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illustration.app vs Recraft

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors.

The short answer

Cheaper paid plan
Recraft — $10/mo vs $12/mo for illustration.app
Free plan
Only Recraft (illustration.app has paid plans only)
Public API
Recraft has one; not confirmed by us for illustration.app
Higher Trust score
Recraft — 91 vs 59 for illustration.app
Best fit
illustration.app: teams needing a matched set of illustrations for a product or deck · Recraft: Designers who need editable SVG icons, logos marks and illustrations rather than raster approximations

From our own records as of each tool's last check. Anything we have not confirmed is left out rather than guessed. How we verify

illustration.appGenerates custom vector illustration packs from text prompts, with SVG export and a PowerPoint icon-replacement tool.RecraftRaster and editable vector generation with reusable brand styles, a design canvas, Figma plugin and API

Side by side

Factillustration.appRecraft
CategoryIcons, Stickers & IllustrationsIcons, Stickers & Illustrations
Pricing modelPaidFreemium
Starts at$12/mo$10/mo
Public APINot confirmedYes
Trust score59 / 10091 / 100
PlatformsWebWeb, API, Figma plugin
Company—Recraft Inc.
Launched—2022
Last verifiedOct 15, 2026Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

illustration.app

illustration.app is useful when a team needs a matched set of vector illustrations fast and doesn't want to brief a freelancer for every icon. The PowerPoint replacement feature is the more unusual part of the product, automatically swapping a whole deck's icons at once. The catch is there's no free plan, so testing quality means paying for the cheapest tier first.

Pros

  • generates whole illustration packs in one style instead of one image at a time
  • exports SVG rather than only raster files
  • PowerPoint icon-replacement keeps original slide layout intact

Cons

  • no free tier to test output quality before paying
  • no mobile app or browser extension
  • credit allowances cap how much can be generated per month

Recraft

The tool to reach for when the output has to be a real vector or has to match a style across fifty assets, which is where general image models fall apart. For one-off photorealistic images other models are at least as good, and the free tier is a showcase rather than a workspace since everything you make there is public and not yours commercially.

Pros

  • Native vector output that opens as editable SVG, not a traced raster
  • Saved styles keep a whole set of assets consistent
  • Canvas tools for mockups, background removal and inpainting, plus a Figma integration
  • API priced per image in prepaid units that never expire

Cons

  • Free-plan images are public and Recraft keeps the rights to them
  • Subscription credits do not roll over month to month
  • Vector generations cost twice the credits of raster ones
  • Plan table on the pricing page renders only in a browser; the docs carry the numbers

Which one fits

Choose illustration.app if you need

  • teams needing a matched set of illustrations for a product or deck
  • swapping icons across an existing PowerPoint file
  • exporting illustrations as editable SVG

Choose Recraft if you need

  • Designers who need editable SVG icons, logos marks and illustrations rather than raster approximations
  • Brand and marketing teams generating sets of assets in one saved style
  • Developers who want vector and raster generation plus editing behind one prepaid API

illustration.app vs Recraft: the questions people ask

Is illustration.app cheaper than Recraft?

On published entry prices, Recraft starts lower — $10/mo against $12/mo for illustration.app. Entry price is the lowest paid plan as we last verified it; what each plan includes differs.

Does illustration.app or Recraft have a free tier?

Recraft has a free tier; illustration.app has paid plans only.

Which has a public API, illustration.app or Recraft?

Recraft ships a public API, as of our last verification. A public API for illustration.app is not confirmed by us — check its developer docs before you plan an integration.

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