Prices checked October 2026
Arcads vs MakeUGC
Two AI ad tools people compare before they buy. Here is what one video ad costs on each, what each does well, and who should pick which.
Price per video ad
Monthly list prices. One finished video ad is the unit.
| Product | Plan | Monthly | Video ads / mo | $ per video ad |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcads | Starter~10 videos, reported | $110 | 10 | $11.00 |
| Arcads | Creator~20 videos, reported | $220 | 20 | $11.00 |
| MakeUGC | Startup500 credits | $59 | 10 | $5.90 |
| MakeUGC | Growth1,000 credits | $79 | 20 | $3.95 |
| 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. Sources: Arcads third-party reports, MakeUGC pricing page.
Feature by feature
| Feature | Arcads | MakeUGC |
|---|---|---|
| Portrait 9:16 video ads | ✓ | ✓ |
| Learns brand from URL | — | — |
| Competitor + Reddit research | — | — |
| Multiple ad formats (16) | — | Partial |
| AI creators that post daily | — | — |
| Reels / TikTok / Shorts scheduler | — | — |
| Launches Meta ads | — | — |
| Winner / loser learning loop | — | — |
| API + MCP | ✓ | From $99/mo |
| Free trial without card | Limited | $1 trial |
| Photoreal AI actor library | ✓ | ✓ |
| Your own face in ads | Actors+ plan | — |
| Remix any winning ad from a link | — | — |
| Never trains on your data | — | — |
Which should you pick?
Pick Arcads if you want: Very realistic cloned actors; Simple script-to-video flow; Strong for performance marketers.
Pick MakeUGC if you want: Product-in-hand avatars; PDF-to-video; Annual pricing is much lower ($29–79).
Arcads is an actor tool, not an agency. It makes a very good talking-head ad if you bring the script, the plan and the posting. Addy makes the script, the plan and the post, and 15-second ads start at 99¢ instead of about $11. Addy now ships its own photoreal actor library, lets you use your own face and can remix a winning ad from a link, which Arcads does not. If you only need actors and have a team for everything else, Arcads is still a fine pick.
Prefer ads made and posted for you? See Addy vs Arcads and Addy vs MakeUGC. More head-to-heads: Arcads vs Creatify, Arcads vs Superscale, Arcads vs ReelFarm, Creatify vs MakeUGC, MakeUGC vs Superscale, MakeUGC vs ReelFarm, or the 2026 pricing guide.
Sources
- Arcads: third-party pricing reports, checked October 2026 (third-party report; vendor pricing page returned 404).
- MakeUGC: official pricing page, checked October 2026.
- Addy pricing: our own plans, updated whenever prices change.
Questions
+Is Arcads or MakeUGC cheaper?
MakeUGC, on list prices checked October 2026: about $3.73 per video ad on its best-value plan versus about $11.00 on Arcads. Check what each counts as one video before comparing; some tools count statics or slideshows.
+What is the main difference between Arcads and MakeUGC?
Arcads: AI actors reading your script for UGC-style ads. MakeUGC: AI UGC videos with product-in-hand and PDF-to-video.
+Is there an alternative to both Arcads and MakeUGC?
Addy learns your brand from your website, writes hooks you approve, renders 15-second portrait video ads from 99¢ and posts them to Reels, TikTok and Shorts. The first ad is free, no card.
+Where do these numbers come from?
Each vendor's own pricing page or, where a vendor does not publish one, third-party reports, checked October 2026. Email hello@use-addy.site if something is out of date.