Adblock recovery software // updated October 2026
Adblock recovery software, explained
Adblock recovery software helps publishers earn from visitors who block ads. It works in one of two ways: the provider gets ads to those visitors without asking them and keeps a share of the revenue, or you ask them to allow ads and pay a flat price, or nothing. AntiAdBlock Core, which we build, is the second kind.
Free plan 5,000 detections a month no payment method about 60 seconds to add the tag
One blocked visit, two models
A visit with an ad blocker
- Model 1
- The provider gets ads to the visitor
- Acceptable Ads or reinserted ads
The provider keeps a share
- Model 2
- Your site asks to allow ads
- Your usual ads, from your own network
Free or a flat price
What is adblock recovery?
Adblock recovery is what a publisher does about visitors whose ad blocker hides the ads that pay for the site. Every approach has three steps: detect the visit with a blocker, act on it, and measure what comes back. Adblock recovery software runs those steps for you, as a script on your pages or as a feature inside an ad network.
Providers differ in the second step. Some get ads to blocked visitors without asking them; others ask the visitor to allow ads on the site.
Every method in detail: adblock recovery methods.
Detect Extensions, browsers with built-in blocking, network-level (DNS) blocking.
Act Get an ad to the visitor, or ask them to allow ads.
Measure Your ad-block rate, and how many visitors came back to your ads.
The two models of adblock recovery software
Most providers sit on one side. The split comes down to who decides whether ads come back, which ads, and who gets paid for them.
| The provider gets ads to blocked visitors | You ask blocked visitors to allow ads | |
|---|---|---|
| What the visitor sees | Lighter Acceptable Ads, or ads restored without a message | A message or wall asking to allow ads on your site |
| Which ads show | Acceptable Ads from your demand or the provider's, or your own ads restored by the provider | Your usual ads, from the network you already use |
| Who it reaches | Readers whose blocker lets Acceptable Ads through, or the traffic the provider can restore | Any reader whose blocker is detected and who agrees |
| How it charges | A share of recovered revenue, or of all your ad revenue in a managed network | Free, or a flat monthly or annual price |
| Examples | Blockthrough, AdRecover, Ad-Shield, Publisher Collective, Newor Media | Google ad blocking recovery, AntiAdBlock Core |
Some mix the two: Admiral sells an allowlist message and reinsertion under one 30% share of recovered revenue, and Freestar shows its own message with Blockthrough's Acceptable Ads behind it. Sources: providers' websites, checked October 11, 2026. Every provider in one table: adblock recovery providers compared.
Which ad blockers does Acceptable Ads reach?
Only some. Acceptable Ads reaches readers whose blocker lets those ads through. AdBlock (in its desktop extensions) and Adblock Plus switch it on by default; uBlock Origin and uBlock Origin Lite leave it out by default, so those readers see Acceptable Ads only if they allowlist your site. AdGuard, Ghostery and Brave Shields are not on the acceptableads.com product list. Asking reaches anyone whose blocker you detect, at the cost of some friction: the reader has to act.
- AdBlock (desktop)
- on by default
- Adblock Plus
- on by default
- uBlock Origin
- not by default
- uBlock Origin Lite
- not by default
- AdGuard, Ghostery, Brave Shields
- not on the product list
Sources: adblockplus.org, AdBlock Help Center, uBlock Origin and uBlock Origin Lite documentation, acceptableads.com; checked October 11, 2026. More in our Blockthrough comparison.
What adblock recovery costs: a share or a flat price
A revenue share costs nothing upfront and grows with every dollar that comes back. Admiral publishes its rate: 30% of recovered ad revenue. Blockthrough, Ad-Shield and AdRecover take a share without publishing it, and managed networks keep part of all the ad revenue they sell for you.
A flat price stays the same as recovery grows. AntiAdBlock Core has a Free plan and paid plans from $5 to $29.99 a month, chosen by detections: page views where a blocker is detected. Page views without one never count.
See where Admiral's 30% passes each flat plan, or estimate what blockers cost you with the ad-block revenue loss calculator.
Recovered ad revenue per month
- Flat plan, chosen by detections
- Share of recovered revenue (Admiral publishes 30%)
- Where they cross depends on your traffic
Not to scale. 30% is Admiral's published rate (getadmiral.com/pricing, checked October 11, 2026).
Which model fits your site
Three questions settle it for most publishers. The seven questions to ask any vendor are in best adblock recovery software in 2026, and how to choose.
Free plan: 5,000 detections a month. No payment method.
Comparing named tools? Who each one suits, how it charges and its catch are in the 2026 shortlist of adblock recovery providers.
Do you want to keep your ad network?
- No, I want a managed partner A managed network with recovery built in, for a share of all your ad revenue: compare managed networks and recovery vendors.
Yes
Are you willing to ask readers to allow ads?
- No Acceptable Ads or ad restoration, priced as a share of what comes back.
