Prices checked October 2026 (prices from vendor page; per-video credit cost from a third-party report)
Addy vs Zeely
AI ad maker for small businesses with built-in Meta ad launching. Here is how it stacks up against Addy on price, features and focus.
Price per video ad
One finished video ad is the unit. Addy counts 15-second ads. Monthly list prices.
| Product | Plan | Monthly | Video ads / mo | $ per video ad |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addy | Starter2,100 credits | $19 | 20 | $0.95 |
| Addy | Growth5,250 credits | $49 | 50 | $0.98 |
| Addy | Pro13,800 credits | $129 | 131 | $0.98 |
| Addy | Enterprise53,200 credits | $499 | 506 | $0.99 |
| Zeely | Starter2,500 credits; about 500 credits per AI video (third-party report). Avatar video rate not published | $29.95 | 5 | $5.99 |
| Zeely | Plus5,000 credits at about 500 credits per video (reported) | $49.95 | 10 | $5.00 |
| Zeely | Growth10,000 credits at about 500 credits per video (reported) | $79.95 | 20 | $4.00 |
Zeely figures: vendor pricing page, October 2026 (prices from vendor page; per-video credit cost from a third-party report). "Video ads / mo" is monthly credits divided by the cost of a video ad, or the vendor's stated video count.
Feature by feature
| Feature | Addy | Zeely |
|---|---|---|
| Portrait 9:16 video ads | ✓ | ✓ |
| Learns brand from URL | ✓ | URL to video ad |
| Competitor + Reddit research | ✓ | — |
| Multiple ad formats (16) | ✓ | Templates + statics |
| AI creators that post daily | ✓ | — |
| Reels / TikTok / Shorts scheduler | ✓ | Partial |
| Launches Meta ads | Pro and up | ✓ |
| Winner / loser learning loop | ✓ | — |
| API + MCP | Pro and up | — |
| Free trial without card | ✓ | Not listed |
| Photoreal AI actor library | ✓ | ✓ |
| Your own face in ads | ✓ | AI twin |
| Remix any winning ad from a link | ✓ | Ad recreate |
| Never trains on your data | ✓ | — |
Where Zeely is strong
Zeely strengths
- Meta Business Partner with bulk Meta ad launching
- Talking reels, AI avatars and AI twin
- Recreates competitor ads and trending TikToks
Zeely weaknesses
- Credit cost per video is not published
- Running Meta ads through Zeely adds fees of up to 12%
- Video length cannot be set (reported)
Verdict
Zeely is built for small businesses that want ads made and launched on Meta in one place, and launching on every plan is its real edge (Addy's Meta launching is Pro and up). The catch is cost clarity: Zeely does not publish what a video costs in credits, a third-party report puts it near $6 per video on Starter, and running ads through Zeely adds fees of up to 12%. Addy's 15-second ads cost about $1, cover 16 formats and post organically to Reels, TikTok and Shorts. Pick Zeely if paid Meta campaigns are your whole plan.
See the other comparisons: Addy vs Arcads, Addy vs Creatify, Addy vs Icon, Addy vs MakeUGC, Addy vs Superscale, Addy vs ReelFarm, Addy vs Tagshop AI, Addy vs HeyGen, Addy vs Captions, Addy vs Topview, Addy vs Billo, or the 2026 pricing guide.
How we compared
- Prices are each vendor's public monthly list price in US dollars, last checked October 26, 2026. Yearly-billing discounts are noted next to the plan where the vendor publishes them.
- Cost per video ad is the monthly price divided by how many short portrait video ads the plan buys. When a vendor sells credits or minutes, we convert at its published rate; when it publishes no rate, we use third-party reports and label the figure as reported.
- Features come from each vendor's own site and docs. A dash means we could not confirm a feature, not that it is missing.
- Addy is our product. To keep that from tilting the page, tools are listed alphabetically, Addy is scored on the same criteria, and its limits are published on the facts page.
- Something out of date? Tell us on the contact page and we will correct the page and its date.
Sources
- Zeely: official pricing page, checked October 2026 (prices from vendor page; per-video credit cost from a third-party report).
- Addy pricing: our own plans, updated whenever prices change.
Questions
+Is Addy cheaper than Zeely?
Per video ad, Addy's cheapest plan works out to about $0.95 versus about $4.00 on Zeely's cheapest tier (prices checked October 2026 (prices from vendor page; per-video credit cost from a third-party report)).
+Can I switch from Zeely to Addy?
Yes. Paste your website, connect your social accounts and Addy rebuilds your brand profile in a few minutes. Upload any existing videos to keep them in your library.
+Where do these numbers come from?
Zeely's own pricing page, checked October 2026 (prices from vendor page; per-video credit cost from a third-party report). If something is out of date, email hello@use-addy.site and we will fix it the same day.