Recraft vs Ridvay

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: Ridvay — $6/mo vs $10/mo for Recraft
Free plan: Both have one
Public API: Recraft has one; not confirmed by us for Ridvay
Best fit: Recraft: Designers who need editable SVG icons, logos marks and illustrations rather than raster approximations · Ridvay: Making a one-off poster, flyer or thumbnail you then want to hand-correct
Platforms: Recraft: Web, Figma plugin · Ridvay: Web

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

RecraftRaster and editable vector generation with reusable brand styles, a design canvas, Figma plugin and API

RidvayText-to-design generator that returns an editable poster, post, slide or thumbnail, not a flat picture

Side by side

Fact	Recraft	Ridvay
Category	Icons, Stickers & Illustrations	Graphic Design & Templates
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Starts at	$10/mo	$6/mo
Public API	Yes	Not confirmed
Trust score	91 / 100	95 / 100
Platforms	Web, API, Figma plugin	Web
Company	Recraft Inc.	Ridvay SIA
Launched	2022	2025
Last verified	Sep 6, 2026	Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

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

Ridvay

The differentiator is the output format: SVG and PPTX exports mean you can fix the AI's typography instead of regenerating until it stops misspelling things. The free tier is genuinely usable — five AI designs a day, no watermark — and the paid step is under seven euros. The trade-off is scope: it is a small European studio, not a design suite with brand kits, team libraries or an API.

Pros

Exports editable SVG and PPTX in addition to PNG, JPG and PDF
Free plan exports without a watermark and does not expire
Includes map and diagram editors and an AI image generator alongside the design studio
Terms name a real registered entity (Ridvay SIA, Latvia) and the UI runs in eight languages

Cons

Pricing is euro-only with VAT included, so the dollar cost varies with the exchange rate
AI video exports are metered tightly — 5/month on Plus, 20/month on Ultimate
Ultimate's unlimited AI designs are governed by an unspecified fair-use limit

Which one fits

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

Choose Ridvay if you need

Making a one-off poster, flyer or thumbnail you then want to hand-correct
People who need PPTX or SVG out the other end rather than a flattened PNG
Solo creators who want unwatermarked exports without paying anything