Yes
Do you want to see the price before you talk to anyone?
- Yes A free or flat-price tool that asks readers to allow ads. That is where AntiAdBlock Core fits. Start free and measure first
- No Admiral also asks readers to allowlist your site, adds Acceptable Ads and reinsertion, and charges 30% of recovered revenue; its recovery starts with a demo. Admiral compared with a flat price
Where AntiAdBlock Core fits
We build AntiAdBlock Core, so read this as the vendor's own section. It is the second model: a script detects visitors who block ads and shows a wall asking them to allow ads on your site. Readers who allow them see your normal ads, from AdSense, Google Ad Manager, Mediavine, Ezoic or any other network. You pay a flat monthly or annual price in US dollars, with no revenue share, no sales call and no minimum term.
What recovery is worth on your site, and how the dashboard reports it: ad revenue recovery.
No payment method. Upgrade or cancel from your dashboard.
What it does
- Detects AdBlock, Adblock Plus, uBlock Origin, uBlock Origin Lite, AdGuard, Ghostery and Brave Shields, on desktop and mobile
- Counts network-level (DNS) blocking in your rate, and as a separate number
- Shows the wall from the first blocked page, with steps for each blocker
- Reports your ad-block rate, detections and recoveries in a live dashboard
- Runs the same detection engine on every plan
What it does not do
- Reinsert ads or use Acceptable Ads
- Serve ads or replace your ad network
- Sell paywalls, subscriptions or email capture
- Take a share of your revenue
Free: 5,000 detections a month for one site paid plans from $5 a month Business: 5,000,000 detections a month at $29.99
See it working, then add it to your site
Watch the live demo
An example site running the real script, from the blocked visit to the ads coming back.
Create a free account
5,000 detections a month, no payment method.
Add one tag
Paste it into your site's <head>, or use the WordPress plugin. Blogger, Shopify, Webflow and Ghost work too.
Adblock recovery software: questions publishers ask
Is adblock recovery the same as getting around ad blockers?
Not exactly. Recovery covers three approaches: restoring or reinserting ads without asking the visitor, as Ad-Shield, Admiral's proxy option and AdDefend do; showing Acceptable Ads that the visitor's blocker allows; and asking the visitor to allow ads on the site. AntiAdBlock Core only asks: the reader decides, and readers who agree see your normal ads.
Is there adblock recovery software without a revenue share?
Yes. Google's ad blocking recovery has no separate fee inside AdSense and Ad Manager, though Google's Ad Manager help says its messages show only in desktop browsers. BlockAdblock is free but has not been updated since its 2017 sale. AntiAdBlock Core charges a flat monthly or annual price chosen by detections, from $5 a month, and has a Free plan with 5,000 detections a month.
Does adblock recovery work on mobile?
It depends on the tool. Google's Ad Manager help says its ad blocking recovery messages appear only in desktop browsers, not in mobile browsers or apps, as our AdSense ad blocking recovery comparison details. AntiAdBlock Core detects blockers and shows its wall in desktop and mobile browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari, Brave and Opera. AMP pages are not supported.
Do I have to change my ad network?
Usually not. Blockthrough plugs into your ad server, Ad-Shield restores your own ads and Admiral works with your existing ad stack. AntiAdBlock Core is not an ad network and serves no ads: it works on top of AdSense, Google Ad Manager, Mediavine, Ezoic or any other network, and readers who allow ads see the ones you already run. You change networks with AdRecover, which runs inside AdPushup's managed service, and with managed networks such as Publisher Collective and Newor Media, which include recovery only inside their own service and ask for exclusivity.
How long does adblock recovery take to set up?
With AntiAdBlock Core, pasting the async tag into your site's <head> takes about 60 seconds, and the official WordPress plugin connects a site from its settings, with no code to paste. First-party delivery, served from a subdomain of your own domain, needs one DNS record and can take a few minutes. Blockthrough, Ad-Shield and AdRecover start with a contact form or a demo request.
Does adblock recovery software track visitors?
AntiAdBlock Core does not: no tracking cookies, no fingerprinting and no visitor identifiers. It keeps daily totals per site. It leaves a few timestamps without an identifier in the browser, for 30 days at most, which you can declare in your cookie notice. Whether you need consent depends on your setup and your jurisdiction: see whether anti-adblock detection is legal.
Can a small site try adblock recovery for free?
Yes. The AntiAdBlock Core Free plan covers 5,000 detections a month on the same engine as the paid plans, with no payment method and no end date. Only page views with a blocker count, so a small site sees its ad-block rate, and how many readers allow ads, before paying anything.
Measure your ad-block rate, then choose a model
Start on the Free plan: the script measures your ad-block rate and asks blocked visitors to allow ads from day one. Then compare what comes back with what a revenue share would charge for it.
No payment method no sales call prices in USD
We build AntiAdBlock Core. Facts about other providers come from their websites and help pages, checked October 11, 2026. Updated October 2026.