costs $178, and Scale 100 costs $688 a month ($6,604 a year). The 1% Plan unlocks unlimited ASINs for 1% of monthly ad spend. Yearly billing takes 20% off.

Two counting rules decide your bill. One ASIN in one marketplace counts once: the same product sold in the US and Canada counts twice. Only automated ASINs count, not the whole catalog, and you can reassign them at any time. So a client with 40 products but 8 that drive sales fits on Scale 10 ($98 a month). There are no setup or cancellation fees, and it covers 12 marketplaces, from the US, Canada and Mexico to the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Japan, Singapore and Australia. Payment is by card only.

We found nothing on its site about multi-client dashboards, user roles or white-label reports, which is why it scores low on those criteria. And the trial is narrower than it looks: 30 days without a card, but automation on 1 product in 1 country. Users like the results ("we use scale insights and it's been brilliant", one user writes in a seller forum) but not always the screens. One review sums it up: "The feature set is fine but the UI implementation is really bad."

Standout features
  • Priced per automated ASIN, not per catalog
  • The 1% Plan: unlimited ASINs
  • 12 marketplaces, 5 in continental Europe
  • No setup or cancellation fees
+Pros
  • ✓Entry price you can absorb on a small retainer
  • ✓No setup or cancellation fees
  • ✓12 marketplaces, including the main European ones
−Cons
  • ✗No documented multi-client view or white label
  • ✗Costs climb fast with ASINs across countries
  • ✗Trial automates a single product
Verdict

The smart pick for a consultant with a few clients and focused catalogs. Do the math before you choose: the 1% Plan beats per-ASIN pricing only when a client spends little on ads for many products.

Start a Scale Insights trial →
5
Best for big-budget brand clients

Perpetua

3.8/5

Perpetua (which absorbed Sellics) prices by ad spend tier. Essentials costs $695 a month for accounts up to $10K of ad spend a month. Growth keeps the $695 base and adds a percentage of ad spend for accounts above $10K, which Perpetua doesn't display. Growth also brings hourly data through Amazon Marketing Stream, share of voice tracking and a Client Success team. Premium, above $500K a month, is custom, with tailored AMC work and a dedicated team.

Its pricing page describes no multi-client access or shareable reports, so ask to see both in a demo. The other problem is the relationship. Customers on public review sites give it 2.6 out of 5 (63 reviews, only 4 in the past year), and the complaints repeat. Some describe a subscription they couldn't cancel, stopped only by disputing the charges. One client says two account managers left the company without anyone telling them. An agency in a seller forum thread summed up the arc: "it was great, but as they become larger, the service got worse."

For an agency, that history matters twice: you'll answer to your client for every surprise charge. Also ask whether the $695 applies to each client account or to your whole agency: the pricing page doesn't say. If you go with Perpetua, read the renewal clause before signing, put a calendar reminder well before the end date, check the notice period in your contract, and keep it on file.

Standout features
  • Hourly data through Amazon Marketing Stream
  • Share of voice on Growth
  • Client Success team on Growth
  • Custom AMC on Premium
+Pros
  • ✓Hourly data and share of voice on Growth
  • ✓Clear spend tiers on the pricing page
  • ✓Custom AMC for very large accounts
−Cons
  • ✗$695 minimum, before the percentage
  • ✗Cancellation and renewal complaints
  • ✗Account manager turnover reported
Verdict

Worth a demo if your clients spend well past $10K a month and need hourly bidding. For smaller accounts or agencies that want to stay flexible, Adbrew or m19 carry less contract risk.

See Perpetua plans →
6
Best for multi-retailer data and reporting

Intentwise

3.8/5

Intentwise sells itself to agencies on data first. Its agency offer promises to manage clients and scale insights with unified data, with white-labeled client reporting. It supports 21 marketplaces, including Amazon, Walmart, Criteo, Instacart, Target's Roundel and TikTok, and claims more than 4,000 connected accounts. It also offers an MCP server it calls AI Gateway (a connector that lets an AI assistant read your client data), so you can ask questions about a client's account in plain language.

One agency stayed. In a seller forum thread, its team says it has used Intentwise "for 3-4 years inside the agency". That's the strongest signal we found in its favor.

The weak point is price transparency. Intentwise publishes no price, and the third-party figures we found contradict each other, so we won't repeat them. Expect a demo, then a quote. That puts it out of reach for a consultant with three clients, and it's why it scores low on portfolio cost and contract clarity.

