Creatify vs MakeUGC (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, we pick Creatify: it is third in our ranking of ad creative and reporting tools, and it grades higher too, 2.4 against 2.0.
Checked Nov 9, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 9, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Creatify grades higher on the free plan and features. They get the same grade on value for money, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Creatify
AI video ads with AI actors, made from a product link
MakeUGC
AI actors and video models for UGC-style video and image ads
Which one is for you
Pick Creatify if
- Fits if you need lots of short UGC-style video ads without hiring creators
- Works for Amazon or Shopify sellers who want a video made from the product page
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're on Standard: 55 credits, one generation at a time and 2-minute videos
- Skip it if you only want reports on ads you already run
- Not for you if you like to stockpile credits, as they expire after 2 months
- Pricey if you want rival tracking or Ad Clone, which start on Pro at $38 a month billed annually
- Watch out: the API is a separate subscription at $99 or $299 a month, and free exports carry a watermark
Pick MakeUGC if
- Fits if you make short UGC-style video ads without hiring creators
- Makes sense if you want an API for batch generation
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need HD exports on Starter, as it exports at 480p and 720p only
- Tight if you make many videos, as credits refresh monthly and do not roll over
- Watch out: the listed prices assume a year of billing, and monthly costs more
- Watch out: the $1 trial needs payment details and renews to a full plan
- Pricey if you need volume API pricing, which is Enterprise through sales
How we grade them
| 2.4GPACreatifyFair | 2.0GPAMakeUGCFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CGraded on a few dozen video ads a month. Standard's 55 credits at $10 billed annually won't stretch that far when 10 credits make up to 2 videos, so it's Pro: 280 credits for $38 billed annually ($55 monthly), which also adds rival tracking and Ad Clone. Mid-range here. | CStarter is $29 a month billed yearly ($59 monthly), just above the cheaper quarter of ad tools ($27). Growth is $39 and Pro $79. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free plan with 10 credits a month, enough for up to 2 video ads or 20 image ads, with 300 AI actors. Every export carries a watermark, so it's for trying, not for real ads. | DAny plan can be tried for $1, which means paying at checkout. There is no free plan. |
| Features | BLink-to-video, AI actors and your own avatars, a playground of video and image models, a competitor ad tracker, Ad Clone, and launching to Meta, TikTok and AppLovin with ROAS per ad. From Pro, that's the whole job. Standard does one generation at a time and 2-minute videos. | CTalking actors, custom avatars, ad remakes, third-party models and batch mode. Credits are used per generation by model, length and resolution. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. Pasting a link and getting a video looks quick, but each video's cost depends on the model, length and resolution, and credits expire after 2 months. | CNo store rating on record. You write scripts and learn the credits before it works for you. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with no apps. It takes Amazon, Shopify, App Store and Google Play links, launches to Meta, TikTok and AppLovin, has a Slack bot and an MCP server, and sells an API from $99 a month. | BWeb app with an API, MCP, Claude, ChatGPT and several video models. No phone or desktop apps are listed. |
| Best for | video ads with AI actors from a product link | AI actors for UGC-style video ads |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Creatify and MakeUGC. How we grade
Price against what you get
Creatify starts at $10 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. MakeUGC starts at $29 a month and scores 2.3.
Creatify scores higher and starts $19 a month lower. Of the other ad creative and reporting tools on the chart, none scores higher than Creatify for less, and 5 score higher than MakeUGC for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Creatify also covers AI agents.
- MakeUGC also covers voice cloning.
At a glance
| Creatify | MakeUGC | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $10 per month for 55 credits, billed annually ($15 billed monthly) | $29 per month, billed yearly ($59 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | 10 credits a month, enough for up to 2 video ads or 20 image ads, with 300 AI actors, 10 premium models and 40 templates. Exports carry a watermark. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | Any plan can be tried for $1; the checkout shows the trial length and the renewal amount. |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Creatify Lab | MakeUGC |
| Price read from | creatify.ai | makeugc.ai |
| Checked | Nov 9, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Creatify
- Credits expire after 2 months; the cost of each video depends on the model, length and resolution.
- Competitor tracking, Ad Clone and the ad agent start on Pro; Standard allows one generation at a time and 2-minute videos.
- The API is a separate subscription: $99 a month for 500 API credits or $299 for 2,000.
- Studio, a done-for-you creative service of 25 to 100+ videos a month, is priced through sales.
MakeUGC
- Credits are shared between the studio and the API, refresh monthly and do not roll over; each generation costs credits by model, length and resolution.
