The best Arcads alternatives in 2026 are Creatify (published prices from $39/month, free plan with watermark), HeyGen (free plan, Creator from $29/month), MakeUGC (from $29/month billed yearly, $1 trial) and AiArter (short UGC-style ads from 102 credits, plans from $12/month). Arcads doesn't list its prices publicly; you see them after signing up.
Full disclosure: AiArter is our product, so weigh our entry with that in mind. It's a much smaller video tool than Arcads, and we're clear about that below. Competitor prices and features come from each vendor's own pricing, help or product pages, checked in October 2026. Prices change, so check current pricing before you subscribe.
- Arcads leads on actor choice. It lists 1,000+ AI actors, custom AI avatars that hold your product or wear your clothes, emotion control and translation in 30+ languages.
- The main reasons to switch are price transparency, a free way to try, more languages or a lighter tool for a few product ads.
- Pick by job: published pricing and URL-to-video (Creatify), 175+ languages and long videos (HeyGen), product-in-hand ads on a yearly budget plan (MakeUGC), short product ads next to your product photos (AiArter).
- AiArter is the simplest option here: 8 AI creators, 17 English voices, vertical ads of about 5–30 seconds, no API and no custom avatars.
Arcads alternatives compared
Here's how the main options compare on actors, languages, starting price and free use.
| Tool | AI actors | Languages | Starting paid price | Free option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcads | 1,000+, plus your own AI avatar | 30+ (translation) | Shown after sign-up | Free trial listed |
| Creatify | 300 (Starter); 1,500 + 3 custom (Pro) | 75+ | $39/mo (100 credits) | Free plan: 10 credits, watermark |
| HeyGen | 500+ (Free); 700+ (paid) | 175+ languages and dialects (paid) | $29/mo Creator | Free plan: 3 videos/mo, 1 min |
| MakeUGC | 300+ to 1,000+ | 50+ | $29/mo billed yearly (500 credits) | $1 trial |
| AiArter (ours) | 8 AI creators | English voices (17) | $12/mo (1,000 credits) | 14-day trial, 200 credits |
Competitor prices and plan limits, taken from each vendor's pricing, help or product pages, were checked in October 2026. Marketplaces change their rules, so confirm the current requirements in your seller dashboard before you upload a large batch.
What does Arcads do?
Arcads is an AI UGC ad platform for performance marketers. Its site lists:
- 1,000+ AI actors, or your own AI avatar.
- Product, app and clothing demos: actors can hold your product, show your app or wear your clothes.
- Emotion control written as text prompts.
- Translation in more than 30 languages.
- Model choice across several video and image models, plus editing tools such as captions, actor swap, video extension and a voice changer.
- APIs: an AI video API and a lip-sync API.
Arcads doesn't publish a pricing page; plans and prices appear inside the app after you create an account, so check current pricing there. Its homepage says a free trial is available. Sellers usually look elsewhere because they want to see prices before signing up, need more languages, or only need a few short product ads a month.
Which Arcads alternative is best for each job?
1. Creatify: published prices and URL-to-video
Creatify lists a free plan with 10 credits (up to 2 video ads, watermarked), Starter at $39/month for 100 credits with 300 AI actors and videos up to 2 minutes, and Pro at $99/month for 300 credits with 1,500 actors, 3 custom avatars and videos up to 10 minutes. Both paid plans list 75+ languages. Its help center says avatar videos cost 5 credits per 15 seconds, rounded up. It also offers URL-to-video, batch variations and an API.
Suits: teams that want to compare plans before signing up and make ads in many languages. See Creatify vs Arcads for a head-to-head and Creatify alternatives for the wider field.
2. HeyGen: avatars, translation and long videos
HeyGen has a free plan with 3 videos a month up to 1 minute. Creator is $29/month ($24/month billed yearly, per its FAQ) with 600 credits and videos up to 30 minutes in 175+ languages and dialects; Pro is $49/month for 1,000 credits; Business is $149/month plus $20 per seat.
Suits: brands that also need explainers, training or translated videos, not only UGC-style ads.
3. MakeUGC: product-in-hand ads on a yearly plan
MakeUGC lists Starter at $29/month billed yearly (500 credits, 300+ actors), Growth at $39/month (1,000 credits, 500+ actors) and Pro at $79/month (2,000–5,000 credits, 1,000+ actors). Every plan lists 50+ languages and product-in-hand, and any plan can be tried for $1. Credits per video depend on model, length and resolution.
Suits: sellers who want the Arcads style of creator-holding-product ads at a published price.
