Mixed reviews. Gainsty scores 3.5 out of 5 on Trustpilot from 79 reviews, 26% of them one-star. What reviewers praise most: real, relevant followers; hands-off and easy.
What its 20 most recent one- and two-star reviews report:
Reviewers report messages that went unanswered or got vague assurances with no change.
Reviewers report monthly growth well below the advertised range, in some cases for months or years.
Reviewers report being charged at sign-up for a free trial or after cancelling one, or being asked for bank details to start it.
“Gainsty advertises growth of 700 to 1,700 followers per month, but in reality, we consistently receive only around 200 followers.”
Each one read on its public Trustpilot profile, then ordered by score and review count. Services that are poorly rated or suspended by Trustpilot are left out of this list.
Virallized scores 4.8 out of 5 on Trustpilot from 92 reviews, 2% of them one-star. What reviewers praise most: fast, helpful support; followers who fit the account. Its three one- and two-star reviews report: followers lost after stopping; paid days on cancelling; follower quality and price.
Read the Virallized case fileSup Growth scores 4.7 out of 5 on Trustpilot from 51 reviews, 0% of them one-star. What reviewers praise most: follower and audience growth; personal, communicative service. It had no one- or two-star reviews when we read it.
Read the Sup Growth case fileBuzzHike scores 4.6 out of 5 on Trustpilot from 1,002 reviews, 7% of them one-star. What reviewers praise most: short general approval; trusted and real. The complaint that comes up most: followers or likes vanished after delivery.
Read the BuzzHike case fileGrow Your Social scores 4.5 out of 5 on Trustpilot from 135 reviews, 11% of them one-star. What reviewers praise most: follower and engagement growth; responsive support and a named manager. The complaint that comes up most: unsolicited sales emails.
Read the Grow Your Social case fileInsfamous scores 4.3 out of 5 on Trustpilot from 97 reviews, 9% of them one-star. What reviewers praise most: delivers as promised; fast orders and delivery. The complaint that comes up most: followers not delivered.
Read the Insfamous case fileMy Social Following scores 4.2 out of 5 on Trustpilot from 40 reviews, 5% of them one-star. What reviewers praise most: short general approval; delivered what was ordered. Its three one- and two-star reviews report: views dropped and the lifetime guarantee was not honoured; slow replies; called a scam without detail.
Read the My Social Following case fileSocial Boost scores 4.0 out of 5 on Trustpilot from 394 reviews, 14% of them one-star. What reviewers praise most: helpful, responsive customer service; A named account manager. The complaint that comes up most: paid but nothing arrived.
Read the Social Boost case fileViplikes scores 3.3 out of 5 on Trustpilot from 280 reviews, 21% of them one-star. What reviewers praise most: short general approval; fast delivery. The complaint that comes up most: order not delivered. Its followers page shows its own rating of 5/5 “based on 32 reviews”.
Read the Viplikes case fileInstagram's free insights show an account's performance for any period within the last 90 days, so follower growth can be checked on the account itself rather than taken from a sales page.
Instagram filters followers that are likely to be spam into a separate Potential spam list, which can be removed in one go without the accounts being told.
Meta's spam policy, which covers Instagram, does not allow selling, buying or exchanging engagement such as likes, views and follows. Attempting to or successfully selling, buying or exchanging for engagement, such as likes, shares, views, follows, clicks and use of specific hashtags.
By Trustpilot record on 29 October 2026: Virallized, at 4.8 out of 5 from 92 reviews, 2% one-star.
Mixed reviews. Gainsty scores 3.5 out of 5 on Trustpilot from 79 reviews, 26% of them one-star. What reviewers praise most: real, relevant followers; hands-off and easy. The complaint that comes up most: far fewer followers than advertised.
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