| AdSense Alternative | Minimum Payout | Ad Type | Payout Method | Sign up link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monetag | $25 | Various | Several Options | Join |
| AdThrive | $100 | Various | Several Options | Join |
| MediaVine | $100 | Various | Several Options | Join |
| Media.net | $100 | Display ad Text ads | PayPal Wire Transfer | Join |
| Setupad | €100 | Display Native Interstitial Sticky Anchor Video Ads | PayPal Bank Transfer | Join |
| Amazon Display ads | CPM Ad (Display ad) | Wire Transfer Amazon Gift cards Payoneer | Join | |
| Sovrn Commerce | $10 | Text ads (Affiliate ads) | PayPal | Join |
| Skimlinks | $10 | Text ads (Affiliate ads) | PayPal | Join |
When it comes to making money from a blog, AdSense is one of the best blog monetization programs available.
I have already shared my AdSense earnings for the last five years, which will give you an idea of how much you can potentially earn from AdSense.
Creating an AdSense account and getting approval is not a particularly easy process, especially for a newbie blogger. The real problem emerges when Google bans your AdSense account!
A good solution is to start looking for some of the best Google AdSense alternatives.
The AdSense alternative ad networks mentioned below are not necessarily better than Google AdSense, but depending on your blog niche and site’s traffic, a few AdSense alternative programs (like Media.net or Monetag) might give you better earnings and results than AdSense.
You should be aware that Google AdSense is a contextual ad networking program while a few of the AdSense alternatives mentioned below are not contextual ad programs.
Also read:
We have already talked about why AdSense is the best advertisement program for bloggers, and we followed up with a post on Google AdSense in the budding blogger’s blog.
Getting Google AdSense approval is a dream for bloggers. But if you fail to get approval or get rejected for some reason, don’t despair, because this article will make you aware of many Google AdSense alternatives for you to use to earn money online.
(Before choosing an alternative to Google AdSense, however, check out what kind of traffic you are generating on your blog.)
7 Best Alternative to Google AdSense for Bloggers: 2024 Edition
Note: I am continually updating this list with all the new monetization methods that I use as an AdSense alternative. So bookmark this page and keep coming back to learn about more new blog monetization programs.
1. Monetag
Monetag is one of the top performing ad networks and something I love because of their technological innovation. Apart from all usual ad types, recently they added web push notifications ad type.
Depending upon the kind of blog that you have, you can pick from various ad types offered by Monetag. Be it for your desktop site, mobile site, or for video content. The minimum payout is $25 and it’s idle for every new and medium size blog with low or high traffic.
This is a good alternative to AdSense which pays really high.
2. AdThrive
For anyone looking for a premium alternative to Google AdSense, AdThrive is an ideal choice. AdThrive is not your regular ad network, as they have a strict application process, and they require publishers to have minimum 100K monthly pageviews.
They also expect your traffic to be mostly from these countries:
- United States
- Canada
- United Kingdom
- Australia
- New Zealand
If you feel your website is a good fit for AdThrive, you can apply for approval using the link below.
3. MediaVine
Anyone looking for a high quality alternative to Google AdSense in 2024 should not miss Mediavine. Another high quality ad network for publishers who have quality traffic and quality content.
Watch this video to learn more about MediaVine:
To join MediaVine, your website must have:
- 50,000 sessions in the previous 30 days (per Google Analytics)
- Good standing with Google AdSense
- Original content in any niche
- Long-form and engaging content
4. Media.net
Media.net is the best alternative to AdSense in terms of ad types.
Media.net is a contextual ad network by Yahoo! and Bing, and it offers high-paying ads. Moreover, the ad types involved are similar to AdSense, and if you have a quality blog, you are more likely to get Media.net approval in no time.
You can check out the review of Media.net here and create a free account here.
5. Setupad
If your blog gets a monthly traffic of more than 100K+, look no further than Setupad.
Setupad is a monetization platform for publishers to increase their ad revenue to the maximum. Setupad has developed an in-house suite of programmatic monetization solutions–header bidding wrapper, header bidding SaaS solution, and SSP Adapter. Check out Setupad review to learn everything about it.
Setupad vs Google AdSense
The main difference between the Setupad service and Google AdSense is that Setupad uses header bidding technology to connect publishers with more than 15 buyers, including Google. Adding multiple premium buyers creates more competition for the same ad impression. This means that it pushes Google and other buyers to increase their prices. In the end, the publisher receives more ad revenue.
With Setupad header bidding technology, publishers can maximize their ad revenue by a minimum of 30% if previously they have used Google AdSense.
Setupad has a variety of ad formats for desktop and mobile:
- Sticky and Anchor Ads
- Responsive Ads
- Video Ads
- Native Ads
- Interstitial Ads
- App monetization (Q3 2020)
Setupad team of professionals helps publishers to decide and choose the right ad placements for each website.