Standout features
  • 21 marketplaces, from Amazon and Walmart to Instacart and TikTok
  • White-labeled client reporting
  • MCP server (AI Gateway) for AI assistants
+Pros
  • ✓Best coverage beyond Amazon on this page
  • ✓Built around multi-client agency work
  • ✓One agency on it for 3 to 4 years
−Cons
  • ✗No public pricing at all
  • ✗Too heavy for small agencies
  • ✗Contract terms only known after a demo
Verdict

The data pick for an agency already selling retail media on several retailers. If Amazon is your only channel, the same budget goes further on Adbrew plus a reporting layer.

Book an Intentwise demo →
7
Best white-label analytics

DataHawk

3.6/5

DataHawk, headquartered in Paris, has the most complete white-label offer we read for agencies. Its agency use case promises a multi-account dashboard with white-label reports, AI alerts and role-based access. In its own words, you can upload your logo, set brand colors, and even use a custom subdomain, so clients see your agency's identity on every live dashboard and PDF report. Role-based permissions replace shared passwords. It connects Amazon, Walmart and other marketplaces.

It also exports to Snowflake, Power BI, Looker Studio and Google Sheets, which matters if your analysts already build client decks in a BI tool. Paid professional services can build custom dashboards for you.

It ranks last here for two reasons. It doesn't manage bids, so you still need a PPC tool next to it. And pricing is on a custom quote with annual plans, so you can't calculate a cost per client before talking to sales. Our full DataHawk review covers its scores in detail.

Standout features
  • White label: logo, colors, subdomain
  • Multi-account dashboard with AI alerts
  • Role-based access, no shared passwords
  • Exports to Power BI, Looker Studio, Snowflake
+Pros
  • ✓Custom subdomain, logo and colors for client dashboards
  • ✓Role-based access instead of shared logins
  • ✓Snowflake, Power BI and Looker Studio exports
−Cons
  • ✗No bid management
  • ✗No public price, annual plans only
  • ✗Overkill if clients only want a monthly PDF
Verdict

The reporting layer for an agency that sells analytics as a service. Pair it with a PPC tool, and ask for the annual quote in writing, priced for the number of client accounts you'll connect.

See DataHawk for agencies →Read our DataHawk review
Pick your stack

Your agency's size decides your stack

Agency tools are priced in five different ways, and the sticker price rarely tells you the bill. Take one client spending $20K a month on Amazon ads, with 20 products worth automating. Here is what each model costs for that one client, our math from official prices:

  • Client-paid subscription: Sellerboard, from $15 a month on the client's own subscription.
  • Per client seat: AgencyAnalytics, $20 a month per client, billed yearly.
  • Per automated ASIN: Scale Insights Scale 20, $178 a month, or $200 on the 1% Plan.
  • Base fee plus a share of spend: m19 Professional, $479 plus 3% of $20K, so $1,079 a month. The $479 base covers unlimited accounts, so it spreads across clients; the 3% doesn't.
  • Whichever is greater: Adbrew Standard, at least $799 a month, more if its percentage of spend goes past that. Perpetua Growth starts at $695, plus an undisclosed share of ad spend.

No single model wins. Per-client pricing is unbeatable for reporting, while a share of spend only makes sense when the tool clearly lifts results on big accounts. One layer we left out: listing monitoring (hijackers, Buy Box, suppressed listings) is a separate tool category, and we haven't compared it here.

You're a freelancer with 1 to 5 clients

Start with Amazon's free manager account for access, then Scale Insights on the ASINs that matter (from $78 a month), and Sellerboard Standard ($15 a month billed yearly, per client) for profit reports. That stack keeps your software bill below a single Adbrew plan.

You run a PPC agency with 5 to 20 clients

Pick one PPC engine: m19 Professional if you want machine learning and unlimited accounts with no yearly lock-in, Adbrew if your team wants to write rules. Add Sellerboard on each client's own subscription (Standard, $15 to $19 a month) so every client sees profit, not just ROAS. Get any percentage of spend in writing before you build it into a quote.

Reporting is what you sell

DataHawk gives clients live dashboards on your subdomain, with Power BI and Looker Studio exports. If you also report Google and Meta ads, AgencyAnalytics costs $20 per client per month with unlimited users and a white-label portal, and its trial runs 14 days without a card. Our AgencyAnalytics review covers its limits. It doesn't optimize Amazon bids, so keep a PPC tool next to it.

Your clients sell in Europe too

m19 covers unlimited marketplaces on Professional, Scale Insights covers 12 including Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands, and Sellerboard works with all Amazon marketplaces. BidX supports all Amazon marketplaces as well, with support in English and German, but commits you for a year after an optional paid three-month proof of concept.

