The Search Monitor Alternative
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How is Marcode different to
The Search Monitor?
The Search Monitor was a pioneering search monitoring and trademark platforms since 2007, recently acquired by SimilarWeb in 2025. While it served the industry well, affiliate fraud has evolved dramatically - and so have the solutions needed to combat it.
Founded in 2023, Marcode represents the next generation of fraud detection, designed from the ground up using AI to tackle today's sophisticated affiliate fraud landscape.
If you want to ensure you're taking action based on the deepest possible ad insights, then the level of data Marcode provides is exactly what you need.
Next-generation search monitoring powered by AI
Marcode's intelligent monitoring system groups infringements by advertiser to instantly flag suspicious activity—eliminating the need to manually click through ad links like legacy providers require. This proactive approach identifies fraudulent advertisers before they even deploy affiliate codes, triggering automatic Google reports that shut down violations at the source.
When affiliates do manage to get online, Marcode's proprietary anti-cloaking technology cuts through every known concealment method, ensuring you always capture the affiliate details needed for swift enforcement action.
Complete coverage beyond search ads
While The Search Monitor focuses solely on paid search, Marcode monitors the full fraud ecosystem. We track discount browser extensions, the coupon codes they deploy, and the subnetworks they use to affiliate users: covering revenue-draining fraud channels that The Search Monitor simply can't detect.
Marcode is built for busy affiliate teams.
We know affiliate teams don't have time to chase fraud all day. Marcode delivers exactly what you need to take action, exactly when you need it. Our integrated Task Manager includes dynamic email templates for one-click outreach to infringers—streamlining enforcement that would take hours with other platforms.
As one Capterra reviewer noted: "This tool is incredibly user friendly vs other competitors that I have used in the past."
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"Brilliant tool that's really helped us find fraudulent publishers… tested simultaneously with the other top tools in the space but none were able to detect the complex cloaking like Marcode.”
Chikay Lo
Founder, Lo / Digital
“Marcode has been a game-changer for us... I’d highly recommend Marcode to anyone looking for a reliable and effective solution.”
Lucy Hetherington
Aff. Marketing Mgr - On the Beach
“We engaged Marcode after trialling another tool... Marcode immediately identified several infringers, paying for an entire year in the first month through cancelled commissions."
Harry Barton
Marketing Lead - Clubhouse Golf