Up to 4 at once.
| Criteria | Admiral | AdPushup / AdRecover |
|---|---|---|
| Weighted Score | 4.4/5 | 3.7/5 |
| Pricing | Performance-based / revenue-share model with a free tag and free analytics dashboard. Adblock recovery and subscription/paywall modules take a percentage of the revenue recovered/earned; no fixed monthly package prices are published on the current site. (vendor website, fact-checked Aug 2026) | Revenue share model with three tiered plans based on publisher needs and traffic; custom enterprise pricing available. |
| Platform Type | Adblock recovery | Adblock recovery |
| Recovery rate & revenue recovered | 4.6/5 | 3.2/5 |
| Detection accuracy & circumvention resilience | 4.2/5 | 2.2/5 |
| Acceptable Ads & consent-compliant delivery | 4.0/5 | 4.6/5 |
| Reader experience | 4.1/5 | 4.2/5 |
| Alternative monetisation for blockers | 4.5/5 | 1.0/5 |
| Ad stack compatibility | 3.3/5 | 4.4/5 |
| Recovery reporting | 4.3/5 | 3.2/5 |
| Page speed impact | 4.0/5 | 3.8/5 |
| Integration effort | 4.5/5 | 3.5/5 |
| Legal compliance | 3.5/5 | 4.0/5 |
| Strengths | ✓ Partnerships with prominent publishers including CNBC, Washington Times, and Seattle Times ✓ Particularly effective at recovering lost ad revenue | ✓ Two distinct solutions for different needs (Adpushup for optimization, Adrecover for focused recovery) ✓ Strict adherence to Acceptable Ads standard |
| Limitations | ✗ Less popular adblock extensions can still slip through detection ✗ Pricing is performance-based (revenue share) with no published fixed tiers, so total cost scales with recovered/earned revenue and isn't easy to estimate upfront | ✗ Stress test: could only intercept Adblock Plus, not AdGuard or lesser-known blockers ✗ Pricing not publicly available for either Adpushup or Adrecover |
Admiral
4.4
Rating
★ 4.4/5
Pricing
Performance-based / revenue-share model with a free tag and free analytics dashboard. Adblock recovery and subscription/paywall modules take a percentage of the revenue recovered/earned; no fixed monthly package prices are published on the current site. (vendor website, fact-checked Aug 2026)
Platform
Adblock recovery
Scores
Recovery rate & revenue recovered
4.6
Detection accuracy & circumvention resilience
4.2
Acceptable Ads & consent-compliant delivery
4.0
Reader experience
4.1
Alternative monetisation for blockers
4.5
Ad stack compatibility
3.3
Recovery reporting
4.3
Page speed impact
4.0
Integration effort
4.5
Legal compliance
3.5
Strengths
✓ Partnerships with prominent publishers including CNBC, Washington Times, and Seattle Times
✓ Particularly effective at recovering lost ad revenue
Limitations
✗ Less popular adblock extensions can still slip through detection
✗ Pricing is performance-based (revenue share) with no published fixed tiers, so total cost scales with recovered/earned revenue and isn't easy to estimate upfront
AdPushup / AdRecover
3.7
Rating
★ 3.7/5
Pricing
Revenue share model with three tiered plans based on publisher needs and traffic; custom enterprise pricing available.
Platform
Adblock recovery
Scores
Recovery rate & revenue recovered
3.2
Detection accuracy & circumvention resilience
2.2
Acceptable Ads & consent-compliant delivery
4.6
Reader experience
4.2
Alternative monetisation for blockers
1.0
Ad stack compatibility
4.4
Recovery reporting
3.2
Page speed impact
3.8
Integration effort
3.5
Legal compliance
4.0
Strengths
✓ Two distinct solutions for different needs (Adpushup for optimization, Adrecover for focused recovery)
✓ Strict adherence to Acceptable Ads standard
Limitations
✗ Stress test: could only intercept Adblock Plus, not AdGuard or lesser-known blockers
✗ Pricing not publicly available for either Adpushup or Adrecover
