Carbon Ads
The best way to reach designers and developers.
Carbon Ads launched on May 28, 2015 with 6 votes, #1,685 of 3,670 launches that month. The site was still online in September 2026, 11 years on.
What it does
Reach developers and creators across 350+ hand-picked tech sites with respectful, high-performing native ads. $120M+ paid to publishers since 2010.
With exclusive access to 350+ hand-picked tech sites, join brands like MongoDB, GitLab, and Atlassian. Carbon Cover is a high-impact native ad with rich visuals, your brand’s story, and a clear call-to-action. Viewers interact with the creative, not just glance past it. CircleCI uses targeted native ads on developer-focused sites like Scotch.io and Think & Build to reach enterprise software teams. This strategy lowered cost-per-lead by 65% while improving lead quality. Rollbar reached their developer target audience by placing native ads on high-quality sites like Coding Horror and Sitepoint, avoiding the pitfalls of traditional displayfrom carbonads.net
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