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Kartiv vs Pebblely

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. Kartiv starts at $17, Pebblely at $9. Only Pebblely has a free tier.

KartivGenerates product photos, videos and marketplace-ready visual setsPebblelyGenerates product backgrounds and lifestyle scenes from one photo

Side by side

FactKartivPebblely
CategoryProduct & E-commerce PhotographyProduct & E-commerce Photography
Pricing modelPaidFreemium
Starts at$17 month$9 month
Public APINoNo
PlatformsWebWeb
CompanyKartiv, Inc.Pebblely Pte Ltd
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

Kartiv

A sensible pick for a small e-commerce team that needs listing images and short product video from photos it already owns, at a price under most rivals. It is not a general design tool — bring product shots, not ideas.

Pros

  • Entry tier at $17 a month undercuts most AI product-photo tools
  • Video output is included from the Pro tier rather than sold as an add-on
  • Marketplace-specific sizing kits remove manual export work
  • Brand asset upload keeps generated scenes on-palette

Cons

  • No free tier, only a 7-day trial
  • Basic plan is hard-capped at 3 products and 2 projects, barely enough for a pilot
  • No API, so large-catalogue work stays manual
  • Footer still reads 2024 and no company country or address is disclosed

Pebblely

The cheapest credible way to drop a product into a decent-looking scene, with a $9 entry tier that undercuts almost everything in this category. Its ceiling is that it only restages the object you already photographed, so it will never put a model in the frame the way SellerPic or Botika will.

Pros

  • Entry tier at $9/month is the lowest serious price point in product-scene generation
  • 100+ templates produce usable results without any prompt skill
  • Shadows and reflections are generated to match rather than pasted behind the object
  • Per-marketplace resizing removes a manual export step

Cons

  • Image allowances are small; 30/month on Lite disappears fast once you start re-rolling
  • Bulk generation is withheld from the cheapest tier
  • No developer API is advertised on the current pricing page
  • Product-only scope, with no model generation or try-on

Which one fits

Choose Kartiv if you need

  • Shopify and Amazon sellers refreshing listing imagery without a studio shoot
  • Agencies producing creative variants for A/B testing ad sets
  • Brands that need 360 spins or short product video generated from stills

Choose Pebblely if you need

  • Small Shopify or Etsy shops working from phone-shot product photos
  • Seasonal background refreshes across an existing catalogue
  • Marketplace listings that need platform-specific crops generated automatically
  • Sketching scene directions before booking a real photographer

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