- Starter exports at 480p and 720p only and runs one video and one image at a time.
- The listed prices assume billing for a year; the quarterly prices are $41, $55 and $104, and monthly billing costs more.
- Enterprise is sold through sales with custom credits and volume API pricing.
Key features
Creatify
- URL to video
- Turns an Amazon, Shopify, App Store or Google Play link into a scripted video ad, pulling product images and text from the page.
- AI actors and avatars
- UGC-style ads presented by AI actors, 300 on Standard and 1,500 from Pro, plus custom avatars of your own and talking-photo animation.
- Model playground
- Generates video and images with models such as Seedance, Veo and Kling and GPT Image, with the credit cost shown before each generation.
- Competitor tracker and Ad Clone
- From Pro, tracks competitors' Meta ads in a library of 10M+ and remakes any ad from its URL with your own product.
- Ad launcher and performance agent
- Pushes ads live to Meta, TikTok and AppLovin, then shows spend, ROAS and click-through rate for each creative and which hooks work.
- API and MCP
- A video generation API sold separately, from $99 a month for 500 API credits, an MCP server and a Slack bot.
MakeUGC
- Talking actors
- Script-to-video with a library of AI actors that speak in 50+ languages with matching lip-sync.
- Product in hand and custom avatars
- Actors can hold a product on camera, and an avatar of a user can be created from a short clip on Growth and Pro.
- Ad Remake and Content Library
- A library of proven UGC formats by niche, and a tool that remakes an existing ad with the user's own product.
- Third-party video and image models
- Access to models such as Veo 3.1, Kling, Seedance, Nano Banana Pro and GPT Image 2, with export quality that depends on the model.
- AI Flows and Batch Mode
- A node canvas that chains prompts, actors and models, and a batch mode that makes variations from one brief.
- API and MCP access
- Included in every plan at no extra cost; calls draw from the same credit balance as the studio.
Plans
Creatify
Free$0
10 credits a month for up to 2 video ads or 20 image ads; watermarked exports.
Standard$10
per month for 55 credits, billed annually ($15 billed monthly)
1 seat, 300 AI actors, 200+ templates, 50+ models, videos up to 2 minutes, one generation at a time and no watermark.
Pro$38
per month for 280 credits, billed annually ($55 billed monthly)
1,500 AI actors, 3 custom avatars, 100+ models, 10-minute videos, Ad Agent, Ad Clone and a competitor ad tracker of 3 brands per brand space.
Ultra$66
per month for 730 credits, billed annually ($95 billed monthly)
Everything in Pro with 3 seats, 3 brand spaces, 6 custom avatars, a Slack bot and up to 10 generations at once.
Business$136
per month for 1,500 credits, billed annually ($195 billed monthly)
10 seats and 10 brand spaces sharing one credit pool, unlimited ad accounts and tracked brands. Larger steps of 3,050 and 6,100 credits are offered.
EnterpriseCustom
Annual agreements through sales: unlimited seats, custom credits and model fine-tuning, white-label, IP assignment and an account manager.
MakeUGC
Starter$29
per month, billed yearly ($59 billed monthly)
500 credits a month, 300+ AI actors, 480p and 720p export, 1 video and 1 image at a time, no custom avatars, API and MCP included.
Growth$39
per month, billed yearly ($79 billed monthly)
1,000 credits a month, 500+ actors, HD, 2K and 4K export, 10 parallel videos and images, 1 custom avatar and 200 promo credits.
Pro$79
per month, billed yearly ($149 billed monthly)
2,000 to 5,000 credits a month, 1,000+ actors, unlimited parallel jobs, 3 custom avatars and 500 extra promo credits.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom credits and dedicated capacity, a creative strategist, approval workflows, volume API pricing and an optional managed production service.
Ways to pay less
Creatify
- Annual discount
Save 30% on an annual plan
Billed annually, Standard is $10 a month instead of $15, Pro $38 instead of $55, Ultra $66 instead of $95 and Business $136 instead of $195.
MakeUGC
- Annual discount
Up to 51% off with annual billing
MakeUGC says quarterly billing saves up to 31% and annual billing up to 51% compared with paying monthly, for example Starter at $29 against $59 a month.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Creatify or MakeUGC?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Creatify is cheaper to start with: $10 a month, against $29 a month for MakeUGC. Creatify starts at $10 per month for 55 credits, billed annually ($15 billed monthly), and MakeUGC starts at $29 per month, billed yearly ($59 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Creatify or MakeUGC?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Creatify has a free plan. MakeUGC does not, though it has a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.