# Bannerify vs Polotno

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

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

Polotno sells a white-label design editor SDK, and Polotno Studio, a hosted editor with an API. Bannerify is a hosted template API on a chromeless Rust engine: no browser to run, and the file in the same request.

## Why teams switch

- No headless browser to run: To render Polotno designs on your servers, polotno-node starts headless Chromium through Puppeteer. Bannerify renders on a chromeless Rust engine, hosted for you.
- The file in the same request: The Polotno Studio API is async by default, and its sync mode waits at most 30 seconds. Bannerify returns the finished image or PDF in the same request.
- Zapier today: Polotno Studio lists Zapier and Make as coming soon. Bannerify works with Zapier, n8n, and Pipedream now.

## Bannerify Automate 10K vs Polotno Studio Starter

| Feature | Bannerify Automate 10K | Polotno Studio Starter |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly price | $59 | $19 |
| Included each month | 10,000 images | 12,000 credits |
| Rendering engine | Rust, chromeless | Chromium |
| API response | Synchronous | Async, or waits up to 30 s |
| Output formats | PNG, JPG, WebP, PDF | PNG, JPG, PDF, MP4, GIF |
| Video | No | Yes |
| Template editor | Figma-style canvas | Canva-like editor |
| Image from a URL | Yes | Yes |
| No-code integrations | Zapier, n8n, Pipedream | n8n. Zapier and Make coming |

## Bannerify Automate 3K vs Polotno SDK

| Feature | Bannerify Automate 3K | Polotno SDK |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly price | $29 | License by quote |
| Included each month | 3,000 images | No render fee on your servers |
| Rendering engine | Rust, chromeless | Chromium |
| API response | Synchronous | You run polotno-node |
| Output formats | PNG, JPG, WebP, PDF | PNG, JPG, PDF, PPTX, SVG, MP4, GIF |
| Video | No | Yes |
| Template editor | Figma-style canvas | White-label editor for your app |
| Bring your own S3 | No | Your own servers |

## When Polotno is the better pick

- You want your own users to design in a white-label, Canva-like editor inside your product.
- You need print-grade output: vector PDF, PDF/X, CMYK, and bleed, or PPTX and SVG export.
- You render on your own servers and want no per-render fee.
- Price per image matters most: Polotno Studio Starter is $19 for 12,000 credits.

## Switch from Polotno 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://polotno.com/for-creators/pricing. One Studio credit is one image up to 3000×3000 px, and a PDF page costs 3. The SDK license is quote-only, and its hosted Cloud Render API costs $0.004 an image.

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