Zeely is built for small sellers who want one app for the whole job. Add a product from your store, or type one in and Zeely makes it a product page. From there it makes image ads and talking-head video from a product photo and an AI avatar, on models such as Kling, Seedance, Veo and Nano Banana, posts to Instagram and TikTok, and launches Facebook and Instagram campaigns. Its Competitor spy is a curated feed of ads from 10,000+ brands that you can follow and recreate as image ads.
What a take costs in AdMakeAI, shown before it renders
“I used to hide under heavy foundation every single morning because my dull skin made me feel so invisible.”
Story angle, a first take at Sharp: 12 seconds for 15 credits, $1.17, priced before it rendered.
“Secret reason everyone keeps asking why my skin looks radiant before eight in the morning.”
Curiosity angle, same photo, same request, same price.
“I told my daughter no grown man pays nine dollars a day to feed a dog.”
Our top tier (Max), from a hand-written brief: about $8.11 per 30 seconds.
Zeely vs AdMakeAI: who wins each row
Price on the pricing page
After the first period
What one ad costs
Fee on ad spend
Launching campaigns
A page to send people to
Organic posts
UGC video from a product photo
Competitor ads
Models
Cancelling
Trying it
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| Feature | AdMakeAI | Zeely |
|---|---|---|
| Price on the pricing page | $39 a month for 500 credits | Starter $29.95 a month for 2,500 credits, next to a struck-out $49.95 |
| After the first period | $39 every month; $27.30 billed yearly | Discounts usually cover the first period; Intro plans move to Growth at $79.95 a month |
| What one ad costs | $0.16 Fast or $0.62 Sharp image; $2.65 a 30-second UGC ad | Shown in the app before you run it; not on its pricing page |
| Fee on ad spend | None: ads go to your own Meta ad account | 12% on Meta campaigns run through Zeely, 6% with Booster ($39.95 a year) |
| Launching campaigns | Paused draft in your Meta ad set (3 credits) | Builds and launches Facebook and Instagram campaigns with an AI audience, on its partner account ($25 a day minimum) or yours |
| A page to send people to | None; you link your own site | Makes a product page for a product with no website, and a warm-up page for partner-account campaigns |
| Organic posts | None | Social posting to Instagram and TikTok, carousels, trend videos |
| UGC video from a product photo | $2.65 per 30 s at Sharp, your product composited into the first frame | A product photo and an AI avatar make a talking-head ad; price shown in the app |
| Competitor ads | Meta Ad Library tracking by brand and keyword | Competitor spy: a curated feed from 10,000+ brands; image ads can be recreated |
| Models | Picked for you by tier: Fast, Sharp, Max | 30+, Kling, Seedance, Veo, Nano Banana and GPT Image 2 among them |
| Cancelling | Two clicks in the dashboard | In account settings, at least 24 hours before renewal |
| Trying it | 30 free credits on your own brand, no card | Paid Intro plans: $19.95 for 2 weeks, $29.95 for 4, $49.95 for 8 |
Zeely facts from its pricing page and help center articles on credits, Intro plans, the service fee, partner-account campaigns and products without a website. We didn't buy a Zeely plan.
Zeely pricing in 2026: what each plan buys
Zeely Starter
One ad: Not on its pricing page
- A month, as shown
- $29.95 (struck $49.95)
- Credits a month
- 2,500
Zeely Plus
One ad: Not on its pricing page
- A month, as shown
- $49.95 (struck $89.95)
- Credits a month
- 5,000
Zeely Growth
One ad: Not on its pricing page
- A month, as shown
- $79.95 (struck $149.95)
- Credits a month
- 10,000
Zeely Booster add-on
One ad: Cuts the ad-spend fee from 12% to 6%
- A month, as shown
- $39.95 a year
- Credits a month
- Doubles your plan's credits
AdMakeAI Starter (ours)
One ad: $0.62 Sharp or $0.16 Fast image; $2.65 a 30-second UGC ad
- A month, as shown
- $39 ($27.30 yearly)
- Credits a month
- 500
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| Plan | A month, as shown | Credits a month | One ad |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zeely Starter | $29.95 (struck $49.95) | 2,500 | Not on its pricing page |
| Zeely Plus | $49.95 (struck $89.95) | 5,000 | Not on its pricing page |
| Zeely Growth | $79.95 (struck $149.95) | 10,000 | Not on its pricing page |
| Zeely Booster add-on | $39.95 a year | Doubles your plan's credits | Cuts the ad-spend fee from 12% to 6% |
| AdMakeAI Starter (ours) | $39 ($27.30 yearly) | 500 | $0.62 Sharp or $0.16 Fast image; $2.65 a 30-second UGC ad |
Plans from Zeely's pricing page, each marked "Available only on the site", checked November 9, 2026. Its FAQ says plans also come in weekly, bi-monthly and quarterly terms, and that plans in the app and on the site may differ. Booster from its help center, billed yearly in one payment.
