Custom Mockup Generator

Mockey Alternative

Mockey's appeal is easy to state and hard to argue with: it is free, and unlike most free tiers it does not stamp your images. The useful question is not whether that is true, but where a free tool stops being the cheap option.

Ranked for one job: what the free tier actually permits once you intend to sell the result, rather than what it lets you download. Every tool below carries what it genuinely does better and the reader who should pick it instead.

At a glance

ToolWhat it isStarting priceReusable listing setText & logo in mockup
Mockeyai generatorFreeNoNo
Custom Mockup Generatorcustom flowFreeYesYes, automatically
Recraftai generatorFreeNoNo
Pixelieddesign platformFreeNoYes, by hand
Canva Mockupsdesign platformFreeNoYes, by hand
Photoroomai generator₹167/moNoNo
Pebblelyai generator$9/moNoNo
Mokker AIai generatorFreeNoNo
Flair.aiai generatorFreeNoNo
Vexelstemplate library$9/moNoNo
CreatorKitai generatorFreeNoNo

Cheapest published tier at the time we checked. Some tools price by region, so see each card for the currency and date.

Every Mockey alternative, in depth

#1

Custom Mockup Generator

Set up your listing images once. Every new design comes back as the finished set, with your text, branding and logo already on it.

Where it wins
  • Your mockups can carry text, size charts and callouts, so the images you actually list are the ones being generated, not just the plain ones.
  • Your logo lands on every image in the set, same place, same size, without you nudging it into position eight times.
  • You define the set once. Adding a product reruns it instead of starting from scratch.
  • The scene adapts to your artwork. A red design picks up subtle red notes in the background, so every mockup is specific to that product instead of the same stock photo with your art pasted in.
  • Runs in a browser. No Photoshop licence, no plugin, nothing to install.
Where it stops
  • Newer than the big names, with a smaller ready made scene library than the giant template marketplaces.
  • Renders cost real money to produce, so the free tier is watermarked and metered rather than the flat unlimited price a template library can offer.
  • Built around a repeating listing set. If you only ever need one mockup of one product, that is more setup than the job deserves.
Pricing
  • FreeFreeWatermarked. A free account clears it
  • Paid$7/moStarting price

Checked 2026-08-03. Our own pricing.

Choose this if

Sellers whose listing images carry their own text, layout or branding, and who add products often enough that rebuilding them by hand has become the annoying part of the week.

Recraft homepage hero promoting AI image and vector generation
#2

Recraft

A general AI image and vector generator. Mockups are something you can prompt it into producing rather than a feature it ships.

Where it wins
  • Generates vectors as well as raster, which almost nothing else in this comparison does.
  • Style controls are unusually good for holding a consistent look across a set of images.
  • Has an API, so it can sit inside an automated pipeline.
Where it stops
  • Free plan output is owned by Recraft and cannot be used commercially, which makes the free tier useless for sellers.
  • No concept of a product mockup: nothing guarantees the garment or the print placement is plausible.
  • Credit-based, so cost scales with iteration rather than with output you keep.
Pricing
  • FreeFree
  • Basic$10/moBilled $120 annually. 1,000 credits a month
  • Advanced$16/moBilled $192 annually. 2,000 credits a month
  • Pro$18/moPer seat, billed $211 annually

Checked 2026-08-07. Free plan images are owned by Recraft, shown publicly in the community gallery, and not licensed for commercial use. All three points are stated on the pricing page.

Choose this if

Designers who want original artwork and vectors from a prompt and are willing to treat mockups as a prompting exercise.

Pixelied homepage hero showing its browser design editor
#3

Pixelied

A browser design editor with AI image tools, where the product mockup library is bundled into the highest tier rather than sold on its own.

Where it wins
  • An annual price well under most monthly subscriptions here, with a general design editor included.
  • Background removal and AI image tools sit alongside the mockups, so light edits do not need a second tool.
Where it stops
  • Product mockups are locked to the top Pro+ tier, so the cheaper Pro plan does not do the job at all.
  • Mockups are one feature of a general editor rather than the focus of the product.
Pricing
  • FreeFreeBasic editor, 200+ templates, 2GB storage
  • Pro$47/yrNo product mockups at this tier
  • Pro+$79/yrAdds 2000+ product mockups

Checked 2026-08-05. Billed annually. Product mockups are Pro+ only, which is easy to miss when comparing headline prices.

