# Bannerify vs Creatomate

> Compare Bannerify and Creatomate on pricing, API, rendering engine, and template editor.

Canonical: https://bannerify.co/compare/creatomate

Creatomate is built for video automation, and it makes still images too. Bannerify is built for images and PDFs: synchronous renders, PDF output, and 10,000 images for $59.

## Why teams switch

- 10,000 images for $59: Creatomate Growth 10K is $129 a month for 10,000 credits, and one image is one credit. Bannerify Automate gives the same 10,000 images for $59.
- No render queue: Every Creatomate render is a job that you poll or get by webhook. Bannerify returns the image or PDF in the same request.
- PDF and WebP: Creatomate outputs JPG, PNG, GIF, and MP4. Bannerify also renders PDF and WebP, for invoices, labels, and reports.

## Bannerify Free vs Creatomate Free trial

| Feature | Bannerify Free | Creatomate Free trial |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly price | $0 | $0 |
| Included each month | 100 images, 1 template | 50 credits, up to 480 px |
| Rendering engine | Rust, chromeless | Chromium |
| API response | Synchronous | Async, webhook or polling |
| Output formats | PNG, JPG, WebP, PDF | JPG, PNG, GIF, MP4 |
| Video | No | Yes |
| Template editor | Figma-style canvas | Video and image editor |
| No-code integrations | Zapier, n8n, Pipedream | Zapier, Make, n8n, Pabbly |

## Bannerify Automate 10K vs Creatomate Growth 10K

| Feature | Bannerify Automate 10K | Creatomate Growth 10K |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly price | $59 | $129, or $107.50 billed yearly |
| Included each month | 10,000 images | 10,000 credits |
| Rendering engine | Rust, chromeless | Chromium |
| API response | Synchronous | Async, webhook or polling |
| Output formats | PNG, JPG, WebP, PDF | JPG, PNG, GIF, MP4 |
| Video | No | Yes |
| Template editor | Figma-style canvas | Video and image editor |
| No-code integrations | Zapier, n8n, Pipedream | Zapier, Make, n8n, Pabbly |

## When Creatomate is the better pick

- Video is your main output: social clips, ads, and videos with automatic subtitles.
- You want AI voice-over or AI images inside the template.
- You want a live preview or editor inside your own app, with the Creatomate Preview SDK.

## Switch from Creatomate in three steps

1. Rebuild one template: Start from a blank canvas or a gallery template, or import a Figma frame with the Bannerify plugin. Text, images, QR codes, tables, and charts are layers that your data can fill.
2. Name the layers that change: Give each layer that takes data a name, such as headline or photo. A request changes each named layer and keeps the rest of the design.
3. Send your data: Call the REST API or an SDK from your code, or connect a spreadsheet or form through Zapier, n8n, or Pipedream. The free plan gives 100 renders a month to test with.

## The same image in both APIs

Both APIs take a template and the layers to change. The difference is what comes back.

### Creatomate API v2

```bash
curl https://api.creatomate.com/v2/renders \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "template_id": "YOUR_TEMPLATE_ID",
    "modifications": {
      "headline": "Summer sale",
      "photo": "https://example.com/shoes.png"
    }
  }'
```

202 Accepted, with the status planned. The file is ready when the status is succeeded: poll GET /v2/renders/{id} or set webhook_url.

### Bannerify

```bash
curl https://api.bannerify.co/v1/templates/createImage \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -o banner.png \
  -d '{
    "apiKey": "YOUR_API_KEY",
    "templateId": "tpl_xxx",
    "modifications": [
      { "name": "headline", "text": "Summer sale" },
      {
        "name": "photo",
        "src": "https://example.com/shoes.png"
      }
    ]
  }'
```

200 OK, and the body is the PNG. For a hosted URL instead, call createStoredImage.

| Creatomate API v2 | Bannerify |
| --- | --- |
| `Authorization: Bearer` | `apiKey, in the JSON body` |
| `template_id` | `templateId` |
| `"headline": "Summer sale"` | `{ "name": "headline", "text": "Summer sale" }` |
| `"photo": "https://…"` | `{ "name": "photo", "src": "https://…" }` |
| `"headline.fill_color": "#ff5733"` | `{ "name": "headline", "color": "#ff5733" }` |
| `"badge.visible": false` | `{ "name": "badge", "visible": false }` |

A Bannerify modification changes the content of a layer: text, text color, image, visibility, QR code, barcode, and table or chart data. Fonts, sizes, positions, and fill colors stay as you set them in the editor.

Competitor figures checked in October 2026 on https://creatomate.com/pricing. The Creatomate plan nearest in price is Essential: $54 a month for 2,000 credits. Rendered files are kept for up to 30 days.

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