What Makes EthicalAds a Great Carbon Ads Alternative

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This page talks a bit more about how we're different, and why you might want to choose us instead of Carbon Ads either to run your next campaign or to host ads for your site.</p> <p>Carbon and their parent company BuySellAds have attractive, unobtrusive ads. Like us, they also focus on developers and related niches. We are happy to compete with a company that also cares about the user experience around ads. However, there are some differences between EthicalAds and Carbon especially around privacy, transparency, and community focus. Let's explore them.</p> <table class="w-100 my-10 table table-sm bg-transparent"> <thead> <tr> <th scope="col"></th> <th scope="col" class="text-center">Carbon</th> <th scope="col" class="text-center">EthicalAds</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody>  <tr> <td> <div class="float-left p-3"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512" width="32" height="32"><path d="M416 208c0 45.9-14.9 88.3-40 122.7L502.6 457.4c12.5 12.5 12.5 32.8 0 45.3s-32.8 12.5-45.3 0L330.7 376c-34.4 25.2-76.8 40-122.7 40C93.1 416 0 322.9 0 208S93.1 0 208 0S416 93.1 416 208zM208 352a144 144 0 1 0 0-288 144 144 0 1 0 0 288z"/></svg> </div> <div> <strong>Transparent</strong><br> <p class="mb-0 small">Is the network <a href="#transparency">transparent</a> about pricing, earnings, and which ads and advertisers will appear on which sites</p> </div> </td> <td class="text-center"> <div class="text-danger mt-3"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 16 16"> <path d="M8 15A7 7 0 1 1 8 1a7 7 0 0 1 0 14zm0 1A8 8 0 1 0 8 0a8 8 0 0 0 0 16z"/> <path d="M4.646 4.646a.5.5 0 0 1 .708 0L8 7.293l2.646-2.647a.5.5 0 0 1 .708.708L8.707 8l2.647 2.646a.5.5 0 0 1-.708.708L8 8.707l-2.646 2.647a.5.5 0 0 1-.708-.708L7.293 8 4.646 5.354a.5.5 0 0 1 0-.708z"/> </svg> </div> </td> <td class="text-center"> <div class="text-success mt-3"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 16 16"> <path d="M8 15A7 7 0 1 1 8 1a7 7 0 0 1 0 14zm0 1A8 8 0 1 0 8 0a8 8 0 0 0 0 16z"></path> <path d="M10.97 4.97a.235.235 0 0 0-.02.022L7.477 9.417 5.384 7.323a.75.75 0 0 0-1.06 1.06L6.97 11.03a.75.75 0 0 0 1.079-.02l3.992-4.99a.75.75 0 0 0-1.071-1.05z"></path> </svg> </div> </td> </tr>  <tr> <td> <div class="float-left p-3"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 576 512" width="32" height="32"><path d="M64 64C28.7 64 0 92.7 0 128V384c0 35.3 28.7 64 64 64H512c35.3 0 64-28.7 64-64V128c0-35.3-28.7-64-64-64H64zm64 320H64V320c35.3 0 64 28.7 64 64zM64 192V128h64c0 35.3-28.7 64-64 64zM448 384c0-35.3 28.7-64 64-64v64H448zm64-192c-35.3 0-64-28.7-64-64h64v64zM288 160a96 96 0 1 1 0 192 96 96 0 1 1 0-192z"/></svg> </div> <div> <strong>Payouts</strong><br> <p class="mb-0 small">Does the network pay monthly with one of the industry-best revenue shares?</p> </div> </td> <td class="text-center"> <div class="text-warning mt-3" data-toggle="tooltip" title="Carbon requires you to request a payout. If you qualify, we will pay you out automatically."> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 16 16"> <path d="M7.938 2.016A.13.13 0 0 1 8.002 2a.13.13 0 0 1 .063.016.146.146 0 0 1 .054.057l6.857 11.667c.036.06.035.124.002.183a.163.163 0 0 1-.054.06.116.116 0 0 1-.066.017H1.146a.115.115 0 0 1-.066-.017.163.163 0 0 1-.054-.06.176.176 0 0 1 .002-.183L7.884 2.073a.147.147 0 0 1 .054-.057zm1.044-.45a1.13 1.13 0 0 0-1.96 0L.165 13.233c-.457.778.091 1.767.98 1.767h13.713c.889 0 1.438-.99.98-1.767L8.982 1.566z"></path> <path d="M7.002 12a1 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 1-2 0zM7.1 5.995a.905.905 0 1 1 1.8 0l-.35 3.507a.552.552 0 0 1-1.1 0L7.1 5.995z"></path> </svg> </div> </td> <td class="text-center"> <div class="text-success