Too slow for AdX approval
Signed up with two recipe sites and waited weeks for the MCM invite. Setupad eventually got AdX running, but communication was thin and I had to chase every update. Other partners in this directory approved me far faster.
Setupad review
Rank #4 of 56 by publisher votes · Prebid Manage Account · setupad.com/setupad-prebid-manage-account
66%
Publisher vote score
66%
1,941 up / 798 down · 3.7/5 from 301 reviews · how this score is calculated
Prebid-first monetization stack with a Manage Account option layered on top of Google Ad Manager.
Published terms
Figures below are published by the partner, not independently audited. Source: Setupad publisher page · last verified 2026-09-01.
- MCM model
- Manage Account
- AdX onboarding time
- 5-10 days
- Traffic requirement
- 25,000+ pageviews/mo
- Revenue share
- 70-80%
- Payment terms
- NET-45
- Payment methods
- Bank transfer, Payoneer, Wise, Crypto (USDT)
- Support
- Email plus a named account manager
- Countries supported
- Global, excluding sanctioned markets
Published by Setupad publisher page, checked 2026-09-01
Published by Setupad publisher page, checked 2026-09-01
Published by Setupad publisher page, checked 2026-09-01
Published by Setupad publisher page, checked 2026-09-01
Published by Setupad publisher page, checked 2026-09-01
Published by Setupad publisher page, checked 2026-09-01
Published by Setupad publisher page, checked 2026-09-01
Published by Setupad publisher page, checked 2026-09-01
Pros
- Documents a Manage Account route, so the publisher can keep their own Google Ad Manager network
- Established track record with mid-size publishers migrating from AdSense to AdX
- Clear, published eligibility criteria before you apply
Cons
- Publishers report being routed to Manage Inventory in some cases despite the Manage Account offer
- Onboarding is documented in days or weeks rather than hours
- Requires roughly 25,000 monthly pageviews, which excludes smaller sites
Publisher vote
1,941 members would recommend Setupad for AdX and MCM onboarding, 798 would not. One vote per account.
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Publisher reviews
★★★★★ 3.7 average · 301 reviews · 215 from verified publishers
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Average split, average service
Nothing broken, nothing exciting. Reporting refreshes once a day, tickets take two to three days and the 70-80% split is middle of the pack. Fine as a Google Ad Manager route if you are not in a hurry.
Real Google MCM partner
Setupad is an actual Google MCM partner, not a reseller pretending to be one. Onboarding needed ads.txt lines and a site review, then AdX approval came through. Revenue share of 70-80% is what they quoted and payouts have matched it.
Revenue up, paperwork heavy
Numbers improved after moving my inventory to Setupad, no complaints there. Getting the MCM Manage Account approved took contracts, an invoice setup and a manual review of two recipe sites. Worth it, but plan a couple of weeks.
AdX approval in 5-10 days
Applied with two recipe sites and the Manage Account link showed up in Google Ad Manager within 5-10 days. Setupad handled the MCM invite properly, AdX and AdSense demand were both live and reporting matched what I saw in Ad Manager.
Works, but approval took a while
AdX approval with Setupad took around 5-10 days for two recipe sites, longer than promised. Once the MCM request was accepted everything ran fine, but the waiting and the 25,000+ pageviews/mo requirement will block smaller publishers.
Good support during onboarding
Support answered inside a day during the AdX approval process and explained the prebid manage account model clearly. eCPM went up compared to plain AdSense. Dashboard is basic, so I still open Ad Manager for the real breakdowns.
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