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Path Social grows accounts with AI targeting plus shout-outs from its own influencer and newsletter network; there is no free trial, and plans are sold on annual billing. Sup Growth is a human team doing targeted engagement by hand, with a 14-day free trial and a dedicated account manager on every plan. If you want the lowest annual price and big follower targets, Path Social is cheaper. If you want followers in your city or niche who become customers, Sup Growth is the alternative built for that. Prices and terms below were checked on pathsocial.com and supgrowth.com on 7 September 2026.
| Sup Growth | Path Social | |
|---|---|---|
| How it works | A human team engages with targeted people from your account | AI profile review picks an audience; your content is pushed through Path Social shout-outs and email newsletters |
| Price | $119 a month, cancel anytime | Core £44 a month or £21 a month billed annually; Elite £63 a month or £30 a month billed annually (shown in GBP to UK visitors) |
| Free trial | 14 days | None; you sign up and pay |
| After the trial | Nothing charged until day 15; cancel from your dashboard | Paid from day one; annual plans billed up front |
| Guarantee | Money-back guarantee | “Guaranteed results or it’s free” |
| Typical result | 300 to 800 real, targeted followers a month | Advertises 1,000 to 2,000 (Core) or 2,500 to 3,500 (Elite) followers a month |
| Targeting | City, niche and competitor audiences chosen by your account manager | AI targeting plus hashtag filters; manual review on Elite only |
| Welcome DMs to new followers | Yes, sent by hand | Not offered |
| Account manager | Yes, dedicated | Elite plan only |
| Reporting | Dashboard and email reports | Live dashboard and activity log |
| Best for | Local businesses and creators who want customers, not just numbers | Influencers building a large general audience on a budget |
Price and headline numbers. On annual billing Path Social costs a fraction of Sup Growth, and it advertises follower targets several times higher. It also has a large dashboard and analytics layer. If you are a creator who wants a bigger number at the lowest price and does not need the followers to be local, that is a fair choice.
The followers come from people, not from a promotion network. A person on the Sup Growth team reaches accounts in your city and niche from your profile, so the people who follow you are the ones who can walk in, book or buy. Every new follower gets a welcome DM by hand. You get 14 days free before paying anything, monthly billing with no annual commitment, a money-back guarantee and a dedicated account manager on the only plan there is.
Ask where your customers are. If they are in a place, targeted followers who get a welcome message are worth more than a larger audience spread everywhere. If you are building a general audience and watching cost, Path Social on an annual plan is cheaper. Either way, the trial is the test: Sup Growth gives you 14 days to watch real people follow and reply before you pay. Our free ghost follower checker shows how many of your newest followers look like inactive or bot accounts.
No. Path Social sells monthly and annual plans and you pay when you sign up; its offer is “guaranteed results or it’s free” rather than a trial. Sup Growth gives you 14 days free and charges nothing until day 15.
Path Social lists Core at £44 a month, or £21 a month when billed annually, and Elite at £63 a month, or £30 a month billed annually, checked on 7 September 2026 from the UK. Sup Growth is $119 a month with no annual commitment.
Path Social describes AI profile review and AI targeting, with your content promoted through its network of influencer shout-outs and email newsletters. Sup Growth is human-powered: a person engages with targeted accounts from your profile by hand.
Sup Growth targets by city and niche, so the followers are people in your area. Path Social targets by niche and hashtags across its network, which suits a general audience more than a local one.
Path Social offers “guaranteed results or it’s free”. Sup Growth has a money-back guarantee, and because the trial is 14 days you can judge it before paying.
Yes. Cancel Path Social first, then start the Sup Growth trial. Running two services on one account at the same time is not recommended.
Real, local followers from a human team. Nothing charged until day 15, cancel any time.