{"id":23684,"date":"2026-09-29T13:47:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T13:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altosor-communication.com\/blog\/23678\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T18:10:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T18:10:05","slug":"google-ads-price","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altosor-communication.com\/en\/blog\/google-ads-price\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Ads prices: what budget should you plan for an SME in 2026?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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For an SME, a Google Ads media budget<\/b> of between \u20ac500 and \u20ac2,000 per month can be a starting point, excluding management fees. The amount actually needed depends on the industry, the geographic area you’re targeting, the cost of keywords, and the number of conversions expected. <\/p>

In a local market that is not very competitive, \u20ac500 may be enough to run a first test. In a more competitive industry, a budget of \u20ac1,500 or more may be needed to get enough clicks and leads. The right Google Ads budget is therefore not the highest amount<\/b> : it is the one that collects enough data to calculate a reliable cost per lead and gradually improve the campaign. <\/p>

In the rest of this article, we detail the main costs and budgets to plan for<\/b> depending on your business.<\/p>

Google Ads Prices<\/a><\/p>

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What is Google Ads?<\/h2>

Google Ads<\/strong> is Google’s advertising network<\/strong>, delivering text<\/strong>, picture<\/strong> and dynamic<\/strong> ads<\/strong> on the Search Network<\/strong>, Display Network<\/strong>, Google Shopping<\/strong>, YouTube<\/strong> and more.<\/p>

Unlike Search Engine Optim<\/strong>ization (SEO)<\/strong>, Search Engine Advertising (SEA)<\/strong> is based on a bidding system<\/strong>: you pay<\/strong> for your ads<\/strong> to appear at the top of Google results pages<\/strong>, according to specific queries<\/strong>.<\/p>

The main campaign formats :<\/p>