Comparison

Flipkart Ads Manager vs BlooprintAI: Seller Hub or software?

Flipkart's advertising tab in Seller Hub, often called Flipkart Ads Manager, is free and is where every PLA and PCA campaign lives. BlooprintAI connects to Flipkart's Ads API and adds bulk PLA creation from a CSV, bulk bid and placement changes, and reporting the seller dashboard does not show, for Flipkart and Shopsy together at Rs 12,999 a month.

Seller Hub ads cost
Free; pay cost per click in INR (checked 29 Sep 2026)
BlooprintAI cost
Rs 12,999/month, Flipkart + Shopsy together (checked 29 Sep 2026)
Campaign types
Seller Hub PLA, PCA, Smart ROI; BlooprintAI creates PLA, reports PCA
Connection
Flipkart's official Ads API authorisation

Comparison table

A note on names: Flipkart Ads Manager is what sellers call the Advertising section of Seller Hub. The product named Flipkart Ads Manager on flipkartcommercecloud.com is a retail-media platform sold to other retailers and is not what this page is about.

Flipkart Ads (Seller Hub)BlooprintAI
MarketplacesFlipkart and Shopsy (Seller Hub, Advertising tab)Amazon India, Amazon UAE, Flipkart, Shopsy (others coming soon)
Amazon.in supportNoYes, built for it (Amazon SPN partner)
Flipkart supportYes, it is the system of recordYes, PLA campaigns plus Shopsy, self-serve
Pricing and currencyFree; you pay cost per click in INR (checked 29 Sep 2026)Rs 14,999/month Amazon, Rs 12,999/month Flipkart + Shopsy; 10% off 6 months, 20% off 12 months (checked 29 Sep 2026)
INR pricingYes (ad spend only)Yes, public
Free trialNot applicable7 days, no card
Bulk campaign creationCampaigns are created one at a time; no CSV bulk upload foundYes, one CSV for Amazon SP, SB, SD and Flipkart PLA
Automation modelSmart ROI campaigns, Budget Rule and Smart Rule Manager built into FlipkartSuggestions you review and apply in bulk; no auto-bidding
Best forSellers with a handful of campaigns who do not also sell on AmazonIndian sellers and agencies on Amazon.in and Flipkart who want scale and to approve every change

What Flipkart's own ads platform gives you

Blooprint's Flipkart ads guide on blooprint.in covers setup and the campaign types in detail; this page stays on the tool decision. In short, Seller Hub gives you:

  • Product Listing Ads (PLA) that appear in search, browse and product pages, on a cost-per-click model
  • Product Contextual Ads (PCA) for banner-style placements
  • Smart ROI campaigns, where Flipkart's own system manages bids towards a target ROI
  • CPC campaigns with exact and phrase keyword targeting and negative keywords
  • Budget Rule and Smart Rule Manager for spend limits and simple automation
  • Reports at seller, FSN, placement, search-term, campaign and keyword level, downloaded one at a time
  • Advertise Now, Pay Later credit, and billing in INR with 18% GST invoices

For a seller with a dozen FSNs and three or four campaigns, this is enough. The cost is your time, not money.

Where Seller Hub runs out

  • Campaigns are created one at a time through the interface; we found no CSV upload for bulk campaign creation
  • Placement multipliers are set per campaign, so raising the search top slot across forty campaigns is forty edits
  • Reports are separate downloads, so answering which FSNs have no ads or which placements waste money means joining spreadsheets
  • Flipkart and Shopsy share one backend, but nothing shows Amazon and Flipkart together, so multi-marketplace teams keep a third spreadsheet

What BlooprintAI adds

How BlooprintAI works, so this comparison is fair: it is bulk-workflow software, not a bidding robot. It creates campaigns in bulk from a CSV, filters keywords and targets by ACoS, CPC, CVR or spend, shows suggested bids, and applies the bid, budget and placement changes you approve, with a summary first and a log afterwards. It does not auto-bid, run hourly rules, add negatives on its own, daypart, or offer a custom dashboard builder. If you want fully hands-off bidding, some of the tools on this page do that and BlooprintAI does not.

  • PLA campaigns created in bulk from a CSV, by FSN, in automatic or keyword mode, with a confirmation screen before anything is created
  • Bid multipliers set per placement in the file: home page, search page, search top slot, browse page, browse top slot and product page
  • Phrase keywords, exact keywords and excluded keywords loaded with the campaign, plus adding FSNs and keywords to existing campaigns
  • Bulk bid updates from a template, bulk budget changes and bulk placement bids, each with a status and downloadable log
  • A Flipkart marketing dashboard with search terms, placement deep-dive, unadvertised FSNs, budget monitor, campaign health, profitability matrix and a daily tracker
  • Shopsy included in the same plan, and Amazon in the same dashboard if you take the Amazon plan too

PLA, PCA and Smart ROI in BlooprintAI

Be clear about what is covered. BlooprintAI creates and optimises PLA campaigns. PCA performance appears in the Flipkart reporting dashboards next to PLA, but PCA campaigns are not created from BlooprintAI today. Smart ROI campaigns are managed by Flipkart's own system; BlooprintAI reports on them but the bidding logic is Flipkart's.

If most of your Flipkart spend is PCA or Smart ROI, the reporting side of BlooprintAI is the part you would use, and the CSV bulk creation matters less.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Flipkart Ads Manager?

Sellers use the name for the Advertising section of Flipkart Seller Hub, where PLA, PCA and Smart ROI campaigns are created and reported. It is free to use; you pay per click. The separate Flipkart Ads Manager product on Flipkart Commerce Cloud is for other retailers.

Can I create Flipkart campaigns in bulk in Seller Hub?

Not from a CSV, as far as we found; campaigns are created one at a time. BlooprintAI creates PLA campaigns in bulk from a CSV through Flipkart's Ads API, with keywords, placements and budgets set in the file.

Does BlooprintAI support Flipkart PCA and Smart ROI?

PCA and Smart ROI campaigns show up in BlooprintAI's reporting alongside PLA. Campaign creation and bulk bid changes cover PLA campaigns; PCA campaigns are not created from BlooprintAI today.

Does BlooprintAI change Flipkart bids automatically?

No. You filter, review a summary and apply bid, budget or placement changes in bulk, and each run leaves a log. There is no automatic or hourly bidding.

Is Shopsy included?

Yes. Shopsy uses the same seller backend and ad system as Flipkart, so the Rs 12,999 a month plan covers both, before GST.

Do I have to share my Flipkart password?

No. You authorise BlooprintAI on Flipkart's own screen for the Ads API and separately for seller data. Tokens are stored encrypted and access can be revoked at any time.

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