Social Native vs. Popular Pays

The smarter alternative to Popular Pays

Social Native is built to get results — the right creators, content that performs, and paid media behind the winners. We've powered 1.8M+ creator collaborations and $8B in paid media, so every move is grounded in what actually works.

Trusted by 1,500 brands around the world
Crocs
Unilever
Coca-Cola
Disney
IKEA
LEGO
Nestlé
Mattel
Clinique
Gap
Microsoft
adidas
Perrier
Shopify
Invisalign
Tommy Hilfiger
Dr. Martens
Calvin Klein
Airbnb
National Geographic
Sephora
Rakuten
Zillow
Fox
Sony
Amazon
Fila
Geico
Golden Goose
Kérastase
Kiehl's
New Balance
Uniqlo
Vuori
Chewy
eBay
Uber
Dove
Samsonite
Social Native vs. Popular Pays

Where Social Native wins

Part of Lightricks (LTX) — an all-in-one influencer and visual-content platform aimed at brands of all sizes, with content production at its centre.

Prediction

Which assets will actually perform

Volume of content is one input. We predict which creators, briefs and formats will perform before you commission them — prediction-guided campaigns run 19% lower CPA.

Paid scale

From asset to spend

Producing the asset is step one. We scale the ones that work through paid, with $8B in paid media operationalized across Meta and TikTok.

Proof

An enterprise track record

1.8M+ creator collaborations run end to end, for brands including NIVEA, IKEA, Microsoft and Dr. Martens.

In their words

The honest read on Popular Pays

All-in-one influencer marketing and visual content creation platform for brands of all sizes
Content-led creator platform (Lightricks)Source: popularpays.com

Lightricks acquired Popular Pays in March 2022. It is an official partner of Meta, TikTok, Amazon and Pinterest.

Why teams switch from Popular Pays

Everything you need to get results — in one platform

Most tools do one piece. Social Native runs the whole play — from finding the right creators to scaling the winners through paid.

Match

The right creators, not just available ones

Matched to who actually drives results for your brand and your brief — beyond follower counts.

Predict

Know what will work

See which briefs, creators, and channels will perform before you commit budget — one of the ways we de-risk every campaign.

Create

Content at scale, on-demand

High-performing, on-brand content produced fast, for a fraction of the cost.

Scale

Paid behind the winners

$8B in paid media operationalized across Meta and TikTok — we scale what works.

Rights

Rights and library, handled

Universal content rights and a content library you own.

Measure

Proof it worked

Reporting that closes the loop and sharpens the next campaign.

1,500+
Brands worldwide
2M+
Creators in our marketplace
$8B
Paid media operationalized
1.8M+
Creator collaborations
The speed with which Social Native has developed and grown its platform has exceeded my expectations — every time I log in, I discover a new feature that significantly improves the experience. The results to date have been tremendous.
Mehdi Mehdi, VP Digital & E-commerce, NYX Cosmetics
The full picture

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Compare Social Native and the leading platforms across the capabilities that actually drive results — brief to payout, head to head.

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Questions

Social Native vs. Popular Pays, answered

How does Social Native compare to Popular Pays?

Popular Pays positions itself as an all-in-one influencer and visual-content platform for brands of all sizes. We overlap on sourcing and production, and go further on predicting performance before spend and on scaling winning content through paid media.

Can Social Native produce content at volume?

Yes — content at volume is a core part of the platform, and campaigns regularly produce hundreds of assets. The difference is that we forecast which content and creators will perform first, so volume is spent on what is likely to work.

Do you support retail and ecommerce distribution?

Yes — rights-cleared creator content can be syndicated to retailer product pages, shoppable galleries and paid channels from the same library.

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