You manage retail media across several retailers

Intentwise covers 21 marketplaces, from Walmart to Instacart and TikTok. Pacvue targets the same large agencies but publishes nothing on pricing. Skai shows where this market tops out: it starts at $114,000 a year (Standard plan) for advertisers up to $4M of annual spend, and smaller programs go through its resellers. Jungle Scout's Cobalt, for brands, agencies and retailers, is sold on a demo. For a single big brand, Perpetua's Growth plan adds hourly data and share of voice past $10K a month.

You run 20 to 50 clients

Check the caps first. Sellerboard doesn't cap clients, since each one has its own subscription, but it caps users per subscription (1 extra on Standard, 4 on Enterprise, more on request). Helium 10 Diamond stops at 10 Seller Central accounts. m19 Professional lists no account cap, and its Agencies plan adds a multi-customer view and a dedicated contact. Adbrew includes unlimited users on Standard. Price every percentage of spend on your biggest client, not your average one.
  • Write down the pricing model of every tool: flat, per account, per client, per ASIN, or a share of spend.
  • Ask for any undisclosed percentage of ad spend in writing before you quote a client.
  • Check the number of users included, not just accounts (Sellerboard Enterprise includes 4 extra users).
  • Confirm whether white-label reports are included or an add-on (Adbrew includes one shareable dashboard link; more is an add-on).
  • Note every renewal date and the notice period before signing.
  • Set up Amazon's manager account and provider authorizations before buying anything.
Before you sign

Six agency traps that cost real money

These come from vendor fine print, Amazon's documentation and agency threads, not from sales decks. Most fixes are free.

01

Paying for access Amazon gives you free

Week 1

An Amazon Ads manager account links several advertising accounts, manages users and billing, and shows alerts and performance in one dashboard, at no cost. Manager accounts can now be nested: your agency creates sub-accounts, and you invite each team member at the level they need. A junior on two clients only sees those two, while you get aggregated reports at the parent level. It's open to Amazon Ads partners (agencies and tool providers) and available in Europe too.

Set this up before you buy anything. Several tools on this page sell multi-account views that Amazon's free layer already covers for basic reporting. Pay for the automation, not for the access.

Cost
$0
What it covers
Linked ad accounts, users, billing
02

Misreading "whichever is greater"

Pricing

Adbrew charges $799 a month or a percentage of ad spend, whichever is greater. That $799 is a floor, not a price. Perpetua Growth and BidX add a percentage they don't display. m19 shows its rate plainly (3% of managed spend on Professional), and so do Scale Insights (the 1% Plan) and Teikametrics (3% above $10K).

Scale Insights has its own counting trap. The same ASIN automated in the US and Canada counts twice, so a client expanding to Europe can jump two plan tiers overnight. For a client with 20 automated ASINs or fewer, Scale 20 at $178 also beats the 1% Plan as soon as the client spends more than $17,800 a month on ads (our math). Run the numbers per client, every quarter.

Adbrew floor
$799/mo
Scale Insights
1 ASIN x 1 marketplace = 1
03

Signing without an exit plan

Contracts

Contract terms vary more than features. BidX commits every plan for a year, paid monthly, though new customers can start with a paid three-month proof of concept. m19 has no yearly commitment, but you must cancel at least one day before the renewal date, or it renews for the same period. Perpetua customers describe subscriptions they couldn't cancel. A Teikametrics customer says they were still billed 3% of ad spend after cancelling.

The fix for that last case is simple: when you cancel any tool that bills on spend, disconnect it from the client's Amazon Ads account the same day, and keep the cancellation email. Then check the next invoice.

Yearly lock-in
BidX, all plans
On cancel
Disconnect the ad account
04

Not warning the client that campaigns get rebuilt

Onboarding

Some PPC tools don't optimize what's already there. m19 states plainly that it creates its own campaign structure, learns from 90 days of data and needs about four weeks to optimize. For the client, that means a month where results can wobble while two structures overlap.

Put it in your onboarding email: which campaigns the tool will create, which ones you'll pause, and when you'll judge results. A client who knows the timeline doesn't panic at week two.

m19 learning period
About 4 weeks
Data used
90 days
05

Paying two tools for the same report

Budget

Agencies often end up with a PPC tool that has dashboards, a profit tracker that has dashboards, and a reporting tool on top. Decide which tool owns the client report. DataHawk or AgencyAnalytics for white-label reporting, the PPC tool for bids, Sellerboard for profit. Then switch off report add-ons you don't use.

Some agencies go further and drop tools entirely. In a seller forum thread, one PPC manager runs accounts above $100K in ad spend on Adlabs and bulk sheets, and another notes that going manual saves $200 to $300 a month in software fees. That only works if your team has the hours.