mt-3"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 16 16"> <path d="M8 15A7 7 0 1 1 8 1a7 7 0 0 1 0 14zm0 1A8 8 0 1 0 8 0a8 8 0 0 0 0 16z"></path> <path d="M10.97 4.97a.235.235 0 0 0-.02.022L7.477 9.417 5.384 7.323a.75.75 0 0 0-1.06 1.06L6.97 11.03a.75.75 0 0 0 1.079-.02l3.992-4.99a.75.75 0 0 0-1.071-1.05z"></path> </svg> </div> </td> </tr>  <tr> <td> <div class="float-left p-3"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512" width="32" height="32"><path d="M231.2 17c-22.1-3.1-44.6 .9-64.4 11.4l-74 39.5C73.1 78.4 57.2 94.9 47.4 115L10.7 190.6c-9.8 20.1-13 42.9-9.1 64.9l14.5 82.8c3.9 22.1 14.6 42.3 30.7 57.9l60.3 58.4c16.1 15.6 36.6 25.6 58.7 28.7l83 11.7c22.1 3.1 44.6-.9 64.4-11.4l74-39.5c19.7-10.5 35.6-27 45.4-47.2l36.7-75.5c9.8-20.1 13-42.9 9.1-64.9l-14.6-82.8c-3.9-22.1-14.6-42.3-30.7-57.9L372.9 57.5c-16.1-15.6-36.6-25.6-58.7-28.7L231.2 17zM192 144a32 32 0 1 1 0 64 32 32 0 1 1 0-64zM128 336a32 32 0 1 1 64 0 32 32 0 1 1 -64 0zm224-64a32 32 0 1 1 0 64 32 32 0 1 1 0-64z"/></svg> </div> <div> <strong>No cookies & user privacy</strong><br> <p class="mb-0 small">Is the ad network cookie-free so you won't need a <a href="#privacy">cookie banner</a>?</p> </div> </td> <td class="text-center"> <div class="text-warning mt-3" data-toggle="tooltip" title="Carbon does not set a third-party cookie (BuySellAds does) but some ads load third-party resources that do."> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 16 16"> <path d="M7.938 2.016A.13.13 0 0 1 8.002 2a.13.13 0 0 1 .063.016.146.146 0 0 1 .054.057l6.857 11.667c.036.06.035.124.002.183a.163.163 0 0 1-.054.06.116.116 0 0 1-.066.017H1.146a.115.115 0 0 1-.066-.017.163.163 0 0 1-.054-.06.176.176 0 0 1 .002-.183L7.884 2.073a.147.147 0 0 1 .054-.057zm1.044-.45a1.13 1.13 0 0 0-1.96 0L.165 13.233c-.457.778.091 1.767.98 1.767h13.713c.889 0 1.438-.99.98-1.767L8.982 1.566z"></path> <path d="M7.002 12a1 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 1-2 0zM7.1 5.995a.905.905 0 1 1 1.8 0l-.35 3.507a.552.552 0 0 1-1.1 0L7.1 5.995z"></path> </svg> </div> </td> <td class="text-center"> <div class="text-success mt-3"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 16 16"> <path d="M8 15A7 7 0 1 1 8 1a7 7 0 0 1 0 14zm0 1A8 8 0 1 0 8 0a8 8 0 0 0 0 16z"></path> <path d="M10.97 4.97a.235.235 0 0 0-.02.022L7.477 9.417 5.384 7.323a.75.75 0 0 0-1.06 1.06L6.97 11.03a.75.75 0 0 0 1.079-.02l3.992-4.99a.75.75 0 0 0-1.071-1.05z"></path> </svg> </div> </td> </tr>  <tr> <td> <div class="float-left p-3"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512" width="32" height="32"><path d="M266.3 48.3L232.5 73.6c-5.4 4-8.5 10.4-8.5 17.1v9.1c0 6.8 5.5 12.3 12.3 12.3c2.4 0 4.8-.7 6.8-2.1l41.8-27.9c2-1.3 4.4-2.1 6.8-2.1h1c6.2 0 11.3 5.1 11.3 11.3c0 3-1.2 5.9-3.3 8l-19.9 19.9c-5.8 5.8-12.9 10.2-20.7 12.8l-26.5 8.8c-5.8 1.9-9.6 7.3-9.6 13.4c0 3.7-1.5 7.3-4.1 10l-17.9 17.9c-6.4 6.4-9.9 15-9.9 24v4.3c0 16.4 13.6 29.7 29.9 29.7c11 0 21.2-6.2 26.1-16l4-8.1c2.4-4.8 7.4-7.9 12.8-7.9c4.5 0 8.7 2.1 11.4 5.7l16.3 21.7c2.1 2.9 5.5 4.5 9.1 4.5c8.4 0 13.9-8.9 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global privacy regulation</strong><br> <p class="mb-0 small">Will ads require tracking notifications due to regulation like the GDPR or CCPA?</p> </div> </td> <td class="text-center"> <div class="text-danger mt-3"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 16 16"> <path d="M8 15A7 7 0 1 1 8 1a7 7 0 0 1 0 14zm0 1A8 8 0 1 0 8 0a8 8 0 0 0 0 16z"/> <path d="M4.646 4.646a.5.5 0 0 1 .708 0L8 7.293l2.646-2.647a.5.5 0 0 1 .708.708L8.707 8l2.647 2.646a.5.5 0 0 1-.708.708L8 8.707l-2.646 2.647a.5.5 0 0 1-.708-.708L7.293 8 4.646 5.354a.5.5 0 0 1 0-.708z"/> </svg> </div> </td> <td class="text-center"> <div class="text-success mt-3"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 16 16"> <path d="M8 15A7 7 0 1 1 8 1a7 