50 services · updated October 2026
Instagram growth service alternatives
Leaving an Instagram growth service? Outfame is the alternative we recommend to most people: it works from your username alone, targets the followers of up to 30 accounts and hashtags you choose, and starts with a 3-day free trial before the $49 first month on Go. Below are all 50 services we compare, 30 still selling and 20 shut down or moved.
Comparisons, reviews and prices
- Instagram growth services compared
Methods, access and trials side by side
- What Instagram growth services cost
Starting prices from each service's own pricing page
- Outfame vs Kicksta
Head-to-head on password, targeting and price
- Outfame vs Path Social
Head-to-head on targeting, trial and billing
- Kicksta reviews
What customers report and what it costs
- Path Social reviews
What customers report and what it costs
- Plixi reviews
What customers report and what it costs
- Ampfluence reviews
What customers report and what it costs
- Best Instagram growth agencies
Managed services ranked
- Best Instagram growth services in 2026
Our ranked list
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Services still selling
30 services that still sell Instagram growth, promotion, automation or follower packs at their own domain. Each page compares one of them with Outfame on access, targeting, trial and price.
- AiGrow alternative
A team posts Reels and TikToks for you daily, plus a DM lead-generation service, from $599 a month.
- Ampfluence alternative
Human-run Instagram management agency in Ewing, New Jersey, that needs your password with two-factor login switched off.
- Ascend Viral alternative
Instagram growth service where a Personal Growth Assistant runs follow/unfollow from a remote smartphone, using your password.
- BigBangram alternative
Instagram automation bot (like, follow, comment) with a scheduler, direct messages and media downloaders.
- Buzzoid alternative
Seller of one-time Instagram and TikTok follower and like packages, from $1.99.
- Eclincher alternative
Social media management suite: publishing, inbox, analytics, social listening and local SEO, from $149 a month.
- Flock Social alternative
Automated follow/unfollow growth with growth pods, $39 a month or $19 a month billed yearly.
- Heepsy alternative
Influencer search across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and LinkedIn with outreach and a CRM.
- Hexrate alternative
No-password Instagram automation and analytics tool, listed from $49 a month, backed by a seven-day money-back promise.
- Inflact alternative
Influencer search and marketing tool (formerly Ingramer) with a story viewer and a separate bot site.
- Instazood alternative
Web bot for automatic likes, follows, comments, unfollows, DMs and posting at $9.99 a month.
- Kenji alternative
Follow/unfollow bot run on "real phones", $39 monthly or $19 a month billed yearly.
- Kicksta alternative
Instagram growth service that engages the followers of accounts and hashtags you pick, using your Instagram password.
- MegaFollow alternative
Instagram bot that likes, comments and follows from your account around the clock, priced per connected account.
- NapoleonCat alternative
Social media management suite: one inbox for comments and messages, auto-moderation, publishing and analytics.
- Nitreo alternative
Automated Instagram follow-and-like service whose terms require your login and disclaim any guarantee that followers are real people.
- Path Social alternative
Instagram promotion service that features your profile through influencer shout-outs and a newsletter, sold on annual plans.
- Plixi alternative
Instagram growth service that says it combines paid ads, AI targeting and "nano-interactions" without asking for your password.
- RiseKarma alternative
Automated audience growth on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, X and Threads from €19 a month, plus one-time follower packs.
- SimplyGram alternative
Micro-influencers in your niche recommend your profile to their followers; plans from $69 a week.
- SocialBoost alternative
A human "Growth Manager" follows and likes accounts by hand from your profile, from $129 a month.
- SocialMeep alternative
A social media marketing blog; it does not sell a growth service.
- SueVu alternative
A blog that reviews Instagram bots; it does not sell a growth service itself.
- Sup Growth alternative
Instagram growth service in which a human team works from inside your account, sold as one $119 monthly plan.
- Twicsy alternative
Shop selling one-time packs of Instagram and TikTok followers, likes, comments and views.
