March 1, 2025
Facebook Ads vs TikTok Ads in 2026: Where to Spend
Both. But not equally. Here's the budget split we recommend.
Every founder asks: Meta or TikTok? The honest answer is both — but the mix depends entirely on your category, AOV, and creative capacity.
Meta: still the conversion engine
For most DTC brands, Meta still does the heavy lifting on conversion volume. The retargeting graph and Advantage+ catalog are unmatched.
TikTok: the discovery engine
TikTok drives net-new awareness and the cultural moment your category needs to scale beyond an existing audience.
Creative is the bridge
The brands winning on both run native creative for each platform — not the same asset re-cut.
Key takeaways
- •Meta for conversion
- •TikTok for discovery
- •Platform-native creative
- •Separate creative testing budgets
FAQ
What's a good budget split?+
Most of our clients run 60/40 Meta/TikTok in steady state, shifting to 50/50 during awareness pushes.
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