Looka vs Namelix

Looka

A fast way for a new business to land a usable mark and matching collateral, as long as you accept that the cheap package hands over a flat image you cannot resize.

Pros

• +Preview across cards, signage and social profiles before spending anything
• +Vector files and full ownership arrive with the $65 package
• +Brand Kit turns a single logo into several hundred ready-made templates

Cons

• −The cheapest package is a raster file only — no vectors, no clean resizing
• −Continued brand kit access is a subscription rather than a purchase
• −Results are recognisably generated and overlap between customers
• −No API, and no way to hand a designer editable sources

Namelix

The fastest way to get 100 invented, pronounceable name candidates when you are stuck, and it costs nothing. Treat it as a brainstorm surface, not a naming decision: the good ones are buried in noise and the domain suggestions are monetised.

Pros

• +Genuinely free with no account wall or generation cap
• +Style and randomness controls make the output steerable instead of one flat list
• +Domain availability shown inline, so dead names get filtered fast
• +Long-running solo operation with no funding clock, so unlikely to vanish

Cons

• −Hit rate is low; expect to scroll a lot for a handful of usable names
• −Premium domain suggestions are affiliate placements, not neutral advice
• −No trademark screening, so a name can look clear and still be taken
• −No export, workspace, or team features at all

Does Looka or Namelix have a free tier?

Namelix is free to use; Looka has paid plans only.