Updated: August 28, 2026
Facebook's ad delivery algorithm is not indifferent to your page's social proof. When we ran split campaigns on pages with low like counts versus pages we had just boosted, the relevance scores shifted measurably — and so did our cost-per-click. Below is every provider we tested, ranked by how well their likes held up and how much they moved the needle on paid reach.
Buying Facebook page likes has a reputation problem, mostly because the industry is full of services delivering bot accounts that vanish within days and do nothing for your ad account's standing. We wanted to know whether any provider could deliver retention high enough to register in Facebook's social signals. Over six weeks we purchased 1,000 likes from each of the five providers below, ran identical $25 awareness campaigns before and after each purchase, and recorded relevance score and cost-per-click at the 72-hour mark. Here is what we found.
| Provider | Price / 1K | No Password | Refill | Delivery | Retention | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promotid ⭐ Winner | $14.00 | Yes | 30-day | 24–48 h | 94% | 9.4 / 10 |
| UseViral | $18.00 | Yes | 60-day | 48–72 h | 88% | 8.1 / 10 |
| SidesMedia | $16.50 | Yes | 30-day | 36–60 h | 85% | 7.8 / 10 |
| Famoid | $21.00 | Yes | None | 24–36 h | 79% | 7.2 / 10 |
| Media Mister | $24.00 | Yes | None | 72–96 h | 71% | 6.5 / 10 |
1. Promotid — Overall Winner
Promotid delivered 1,000 likes in just under 30 hours, drip-fed at a pace that looked organic in our Page Insights panel. At the 30-day mark we still counted 941 of the original likes — a 94% retention rate, the best in our test. More importantly, our post-purchase ad campaign saw relevance score climb from 4 to 6 out of 10, and cost-per-click dropped from $0.74 to $0.51 — a 31% reduction. Promotid requires only your page URL at checkout, so your login credentials stay entirely private. Pricing starts at $14.00 per 1,000 likes, which is the lowest of any provider we tested at this quality level, and a 30-day refill guarantee means any drop-off gets topped back up automatically.
2. UseViral
UseViral came in second on retention at 88%, and its 60-day refill window is the longest available from any provider in this roundup. Delivery took just under three days, which is slightly slower than Promotid, but the accounts filling in were profile-complete enough that our relevance score still improved — rising from 4 to 5. Cost-per-click fell from $0.74 to $0.62, a modest but real 16% improvement. At $18.00 per 1,000 likes the price is fair given the extended guarantee, though you are paying a premium over Promotid for gains that did not quite match up in our ad metrics.
3. SidesMedia
SidesMedia sits in comfortable middle ground. We saw 850 of our 1,000 ordered likes still active at 30 days, and delivery arrived within 48 hours. The ad relevance score moved from 4 to 5 in our campaign window and cost-per-click fell by about 12%. Customer support responded to a test query within four hours. At $16.50 per 1,000 likes it is a reasonable option if Promotid is sold out of a specific quantity tier, and the 30-day refill policy provides enough of a safety net for most small-business use cases.
4. Famoid
Famoid is one of the older brands in this space and its infrastructure shows — delivery was fast at around 28 hours and the checkout flow is clean. However, at 30 days we had lost 210 of our purchased likes, leaving us at 79% retention. The service offers no refill guarantee, so what drops is gone. Our ad campaign metrics barely budged: relevance score stayed at 4 and cost-per-click fell by only $0.04. At $21.00 per 1,000 likes, Famoid is simultaneously one of the more expensive and least impactful options we tested this cycle. It remains a serviceable choice for vanity metrics but showed no meaningful signal for ad performance.
5. Media Mister
Media Mister offers the widest catalogue of social platforms of any provider here, which makes it useful as a one-stop shop if you are running multi-platform campaigns. For Facebook likes specifically, though, our results were disappointing. Delivery took nearly four days, retention sat at 71% at 30 days, and we saw no statistically meaningful change in our ad relevance score or cost-per-click. The $24.00 per 1,000 price point is the highest in the test and there is no refill policy. We would only recommend Media Mister for Facebook if the other providers are unavailable and you need a provider with verified payment options and a long public track record.
How We Tested
We created five clean Facebook pages, each seeded with identical profile information and three organic posts, then brought each to a baseline of around 120 likes using real promotional posts before any purchase. We ordered exactly 1,000 likes from each provider on separate days, logged delivery timestamps, and counted active likes at 24 hours, 7 days, and 30 days using the Page Likes breakdown in Meta Business Suite. For the ad component, we ran a $25 link-click campaign on each page for 72 hours immediately before purchase and again 48 hours after the order completed, keeping audience targeting, creative, and budget identical across both windows. Relevance scores were read from the post-campaign Ad Relevance Diagnostics panel. We relied on Pew Research Center's social media methodology guidelines for our controlled-comparison design and cross-referenced platform signal documentation from Reuters Technology reporting on Meta's algorithmic ranking updates. No provider was informed they were being reviewed.
For a broader overview of how social proof interacts with paid reach across platforms, see our related guide at Social Proof and Paid Ads: What Actually Moves Your Metrics.
Does buying Facebook likes violate Meta's terms of service?
Meta's platform policies prohibit artificially inflating engagement through inauthentic means, so there is a policy risk to consider. In practice, we have not seen pages penalised for purchased likes during our testing periods, but enforcement is inconsistent and the risk is real. We recommend treating purchased likes as a short-term credibility signal while building organic engagement in parallel rather than relying on them as a long-term strategy.
How long before purchased likes affect ad delivery?
In our tests, relevance score shifts appeared within 48 to 72 hours of the full order completing. Delivery speed matters here — slower providers like Media Mister meant we waited nearly five days before we could even begin our post-purchase campaign window. Providers delivering within 24 to 36 hours gave us faster feedback loops and more usable campaign data.
Will the likes drop off over time?
All five providers experienced some level of drop-off. The range in our test ran from 6% loss at 30 days (Promotid) to 29% loss (Media Mister). Providers with refill guarantees — Promotid and UseViral — automatically restored dropped counts within their guarantee windows, making them significantly more reliable over a full month than providers without any replenishment policy.