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Both cover thumbnails & cover art and design & graphics. Here is what separates them on price, billing, what you can take with you, and coverage.
| Kittl | Placeit | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | From $14 | From $7.47 |
| Pricing model | Free plan, paid tiers | Paid subscription |
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| Billing | Monthly or annual | Annual only |
| Free trial | Not stated | Not stated |
| API | Not stated | Not stated |
| Data export | Not stated | Not stated |
| Their cut | Not stated | Not stated |
| Runs on | Web | Web |
| Covers | Thumbnails & Cover Art, Design & Graphics, Merch & Print on Demand | Thumbnails & Cover Art, Design & Graphics, Merch & Print on Demand |
| Works with | Nothing in particular | YouTube, Twitch |
| Founded | Not listed | Not listed |
| Reader rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Live deals | None right now | None right now |
Design templates for merch and covers
Kittl is built for the kind of design that ends up on a t-shirt or a book cover: display type, textures, badge layouts and vector effects that would take an hour in Illustrator. The template library does most of the work and the editor stays out of the way. The free plan carries no commercial rights, which matters if the design is going on something you sell.
Our note
The free plan carries no commercial rights, which matters more here than usual because the output is merch and book covers meant to be sold. Anything headed for a storefront starts at $14 a month rather than at nothing.
Mockups, logos and thumbnails from templates
Placeit is the fastest way to see your design on a shirt, a mug or a phone, which is what a merch listing needs before anything has been printed. Logos, gaming overlays and thumbnail templates come with the same subscription. Everything is a template, so two creators who both use it end up looking related.
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