The main goal is to avoid overcrowding the website with too many ads and make a personalized solution for each client.
By choosing Setupad, publishers can generate more money by having the same amount of traffic.
- Publishers receive their first payment after 60 days. Further payments are made every 30 days if the minimum threshold of €100 is reached. Otherwise, Setupad adds these earnings to the next month.
- It takes two to four weeks to see optimal results, though Setupad strongly suggests publishers to run a four-week test so they can add the majority of the SSPs.
- Setupad reporting tool with real-time data is available for viewing at any time, which helps closely monitor publishers’ ad inventory. Real-time statistics combining all revenue into one report show bids (number of impressions, winning SSPs, average CPMs, etc.) of the website.
- Each Setupaad clients’ have their own account manager, who guides them through the set-up process. Account Managers follow up on each of their clients’ ad revenue and inform regarding the latest updates.
6. Amazon Display Ads
Seeing an Amazon advertisement program listed as an “AdSense alternative” might be a little surprise for many, but in 2019 they are one of the most popular choices among bloggers for site monetization.
Until recently, it was only the Amazon Affiliate program, but with Amazon Native Shopping Ads & CPM based ads, they are a great choice for users who are looking for something other than AdSense.
In my opinion, the Amazon display program is ideal for those who have US & EU traffic. Native Ads, in particular, are a bit like affiliate marketing on steroids.
You can learn all about it here.
7. Sovrn Commerce
Sovrn Commerce is perfect for a blog that is linking out to a business or e-commerce site.
The Sovrn Commerce concept is quite different from all of the alternatives mentioned above because with Sovrn Commerce you earn money by making affiliate sales.
Sovrn Commerce works great when you have outgoing links to business or product pages such as a fashion store or Amazon.
Even if you don’t have outbound links but you are using money-related terms like Apple, iPhone, etc., Sovrn Commerce will automatically add links to these words, and you will end up making pretty decent money.
What’s best about Sovrn Commerce is that it’s incubated by Google and is a very SEO-friendly ad program.
8. Skimlinks
Skimlinks is the best alternative to Viglink and it works in a similar manner. Skimlinks converts your outbound links into affiliate links, and you earn money whenever a sale occurs.
It is possible that you could end up making ten times your existing earnings with Viglink and Skimlinks, as they pay for affiliate sales and not for clicks.
These are just some of the best and most popular alternatives to AdSense.
If your AdSense account is disabled, the best way to cover the lost AdSense earnings potential is by using a combination of two or more ad networks. (For example: using Monetag or Sovrn Commerce along with contextual ads.)
Which one of the above methods have you used and which ad program worked the best? Tell us in the comments!
I will be honest – I ditched ClickBank and AdSense altogether from my blog….reason being there are too many merchants who’s products and services either get banned or leave ClickBank and as for AdSense, it gives visitors to your website another route to click and leave your site. If you have affiliate programs and products already on your site, you are guaranteed to make more money with them than through AdSense, unless your are driving some serious traffic. As for InfoLinks, it just looks spammy and the keywords and ads that appear are not targeted most the time. I personally say just do away with ads and ad networks and focus on affiliate programs to monetize your blog that have one or few solid products to offer, because like I mentioned, you will make more money that way.
I am disappointed from google adsense because they have denied my approval request saying that adsense crawler was unable to review the website. Even the adsense forum can’t help me in sorting this issue.so i am looking for other alternatives. can anyone suggest me the best alternatives to adsense? Should i go for chitika,buysellads and infolinks or any other?
@Lalit
If you have traffic from U.S, you should try Media.net which is a good alternative. (Review)
If you link out to money pages on other sites (Ex: Amazon, iPhone Apps and so on), you should try Viglink which is great.
Do try them and let me know which one works for you..
i found infolinks as the best alternative to Google adsense ,currently i am using it and having good results with them. As my blog is only 4 months old and it has only 1000 unique visitors a day and therefore i still not applied for Google adsense though i will try them later with few more visitors.
can you please add some reviews about Indian ad networks, i want to try any Indian ad network to my blog as it has around 75% traffic from India. I have heard about some Indian ad networks like Admaya and AdsforIndians but i have found very bad reviews about them and therefore i am bit confused whether to try them or not .
Thanks for a great post …
keep posting ………
Adsense is still the best. Many people tried to earn quick money by putting multiple ad networks, result, Google ban most adsense accounts. Don’t judge it by high traffic sites like Shoutmeloud or any other websites who are oldie enough and getting high traffic. If you are new and 100 or less unique visitors every day, try to improve the blog rather go for earning channels. Lots of complain regarding Google adsense banned account have been already registered in Adsense forum. Adbrite is one prevalent channel, another one is infolink..moreover, infolink text ads are quite irritating, its like reading ads rather info.
