Checked 27 September 2026
AdSense alternatives for small sites
Most lists of AdSense alternatives are out of date: Ezoic, Mediavine and Raptive all changed who they accept in the last twelve months. Here is what every option asks for now, read on each company's own site, sorted by the traffic you need. One thing first: we make Pyrobid, which is one of the options, and it has its own row.
Three of the biggest names rewrote their door policy in twelve months.Raptive moved to 25,000 pageviews on 16 October 2025. Mediavine replaced its sessions minimum with $5,000 of yearly ad revenue in January 2026. Ezoic moved new sites to 250,000 monthly users on 18 February 2026. A list written before those dates describes rules that no longer exist.
Every option, by the traffic it needs
Read on each company's own site or help centre on 27 September 2026. "Not published" means we could not find it there, so we have not guessed.
| Option | Who it takes | What else it asks | What you keep | How you are paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any size | ||||
| Selling ads directly your own Advertise page or ad portal, such as Pyrobid (ours) | No minimum, no approval | A business that wants your readers | 100% of the deal. Pyrobid is $29.99 a month flat, no share | The advertiser pays you, up front |
| Google AdSense | No traffic minimum | Applicant 18 or over; high-quality, original content; Google's policies | 80% after the ad platform's fee, about 68% when advertisers buy through Google Ads | $100 threshold, monthly |
| Infolinks | No number published: "modest minimum requirements" | No adult, gambling or violent content | 65% | $50 by PayPal, within 45 days of month end |
| Media.net | No minimum published | Original content, mostly organic traffic; gambling and crypto among restricted categories | Not published | Not published |
| Amazon Associates | Three qualifying sales within 180 days of applying | Original content | A commission on each sale, set by product category | $10 by direct deposit, about 60 days after month end |
| From 1,000 sessions a month | ||||
| Journey by Mediavine | 1,000 sessions in 30 days from the US, Canada, UK or Australia, measured in GA4 | Wix and Blogspot sites and "excessive use of AI" are automatic rejections | 70% | $100, Net 65 |
| From 10,000 pageviews a month | ||||
| Monumetric Propel | 10,000 to 80,000 pageviews a month, three months running | WordPress or Blogger only; half the traffic from the US, UK, Canada or Australia; six ad slots; $99 setup fee | Not published | $10, Net 60 |
| From 25,000 pageviews a month | ||||
| Raptive | 25,000 pageviews a month (since 16 October 2025) | Under 100,000: half the traffic from the US, UK, Canada, New Zealand or Australia; domain six months old; long-form original content | 75% | Net 45, threshold not published |
| From $5,000 a year of ad revenue | ||||
| Mediavine | $5,000 of annual ad revenue (since January 2026; no sessions minimum) | Original content, clean traffic, good standing with AdSense | 75% on the entry programme for sites launched from 2026 | $100, Net 65 |
| From 250,000 monthly users | ||||
| Ezoic | 250,000 monthly active users for new sites (since 18 February 2026); an Incubator takes about 20 smaller sites a month | Remove all non-Ezoic ad code; connect Google Analytics | Not published | $20, Net 30 |
| Large sites only | ||||
| Playwire | 500,000 pageviews a month | Invalid traffic under 7%; a US, UK and Canada audience | Not published | Net 60 |
| Freestar | 1,000,000 pageviews a month | Half the traffic from the US, UK, Canada, New Zealand or Australia | Not published | Not published |
| Publisher Collective | 3,000,000 pageviews a month | Formerly Snigel | Not published | Not published |
Rules change. Where anything here disagrees with the company's current page, the company is right. Sources are listed at the foot of this page.
What an ad network does
A network brings the advertisers, runs the auction and sends you a share. You paste its code and money arrives without you speaking to anybody.
The trade is control. The network decides whether you are big enough, which subjects it will serve, what your audience is worth and how much it keeps. Managed networks such as Ezoic, Mediavine, Journey and Raptive also run your whole ad setup.
For a site with real traffic and no time to sell, that is a fair trade.
What selling direct does
A business that wants your readers buys a spot from you: a banner, a sponsorship, a month in your sidebar. You set the price and keep all of it.
Nobody has to approve your site, and there is no minimum. A shop in your niche cares whether your readers are its customers, not whether there are 1,000 or 100,000 of them.
The work is finding the buyer and making it easy for them to pay. Making money without AdSense goes through how.
Which one fits your site
By size first, then by subject. Always check the company's current page before you apply.
