Prices checked October 2026

Best MakeUGC alternatives

Leaving MakeUGC? Here are 5 AI video ad tools ranked by what one ad actually costs.

In short:The best MakeUGC alternative on price is Addy, at about $2.63 per video ad versus about $3.73 on MakeUGC (list prices checked October 2026). Addy learns your brand from your website, writes hooks you approve, renders portrait 9:16 ads in 16 formats and posts them to Reels, TikTok and Shorts.

The shortlist

  1. 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 MakeUGC in detail →

  2. 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

    Addy vs ReelFarm →

  3. 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

    Addy vs Superscale →

  4. 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

    Addy vs Creatify →

  5. 5. Arcads

    from about $11.00 per video ad

    AI actors reading your script for UGC-style ads.

    Good at: Very realistic cloned actors; Simple script-to-video flow

    Addy vs Arcads →

Price per video ad

Each tool's best-value monthly plan, list price.

ProductPlanMonthlyVideo ads / mo$ per video ad
MakeUGCProthe tool you're leaving$14940$3.73
AddyEnterprise53,200 credits$499190$2.63
ReelFarmEnterprise750 slideshows, bring your own Anthropic key$195750$0.26
SuperscaleAdvanced8,000 credits, 250 generations, 1 brand$99250$0.40
CreatifyPro300 credits, Performance Agent$9930$3.30
ArcadsStarter~10 videos, reported$11010$11.00

"Video ads / mo" is the vendor's stated video count, or monthly credits divided by the cost of one video ad. Checked October 2026.

How to switch from MakeUGC

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 MakeUGC 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: Arcads alternatives, Creatify alternatives, Superscale alternatives, ReelFarm alternatives, the 2026 pricing guide and the video ad cost calculator.

Questions

+What is the cheapest MakeUGC alternative?

On list prices checked October 2026, Addy is the cheapest per video ad at about $2.63 on its best-value plan, versus about $3.73 on MakeUGC.

+Is there a free MakeUGC 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 MakeUGC?

The usual reasons are price per ad, too few formats, and having to export and post every video by hand. For MakeUGC specifically: About $3.70–5.90 per video monthly.

+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.

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