Choose this if

Anyone who wants a cheap annual design editor first and treats product mockups as a useful extra rather than the main job.

#4

Canva Mockups

Canva's mockup feature, and now the home of Smartmockups too, bolted onto a full design editor.

Where it wins
  • Free, and already open in a tab on most sellers' screens. No newer tool gets to claim that.
  • A full design editor, so text, layout and branding go exactly where you want them.
  • It absorbed Smartmockups, so it inherited a big and well liked scene library.
Where it stops
  • Every listing image is assembled by hand. Nothing regenerates when you add a product.
  • Consistency depends on you remembering the exact position, size and crop you used last time. Good luck.
Pricing
  • FreeFreeMockups on the free plan

Checked 2026-08-03. Paid tier pricing not captured yet.

Choose this if

Anyone already designing in Canva who lists rarely enough that rebuilding each image by hand has not started to hurt yet.

Photoroom homepage hero promoting product image editing at catalogue scale
#5

Photoroom

AI product photo editing at catalogue scale: background removal, generated scenes, virtual models and batch processing, metered in credits.

Where it wins
  • Built for catalogue scale, with batch processing and export limits in the thousands rather than the dozens.
  • Background removal, generated backdrops and virtual models in one tool, so a product photo can be finished without a second app.
Where it stops
  • Starts from a photograph, so it cannot produce an image of a product you have not made or shot yet.
  • Metered in credits and exports, which makes a heavy listing month a budgeting question rather than a flat cost.
Pricing
  • Pro₹167/moBilled yearly. Struck-through monthly rate shown as INR 299
  • Max₹334/moBilled yearly. 3,800 AI credits, 3,000 exports
  • Ultra₹7,159/moBilled yearly. 20,000 AI credits, 10,000 exports
  • EnterpriseNot publishedCustom, contact sales

Checked 2026-08-06. Captured from an Indian IP and priced in INR. Photoroom geo-localises, so a US reader will see different figures and a different currency.

Choose this if

Sellers with a large catalogue of real product photographs who need them cleaned up and staged consistently at volume.

Pebblely homepage hero showing AI-generated backgrounds around product photos
#6

Pebblely

Upload a product photo, pick a theme, and get a generated scene around it. Metered by image rather than sold as a template library.

Where it wins
  • Generates a scene around a real product photo, which beats any template when the product itself is what you are selling.
  • Simple enough to use without learning a canvas: upload, pick a theme, done.
Where it stops
  • Starts from a photograph of an existing product, so it cannot help you list something you have not made yet.
  • Metered by image, so a heavy listing month costs more or stops early.
Pricing
  • Lite$9/mo30 images a month
  • Basic$19/mo200 images a month, bulk generate
  • Pro$39/mo500 images a month

Checked 2026-08-06. No free tier listed on the pricing page, contrary to several aggregator posts. Yearly billing advertised as 2+ months free.

Choose this if

Sellers who already photograph their products and want better backgrounds, rather than sellers putting artwork onto a blank product.

Mokker AI homepage hero promoting generated product photos for sellers
#7

Mokker AI

AI product photography aimed at clean studio shots, with a free trial allowance and unlimited photos on the team plans.

Where it wins
  • Unlimited photos on the team tiers, which is unusual in a category that meters almost everything by image.
  • Consistent white and studio backgrounds, which is what marketplace listing rules usually ask for.
Where it stops
  • Also starts from a product photograph, so it does not cover a product that does not exist yet.
  • The free allowance is 20 photos once, not monthly, so it is a trial rather than a usable free tier.
Pricing
  • FreeFree20 photos, one time
  • Starter$13/mo500 photos a month
  • Team$29/moPer user, 3 seats included. Unlimited photos
  • Organization$83/moPer user, 5 seat minimum

Checked 2026-08-06. Annual billing advertised as up to 35% off. The free tier is a one-time 20 photos rather than a monthly allowance.