7 0 0 1 0 14zm0 1A8 8 0 1 0 8 0a8 8 0 0 0 0 16z"></path> <path d="M10.97 4.97a.235.235 0 0 0-.02.022L7.477 9.417 5.384 7.323a.75.75 0 0 0-1.06 1.06L6.97 11.03a.75.75 0 0 0 1.079-.02l3.992-4.99a.75.75 0 0 0-1.071-1.05z"></path> </svg> </div> </td> </tr>  <tr> <td> <div class="float-left p-3"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 640 512" height="32" width="32"><path d="M64 96c0-35.3 28.7-64 64-64H512c35.3 0 64 28.7 64 64V352H512V96H128V352H64V96zM0 403.2C0 392.6 8.6 384 19.2 384H620.8c10.6 0 19.2 8.6 19.2 19.2c0 42.4-34.4 76.8-76.8 76.8H76.8C34.4 480 0 445.6 0 403.2zM281 209l-31 31 31 31c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9s-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-48-48c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l48-48c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0s9.4 24.6 0 33.9zM393 175l48 48c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9l-48 48c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0s-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l31-31-31-31c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9s24.6-9.4 33.9 0z"/></svg> </div> <div> <strong>Developer-focused</strong><br> <p class="mb-0 small">Will there be off-topic ads or ads focused on people besides developers?</p> </div> </td> <td class="text-center"> <div class="text-success mt-3"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 16 16"> <path d="M8 15A7 7 0 1 1 8 1a7 7 0 0 1 0 14zm0 1A8 8 0 1 0 8 0a8 8 0 0 0 0 16z"></path> <path d="M10.97 4.97a.235.235 0 0 0-.02.022L7.477 9.417 5.384 7.323a.75.75 0 0 0-1.06 1.06L6.97 11.03a.75.75 0 0 0 1.079-.02l3.992-4.99a.75.75 0 0 0-1.071-1.05z"></path> </svg> </div> </td> <td class="text-center"> <div class="text-success mt-3"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 16 16"> <path d="M8 15A7 7 0 1 1 8 1a7 7 0 0 1 0 14zm0 1A8 8 0 1 0 8 0a8 8 0 0 0 0 16z"></path> <path d="M10.97 4.97a.235.235 0 0 0-.02.022L7.477 9.417 5.384 7.323a.75.75 0 0 0-1.06 1.06L6.97 11.03a.75.75 0 0 0 1.079-.02l3.992-4.99a.75.75 0 0 0-1.071-1.05z"></path> </svg> </div> </td> </tr>  <tr> <td> <div class="float-left p-3"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512" width="32" height="32"><path d="M8 266.44C10.3 130.64 105.4 34 221.8 18.34c138.8-18.6 255.6 75.8 278 201.1 21.3 118.8-44 230-151.6 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class="text-danger mt-3"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 16 16"> <path d="M8 15A7 7 0 1 1 8 1a7 7 0 0 1 0 14zm0 1A8 8 0 1 0 8 0a8 8 0 0 0 0 16z"/> <path d="M4.646 4.646a.5.5 0 0 1 .708 0L8 7.293l2.646-2.647a.5.5 0 0 1 .708.708L8.707 8l2.647 2.646a.5.5 0 0 1-.708.708L8 8.707l-2.646 2.647a.5.5 0 0 1-.708-.708L7.293 8 4.646 5.354a.5.5 0 0 1 0-.708z"/> </svg> </div> </td> <td class="text-center"> <div class="text-success mt-3"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 16 16"> <path d="M8 15A7 7 0 1 1 8 1a7 7 0 0 1 0 14zm0 1A8 8 0 1 0 8 0a8 8 0 0 0 0 16z"></path> <path d="M10.97 4.97a.235.235 0 0 0-.02.022L7.477 9.417 5.384 7.323a.75.75 0 0 0-1.06 1.06L6.97 11.03a.75.75 0 0 0 1.079-.02l3.992-4.99a.75.75 0 0 0-1.071-1.05z"></path> </svg> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><a id="transparency"></a></p> <h2 id="transparency-public-and-clear-pricing-and-performance-data"><strong>Transparency</strong>: Public and clear pricing and performance data</h2> <p>If you're planning a new ad campaign, you want to know how much it will cost and on what sites will your ads appear. Unlike Carbon, our <a href="https://www.ethicalads.io/advertisers/pricing/">pricing</a> and minimums are public on our website. You know what your campaign will cost without surprises. We have reports to show you exactly which sites are showing your ads.