Custom Mockup Generator

Vexels Alternative

Vexels is usually filed alongside mockup tools and is not really one. What it sells is artwork you are permitted to put on products, which makes licensing the feature and the mockup generator a bundled extra.

Ranked for one job: where the artwork comes from and what you are contractually allowed to do with it once it is on a product you sell. 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
Vexelstemplate library$9/moNoNo
Custom Mockup Generatorcustom flowFreeYesYes, automatically
Kittldesign platformFreeNoYes, by hand
Recraftai generatorFreeNoNo
MyDesignsai generatorFreeNoNo
Ecomtentai generator$510/moNoNo
CreatorKitai generatorFreeNoNo
Flair.aiai generatorFreeNoNo
Mokker AIai generatorFreeNoNo
Pacdoratemplate library$9/moNoNo
Anglephotoshop pluginFreeNoNo

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

Every Vexels 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.

Kittl homepage hero promoting AI-powered design for brands
#2

Kittl

An AI first design platform with a genuinely lovely type and vintage editor, plus mockups for showing the finished thing off.

Where it wins
  • A properly good design editor. If you are making the artwork as well as presenting it, Kittl does both without switching tabs.
  • Very strong on typography and vintage work, which is most of print on demand if we are honest.
  • A big template, font and graphic library comes with the paid tiers.
Where it stops
  • Mockups are a presentation feature inside a design tool, not a listing set you can rerun.
  • AI runs on tokens, so a busy month either costs more or stops early.
Pricing
  • FreeFree5 projects, 200 AI tokens, one time
  • Pro$15/moUnlimited projects, 2,000 AI tokens a month, 10GB
  • Expert$30/mo6,000 AI tokens a month, 100M+ assets, 100GB

Checked 2026-08-03. Monthly billing. Kittl advertises up to 33% off annually, and prices in your local currency, so what you see may differ.

Choose this if

Designers who want to make the artwork and present it in one place, especially type heavy work, and who are not regenerating the same set for every new product.

Recraft homepage hero promoting AI image and vector generation
#3

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.

MyDesigns homepage hero promoting its print on demand workflow
#4

MyDesigns

A print on demand workflow tool that bundles bulk product mockups, bulk video mockups and listing automation into one subscription.

Where it wins
  • Bulk mockups and bulk video mockups in one place, which is closer to a listing workflow than a template library is.
  • The mockup generator is available on the free tier rather than locked behind the top plan.
Where it stops
  • Built around its own print on demand workflow, so it is a larger commitment than a tool you only want mockups from.
  • Paid tiers start at $19.99/mo, above several dedicated mockup tools in this list.
Pricing
  • FreeFreeMockup generator included
  • Starter$20/mo
  • Pro$40/mo
  • Pro Plus$80/mo

Checked 2026-08-05. Annual billing advertised at 20% off. Custom mockups listed on every paid tier.

Choose this if

Print on demand sellers who want mockups, listing automation and video assets from one subscription and are willing to adopt its workflow.

Ecomtent homepage hero promoting AI-generated marketplace listing content
#5

Ecomtent

Marketplace listing content at enterprise scale: images, infographics, A+ content and copy, published straight to Amazon.

Where it wins
  • Publishes directly to Amazon Seller and Vendor, Walmart and eBay rather than handing you files to upload.
  • Covers the whole listing rather than only the images: copy, infographics and A+ content as well.
  • Reports what Amazon's own AI search surfaces ask about your listings, which no mockup tool attempts.
Where it stops
  • Starts at $510 a month, which puts it outside the reach of the sellers most of this comparison is written for.
  • Built around existing product photography, so it is not a mockup generator in the sense used here.
Pricing
  • Seller / Vendor$510/moUp to 25 SKUs a month, three seats
  • Agency$1,360/moUp to 100 SKUs a month across unlimited accounts, ten seats
  • Retailer$5,100/moUp to 1,000 SKUs a month

Checked 2026-08-07. Monthly rates shown; the page also offers quarterly and annual billing at a stated 25% saving. An order of magnitude above every other tool here, and priced for teams rather than sellers.

Choose this if

Established Amazon brands and agencies managing catalogues where listing content is a team's full-time job.

CreatorKit homepage hero promoting AI product images and video for online stores
#6

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.

Flair.ai homepage hero showing AI-directed product photography scenes
#7

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.

Mokker AI homepage hero promoting generated product photos for sellers
#8

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.

Pacdora homepage hero showing 3D packaging templates and dielines
#9

Pacdora

Packaging specific: 3D dielines, box mockups and structural templates, aimed at people designing the box rather than printing on a shirt.

Where it wins
  • Dielines and 3D structural templates, which no general mockup tool on this page offers at all.
  • Genuinely deep on packaging: boxes, pouches, cans and labels rather than a handful of token box scenes.
Where it stops
  • Packaging only. It is the wrong tool entirely for apparel, print or devices.
  • No free plan, so evaluating it costs money before you know whether the dielines fit your product.
Pricing
  • Lite$9/moBilled $108 annually. 300 AI credits a month
  • Pro$17/moPer seat, billed $199 annually. 3,000 AI credits
  • Business$59/moPer seat, billed $708 annually. 10,000 AI credits

Checked 2026-08-06. Page states prices are in USD regardless of viewing country. No free plan; Pacdora explains on the page that it deliberately does not offer one.

Choose this if

Anyone designing physical packaging who needs a correct dieline as well as a pretty render, especially for boxes and pouches.

