In 2018, the U.S department of justice seized and shutdown Backpage.com, as well as it's affiliates. In an instant, thousands of escorts, massage therapists, and BDSM providers had no way of finding clients. Since the shut down, a large array of "backpage alternatives" have popped up across the globe, some reliable and some not. We're here to put these so-called alternatives to rest, so you can find workers without the hassle of trawling through scams and fake ads.



We came up with the list below by consulting sex worker peer groups as well as sex workers on Switter and Twitter to understand where they actually post ads. We have not received payment for listing any of the sites below. We want to help both clients and workers find ad platforms which are reputable, reliable and work for them. We've also added a few links to a handful of other adult blogs who have created their own recommendation lists.

Update: On June 19th 2020, Backapge alternative Cityxguide was also seized by the Department of Homeland Security, along with it's affiliate sites. We have done a short write up about the take down in this article: What happened to Cityxguide. As both so similar in their functionality, the below as great alternatives to Cityxguide as well as Backpage. We will continue to add to this document.



Workers ranging from: approx. $200 - $1100 per hour

Voted #1 on Pleasure Seeker

Pros:

Ability to search by price, location, ethnicity etc.

All workers are verified and matched to the pictures in their profile

Built by sex workers and professional software engineers

International user base

Available now function

Excellent support

Promotes workers on Twitter and Switter

In-platform messaging system

Cheap or free to have a live ad

Cons:

Does not have reviews yet

Only has traffic in some cities

Workers ranging from: approx $500 - $2000 per hour

Pros:

Has excellent support

Promotes workers on Twitter

Modern layout

Cons:

Is expensive for providers to post ads

Only really caters to "high end providers"

Does not verify all of it's providers

Does not have reviews

Only has traffic in some cities

Workers ranging from: approx. $400 - $1100 per hour

Pros:

All of the users are verified with ID

Has an established user base of escorts and clients

Operates on an "okay" system

Hosted in the UK

Cons:

Not taking new providers at the moment

Can be a lengthy process to sign up for

Workers ranging from: approx $400 - $1000 per hour

Pros:

You can post reviews

Sometimes promotes workers on Twitter

Cons:

Hard to find workers

Not designed well

Rumoured to not run by sex workers

Does not verify all of it's users

Has been reported for fake profiles

Is expensive to keep an ad active

Hosted on Amazon, a US company

Workers ranging from: approx. $500 - $1100 per hour

Pros:

Is the oldest and most well-known platform

Cons:

Is known to rip off and steal from workers

Has worked with Law Enforcement in the past

May currently be run by law enforcement

Has terrible customer service

Is expensive

Only really caters to "high end providers"

Not run by sex workers

Hosted behind Cloudflare, a US company

Workers ranging from: approx. $300 - $1100 per hour



Pros:

Ability to search by price and location

Is one of the oldest and most well-known platforms in Canada

Cons:

Is expensive for providers to post ads

Has been known for having fake ads and scams

Not run by sex workers

Hosted behind Cloudflare, a US company

Sites to avoid as an escort or a client



Finally we come to the worst of the worst. Below is a list of sites which have been known for either straight up scamming people, having many fake ads or using bots to drive revenue to their platform. We recommend you steer clear of these sites.

Doublelist

Does not allow sex workers on the platform. Is known to be full of fake ads and scammers.

Bedpage

Known for fake ads and low traffic. Many sex workers believe it is run by Law Enforcement.

Yesbackpage/ibackpage/probackpage/backpage.li

Backpagecredits has a new website, YesBackpage. They were notorious for scamming and offending escorts and posting fake ads, seems things haven't changed.

Adult Friend Finder

Adult Friend Finder is in a similar boat to Bedpage. Known for fake ads and the use of bots.

Erotic Monkey

Erotic Monkey is currently being investigated by the U.S. authorities including the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice

Rubmaps

Rubmaps is also under investigation by U.S. authorities including the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice.

For more in depth reviews of each platform plus more: