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Looka vs Nametastic

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. Nametastic publishes a starting price ($0.25); Looka does not. Only Nametastic has a free tier.

LookaLogo generator that sells the finished brand kitNametasticDomain name generator that scores brandable ideas and checks live availability across 50+ TLDs

Side by side

FactLookaNametastic
CategoryBranding & Brand KitsBranding & Brand Kits
Pricing modelPaidFreemium
Starts at—$0.25 credit
Public APINoNo
PlatformsWebWeb
CompanyLookaFUTURISTICA d.o.o.
Launched2016—
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

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

Nametastic

Checks availability at generation time, so the shortlist is not padded with names somebody already owns, and scores each candidate rather than dumping a wall of text. The credit accounting is the annoying part: a single search costs two or three credits, so a $9.99 month is fewer runs than it looks. Fine for one naming sprint, thin as a recurring subscription.

Pros

  • Availability is verified as names are generated, not after the fact
  • Credits roll over on subscriptions and pay-as-you-go credits do not expire
  • Each candidate is scored on memorability, pronounceability and brand fit
  • Covers 50+ TLDs rather than just .com

Cons

  • Credit maths is fiddly: two or three credits per search makes plan capacity hard to read
  • No API, so it cannot be wired into an automated naming workflow
  • Small Slovenian vendor with no public track record to fall back on

Which one fits

Choose Looka if you need

  • Founders who need a serviceable logo and collateral in an afternoon
  • Small businesses wanting cards, socials and templates derived from one mark
  • Anyone testing brand directions before paying a designer

Choose Nametastic if you need

  • founders naming a company or side project
  • agencies shortlisting names for a client pitch
  • anyone tired of every generated .com being taken

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