# Bannerify vs Placid

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

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

Placid makes images, PDFs, and videos from templates, through REST and URL APIs, forms, and an editor you can embed. Bannerify focuses on images and PDFs: synchronous renders and 3,000 images for $29.

## Why teams switch

- More images for less: Placid Pro is $39 a month for 2,500 credits. Bannerify Automate is $29 a month for 3,000 images.
- No queue to poll: The Placid REST API queues renders by default, and you poll or wait for a webhook. Bannerify returns the file in the same request.
- A free plan that stays free: Placid has a trial with a few credits. Bannerify Free gives 100 images every month.

## Bannerify Free vs Placid Basic

| Feature | Bannerify Free | Placid Basic |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly price | $0 | $19, or $190 a year |
| Included each month | 100 images, 1 template | 500 credits |
| Rendering engine | Rust, chromeless | Chromium |
| API response | Synchronous | Queued, with an instant option for images |
| Output formats | PNG, JPG, WebP, PDF | JPG, PNG, WebP, PDF, MP4 |
| Video | No | Yes |
| Template editor | Figma-style canvas | Drag-and-drop editor |
| Image from a URL | Yes | Yes |
| Bring your own S3 | No | Yes |
| Team seats | 1 | 1, no team members |
| No-code integrations | Zapier, n8n, Pipedream | Zapier, Make, n8n, Airtable |

## Bannerify Automate 3K vs Placid Pro

| Feature | Bannerify Automate 3K | Placid Pro |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly price | $29 | $39, or $390 a year |
| Included each month | 3,000 images | 2,500 credits |
| Rendering engine | Rust, chromeless | Chromium |
| API response | Synchronous | Queued, with an instant option for images |
| Output formats | PNG, JPG, WebP, PDF | JPG, PNG, WebP, PDF, MP4 |
| Video | No | Yes |
| Template editor | Figma-style canvas | Drag-and-drop editor |
| Image from a URL | Yes | Yes |
| Bring your own S3 | No | Yes |
| Team seats | Unlimited | Unlimited, with roles |
| No-code integrations | Zapier, n8n, Pipedream | Zapier, Make, n8n, Airtable |

## When Placid is the better pick

- You need video, or print-ready PDFs at 300 DPI in CMYK, from the same templates.
- You want to embed a white-label editor in your SaaS, or render on the phone with the iOS and Android SDK.
- Your volume goes up and down: unused Placid credits roll over, up to twice the monthly amount.

## Switch from Placid 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.

Competitor figures checked in October 2026 on https://placid.app/pricing. The cheapest Placid plan with 10,000 or more credits is Business, at $89 a month for 25,000. One credit is one image, and a PDF page costs 2.

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