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CompareTwo ways to run Cesteral

Open connectors or governed execution. Pick the path that fits.

Run our Apache 2.0 connectors yourself for transparency and direct control. Use Cesteral Intelligence when your team needs approvals, secure account access, a full audit record and work that spans platforms. Either way, your team works from the AI assistant it already uses: Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or your own agents.

Apache 2.0

Open-source connectors

The integration layer

Connectors that give AI agents direct access to the major advertising platforms. Run them yourself, inspect them, fork them and extend them.

  • Open connectors for the major ad platforms, under Apache 2.0
  • Safety information built into every tool: what it changes, a test run and signed tool manifests
  • Run on your own servers
  • Full source code and transparency
  • Community support through GitHub Issues
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Recommended for teams

Cesteral Intelligence

The trusted execution layer

The control layer for teams running real spend. Approvals, secure account access, audit trails, multiple teams and cross-platform work, all from one place.

  • Platform credentials stored securely and managed for you
  • Approval workflows with a person in the loop
  • A full audit trail and compliance records
  • Multiple teams and clients, with roles and permissions
  • Work that spans platforms, under one set of rules
  • Reliability, monitoring and support, run for you
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Detailed comparison13 capabilities
What you getRun it yourselfCesteral Intelligence · Recommended
Setup
ConnectorsOpen connectors for the major ad platformsThe full connector fleet, run for you
Setup timeHours (credentials and servers)Minutes (connect your ad accounts)
Account accessYou store and protect the platform keysKeys stored encrypted and managed for you
Safety
Rules and approvalsSafety information is built in, but enforcing it needs CesteralYour rules enforced: approvals, policies and autonomy levels
Audit trailNot includedFull action history with a record of every change
Automatic safeguardsNot includedSpend limits, pause and incident controls that trigger on their own
Campaign complianceNot includedNaming, link and QA checks, plus health scoring
Teams and workflows
Use from any AI assistantYes — direct tool accessYes — a protected connection with secure sign-in and scoped keys
Multiple teamsNot includedOrganization-based access control with roles
Work across platformsOne platform at a timeCoordinate campaigns across platforms
Running it
ReliabilityYou keep it runningWe run and monitor it
CostYour own infrastructure costsGuided rollout for qualified teams
SupportCommunity help on GitHubPriority support
Next stepStart small, grow when you need to

Start with open source. Graduate when the team needs it.

Self-host the connectors today. When approvals, audit records and cross-platform control matter, we can walk you through a guided rollout.

Or request a guided rollout