Animaker vs Boords Comparison 2026
Both cover motion graphics & animation. Here is what separates them on price, billing, what you can take with you, and coverage.
At a glance
- Animaker starts cheaper, at $25.
- Only Animaker has a free tier.
Side by side
Animaker | Boords | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price (they differ) | From $25 | From $39 |
| Pricing model (they differ) | Free plan, paid tiers | Paid subscription |
| Free tier (they differ) | Yes | No |
| Billing | Monthly or annual | Monthly or annual |
| Free trial | Not stated | Not stated |
| API | Not stated | Not stated |
| Data export | Not stated | Not stated |
| Their cut | None | None |
| Runs on | Web | Web |
Shaded rows are where the two answers disagree and both listings have answered. A row where one side has not stated a fact is left plain, because silence is not a difference.
Animaker
Animated explainer videos from templates
Animaker builds character animation and whiteboard video out of a library rather than out of keyframes, which puts an explainer within reach of somebody who has never opened After Effects. Downloads are metered per month and the free plan watermarks them. Anything needing precise timing will fight the editor, and that is where most people give up on it.
Only on this side
- Covers video editing
Boords
Storyboards that turn into an animatic
Boords is where a video gets planned before anybody films it: frames in order, notes under each one, and a timed animatic that plays the whole thing back so the pacing problem shows up now rather than in the edit. Clients comment on the board instead of on the finished cut, which is the expensive place to find out. It draws nothing for you beyond AI reference images. A solo creator shooting to a rough outline will not need it.
Our note
Price this against the cost of a reshoot rather than against other software, because that is the expense it exists to prevent. If your videos are planned in your head and come out fine, the honest answer is that you do not need it.
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