- UpGrow alternative
Instagram growth service that pairs AI with human Instagram experts and says it needs no password.
- Upleap alternative
Automated Instagram growth tool for follow/unfollow, likes, DMs and Story views; its terms require your username and password.
- UseViral alternative
Seller of followers, likes and views across 14 platforms; Instagram followers from $3.49.
- Virallized alternative
Instagram growth service where staff engage from your account, which needs your login and usually a two-factor backup code.
- WolfGrowth alternative
Instagram engagement, outreach and DM workflows aimed at leads, from $99 a month.
Shut down or moved
20 names people still search for, whose domain is now closed, parked, for sale or serving a different business. Each page shows what the old address does today and what to use instead.
- Boostfy alternative
Former growth service whose domain is now parked.
- Combin alternative
Its old domain now redirects to Waveroom, a remote podcast-recording studio unrelated to Instagram.
- Gramista alternative
Former Instagram service whose domain no longer resolves.
- Gramto alternative
Its domain now sells social media analytics and WhatsApp automation rather than Instagram growth.
- Growthoid alternative
Former Instagram growth service; growthoid.com now forwards to a different website with no Growthoid plans on it.
- HypePlanner alternative
Former managed-growth service; its site now shows only an "Under construction" page.
- Ingramer alternative
Former Instagram tool whose domain no longer resolves; a third-party review says it was renamed Inflact in 2020.
- Instagress alternative
Instagram automation service whose website now says the web service is closed and directs customers to request a refund.
- Instamacro alternative
Former Instagram service whose domain no longer resolves to a site.
- Instato alternative
Former Instagram service; instato.com now redirects to a domain-for-sale page.
- Jarvee alternative
Former tool whose website now reads "Jarvee is permanently closed."
- Managergram alternative
Former Instagram service whose domain no longer resolves.
- MrInsta alternative
mrinsta.com is now an article about "free Instagram followers" that points readers to another product.
- RiseSocial alternative
Former growth service; neither risesocial.co nor risesocial.com resolves any more.
- SocialBuddy alternative
socialbuddy.co shows only a "Coming Soon" page, with nothing to buy.
- SocialCaptain alternative
socialcaptain.com no longer hosts the SocialCaptain service.
- SocialMonk alternative
socialmonk.co is now a short-video and reels showcase site, and socialmonk.com does not resolve.
- SocialSensei alternative
Former growth service whose domain is now listed for sale.
- SocialSteeze alternative
Former Instagram growth name whose domain now redirects to a domain-for-sale page.
- Socinator alternative
Once an automation desktop tool, now an AI content suite that writes, designs and publishes posts.
Alternatives FAQ
What is the best alternative to my Instagram growth service?
For most accounts, Outfame. You add your account by username, never your password, then choose up to 30 accounts and hashtags whose followers it engages. Every plan starts with a 3-day free trial with $0 due at signup, and Go costs $49 for the first month.
Which Instagram growth services have shut down?
Of the 50 services on this page, 20 no longer sell Instagram growth at their old address: Boostfy, Combin, Gramista, Gramto, Growthoid, HypePlanner, Ingramer, Instagress, Instamacro, Instato, Jarvee, Managergram, MrInsta, RiseSocial, SocialBuddy, SocialCaptain, SocialMonk, SocialSensei, SocialSteeze and Socinator. Each page explains what the domain shows today.
How much does Outfame cost compared with these services?
Outfame's first month costs $49 on Go, $69 on Grow and $129 on Glory, and the pricing page promises a full refund if there is no net growth in 30 days. The price guide lists each rival's cheapest plan as its own pricing page shows it.
How do I move to Outfame from another service?
Cancel the old service before its next billing date and, if it ever held your Instagram password, change that password. Then add your account to Outfame by username and enter the accounts and hashtags you targeted before, or accept the ones Outfame suggests from your profile.
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