Infolinks Alternatives for Blogs and Content Sites

Infolinks is an ad network for publishers that started with in-text ads: it scans your article and turns valuable keywords into links that show an ad on hover. It is still running, with a 2007 to 2026 copyright on the Infolinks publishers page. The lineup now has six units: InText, InFold, InTop for phones, InArticle, InFrame for empty space on wide screens, and the InScreen interstitial. Infolinks says its publishers have earned over $100 million.

People leave Infolinks for higher RPMs, for fewer intrusive formats, or because their traffic has grown past what a simple network pays. Entry rules matter more than anything else here, because several networks changed them in 2026. Each pick below lists what it asks for today. If you would rather sell space to sponsors yourself, see our BuySellAds alternatives instead.

Prices below are as of November 6, 2026. Our method is on How we review tools.

Quick comparison

Google AdSense

Most sites that run Infolinks have tried AdSense first, or got turned down by it. It is still the default network for new sites, with Google's own advertisers as demand and no contract to sign.

The split is published. The AdSense revenue share page says publishers receive 80% of revenue after the advertiser platform takes its fee, which works out to about 68% when the advertiser buys through Google Ads. The same rate applies in every country.

Best for: New and mid-size sites that want Google's demand with no contract.

Pricing:

• Free to join.
• 80% of revenue after the buy-side fee; about 68% for Google Ads buyers.
• Paid once earnings reach $100. Address verification at $10.

Watch out for:

• Payouts wait for a $100 balance, and identity verification is required before your account can show any ads, according to the AdSense thresholds page.

Official site: Google AdSense.

Journey by Mediavine

Journey is the entry program of Mediavine, the managed ad network. The Mediavine approval page asks for 1,000 monthly sessions, a bar that dropped on January 15, 2026. No existing ad income is needed.

You install Mediavine's Grow plugin and run it for 30 days before review, and the domain must be at least four months old. A Productive Blogging guide says Journey sites keep 70% of ad income. Once a site makes $5,000 a year in ad revenue it can move to Mediavine Official, where the share reaches up to 90%.

Best for: Bloggers with real search traffic who want a path to a premium network from a small start.

Pricing:

• Free to join.
• Journey: publisher keeps 70%, per Productive Blogging. Mediavine Official: up to 90%, from $5,000 a year in ad revenue.
• Paid Net 65, per Productive Blogging.

Watch out for:

• Net 65 terms mean January earnings arrive in early April. Productive Blogging estimates only $10 to $30 a month at 1,000 sessions.

Official site: Journey by Mediavine.

Skimlinks

For anyone who chose Infolinks because ads lived inside the text, Skimlinks is the closest idea with no ads at all. It rewrites links and product mentions in your posts into affiliate links, so you earn when a reader buys. You can limit it to chosen sections of a site, and on forums it converts product names that users type.

There is no fee. The Skimlinks charges page describes a 70/30 split, with Skimlinks taking its 30% from the merchant's payment before it reaches you.

Best for: Reviews, gift guides, deals and forum sites where readers already click to buy.

Pricing:

• Free. No sign-up fee, subscription or invoice.
• Publisher receives 70% of the merchant commission, per the help page.

Watch out for:

• Your share can differ from the standard 70%, as Skimlinks also refers to a 75% share, so check the rate in your Publisher Hub. It pays nothing on pages that do not send readers to shops.

Official site: Skimlinks.

Raptive

Formerly AdThrive, Raptive is a premium managed network that now admits sites from 25,000 monthly pageviews. The Raptive creators page asks for 100% original content, Google Analytics set up correctly, and a majority of traffic from the US, Canada, the UK, Australia or New Zealand.

Sites above 100,000 monthly pageviews that already run ads and earned $12,000+ in net ad revenue in the past year can get a limited-time RPM guarantee.

Best for: Established blogs with mostly English-speaking traffic that have outgrown a basic network.

Pricing:

• Free to join. The revenue split and payout schedule are not on the creators page.
• RPM guarantee offer for sites with 100,000+ monthly pageviews and $12,000+ yearly ad revenue.

Watch out for:

• Sites with mostly Indian, Southeast Asian or European traffic do not qualify, however many pageviews they get.

Official site: Raptive.

EthicalAds

Built by Read the Docs, EthicalAds shows contextual ads picked from your page's topic, with no tracking of the reader. The network says its ads need no cookie banner, which suits technical blogs whose readers block anything that looks like adtech.

It is invite-only. The EthicalAds publisher page wants developer-focused sites with 50,000+ pageviews a month, in topics such as backend, frontend, DevOps, security or machine learning. It estimates about $2.50 per 1,000 pageviews, mostly from EU and North American traffic, and pays from $50.

Best for: Developer blogs, docs and open source project sites.

Pricing:

• Free for publishers. Estimated about $2.50 per 1,000 pageviews.
• $50 minimum payout by PayPal, GitHub Sponsors, OpenCollective or Stripe bank transfer.

Watch out for:

• Anything outside software topics is turned down, and sites under 50,000 monthly pageviews are marked as not a fit yet.

Official site: EthicalAds.

Ezoic

Ezoic used to be the network small sites joined after AdSense, which is why it appears in most Infolinks comparisons. That changed on February 19, 2026, when a PR Newswire release set the minimum for new publishers at 250,000 monthly users.

What you get at that size is a full platform: machine learning ad testing per visitor, a video player and network, rewarded ads and identity tools. Setup is one JavaScript tag or SDKs for React, Vue and Angular, with no DNS change. Smaller sites can apply to an Incubator that takes 20 publishers a month.

Best for: Sites with 250,000+ monthly users that want automated layout and ad testing.

Pricing:

• No public price or revenue share on the publisher page. Contact sales.
• Entry: 250,000+ monthly active users, or one of 20 Incubator places a month.

Watch out for:

• Ezoic checks the 250,000 monthly active users by connecting your Google Analytics, so your GA numbers decide entry. Sites already on Ezoic before February 19, 2026 keep their place under the old rules.

Official site: Ezoic.

Monetag

PropellerAds no longer has its own publisher program. The PropellerAds publishers page now redirects to Monetag, which the Monetag site says is operated by Propeller Ads Ltd in Limassol, Cyprus. The formats are popunders, push notifications, vignette banners, in-page push and SmartLink, plus APK and Telegram Mini App monetization.

It takes almost anyone. The FAQ lists no minimum traffic, no pageview count and no niche rule, only real organic traffic, original content and your own domain. The lowest payout is $5 by PayPal, Skrill or Webmoney.

Best for: Sites with traffic from many countries that premium networks reject.

Pricing:

• Free to join.
• Minimum payout: $5 PayPal, Skrill or Webmoney; $20 or $30 Payoneer; $100 crypto; $500 wire.

Watch out for:

• Popunders and push prompts annoy readers and can cost you return visits, which in-text ads rarely do.
• Free hosted sites such as blogspot.com or wix.com are not supported. Payouts run weekly or every two weeks, so check the schedule in your account.

Official site: Monetag.

How to choose

When to stay with Infolinks

Keep Infolinks if your readers come from countries the premium networks turn down, or if you need ads that sit inside articles without changing your layout. It also works on sites too small for Raptive or Ezoic. Its Trustpilot page shows 4.3 out of 5 from 58 reviews, with recent ones praising on-time payments, though a June 2026 one-star review claims the five-star reviews are fake, which Infolinks disputes.

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