</p> <p>For sites showing ads from EthicalAds, we have a <a href="https://www.ethicalads.io/publishers/calculator/">revenue calculator</a> to help you understand and estimate how much you will earn with us. Just as we show advertisers where their ads appear, we show publishers the companies whose ads are appear on their site.</p> <p><a id="support"></a></p> <h2 id="support-you-can-always-get-a-human-on-a-call-or-email"><strong>Support</strong>: You can always get a human on a call or email</h2> <p>Unlike larger ad networks, we are small, scrappy, and you can always get in touch with a real person within a day or two about any support you need.</p> <p>We are interested in building lasting relationships with both our advertisers and our publishers. We want them to succeed and the majority of our business comes from repeat advertisers and long-term publishers.</p> <p><a id="privacy"></a></p> <h2 id="privacy-we-never-set-an-ad-cookie-or-load-third-party-scripts"><strong>Privacy</strong>: We never set an ad cookie or load third-party scripts.</h2> <p>When running a web site, if you integrate with an ad network, you expect to send data to that network. When using a provider like Carbon Ads, you are also sending data to third-parties that you didn't even know about. EthicalAds will never load JavaScript from other providers on your pages.</p> <p><strong>EthicalAds is 100% GDPR and CCPA compliant.</strong></p> <p>Carbon Ads reserves the right to set cookies on your browser session, as well as load scripts or resources hosted by third parties into a publishers web page. You can see a screenshot of Carbon Ads loading a Google tracking pixel here:</p> <div class="m-5 postimage"> <a href="https://www.ethicalads.io/images/posts/2021-third-party-resources.png"> <img class="w-50 rounded mx-auto d-block" src="https://www.ethicalads.io/images/posts/2021-third-party-resources.png" alt="An ad network loading third-party resources"> </a> <p><small>Carbon sometimes loads third-party resources from Google or other trackers</small></p> </div> <blockquote> <p>Removing Our 3rd Party Ad-Serving Cookie from Your Browser</p> <p>— Carbon Ads (BuySellAds) <a href="https://www.buysellads.com/about/privacy">Privacy Policy</a></p> </blockquote> <p>EthicalAds will never set cookies on your users, and we don't use any user-specific data to target advertising. This means <a href="https://www.ethicalads.io/blog/2021/02/can-you-eliminate-annoying-cookie-banners-from-your-site/">you don't need a cookie banner</a>, we are GDPR-compliant, and your users data is not being tracked across the internet.</p> <p><a id="opensource"></a></p> <h2 id="open-source-building-on-our-transparency-our-code-is-open-source"><strong>Open Source</strong>: Building on our transparency, our code is open source</h2> <p>The code behind other networks is proprietary and incredibly complex. This is because there is a large amount of time being spent trying to figure out exactly who you are and how to target you with an ad.</p> <p>With EthicalAds, our code is both simple and open source. You can look at our <a href="https://github.com/readthedocs/ethical-ad-server/">ethical ad server</a> and <a href="https://github.com/readthedocs/ethical-ad-client/">ethical ad client</a> on GitHub. You can read the exact logic we use to select that ads that show on your website, because we don't need complex tracking logic.</p> <h2 id="join-today-ready-to-take-the-next-step"><strong>Join today</strong>: Ready to take the next step?</h2> <p>Improving the advertising ecosystem is <a href="https://www.ethicalads.io/advertising-vision/">why we are building our company</a>. We hope that you'll join us.</p> <p>We believe the open source community should show the way forward, since we have a deep understanding of how privacy issues impact the internet. 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