Snappa

Static graphics and short animations together

PixTeller adds short animations alongside the static graphics, with a free tier and a $9 plan, for a thumbnail that needs to move.

Thumbnails and video from one cheap plan

Design Wizard adds video templates alongside the thumbnails, with a free tier and a $9.99 plan, one plan covering more formats than Snappa's images-only focus.

Posters, flyers and video posts from templates

PosterMyWall from $13 with a free tier covers posters, flyers and video posts, print alongside the social sizes.

Works with YouTube, Instagram, Facebook

Design work that has to carry data

Visme from $12 with a free tier handles graphics that carry data, charts and reports rather than sized social images.

Infographics without hiring a designer

Venngage leans toward infographics and data-heavy layouts, with a free tier and a $19 plan, for a graphic that has to carry numbers rather than just a thumbnail.

Design templates for merch and covers

Kittl from $14 with a free tier leans into merch and cover templates, a different library rather than platform-sized graphics.

Works with YouTube, Instagram, Twitch, LinkedIn

Templates and a brand kit for $120 a year

VistaCreate bundles a brand kit into the templates for $120 a year by its own tagline, with a free tier to try first.

Works with YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest

A design suite that stays free for three seats

Desygner stays free for up to three seats rather than one, with a $12.50 paid plan, useful once a second person needs to design alongside you.

Works with Instagram, Facebook

Thumbnails, covers and posts without a designer

Canva is the free-plan fallback Snappa's own guidance names for anybody making one graphic a month, with far more templates once the $14.99 plan is worth it.

Works with YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest