Outbrain vs Taboola — which is better?

Both are excellent, with overlapping but distinct publisher inventory. Most clients run them side-by-side and let the data decide. With AdLine's All Access plan, you get both for $600/mo total.

What's the typical CPC range?

Native CPCs run $0.20–$1.50 depending on GEO, vertical, and placement. ROAS depends entirely on creative + LP — and we share top-performer playbooks at onboarding.

Can I scale to $50k/day?

Yes. Native scales — the inventory is there. Your only constraint is creative iteration speed.

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Platinum HIVA Partner · Credit Line

OUTBRAIN

Outbrain Agency Ad Accounts

Native discovery on top news placements

Premium native — distributed across the open web.

Outbrain pioneered native discovery and still owns the most premium publisher placements globally. AdLine agency Outbrain seats ship with higher trust tiers — meaning faster approvals, broader vertical coverage, and direct rep access.

Single platform · Credit Line

$299/month

For unlimited Credit Line ad accounts on Outbrain.

or grab All Access · $600 for all 7 platforms

White-hat: 3% → 0% above $100k

Gray-hat: 6% → 0% above $500k

Cashback 1–5% above $500k

What you get

Built for advertisers who refuse to share scaling ceiling.

Every Outbrain account on AdLine ships from our Platinum HIVA Partner infrastructure — funded by us, topped up by you in crypto. You get the trust tier reserved for eight-figure agencies, with none of the gatekeeping.

Whitelisted Outbrain agency seats
Native placements on premium news sites
No daily-spend caps · unlimited scale
Faster creative & advertorial approvals
Direct Outbrain rep escalation
Multi-GEO sourcing (US / EU / APAC)

Verticals welcomed

What you can run on Outbrain.

Volumetric fees apply across every vertical: white-hat 3% → 0%, gray-hat 6% → 0% as your spend scales past $500k.

E-commerce / DTCFinance & InsuranceHealth & Nutra (compliance review)Crypto & Web3 (whitelist required)Lead GenLong-form content / Advertorial

Live in < 5 min

Account provisioning is instant once your wallet is funded.

Crypto top-up

USDT (TRC-20 / ERC-20), USDC (ERC-20). Confirms in 1–3 minutes.

Whitelisted

Platinum HIVA trust tier means fewer false-positive bans.

24/7 Slack

A real human, on a private channel, in 3 minutes.

Official Partner Inventory · Whitelisted Infrastructure · Direct Rep Access

Rated Excellent on Trustpilot.

Real feedback from teams scaling between $25k and $2M monthly spend on AdLine.

4.9/ 5

Average score

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320+

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Outbrain FAQ

Common questions about Outbrain.

Other platforms

Pair Outbrain with another channel.

See All Access bundle →

Meta Google TikTok Snapchat Bing / Microsoft Taboola

09 — Apply for Access

Ready to break your scaling ceiling?

Monthly inventory is limited. We onboard a curated number of advertisers to keep support quality and account stability high.

What you get
· Managed agency operations infrastructure
· Flexible billing with stablecoin settlement
· Fee starts at 3% and scales down with volume
· Compliance-first onboarding and account operations
· 24/7 dedicated Slack support