Free Social Media Budget Allocator
Split your social media ad spend across platforms based on your business goals, industry, and strategy. Get per-platform CPM, impressions, and click estimates instantly.
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Allocate your ad budget
Enter your budget, select your goals and platforms to get a recommended spend allocation with performance estimates.
How to split your social media ad budget
The biggest mistake businesses make with social media advertising is spreading their budget too thin across every platform. A $1,000/month budget split 7 ways means no platform gets enough spend to exit the learning phase and optimize properly.
Start with 2-3 platforms that align with your goals and audience. Use our best time to post tool to time your organic posts around your paid campaigns for maximum impact. Pair your paid spend with a strong organic strategy using a social media scheduler.
Track your results weekly and shift budget toward top-performing platforms. Use our ROI calculator to measure what's actually working. Cross-posting organic content lets you maintain presence on secondary platforms without additional ad spend.
Budget benchmarks by business size
Startup / Side Hustle
$500-$1,500/moFocus on 1-2 platforms. Test with small daily budgets ($15-$50/day). Prioritize the platform where your audience is most active. Supplement with organic content.
Growing Business
$2,000-$10,000/moExpand to 2-4 platforms. Allocate 60-70% to your primary platform, split the rest. Run A/B tests. Use retargeting audiences for higher conversion rates.
Established Brand
$10,000+/moFull funnel strategy across 4-6 platforms. Dedicate budget to awareness (top), consideration (mid), and conversion (bottom) campaigns separately. Use our team calculator to staff accordingly.
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Enter your budget and goals
Set your total monthly ad budget, select your business goal, industry, and which platforms you advertise on.
Choose your priority
Decide whether to maximize reach, maximize conversions, or take a balanced approach to your ad spend.
Get your allocation
See recommended spend per platform with estimated impressions, clicks, and CPM ranges.
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