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Satelo vs Adsy
An honest comparison for buyers and publishers: fees, link guarantees, payouts and refunds. Adsy is an established marketplace; Satelo is launching with a flat 10% buyer fee and a free article exchange.
| Adsy | Satelo | |
|---|---|---|
| Fees | About 30% markup for buyers (Adsy's own reply on Trustpilot, 2023) + 7.9% on publisher withdrawals | 10% paid by the buyer only; publishers keep 100% of their price |
| Who writes | Buyer's content, or the publisher writes it | Your copy, Satelo's AI copy, or the publisher writes |
| Link guarantee | Link monitoring; missing link gets a 7-day restore window | 12 months free; daily crawler checks link, attribute and noindex |
| Publisher payouts | Minimum withdrawal around $60 | Weekly payouts 14 days after publication, $20 minimum |
| Refunds | Credits are non-refundable per Adsy's FAQ | To your card if a link isn't restored within 7 days |
| Free exchange | No | Yes — free article exchange paid in satellites |
Satelo terms are as planned at launch. Competitor data comes from their public pages and reviews as of October 3, 2026 and may change — check the source before deciding. Source: https://adsy.com
What Adsy does well
- Publisher reliability metrics (completion rate, average link lifetime) and hiding of low performers.
- Up to 3 revision rounds for buyers.
What users complain about
- Reviews mention posts that were not indexed and dofollow links delivered as nofollow.
- Withdrawals are described as slow, with fees on the publisher side.
- Some sites appear listed without their owner's involvement.
How Satelo is different
- One fee, paid once. Buyers pay the publisher's price plus 10%. Publishers keep 100% — no withdrawal fee, unlike Adsy.
- 12-month guarantee included. A crawler checks the link, its rel attribute and noindex every day; refunds go back to the card, not to a balance.
- Free exchange alongside the marketplace. Sites earn satellites for articles they host and spend them on articles about themselves — no money involved.
- Open Quality Score. Sites are scored only from open data and verified traffic; every component is visible.
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