Creatify vs Arcads for product videos

Last updated: 24 September 2026

Pick Creatify if you want published prices ($39/month for 100 credits, $1.95 per 15 seconds), a free plan, product-link ads from Amazon or Shopify listings and an Ad Launcher to your ad accounts. Pick Arcads if realistic talking actors are the whole point: 1,000+ actors and custom actors, but no public price list, a trial that needs a card and 800 credits per actor minute, rounded up.

Disclosure: we make CartViral, a third option shown at the end. Facts from Creatify's pricing and Arcads' help center, checked 24 September 2026.

Side by side

	Creatify	Arcads
Public prices	Yes	No (/pricing returns 404)
Entry plan	Starter $39/month, 100 credits	Starter, 8,000 credits a month (price not public)
Free option	Free plan: 10 credits a month, watermarked	3-day trial with a saved card, then auto-charged for Starter
Cost of a short video	5 credits per 15s: $1.95 per 15s on Starter	800 credits per actor minute, rounded up: a 15s actor clip = 800 credits
AI actors	300 (Starter), 1,500 + 3 custom (Pro)	1,000+, plus custom actors
Product link to video	Yes: Amazon, Shopify	Not found on its pages
Publishing	Ad Launcher to your Meta and TikTok ad accounts	Not found
API / MCP	API; MCP for Claude on Pro	API and MCP (needs an active subscription)
Credits roll over	See Creatify's credit rules	No; the account is blocked at the limit on Starter and Creator

Which one fits a Shopify store

Many short product ads from listings: Creatify. Paste the product link, pick an actor, launch to your ad account, and you know the price up front.
Actor-led UGC ads, a minute long: Arcads. Rounding to the minute doesn't hurt when the videos are a minute anyway, and its actors are its strength.
Short clips for the whole catalog, posted by other people: neither. Both make videos; posting and reach are still on you.

A third option: clips plus people who post them

Tool	Cheapest plan	≈ Per short video	Product link	Posting
CartViral	$49 / 30 days, 240 credits; 48 free credits, no card	$0.82 per 15s AI clip; $2.04 per avatar clip; $0.20 per photo montage	Yes: Shopify catalog, Amazon, Etsy, any product page	Pay-per-sale creators post the clips (CartViral Earn)

More detail: Creatify pricing · Arcads pricing · 7 tools compared.

FAQ

Is Creatify or Arcads cheaper?

Only Creatify publishes prices: $39 a month for 100 credits, $1.95 per 15-second video. Arcads' price appears after signup; its talking-actor videos cost 800 credits per minute, rounded up.

Which has more AI actors?

Arcads lists 1,000+ actors. Creatify has 300 on Starter and 1,500 plus 3 custom avatars on Pro.

Can I try them for free?

Creatify has a free plan with 10 credits a month (watermarked). Arcads has a 3-day trial that needs a saved card and charges Starter if you don't cancel.

Which one turns a product link into a video?

Creatify accepts Amazon and Shopify product links. We didn't find a product-link feature on Arcads' pages.

Test a third option on your product

48 free credits, no card. Same product link, side by side.

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