Illustro vs Recraft

Illustro

Illustro suits people who need a handful of on-brand illustrations without hiring a freelancer, priced as credits bought once rather than a subscription to remember to cancel. Output quality and consistency across styles were not independently tested in this research, only the vendor's own claims and stats.

Pros

• +Editable output, including recoloring and style options, rather than a single fixed image
• +Exports to SVG in addition to raster formats, with commercial rights included
• +Credits never expire, unlike a use-it-or-lose-it subscription

Cons

• −No company name or country disclosed
• −Reported user count of about 6,500 is small next to established illustration generators
• −Photo-to-illustration and animation cost extra credits on top of the base generation

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

Is Illustro cheaper than Recraft?

They charge in different units, so there is no like-for-like answer: Illustro starts at $7 once, Recraft at $10/mo. Entry price is the lowest paid plan as we last verified it.

Does Illustro or Recraft have a free tier?

Both: Illustro has a free tier, and Recraft has a free tier.

Which has a public API, Illustro or Recraft?

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