Alternatives
An Animaker alternative for an AI animated series
Short answer
Animaker is a template and character-builder tool for 2D, whiteboard and explainer videos, now with text-to-animation; Starter is $45 a month or $300 billed yearly, and its plan table lists commercial rights from Pro ($79 a month or $516 yearly). If you want a cast in your own style acting out a story scene by scene, StudioRam is built for that, priced per scene, with one free scene and no card.
See it: one cast, many scenes
The first clip was made in the StudioRam app and is also shown on our homepage. The second is a demo made by the StudioRam team. In both, watch the face, clothes and small details hold from shot to shot.
We make StudioRam, so read this with that in mind. We have not run side-by-side quality tests. This page compares what each company publishes about its own product, checked on 18 October 2026. Prices and features change, so check each site before you decide.
Why people look for an Animaker alternative
Animaker is good at what it was built for: explainer, whiteboard, training and marketing videos from a large template library, with a character builder for custom characters. People look elsewhere when they want a different look than the library’s puppet style, when they want to tell a story with a recurring cast across episodes, or when export limits and plan tiers do not match how often they publish.
StudioRam vs Animaker, side by side
| Question | StudioRam | Animaker |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | A recurring cast acting out a story, scene by scene | 2D, whiteboard, explainer, training and marketing videos |
| Where you start | Describe a scene in your own words, starring a character you saved | A template, or a text prompt that generates a full video you then edit |
| Characters | Your own: from a description, your own design or a photo of you | Custom character builder: 2 on Free, 15 on Starter, 30 on Pro, 100 on Enterprise |
| Keeping a character | Save a character once (from a description, your own design or a photo of you) and reuse it as the reference in every scene; What happens next? starts the next scene on the last frame of the one before | Built characters are rigged assets, reused as-is in each scene |
| Output | Animated scenes up to 8 seconds each, 720p MP4, with AI voice | 1080p on Starter, 2K on Pro, 4K on Enterprise; 10 downloads a month on Starter, 30 on Pro |
| Free | 1 scene, no card, watermarked | Free plan, watermarked, 3 downloads a month |
| Paid | Scenes from $4.00 to $5.99 in packs that never expire; Creator plan $29 a month (15 scenes the first month, then 12) | Starter $45 a month or $300 billed yearly; Pro $79 a month or $516 billed yearly |
| Commercial use | Licensed to you for personal and commercial use, subject to the content policy | Plan table lists commercial rights on Pro and Enterprise |
Pick Animaker if
- You make explainers, whiteboard videos, infographics or training content.
- You want a large library of templates, props and stock assets, and long videos in one project.
- You need higher export resolution (1080p and up) or team features.
Pick StudioRam if
- You want a cast in your own style, or yourself, rather than characters from a builder.
- You are making a story series and want each scene to continue from the last one.
- You publish irregularly and would rather buy scenes in packs that never expire than pay a monthly plan, or you want $29 a month for 12 scenes.
- You want to try one scene free, without a card.
Other Animaker alternatives
Powtoon is the closest like-for-like template tool, from $15 a month billed yearly; see Powtoon alternative. Vyond is the business-grade option, from $99 a month; see Vyond alternative. For AI story tools with saved characters, compare Anijam and Atlabs, or read the best AI for consistent characters.
What switching looks like
There is no project import; you start from your script. Save each main character once, then write your first scene in a sentence or two. Preview the still before animating. When it looks right, animate it and use What happens next? to continue the story with the same cast and place. Cut scenes together in the built-in editor and export MP4. See script to animated series for the full workflow and pricing for what each scene costs.
Questions
What is a good Animaker alternative for storytelling?
For a story series with your own characters, StudioRam is built around saving a character once and reusing it in every scene, priced per scene. For another template explainer tool, Powtoon is the closest match.
Is StudioRam cheaper than Animaker?
It depends on volume. StudioRam charges $4.00 to $5.99 per scene in packs that never expire, or $29 a month for 12 scenes after the first month. Animaker Starter is $45 a month or $300 billed yearly with 10 downloads a month. Price your real monthly output on both pricing pages.
Does Animaker have a free plan?
Yes. Animaker’s free plan lets you create and download videos with a watermark, with 3 downloads a month and 2 custom characters, according to its pricing page.
Can I make whiteboard videos in StudioRam?
StudioRam makes animated scenes with characters and AI voice, not whiteboard or infographic videos. For those, Animaker or Powtoon is a better fit.
Sources
- StudioRam prices and limits: studioram.app/pricing and studioram.app/llms.txt, checked 18 October 2026.
- Animaker, app.animaker.com/pricing and animaker.com, checked 18 October 2026.
- Powtoon, powtoon.com/premium, powtoon.com/ai/animation-generator and Using the Powtoon Character Builder, checked 18 October 2026.
- Vyond, vyond.com/plans and vyond.com/faqs, checked 18 October 2026.
The free scene needs no card. It is watermarked; paid scenes are not.