Comparison
Creatify vs Arcads: two ways to make video ads with AI
Pick Creatify if you start from a product page and want many ad variations: link to video, ad templates, an agent and competitor ad tracking. Pick Arcads if what you need most is a believable UGC-style AI actor who reads your script, holds your product and plays the emotion you ask for. Creatify shows its prices, Arcads only after sign-up.
Two tools, two approaches
Creatify presents itself as an AI video ad platform for brands and agencies. Its typical starting point is a link: URL to Video turns a product page into a ready-to-post ad. Around it you get AdFlow (a node-based editor with hundreds of ad templates), a creative agent that plans and builds ads, batch variations and a competitor ad tracker.
Arcads starts from the actor. Its site lists a library of 1,000+ AI actors for user-generated-style ads, plus the option to create your own avatar that holds your product, shows your app or wears your clothes. You set the emotion by describing it, and several image and video models (Seedance, Kling, Nano Banana, GPT Image) sit in one place.
Both target the same buyers, e-commerce brands, apps and agencies that test a lot of ads. The difference is the core: Creatify is an ad production line, Arcads an AI actor studio.
Creatify and Arcads, criterion by criterion
Based on their own websites, read on 24 October 2026.
| Criterion | Creatify | Arcads |
|---|---|---|
| Core product | Ads at volume, from a link or a template | UGC-style AI actors reading your script |
| Starting point | A product URL, an AdFlow template or the creative agent | A script, a chosen actor and the emotion you want |
| AI actors | 300 on Free and Standard, 1,500 from Pro | 1,000+ |
| Custom avatar | 3 from the Pro plan | Yes, you can create your own |
| Languages | 75+ according to their FAQ | Translation into 30+ languages |
| Extra ad tools | Competitor ad tracker, ad clone, automations (from Pro) | Free hook generator, actor swap, camera angle |
| Automatic editing | AdFlow ad templates | B-roll, music and captions announced as coming soon |
| Maximum length | 2 min on Standard, 10 min from Pro | Not stated on the pages read |
| Free plan | 10 credits a month, about 2 video ads, watermarked | Free trial announced, no details |
| Public prices | Yes, $15 to $195 a month | No, shown after sign-up |
| API | Yes, from $99 a month | Video and lip-sync APIs announced |
Figures from the pages listed under Sources. They can change, so check each site.
Pricing as of 24 October 2026
Creatify shows, in US dollars per month: Standard at $15 ($10 with the annual saving, 55 credits), Pro at $55 ($38, 280 credits), Max at $95 ($66, 730 credits) and Business at $195 ($136, 1,500 credits), with Enterprise on quote. The free plan gives 10 credits a month. Higher resolutions, longer clips and premium models use more credits.
Arcads publishes no price list: on 24 October 2026, arcads.ai/pricing returns a 404 and the home page only mentions a free trial. The amounts quoted on third-party sites contradict each other, so we do not repeat them. To compare, open a trial on both and check what a 30-second ad really costs you.
Pick Creatify if…, pick Arcads if…
The two overlap, but one question settles most cases: does your ad depend on the number of variations, or on the person on screen?
- Creatify if you sell online and want to turn every product page into an ad.
- Creatify if you want public prices, a documented API and competitor ad tracking.
- Creatify if you produce for several brands or as an agency (brand spaces, seats).
- Arcads if your ad relies on a believable testimonial to camera.
- Arcads if the actor has to hold your product, show your app or wear your clothes.
- Arcads if you want to choose the video model yourself and rework each shot.
What if you need no avatar at all?
Creatify and Arcads both put an AI face at the centre. If your product is better told through a situation than a testimonial, there is a third way: adkix, the tool that publishes this page. You paste your website address, your Instagram handle or a one-line idea, and adkix turns it into a narrated video ad of 15 s, 30 s or 1 min in 9:16, with no avatar and no shoot, in about 20 minutes.
You approve the angle, the style and the script before anything is produced. Then adkix draws a consistent cast and locations, records the voice-over, films every shot with AI video models, adds music and word-by-word titles, and exports an MP4 ready for TikTok, Reels and Shorts. adkix has no actor catalogue and no competitor ad tracker.
adkix plans
1,000 free credits when you sign up, no credit card. Plans are monthly.
Starter
€39/month
≈ €0.60 per second of video
8,000 credits a month. To post every week.
- Script, voice-over and music included
- Animated captions
- Scene-by-scene edits
- 81 languages
- Scheduled posting to your networks
- 3 brands
- Extra credits at your plan's price
- Most popular
Pro
€89/month
≈ €0.55 per second of video
19,800 credits a month. To post several times a week.
- Script, voice-over and music included
- Animated captions
- Scene-by-scene edits
- 81 languages
- Scheduled posting to your networks
- 10 brands
- Extra credits at your plan's price
Business
€279/month
≈ €0.50 per second of video
68,000 credits a month. For several brands or one post a day.
- Script, voice-over and music included
- Animated captions
- Scene-by-scene edits
- 81 languages
- Scheduled posting to your networks
- 30 brands
- Extra credits at your plan's price
No subscription? Buy credits one time (≈ €0.70 per second of video): make and download your videos, without scheduled posting.
Frequently asked questions
Is Creatify or Arcads cheaper?
Their sites do not let you settle it: Creatify lists plans from $15 to $195 a month, Arcads shows prices only after sign-up. The reliable way is to open a trial on both and compare the cost of the same ad.
Which one has more AI actors?
On 24 October 2026, Creatify lists 1,500 actors from its Pro plan (300 on Standard) and Arcads 1,000+. The count matters less than the result: watch a few actors in your language before choosing.
Do both make ads in several languages?
Yes. Creatify states 75+ languages in its pricing FAQ, Arcads translation into 30+ languages. Check the voice quality in your language during the trial.
Can I create an avatar that looks like me?
Yes on both. Creatify includes 3 custom avatars from the Pro plan, and Arcads lets you generate your own avatar that holds your product.
Is there an option without any avatar?
Yes. adkix turns your website into a narrated ad with a cast, locations, a voice-over and music, without an AI presenter. You approve the angle, the style and the script before credits are spent.
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