| 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!
Hello Harsh Sir,
Although I have got my adsense approved successfully but one thing I always wanted to know briefly was that do these alternatives pay more than Google Adsense?
Harsh, can I use Superlinks and Adversal both at the same time on my blog to generate revenue ?
Harsh i tried media.net for my blog but they are not approved my blog.so please help me or how to get media.net approval.
Thanks in advance
@Arun
Refer to this post and also go through the comments. You will find many insight and input on getting approval : https://www.shoutmeloud.com/media-net-yahoo-bing-ad-network-review.html
Thank you so much Harsh.i will let u know
Why not I should focus on Affiliates options rather than adsence and related programs. If I have a site which has like 50,000 relevant page views that I won’t even thing of ads and focus on ROI via better engagement on the site….
What would u suggest Harish??
Google Adsence is the best revenue sharing ads policy but, the only fear using Google Adsense is that it can unapprove you any time. U are unsecured with Adsense. Can we get the money back if we get approved back?
@Padma
Once you account is banned, all your current income will be void. A good suggestion is to opt for monthly check-out. If your account tis temporary blocked, in that case I believe your unpaid income will be paid.
Harsh How good is Media.net in terms of Payment? What is the payment method? You haven’t added bidvertiser.
Nothing compares to Adsense, when getting banned is a nightmare.
Great list of alternatives, SuperLinks is trending, I see they advertise on major top IM related webistes including shoutmeloud. Nice!
Excellent adsense alternatives. I am trying Viglink but so far has not worked for me. Perhaps the traffic needs to be from the USA.
All the above mentioned alternatives are great,But i don’t think anyone of them will pay as good as Google adsense pays still Adbrite, bidadvertiser and info links are good for the newbie bloggers.
Thanks for the list and share.
After having adsense ad serving disabled on my prized website, I went without monetization for 6 months while receiving at least 2500 unique visits per day. I wish I had read this article when it was first published so I could have been using clicksor for August traffic. This article is very informative and useful. Thank you for writing and sharing this
Hello Harsh,
I started a tech blog around 4 weeks back and I had around 1200 visitors as of now. I’ve leaked data on many gadgets like the htc nexus 8 before most of the other prominent sites. But the problem is there are some non unique content too. I need option for monetization so that I can buy a custom domain. Infolinks rejected and chitika is not showing up their ads. Please give me any other option.
Hello Harsh,
I’ve a tech related blog which gives you the latest leaks, tricks, hacks and other news going on in any tech industry.I’ve published quite a lot of leaks faster than most sites do. my blog is around 4 weeks old and as of now it has around 1200 visitors.But the problem is there are some non unique content too and hence i’m not finding monetiztion options. How can i monetize my blog without much difficulty so that i can even buy a domain and add more widgets??I’m a 17 yr old starter. I applied for chitika , but couldnt find ads on my blogs after embedding their code. Infolinks didn’t approve. So where shall i start for direct monetiztion?
Nice article Harsh! Actually I have tried all of them as Google Alternatives But The truth is that no one compete with Adsense at all. Adsense has more cpc and cpm rates than others. So, Finally I stick with Adsense and made some decent money from them.
Nice compilation Harsh. Some of the ad networks mentioned by you here are new to me. Post bookmarked. Gonna check out very soon 🙂
Hi Harsh,
What are the traffic requirements for Media.net , I mean how much monthly traffic they require in order to approve publisher application. I have already asked this question 🙁
According to my perspective Infolinks and Superlinks are finest ways to maximize your revenue as @Harash said above article. Thanks for useful sharing.
Hello Harsh,
Thanks for providing the lists of Google AdSense alternative Programmes. Presently I am using infolink, Chitika on my blog. But I will definitely take the advantages of the rest in future.
Thanks & Regards,
Swapnadip
Hi Harsh,
Good list of Google Adsense alternatives, I have a bad luck when it comes to Google Adsense. Though I have applied for Adversal.
Thanks for sharing alternatives of Google list.
Ad-sense is better but i am recommending you for join affiliation.
Because affiliation can give more money than advertisement
@Nitin
You are absolutely right about Affiliate is more profitable than AdSense. Though affiliate works best when one have a niche blog and targeted audience. Read my view point on Affiliate Vs. AdSense: https://www.shoutmeloud.com/affiliate-marketing-vs-adsense.html
However, If you want to earn a decent income via affiliate at first, gaining the trust and authority is very important until using adsense is good idea.
I have had a very good read through here and there is some fantastic information.
I personally use Infolinks and Qadabra them seem to be doing a pretty good job although i have found sometimes Qadabra sometimes an annoying popup comes up on your screen about flash player has stopped working and your screen freezes for at least 15 seconds maybe just me i don’t know but all the same they seem pretty good so far.