Angle homepage hero showing device mockups in perspective for Sketch and Figma
#10

Angle

A device mockup pack and plugin for Sketch, Figma and XD, bought once rather than subscribed to.

Where it wins
  • A genuine one-time price in a category that has almost entirely moved to subscriptions.
  • Works inside Sketch, Figma and XD, so mockups happen where the design already is.
  • The free tier is a usable 50 mockups rather than a watermarked preview.
Where it stops
  • Devices only. It has nothing to say about apparel, print or packaging.
  • Device coverage ages once the free upgrade year ends, which matters in a category where new phones ship annually.
Pricing
  • FreeFreePlugin plus 50 free mockups
  • Standard$79 one-timeIncludes free upgrades for new devices for one year
  • Extended$149 one-time

Checked 2026-08-07. One-time purchase rather than a subscription. Upgrades for newly released devices are free for a year, after which the pack stops gaining devices unless repurchased.

Choose this if

Product designers who work in Sketch or Figma, want device mockups in perspective, and would rather buy once than subscribe.

What users say about Vexels

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Feature comparison

FeatureVexelsCustom Mockup GeneratorKittlRecraftMyDesignsEcomtentCreatorKitFlair.aiMokker AIPacdoraAngle
Reusable listing setNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Text and size charts inside the mockupNoYesPartlyNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Logo auto-placed on every imageNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Scene adapts to the artworkNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Works without PhotoshopYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNo
Free tierNoYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesNoYes

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 Vexels?

Read the licence before comparing anything else, because this is the one category where the terms are the product. Generated artwork has become the obvious substitute and the licensing is genuinely inconsistent: Recraft states plainly that images made on its free plan belong to Recraft and are not licensed for commercial use, which makes that free tier useless for exactly the person considering it. Paid tiers usually differ. A cheaper source of artwork you may not legally sell is not cheaper.

Best Vexels alternative, by what you sell

Pricing compared

ToolTiersChecked
Vexels
  • Merch Starter $9/mo
  • Merch Seller $19/mo
  • Merch Expert $32/mo
2026-08-07 · IN
Custom Mockup Generator
  • Free Free
  • Paid $7/mo
2026-08-03 · IN
Kittl
  • Free Free
  • Pro $15/mo
  • Expert $30/mo
2026-08-03 · US
Recraft
  • Free Free
  • Basic $10/mo
  • Advanced $16/mo
  • Pro $18/mo
2026-08-07 · IN
MyDesigns
  • Free Free
  • Starter $20/mo
  • Pro $40/mo
  • Pro Plus $80/mo
2026-08-05 · US
Ecomtent
  • Seller / Vendor $510/mo
  • Agency $1,360/mo
  • Retailer $5,100/mo
2026-08-07 · IN
CreatorKit
  • Free Free
  • Pro $32/mo
  • Business $82/mo
2026-08-07 · IN
Flair.ai
  • Free Free
  • Pro $8/mo
  • Pro+ $26/mo
  • Scale $38/mo
2026-08-06 · US
Mokker AI
  • Free Free
  • Starter $13/mo
  • Team $29/mo
  • Organization $83/mo
2026-08-06 · US
Pacdora
  • Lite $9/mo
  • Pro $17/mo
  • Business $59/mo
2026-08-06 · IN
Angle
  • Free Free
  • Standard $79 one-time
  • Extended $149 one-time
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 Vexels is still the right choice

Stick with Vexels when

  • You cannot or would rather not make artwork, and finished designs are the actual need.
  • Clear merch licensing matters more to you than the work being unique.
  • The download quota matches how fast you test new designs.
  • You want the design and a way to show it from one subscription.

Consider switching when

  • You make your own artwork, which makes most of the subscription unused.
  • Selling designs other sellers also licence is a problem for your positioning.
  • The download quota is throttling how quickly you can test ideas.
  • You need listing images rather than artwork, which is a different tool entirely.

Moving off Vexels

Artwork you downloaded under an active subscription stays yours to use according to the licence in force when you downloaded it, and files already on your machine do not stop working.

What needs care is knowing what those terms were. Licences change, quotas reset, and plans lapse, so before cancelling it is worth recording which designs you took, when, and under which tier. This is the one migration in the cluster where the risk is legal rather than technical, and it is much easier to document now than to reconstruct later.

The honest verdict

Vexels is honest about being a design library with tools attached rather than the reverse, and for a seller who does not draw, that is a legitimate and useful trade.

The catch is inherent rather than a flaw: artwork licensed to you is licensed to others too, so it is a way to have something to sell rather than a way to be distinguishable. The mockup side should not factor into the decision, because it is not why anyone subscribes.

Frequently asked questions

Can I sell products with Vexels designs?

That is the entire point of the subscription, subject to the tier and the current terms. Check what your plan permits, because merch licensing is what you are actually paying for.

Is AI-generated artwork a cheaper alternative?

Sometimes, and the licensing varies more than the price does. Recraft states that free-plan images are owned by Recraft and not licensed for commercial use, so the free option is not an option for selling.

Does Vexels have a free plan?

No, only a trial. There are paid tiers from about $9 a month billed annually, so evaluating the library involves paying first.

Are Vexels designs unique to me?

No. Licensed artwork is licensed to many sellers, which is the trade for not having to create it. If being visually distinct matters, original work is the only route.

Is Vexels a mockup generator?

It includes one, and it is not the reason to subscribe. The mockup side is thinner than the design side, so judge it on the artwork library.

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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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