Choose this if

Sellers with real product photos who need consistent studio backgrounds across a catalogue, especially for marketplaces with strict image rules.

Flair.ai homepage hero showing AI-directed product photography scenes
#8

Flair.ai

A drag and drop canvas for AI product scenes, with custom models you train on your own product and a genuinely free tier.

Where it wins
  • A real canvas rather than a theme picker, so you can compose the scene instead of choosing from presets.
  • Custom models trained on your own product, which is the closest thing here to a consistent look across a catalogue.
Where it stops
  • The commercial licence starts at the Pro+ tier, so the cheap plans are not usable for listings you sell from.
  • Works from product photographs, so it cannot picture a product that does not exist yet.
Pricing
  • FreeFree1 custom model, 5 generated images, 1 video
  • Pro$8/moFaster rendering, upscales and variations
  • Pro+$26/mo80 generated images, commercial licence
  • Scale$38/mo150 generated images, API early access

Checked 2026-08-06. Instant and ad generation consume 4x the image quota, so the headline image counts are a ceiling rather than a budget.

Choose this if

Brands who want art directed product scenes and are willing to learn a canvas to get precise control over composition.

Vexels homepage hero promoting licensed print on demand design assets
#9

Vexels

A print on demand design library first and a mockup tool second: finished, sellable artwork you licence rather than blank scenes you fill.

Where it wins
  • Sells the artwork itself, not just the scene, which is the actual bottleneck for a lot of print on demand sellers.
  • Licensing is explicit and merch-oriented, so what you may legally sell is stated rather than inferred.
Where it stops
  • No free tier, only a trial, so evaluating the library costs money.
  • Download quotas are per month and low on the entry plan, which caps how fast you can test designs.
  • The mockup side is thinner than the design side; it is not the reason to subscribe.
Pricing
  • Merch Starter$9/moBilled $109 annually. 30 stock downloads and 200 AI credits a month
  • Merch Seller$19/moBilled $226 annually. 100 downloads, unlimited online tools
  • Merch Expert$32/moBilled $382 annually. 200 downloads a month

Checked 2026-08-07. Prices shown in USD from an Indian IP. Annual billing; the monthly figure is the annual price divided out, which is why it carries cents.

Choose this if

Print on demand sellers who want ready-made, licensed designs to sell and treat mockups as a bundled extra.

CreatorKit homepage hero promoting AI product images and video for online stores
#10

CreatorKit

AI product images and short video aimed at ecommerce ads, with a Shopify integration doing most of the work.

Where it wins
  • Video as well as stills, which matters if the listing images also have to work as ads.
  • Shopify integration pulls the catalogue in rather than making you upload product by product.
  • Unlimited generation means iterating costs nothing until you download.
Where it stops
  • Download caps are the real limit and they are low: ten a month on the $32 plan.
  • Built around photographs of real products, so it has little to offer someone placing artwork on a blank garment.
Pricing
  • FreeFree5 image downloads; generations unlimited
  • Pro$32/mo10 downloads across each feature, watermark removed
  • Business$82/mo50 downloads across each feature

Checked 2026-08-07. Generations are unlimited on every tier; the download count is the actual limit, which is easy to misread as generous.

Choose this if

Shopify sellers with real product photos who need ad creative and short video as much as static listing images.

What users say about Mockey

All Mockey reviews on Trustpilot

Feature comparison

FeatureMockeyCustom Mockup GeneratorRecraftPixeliedCanva MockupsPhotoroomPebblelyMokker AIFlair.aiVexelsCreatorKit
Reusable listing setNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Text and size charts inside the mockupNoYesNoPartlyPartlyNoNoNoNoNoNo
Logo auto-placed on every imageNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Scene adapts to the artworkNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Works without PhotoshopYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Free tierYesYesYesYesYesNoNoYesYesNoYes

Stop rebuilding the same listing images

Describe your set once. Every new design comes back complete, with your title, size chart and logo already on it. Free to try, no account needed.

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Should you switch from Mockey?