One owner per job
Bids, profit, reporting
Manual option
Bulk sheets
06

Trusting an algorithm on a quiet marketplace

Europe

Machine learning needs traffic. One m19 customer says it works very well on busy marketplaces but almost not at all on minor ones. The same logic applies to any automated bidding: a client doing well in the US or Germany can stall in the Netherlands.

Review results marketplace by marketplace, not as a blended total. Where volume is thin, keep simple manual campaigns and let the tool handle the big markets.

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Results per marketplace
Fallback
Manual campaigns
FAQ · 10 questions

Amazon agency software · FAQ

  • What software do Amazon agencies actually use?
    Most run three layers: Amazon's free manager account for access, one PPC tool for bids, and one reporting or profit tool for clients. In practice that's often m19 or Adbrew for ads, plus Sellerboard or DataHawk for reports. Agencies with large retail media budgets add Intentwise or Pacvue. Smaller shops sometimes skip the PPC tool and work in bulk sheets, which costs hours instead of a subscription.
  • What's the difference between Amazon seller software and agency software?
    Agency software is built for many accounts and many people. It adds one login for all clients, access rights per team member, white-label reports and pricing that scales per client. Seller software caps you fast: Helium 10 Platinum includes 2 Seller Central accounts and one extra user. A seller tool can still work for a freelancer with two or three clients.
  • How much should an Amazon agency budget for tools per client?
    From under $25 to over $800 a month per client, depending on the layer. Profit reporting costs $15 to $19 per client on Sellerboard, and white-label reporting $20 per client on AgencyAnalytics. PPC is where the bill grows: Adbrew starts at $799 per plan, m19 Professional takes 3% of managed spend. Price the PPC layer per client, and roll the cheap layers into your retainer.
  • Which tools offer white-label Amazon reports?
    DataHawk goes furthest, with your logo, colors and your own subdomain on live dashboards and PDFs. Intentwise includes white-labeled client reporting, BidX lists a white-label version with custom branding, and Sellerboard puts your agency's logo on the dashboard. AgencyAnalytics adds a client portal on your own domain. m19 keeps custom dashboards for its Agencies plan, on a quote.
  • Can an agency run on Helium 10 or Jungle Scout?
    A small one can, a growing one outgrows them. Helium 10 Diamond costs $359 a month ($279 billed yearly) for 10 Seller Central accounts and 5 extra users, and Helium 10 Ads takes 2% of the spend it manages. Its agency page lists no white label or per-client access. Jungle Scout sells extra seats at $49 a month and keeps agency features for Cobalt, its enterprise platform, on a demo.
  • Flat fee or percentage of ad spend: which pricing model is cheaper?
    A flat fee is cheaper on big accounts, a percentage on small ones. The break-even is easy to compute: Scale Insights' 1% Plan costs less than Scale 20 ($178) until a client spends $17,800 a month. Watch the hybrids. Teikametrics adds 3% of spend above $10K a month, and Adbrew charges $799 or its percentage, whichever is greater, so you never pay less than the floor.
  • How do I access client accounts without sharing passwords?
    Ask the client to authorize your agency in Seller Central instead of sending you their login. The client opens your authorization link or your listing in Amazon's Service Provider Network, reviews the roles you request, can remove some or limit them by country, then confirms. The authorization lasts 365 days, so put the renewal in your calendar. Your agency must be registered in Amazon's Solution Provider Portal and approved for each role.
  • Should the agency or the client pay for the software?
    Either works, as long as the client knows. A clean option is to bill any tool that charges a share of ad spend as a separate line, so the client sees it grow with their budget. Flat tools are easier to absorb into the retainer. Sellerboard pays agencies a recurring partner commission when clients subscribe through them, which offsets the cost. Its option to pay for all client accounts in one place is still marked as coming soon.
  • Can I try these tools without a credit card?
    Three of the seven can: m19 (30 days, the account pauses at the end), Scale Insights (30 days, automation on 1 product in 1 country) and Sellerboard (one month). Adbrew, Perpetua, Intentwise and DataHawk announce no free trial on the pages we read, so ask for a trial on a real client account, not a demo account. Outside the ranking, AgencyAnalytics offers 14 days without a card.
  • Should the brand or the agency own the Amazon accounts?
    The brand. With a manager account, you link the client's own advertising account to your agency instead of running ads from yours. In Seller Central, the client authorizes your roles for 365 days and can remove them. If the client leaves, they keep their campaigns and history, and you simply lose access. Write that into your contract: it's one of the first things a serious brand will ask.
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