Recraft vs SVGMaker.io

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

Free plan: Both have one
Public API: Both have one
Higher Trust score: Recraft — 91 vs 73 for SVGMaker.io
Best fit: Recraft: Designers who need editable SVG icons, logos marks and illustrations rather than raster approximations · SVGMaker.io: Etsy, Cricut and print-on-demand sellers who need cuttable vector files
Platforms: Recraft: Web, Figma plugin · SVGMaker.io: 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

SVGMaker.ioGenerates and edits real vector SVGs from prompts, with photo-to-vector conversion and an editor

Side by side

Fact	Recraft	SVGMaker.io
Category	Icons, Stickers & Illustrations	Icons, Stickers & Illustrations
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Starts at	$10/mo	—
Public API	Yes	Yes
Trust score	91 / 100	73 / 100
Platforms	Web, API, Figma plugin	Web, API
Company	Recraft Inc.	GenWave LLC
Launched	2022	—
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

SVGMaker.io

SVGMaker is the rare prompt-to-vector tool that also gives you the editor and the conversion utilities around it, so a generated shape can be cleaned up rather than regenerated. The export list — DXF, EPS, JSX — tells you who it is for: craft-cutter and print sellers, and developers dropping icons into a component. The credit model is the thing to read carefully before buying.

Pros

Output is genuinely editable vector paths, and there is a real editor to work them in
Photo-to-vector, background removal and text removal work on SVGs you upload, not only on generated ones
Exports to DXF, EPS, AI and PDF for cutting and print, plus JSX/HTML/CSS for code
REST API and an MCP server that plugs into Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code

Cons

Prices are not visible without loading the app, so packs cannot be compared before signing up
Purchased credits expire after a year and all purchases are non-refundable
Free-plan output is licensed for personal use only; commercial rights start once you buy credits
Daily free credits reset at midnight, so an unused allowance is simply lost

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 SVGMaker.io if you need

Etsy, Cricut and print-on-demand sellers who need cuttable vector files
Developers who want an icon as JSX or inline SVG rather than a PNG
Cleaning up or recolouring an SVG you already have