Check the licence before the features. Free tiers in this category diverge wildly on the one thing that matters to a seller: whether you own the output. Recraft is the clearest example, and it is stated plainly on their own pricing page rather than hidden in terms. If a free tool lets you download at full resolution but not sell what you downloaded, it is not competing with Mockey at all, and comparing them on scene count misses the point entirely.

Best Mockey alternative, by what you sell

Pricing compared

ToolTiersChecked
Mockey
  • Free Free
2026-08-03 · IN
Custom Mockup Generator
  • Free Free
  • Paid $7/mo
2026-08-03 · IN
Recraft
  • Free Free
  • Basic $10/mo
  • Advanced $16/mo
  • Pro $18/mo
2026-08-07 · IN
Pixelied
  • Free Free
  • Pro $47/yr
  • Pro+ $79/yr
2026-08-05 · US
Canva Mockups
  • Free Free
2026-08-03 · IN
Photoroom
  • Pro ₹167/mo
  • Max ₹334/mo
  • Ultra ₹7,159/mo
  • Enterprise Not published
2026-08-06 · IN
Pebblely
  • Lite $9/mo
  • Basic $19/mo
  • Pro $39/mo
2026-08-06 · US
Mokker AI
  • Free Free
  • Starter $13/mo
  • Team $29/mo
  • Organization $83/mo
2026-08-06 · US
Flair.ai
  • Free Free
  • Pro $8/mo
  • Pro+ $26/mo
  • Scale $38/mo
2026-08-06 · US
Vexels
  • Merch Starter $9/mo
  • Merch Seller $19/mo
  • Merch Expert $32/mo
2026-08-07 · IN
CreatorKit
  • Free Free
  • Pro $32/mo
  • Business $82/mo
2026-08-07 · IN

Prices are geo-localised. Each row records the date and country the check was made from, because a bare number is a wrong number for most readers.

When Mockey is still the right choice

Stick with Mockey when

  • You need occasional mockups and the free tier covers your volume, which for most people it does.
  • Unwatermarked output at no cost is the requirement, and it genuinely is unusual.
  • Your products are common enough that the stock catalogue already covers them.
  • You are testing whether a design sells before spending anything on it.

Consider switching when

  • You are making the same set of images for every new product.
  • You need your title, size chart or logo composited in rather than added afterwards.
  • The output resolution is limiting how the image looks on a marketplace listing.
  • You need scenes nobody else selling the same product is already using.

Moving off Mockey

There is nothing to migrate. Mockey produces flat images, holds no project format worth exporting, and requires no account to try alternatives alongside it.

The honest test is to make the same listing image in two tools and compare the time rather than the result. For a single image Mockey usually wins, because free and fast beats everything. The gap only opens once the same work repeats per product, which is exactly the measurement a one-off comparison hides.

The honest verdict

Mockey is a good free tool and this page is not going to pretend otherwise. Free with no watermark is a real offer, and for occasional listings it is hard to beat on any measure a seller would care about.

Where it runs out is repetition and branding. It has no notion of a listing set, so the tenth product costs exactly what the first did, and no notion of your brand, so anything beyond artwork-on-a-blank-product happens somewhere else afterwards.

Frequently asked questions

Is Mockey really free?

Yes, with a free tier that produces unwatermarked images, which is genuinely uncommon. Paid plans exist for higher resolution and more templates, but the free tier is usable output rather than a preview.

Can I sell products using Mockey mockups?

For listing images of products you sell, yes. The caution belongs to other free tiers on this page rather than to Mockey: Recraft states that free-plan images are owned by Recraft and not licensed for commercial use, which is a very different offer.

What is better than Mockey?

Nothing is better at being free. Tools beat it on specific jobs instead: repeated listing sets, real product photography, or artwork you can license and sell.

Does Mockey add a watermark?

No, and that is the main reason it appears in these comparisons at all. Most free tiers in this category watermark output, so unwatermarked free downloads are the exception rather than the norm.

Why would I pay when Mockey is free?

Only for something free does not do. The usual reasons are repetition, where the same set is rebuilt per product, and branding, where the image needs your text and logo composited rather than pasted on afterwards.

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Free is fine for one image

Describe your listing set once, then drop in each new design and get the whole set back with your title, size chart and logo already in place.

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