Prices checked October 2026 (third-party report; vendor pricing page returned 404)
Best Arcads alternatives
Leaving Arcads? Here are 5 AI video ad tools ranked by what one ad actually costs.
The shortlist
1. Addy
from about $2.63 per video ad
AI ad agency that renders and posts your Reels.
Best for brands that want ads written, rendered and posted for them. Addy vs Arcads in detail →
2. ReelFarm
from about $0.26 per video ad
TikTok slideshow automation with unlimited accounts.
Good at: Very cheap per post; Unlimited TikTok accounts on every tier
3. Superscale
from about $0.40 per video ad
Paid-ads creative generation for brands with multiple seats.
Good at: Cheap per generation on paper; Multi-brand and multi-seat
4. Creatify
from about $3.30 per video ad
AI ad generator with 300+ AI actors and a performance agent.
Good at: Large actor library; Competitor ad tracker on Pro
5. MakeUGC
from about $3.73 per video ad
AI UGC videos with product-in-hand and PDF-to-video.
Good at: Product-in-hand avatars; PDF-to-video
Price per video ad
Each tool's best-value monthly plan, list price.
| Product | Plan | Monthly | Video ads / mo | $ per video ad |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcads | Starterthe tool you're leaving | $110 | 10 | $11.00 |
| Addy | Enterprise53,200 credits | $499 | 190 | $2.63 |
| ReelFarm | Enterprise750 slideshows, bring your own Anthropic key | $195 | 750 | $0.26 |
| Superscale | Advanced8,000 credits, 250 generations, 1 brand | $99 | 250 | $0.40 |
| Creatify | Pro300 credits, Performance Agent | $99 | 30 | $3.30 |
| MakeUGC | Pro2,000 credits | $149 | 40 | $3.73 |
"Video ads / mo" is the vendor's stated video count, or monthly credits divided by the cost of one video ad. Checked October 2026 (third-party report; vendor pricing page returned 404).
How to switch from Arcads
Paste your website into Addy and it builds your brand profile in about a minute: what you sell, your colours and how you talk. Upload your best-performing Arcads videos to keep them in your library, then let Addy write new hooks from your customer comments and competitors' ads. Nothing renders until you approve it, so your trial credits only go on ads you actually want.
Other guides: Creatify alternatives, MakeUGC alternatives, Superscale alternatives, ReelFarm alternatives, the 2026 pricing guide and the video ad cost calculator.
Questions
+What is the cheapest Arcads alternative?
On list prices checked October 2026 (third-party report; vendor pricing page returned 404), Addy is the cheapest per video ad at about $2.63 on its best-value plan, versus about $11.00 on Arcads.
+Is there a free Arcads alternative?
Addy has a 7-day free trial with 150 credits and no card, which is enough for a couple of video ads plus statics. Most tools in this list have a trial or a free tier with watermarks.
+Why do people switch from Arcads?
The usual reasons are price per ad, too few formats, and having to export and post every video by hand. For Arcads specifically: About $11 per video.
+How did you pick these?
They are the AI ad tools we track on our comparison pages, ranked by the cheapest published price per video ad. Prices come from each vendor's pricing page or, where a vendor doesn't publish one, third-party reports. Spot something stale? Email hello@use-addy.site.