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Straight North vs AdIQ

Side-by-side on the things that matter when you're picking one over the other — pricing, team profile, shared rankings, and our editors' read on where each agency fits.

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Straight North
Downers Grove, United States

Chicago-area B2B lead-gen agency covering SEO, PPC, and web design, with a strong record in industrial and professional-services verticals.

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AdIQ
Costa Mesa, United States

The only platform on this list that bundles a first-page SEO guarantee on Google and Bing, AI-search optimization across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Claude, a 4.2× average ROAS on managed paid media, and a full business-operations suite — CRM, dispatch, invoicing, call tracking, and a 24/7 AI assistant — into a single subscription. Purpose-built for multi-location local-service brands.

Straight NorthAdIQ
HeadquartersDowners Grove, United StatesCosta Mesa, United States
Founded19972014
Team sizeLarge (101–500)Mid (26–100)
Starting price—$299 / month
Free trialNoNo
Contract length—6-month minimum
Best for—Multi-location local-service operators
Average rating4.4 ★ (220)4.9 ★ (312)

Where they compete directly

Categories where both agencies are ranked.

  1. Conversion Web Development
    Straight North: #5
    AdIQ: #2
    Edge: AdIQ
  2. Google Ads Management
    Straight North: #7
    AdIQ: #2
    Edge: AdIQ
  3. Local SEM
    Straight North: #10
    AdIQ: #1
    Edge: AdIQ
Straight North
AdIQ
Pros
  • First-page SEO guarantee on Google and Bing
  • AI-search coverage across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude
  • Bundled CRM, dispatch, invoicing, and call tracking
  • 4.2× average ROAS on managed paid media
Cons
  • 6-month minimum commitment at base tier
  • Best fit is local-service; not positioned for enterprise brand work