| 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: 2025 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 2025 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 tried Revenue hits but it deteriorated user experience. Now I use Adsense. As per one of your reviews I will have a try on Vigilinks.
Thanks for your great post, I currently use Revenue hits as it converts well also. @ Harsh I am curious about somethings. I recently decided to apply for Adsense but I noticed that each time I do, I get approved but when I put the ads on my blog, the account will be band. any help on this thanks
Hello Harsh,
I have one doubt.
I’m currently using adsense. Can I use both Google Adsense and other Ad Network.
If yes, Can U suggest me the best Adsense alternative network.
Are you doing it on purpose? Have you bothered to read not just the article, but the title at least?.
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.
Hi Harsh!
Very good article! I have a quick question. I have started new feed based website and I have regular traffic of 7-8K( All from Social Media, mainly facebook) page views/ day. I put google ad sense ad on my website today and when I checked my ad sense account after 6 hours it showed that my account is disabled and I have not got any email. Do you what can be best ad program for website with 8K page views per day.
I am not sure why google adsense will block me with in 6 hours and I have not click any of the ad or anything! I had just placed one banner ad and I dont even have any other ad on my site
exceptionally great post now i was really confused about Adsense Alternative now my mind is clear and im going to apply for media.net. Thanks for post admin. i really love it.
Happy to help Muneeb. Looking forward to hearing much more from you. Do share how Media.net performed for you.
Nice post.. I regularly visit your blog… you’re inspirational undoubtedly….. Can you please say…what is the maximum CPM offered by Adversal? Thanks in Advance.
@ Harsh
I had searched many post but This is best AdSense Alternatives post on net. After reading your post I have join 3 Affiliate Ad Network.
I joint Infolinks and currently i am using it. Earning is very less and then I tried Chitika Best Adsense Alternative but I not getting anything. Please Advice and helpful which is best Monetize method of Small traffic Ad Network. My daily visit on site is 8,000 visit/ day. Thanks
For smaller blogs I would recommend Chitika, but I really don’t like the way the ads look. The alternative to this is Media net, which you mentioned in this list. They have better designs, but still I am not a fan of contextual links because they require clicks, even though they say they pay by CPM. Infolinks makes blogs look too busy when they use the inframe and infold ads. As was mentioned in the comments, Bidvertisor serves low quality ads, so your site may be flagged as malicious, which is never good for search ranking and visitor trust. Just to add, I have tried each of these networks and currently have Media net on my site, but the results aren’t that good.
I also like Viglink and Skimlinks for smaller blogs, as affiliate commissions is really the way to start for newer blogs. I would highly recommend the alternative Prosperent. They offer unique publisher tools for WordPress blogs. I have included a write up discussing Prosperent in my name link (above).
My site has finally reached six months being online, so I plan to give Adsense a go here in the next few weeks. Going forward I will probably use Adsense in combination with Skimlinks and Prosperent.
Harsh ji Adsense ban me several times for advertising in my website indiannova.in . However adsence not ban the domain but they ban all the accounts associated with this domain. Adsense always ban my account for invalid activity i try several times to get the perfect answer of my my ban but they never replay.
On using infolins and cuelinks I found that cue links are good and we can have some income also using cuelinks. But the problem in cuelinks is that they always mail me that this brand is out so you have to stop promoting this. Everdya some brands join cuelinks and some brands says bye-bye to cuelinks. This cause irritation and difficulty.
I am using Revenuehits since October. I heard a lot about revenuehits. I am really confused because it is totally a new advertising network. Can you please ensure me whether it pays or not? or Please write a review on it.
Hello Harsh, I’m Balu
I used Clicksor for Advertising on my Blog. I collected the Amount of $53.16554. But there is no Payment Getting Option. I waited for few days for Payment Option. But I leaved it from Approx 4Monhts. Now I want to get Money.
I selected the Payment Method Through Check. Minimum Amount for Check is $50 is there. What Can I do now, I want to get my Money. Plz Help Me.
Harsh bro
Some of blogger considered revenueHits is a best Google adsense alternative. Please tell something about it?
Yeah….revenue hits is the best alternative , i tried many of the alternatives but Revenuehits only gives me some reasonable amount
Dear Salek Ahmed,
In starting Revenuehits used to show adult ads and was not better but these days they are providing sufficient ads there fore it is getting more used these days, And that is better for software websites.
Nice post but there is no BEST alternate for Google Adsense.
Thanks for the nice list. How about Amazon Associates? I noticed many sites using both Adsense and Amazon Associates. Does it reduce our income from ads? Do you have experience with Amazon Associates? Please give me more insights.
How grateful am I reading this articleThanks to let us know about high paying Google Adsense alternatives for our blog.There are no doubt that Google adsense is the world best Ad network for earn money from websites, but Google Giving strict policies My most favorite and highly paying advertising network is buysellads after Google Adsense.
Hi, I agree with meher, Infolinks is not for small publishers.
Which among them can co exist with adsense? Is it possible to run two different ad provider in one site?
For me personally Media.net is the one which provides better result next to adsense. Apart from this, i have used Infolinks which is very good (if you have huge traffic), and chitika also convert very well only for US and UK Traffic
Viglink is some what new and unheard, so i will give it a try..
Hi,
For me Google Adsense have been the easy one. But, it is always good to know about other great alternatives.
I have used many of it as trials, and top three are Infolinks, Viglink and RevenueHits.
Nice list. 🙂