Under 1,000 visits a month
No managed network will take you yet. AdSense and open networks such as Infolinks will, but pay little at this size. Affiliate links and one direct sponsor usually earn more, and keep writing.
1,000 to 25,000 a month
Journey, if most of your traffic is from the US, Canada, UK or Australia and you are not on Wix or Blogspot. Monumetric's Propel from 10,000 pageviews, if you run WordPress or Blogger and accept the $99 fee.
25,000 and up
Raptive, if half your traffic comes from the five countries it names. Mediavine once your ads earn $5,000 a year.
250,000 and up
Ezoic, knowing that its policy says to remove every other ad code from your site.
Crypto, cannabis or gambling
Most of the networks above restrict or refuse these subjects. Sites in them mostly earn from direct sales and niche networks. We support them in writing.
Any size
Sell your best slot directly. No approval and no minimum. It runs alongside AdSense, which Google allows. Managed networks run your whole ad setup, so read their terms before adding other ad code.
Selling the space yourself has no minimum and no approval.A business paying for your readers chose them, so a direct deal usually pays several times what a network pays for the same view. It also keeps paying if a network changes its rules, which is what this page is about.
Where Pyrobid fits, from the people who make it
Pyrobid gives your site its own branded ad portal. You mark out your ad spots and set a floor price; advertisers sign up, pay, upload their ads and bid above it; you approve them. You keep 100% of every deal on the Starter and Pro plans, and your AdSense code keeps filling anything nobody has bought.
There is no traffic minimum and no application. It is $29.99 a month on yourbrand.pyrobid.com or $99.99 on your own domain, with 14 days free and a live demo anyone can open. It does not find advertisers for you: it makes it easy for the ones you find, or who find you, to buy.
We make it, so weigh this paragraph accordingly. The table above treats it like every other row.
Common questions
What is the best AdSense alternative for a small site?
It depends on your traffic and where it comes from. Under 1,000 visits a month no managed network will take you, so affiliate links and direct sponsors are the realistic options. From 1,000 sessions, Journey by Mediavine if your traffic is mostly from the US, Canada, UK or Australia. From 10,000 pageviews, Monumetric's Propel on WordPress or Blogger. From 25,000, Raptive. Selling directly works at every size.
Which alternatives accept Blogger or Blogspot sites?
Monumetric's Propel programme takes WordPress or Blogger sites. Journey by Mediavine lists Blogspot and Wix as automatic rejections. Ezoic's only platform requirement is being able to add JavaScript. Selling directly works on any platform where you can paste an ad tag, including Blogger's HTML/JavaScript gadget.
Can I run another network alongside AdSense?
Google allows it: "You may place non-Google ads on the same site or page as Google ads", as long as they cannot be mistaken for Google's. The other network may not allow it. Ezoic's policy says to remove all non-Ezoic ad code, and the managed networks run your whole ad setup, so read each one's terms first.
Which alternative pays the most?
Nobody can tell you honestly without your traffic. What you earn depends on where your readers are, what they buy and how many pages they read, and most networks do not publish rates. Compare the share each one says you keep, and remember that a direct advertiser pays you the whole price.
Do I need anyone's approval to sell ads directly?
No. It is your site and your space. You need a way to show the ad, a price, and a way for the advertiser to pay you. Label paid placements as ads, and keep them apart from any AdSense units.
Is this list independent?
No, and we would rather say so than let you assume it. We make Pyrobid, which is one of the options. Every other row is quoted from the company's own site, with the link below, and where a company publishes nothing we say "not published" instead of guessing.
Keep AdSense. Sell your best slot yourself.
No traffic minimum and no approval queue. Fourteen days free, $29.99 a month after that, and whatever you sell is yours.
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Sources, all read on 27 September 2026: Journey requirements; Journey revenue share; Journey payments; Mediavine requirements; Mediavine programmes; Mediavine revenue share; Mediavine payments; Raptive eligibility; Raptive FAQs; Ezoic requirements; Ezoic Incubator; Ezoic ad code policy; Ezoic payments; Monumetric Propel; Monumetric payments; Infolinks eligibility; Infolinks revenue share; Infolinks threshold; Media.net inventory policies; Amazon Associates sales rule; Amazon Associates payments; AdSense eligibility; AdSense revenue share; AdSense payment threshold; Other ads next to AdSense; Playwire FAQ; Freestar FAQ; Publisher Collective FAQ. Company names are their owners' trademarks. None of these companies has reviewed or endorsed this page.