Free Marketing Tools/Ad Budget Pacing Check

Free Tool

Is this month's ad budget
being spent too fast or too slow?

Enter your monthly budget and how much you've spent so far. We'll tell you whether you're on plan, how much you'll over- or under-spend by the end of the month, and what your new daily budget should be.

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Find it in Ads Manager, across all campaigns
If you check in the morning, choose yesterday, since today's budget isn't fully spent yet

Break down by campaign or channel (optional)

Enter each campaign's budget and spend to get a separate new daily budget for each. Uses the same dates as above.

Campaign% spentProjected at period endNew budget/day
Results will appear here

Enter the total budget and amount spent
and we'll calculate instantly

Spend speed (Pacing)
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Time elapsed
Budget spent
Current average spend per day
Recommended new daily budget
Projected spend at period end
Remaining budget

    * Calculated assuming equal spend every day. If you plan to push budget around festivals or payday, compare against your actual plan, and adjust budgets gradually by no more than 20-30% at a time so the ad algorithm doesn't go back into learning.

    About this tool

    Spend your budget exactly by month-end: no overspend, nothing left over

    What is it?

    This budget pacing tool compares the share of budget spent with the share of the period elapsed, projects spend at the end of the period, and calculates a new daily budget that uses it up exactly, both overall and per campaign.

    Who it's for

    • Business owners who set ad budgets monthly
    • Marketers and agencies managing many campaigns or platforms at once
    • Anyone using lifetime budgets or fixed-end festival campaign budgets
    • Accounting teams who need to keep ad spend within budget

    How to use

    1. Enter the total budget and the period start/end dates (defaults to this month)
    2. Enter the amount spent from Ads Manager and the date it's counted through
    3. Check pacing: between 90-110% means you're on plan
    4. If it's too fast or too slow, adjust your daily budget to the "Recommended new daily budget", or enter campaigns separately below

    FAQ about budget pacing

    Spend at the right pace for better returns

    What is budget pacing?

    It compares the % of budget spent with the time elapsed. For example, if half the month has passed but 70% of the budget is spent, you're spending too fast (140% pacing). If you don't adjust, the budget will run out before month-end.

    Why isn't my budget being spent?

    It's usually because the audience is too narrow, the bid cap or cost cap is too low, the creative has limited delivery, or the campaign is still in the learning phase. Try broadening your audience or loosening bid constraints.

    Can I increase my daily budget a lot at once?

    Not recommended. Changing budget by more than 20-30% at once can push the ad system back into learning and make cost per result swing. Adjusting gradually every 2-3 days is more stable.

    Should I spend the same amount every day?

    Not necessarily. If you have peak sales periods, such as payday or double-date sales, push more budget then. Use the campaign calendar to plan, then use this tool to make sure total spend stays within the monthly budget.

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