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IMG.LY sells CreativeEditor SDK, an editor you build into your own app, with a renderer you run on your own servers. Bannerify is a hosted API: design a template, send JSON, get the image or PDF back.

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Why teams switch

Where Bannerify is different.

Same job: design a template once, fill it with data many times. Different engine underneath.

  • Nothing to host

    IMG.LY renders on your servers, with the Node SDK or a Docker renderer that works best on a GPU. Bannerify is a hosted API, so there is no renderer to run or scale.

  • Prices on the page

    IMG.LY licenses are quote-only. Bannerify plans go from $0 to $999 a month, all on the pricing page, and you can start without a sales call.

  • No watermark on the free plan

    IMG.LY evaluation mode puts a watermark on every export. Bannerify Free gives 100 clean images a month.

Plan by plan, feature by feature.

IMG.LY prices and plan limits checked in October 2026 on the IMG.LY pricing page. IMG.LY does not publish license prices. Its 30-day trial key removes the watermark. Plans change, so confirm current pricing before you buy.

When IMG.LY is the better pick.

Bannerify does one job: templates in, images and PDFs out. If your job looks like one of these, IMG.LY may fit you better.

  • You want your own users to design in an editor inside your web, iOS, Android, or desktop app.
  • Every file must stay on your own servers, or you need a fully air-gapped setup.
  • You need H.264 or H.265 video, or print PDFs with spot colors, from the same engine.
  • You want to import PSD, InDesign, PDF, or PowerPoint files as templates.

Switch from IMG.LY in three steps.

  1. 01

    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. 02

    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. 03

    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.

Compare Bannerify with other tools.

Try it on your own templates.

Rebuild one IMG.LY template in Bannerify and compare the renders yourself.

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