4. AiArter: a few short product ads, plus product photos (our product)
AiArter's UGC video ads tool makes a vertical 9:16 video of an AI creator holding your product, with a voice and burned-in captions. You choose from 8 AI-generated creators and 17 English voices, then write a script or get three angles written from your product details.
- Standard: 6 credits per second, 720p, renders in about 1–2 minutes.
- Premium: 35 credits per second, more lifelike motion, about 5–7 minutes.
- Length: scripts of 12 to 80 words, roughly 5 to 30 seconds.
- Billing: 10 base credits plus the per-second rate plus 2 for captions, on the real finished length, charged only when the video is done. A 15-second Standard ad is 102 credits.
- Also in the account: product photos (white, scenes, channel sizes) and image-to-video clips.
Where Arcads beats it: a far larger actor library, custom avatars, clothing and app demos, emotion control, 30+ languages, longer videos and an API. AiArter offers none of these, is web only and has no permanent free plan.
Try one 15-second UGC-style ad with an AI creator holding your product. The trial's 200 credits cover one Standard ad.
Try UGC video ads7 days free · 50 credits · No credit cardWhat does an AI UGC ad cost with these tools?
Only some vendors publish a per-second rate. For the others, check the credit cost shown in the app before you render.
| Tool and plan | Price | 15-second ad | 30-second ad |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arcads | Shown after sign-up | Check current pricing | Check current pricing |
| Creatify Starter | $39/mo, 100 credits | 5 credits, about $1.95 | 10 credits, about $3.90 |
| Creatify Pro | $99/mo, 300 credits | 5 credits, about $1.65 | 10 credits, about $3.30 |
| AiArter Starter, Standard | $12/mo, 1,000 credits | 102 credits, about $1.22 | 192 credits, about $2.30 |
| AiArter Studio, Standard | $59/mo, 6,500 credits | 102 credits, about $0.93 | 192 credits, about $1.74 |
| AiArter Studio, Premium | $59/mo, 6,500 credits | 537 credits, about $4.87 | 1,062 credits, about $9.64 |
A Starter plan's 1,000 credits cover about nine 15-second Standard ads. Premium is much more expensive per second, so most sellers test hooks on Standard and save Premium for the winner.
A big actor library is useful, but the first two seconds of the script usually matter more. Keep the actor and product fixed, change only the opening line and compare results. Our UGC video script templates give you hooks to rotate.
How to choose an Arcads alternative
- Decide how many ads you need each month, and how long they are.
- List your markets. If you sell in several languages, check each tool's language list.
- Decide on actors. A handful of presenters may be enough for a small shop; agencies testing many audiences may need a large library or custom avatars.
- Check watermarks and rights on free and trial output before using it in paid ads.
- Run one script and one product photo through two trials and check hands, lip sync and the product label.
New to the format? Start with our AI UGC video ads guide and AI video ads for small businesses.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Arcads cost?
Arcads doesn't publish its prices on a public pricing page. Plans and prices are shown inside the app after you create an account, and its homepage says a free trial is available. Check current pricing there before you compare.
Is there a free alternative to Arcads?
HeyGen has a free plan with 3 videos a month up to 1 minute, and Creatify has a free plan with 10 credits for up to 2 watermarked video ads. MakeUGC offers a $1 trial, and AiArter a 14-day trial with 200 credits.
Which Arcads alternative has the most AI actors?
Creatify's Pro plan lists 1,500 AI actors plus 3 custom avatars, and MakeUGC's Pro plan lists 1,000+. HeyGen lists 700+ stock avatars on paid plans. AiArter has 8 AI creators.
Can AI UGC actors hold my product?
Yes, in several tools. Arcads, MakeUGC and AiArter all show an AI presenter holding your product. Check the product label in the finished video, since generated hands and packaging can drift.
Is AiArter a good Arcads alternative?
AiArter suits small sellers who need a few short English product ads and also want product photos in the same account. A 15-second Standard ad is 102 credits. It isn't a fit for agencies that need many actors, custom avatars, other languages or an API. AiArter is our product.
Do AI UGC ads need to be labeled?
Yes. TikTok, Instagram and YouTube ask you to label AI-generated content, and AI presenters should never be presented as real customers or claim personal results.
Pick a creator, a voice and a script, and get a captioned vertical ad in minutes, in the same account as your product photos.
Start free trialSee pricing7 days free · 50 credits · No credit card. Trial images carry a small “Made with aiarter” mark; paid plans export clean files you can use commercially.