I don’t think they pay as good as Google pay. These alternatives are useful to only those who does not have the Google AdSense. And those alternative Generate very low earnings.
I am also using infolinks. yeah it is really nice but adsense is far better.For those whose adsense account has been disabled infolinks is an good option. All you need is good traffic and worthy content.
Thanks for sharing !
Hi,
No doubt that there are many adsense alternative available such as CPM and CPC as well
Adage.com is also good.As far as Chitika is concerned I have had an experienced that there payout is too minimum and even if you have traffic there payout is really to poor and the worst is that that there ads does not show in many third world countries
Dave
Earlier i was get paid by admaya,adsforindians,and adhitz.
but i they had not satisfied me because their per click pay is too less around 0.02-0.03 $ per click only.
now Iam searching for something better.
Adbrite and bidadvertiser is best for the new site owners , but buysell ads policies cannot accomodate new site owners , unless they have good pageviews…..affiliate programs are also other methods which may be useful for new site owners….
Hey thats a Nice List about Adsense Alternatives. And i Really Appreciate your work. Well you have not included Bidvertiser and i use this along with Adsense. i have created a Site about Hacking, Adsense and Seo and much more. i Would Like to know that which paid ad program should i choose as a new comer………………
Hope I will Recieve a Helpfull and Needed Answer From you.
Regards,
Harry Sehgal
for me adbrite workrd better than bidvertiser
goodle adsense is head and shoulders above the rest…infolinks rates just seem to keep getting lower and lower for me
Because I was banned in Adsense, I am trying to find alternatives. I am currently using infolinks however the earning is low.
Just an advice, don’t use Clicksor. They have annoying pop-ups that could make your site banned in search engines.
Thanks for the article,
Would like to read the Detailed explanation on eCPM,CTR etc in Google Adsense on your farther article.. so that it would help people like me startups also who read this article and need some follow up to improve…
I had been using 4 options since 1 year. I never use Buysellads programs but about easy money. You can’t left adsense. Chitika pays only when someone click from U.S. or U.K.
Kontera didn’t pay much like adsense.
Infolinks what to say sometimes they didn’t pay of clicks. And sometimes they pay 10 cent on 15 click. Now what is the calculation ?
And about Adbrite, You can find there ads many time then any other advertisement.
If you are thinking for easy money. Adsense is a best way to make. But i feel to left it. It sucks.
I have tried all of them but only Chitika Premium help me generate more money, the other like BSA did not help much. Thanks
I agree these are the leaders in the Advertising networks…but does anyone know which network I can use along with Adsense .. 😉 as a second source of revenue?
And ya leaving Infolinks and Chitika…I already used them
I just don’t understand why you suggest in-text ads like infolinks and kontera next to Adsense. Though those are still under CPC program, but I think it’s better to suggest programs similar to Adsense like that of Bidvertiser and Adbrite. After all, Adsense is still the best when it comes to CPC. Anyway, thanks for this post.
I think infolinks is next big to adsense. Still it pays really low. But when you have lot of traffic you get decent from infolinks. Some times we get really well in infolinks too. and bidvertizers has no related ads except make money. etc..
I would personally recommend first 3. They are the best alternative to adsense.
BuySellAds is a great ad network but it could improve itself much more if they reduce their percentage share though I agree they are helping to bring advertisers to the blog from their directory but still I would recommend them some decrease in their percentage share.
InfoLinks is really Best. I don’t have much words to say about it. It really Rox.
Chitika is a good alternative only if you have good amount of US search visitors but I think there had been some changes by the introduction of Chitika Select..So things might improve more with that technology.
Never gave much time to Kontera on my blog for monetizing..So can’t comment on it.
Would never recommend Adbrite..It’s CPC sux like hell..May be good for forums(porn,warez especially)..
In my experience, there is no alternative in the real sense of the word to Google Adsense. Why?
Adbrite 90% of the time displays Advertise Here. Their network of advertisers is very limited.
Kontera has a wonderful talent of slowing your site down to a crawl. And you need virtually millions of clicks to make the minimum payout.
Infolinks also requires you have millions of clicks to make anything worth calling money.
Chitika is cool, but I am getting disillusioned with their prices. There are times when I get 8 clicks for a value of $0.06!
I have not tried BuySell ads yet. So IMHO, Google Adsense simply has no alternative for small to medium scale blogs. If you have an account there, safe guard it well and play by Google’s rules.
You will be glad you did! Thanks!
Couldn’t agree more. I believe Google has a very good profit sharing policy. If I am not mistaken, Google share 90% of the profit with publisher.