Payout timing is inconsistent
AdX and AdSense demand work, but two invoices arrived late without notice and the revenue report did not match the payment until I asked twice. The 60-70% share only helps if it arrives on time.
Refinery89 review
Rank #53 of 56 by publisher votes · Managed Inventory · refinery89.com
35%
Publisher vote score
35%
1,691 up / 1,304 down · 2.5/5 from 300 reviews · how this score is calculated
Monetization for long-tail web publishers.
Published terms
Figures below are published by the partner, not independently audited. Source: Refinery89 publisher page · last verified 2026-09-01.
- MCM model
- Manage Inventory
- AdX onboarding time
- 2-4 weeks
- Traffic requirement
- 50,000+ pageviews/mo
- Revenue share
- 60-70%
- Payment terms
- NET-60
- Payment methods
- Bank transfer, PayPal, Payoneer
- Support
- Email ticketing only
- Countries supported
- Americas only
Published by Refinery89 publisher page, checked 2026-09-01
Published by Refinery89 publisher page, checked 2026-09-01
Published by Refinery89 publisher page, checked 2026-09-01
Published by Refinery89 publisher page, checked 2026-09-01
Published by Refinery89 publisher page, checked 2026-09-01
Published by Refinery89 publisher page, checked 2026-09-01
Published by Refinery89 publisher page, checked 2026-09-01
Published by Refinery89 publisher page, checked 2026-09-01
Pros
- Fully managed setup: the partner handles ad ops, wrappers and demand for you
- Works with long-tail inventory that larger partners often decline
- Clear, published eligibility criteria before you apply
Cons
- Manage Inventory means the partner, not you, owns the Google Ad Manager network and reporting
- Slower onboarding and thinner support reported in publisher reviews
- Requires roughly 50,000 monthly pageviews, which excludes smaller sites
Publisher vote
1,691 members would recommend Refinery89 for AdX and MCM onboarding, 1,304 would not. One vote per account.
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Publisher reviews
★★★★★ 2.5 average · 300 reviews · 200 from verified publishers
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Too slow for AdX approval
Signed up with a gaming blog and waited weeks for the MCM invite. Refinery89 eventually got AdX running, but communication was thin and I had to chase every update. Other partners in this directory approved me far faster.
Works, but approval took a while
AdX approval with Refinery89 took around 2-4 weeks for a gaming blog, longer than promised. Once the MCM request was accepted everything ran fine, but the waiting and the 50,000+ pageviews/mo requirement will block smaller publishers.
Rejected over the traffic minimum
Turned down because of the 50,000+ pageviews/mo minimum after two weeks of emails, and nobody told me until I followed up. If you are a growing publisher looking for fast AdX approval, look elsewhere first.
Average split, average service
Nothing broken, nothing exciting. Reporting refreshes once a day, tickets take two to three days and the 60-70% split is middle of the pack. Fine as a Google Ad Manager route if you are not in a hurry.
Revenue up, paperwork heavy
Numbers improved after moving my inventory to Refinery89, no complaints there. Getting the MCM Manage Account approved took contracts, an invoice setup and a manual review of a gaming blog. Worth it, but plan a couple of weeks.
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