Zeely shows each action's credit cost on the button before you run it, and its credits article points to a See rates panel in the app for the full list. So you can't tell from outside how many ads 2,500 credits make. The same article warns that "even a small change may require AI to regenerate the creative, so credits may be used again". Plan credits refresh each cycle; extra credits you buy stay while your subscription is active.
The intro price, the renewal and the ad-spend fee, in Zeely's words
The lower prices on the pricing page are for the first period:
"These discounts usually apply to the first billing period, so you can get started at a lower price. When your subscription renews, it continues at the regular plan price, which may be higher than what you paid at the beginning."Zeely help center: Why did my subscription renewal cost more?
The Intro plans, $19.95 for two weeks, $29.95 for four and $49.95 for eight, end the same way: "Your account will automatically move to the Growth plan at $79.95 per month." Zeely asks you to cancel at least 24 hours before the renewal date.
Then there's spend. Campaigns on Zeely's Meta partner account go through its checkout with a daily budget of at least $25, and only media created in Zeely can go into them. On top of the budget:
"The fee is 12% of your ad spend." With a Booster, "the fee drops to 6%".Zeely help center: What is Zeely's service fee?
At the $25 minimum, 30 days of ads is $750 of spend and a $90 fee, or $45 with the $39.95 Booster. AdMakeAI takes nothing from spend: the ad lands paused in your own Meta ad set and Meta bills you directly.
Zeely reviews: what customers praise and complain about
Zeely has a 4.3 TrustScore from 4,590 reviews on Trustpilot: 65% five stars and 12% one star, and it invites customers to review. The five-stars are mostly short notes on how easy it is. The one- and two-stars since October are mostly about charges: after cancelling, and extra ones right after a trial.
"It took me less than 40 minutes, start to finish, to create a Lusterous ad that is 10 times better than anything I've done myself."
"Zeely makes it easy to turn product photos and ideas into ad concepts."
"I paid £15.41 for two weeks of Zeely. Almost immediately, I was pushed into buying a £30.85 Booster, which I then had to challenge and request back."
"I CANCELLED my subscription in june and have been continuously billed every month"
On refunds, its Subscription & Refund Policy says payments are non-refundable except where the law requires, and anything else is at Zeely's discretion.
What $39 makes in AdMakeAI
Starter is $39 a month for 500 credits on our pricing page, the same price at every renewal. That buys 14 thirty-second ads at Sharp, $2.65 each, or 33 twelve-second takes like the serum ones above, $1.17 each. Every take starts from your own product photo, composited into the person's first frame, and you approve a 2-credit still and a free voiceover preview before paying for motion.
In the Video Agent the script can start from competitor ads you track in the Meta Ad Library. The same credits make static ads in Ad Set Studio and send the finished ad to your Meta ad set as a paused draft. Where Zeely stays ahead: it can launch the campaign for you, give a product a page when you have no site, and post organically. AdMakeAI does none of those.
Other Zeely alternatives
Canva Grow: best if you design in Canva and want to start free
It comes with every Canva plan, Free included, and publishes to Meta, TikTok and LinkedIn, though Canva doesn't say how many AI ads its allowance makes. Canva Grow alternatives.
AdStellar: best if you want an AI media buyer on your own Meta account
It builds, launches and manages Meta campaigns from $100 a month, with every action priced on its site: $0.20 an image ad. AdStellar alternatives.
Holo AI: best if you want ads, social posts and email in one app
A marketing autopilot that covers more channels than ads. Holo AI alternatives.
Seven AI UGC tools priced per finished ad are in our AI UGC video tools comparison.
Stay with Zeely or switch
Stay with Zeely if you
- Want one app for product pages, ads, organic posts and launching
- Don't have a website: Zeely makes a product page from what you type in
- Want to post to Instagram and TikTok as well as run ads
- Want Zeely to run the campaign on its Meta partner account, with its team reviewing ads before Meta does
- Want to pick from 30+ image and video models
Switch to AdMakeAI if you
- Want every ad's price on the button before it renders
- Run ads from your own Meta account and don't want a fee on spend
- Want UGC video with your product in hand for $2.65 per 30 seconds
- Want scripts built from competitor ads you track in the Meta Ad Library
- Want the same price every month and to cancel in two clicks
Zeely alternatives: questions people ask
Is Zeely worth it?
For a small seller who wants one app to make a product page, ads and organic posts and to launch the campaign, it can be, and its reviewers mostly praise how easy it is. Check three things first: the price after the intro period, the 12% fee on Meta campaigns run through Zeely, and what each action costs in credits, which the app shows and the pricing page doesn't.
How much does Zeely cost?
Its pricing page shows Starter at $29.95 a month for 2,500 credits, Plus at $49.95 for 5,000 and Growth at $79.95 for 10,000, each next to a higher struck-out price. Intro plans are $19.95 for 2 weeks, $29.95 for 4 and $49.95 for 8, then move to Growth at $79.95 a month. Booster is $39.95 a year.
Does Zeely charge a fee on ad spend?
Yes. Its help center puts the service fee at 12% of ad spend on paid Meta campaigns run through Zeely, 6% with Booster; your budget itself goes to Meta. Campaigns on its Meta partner account need at least $25 a day, so 30 days at the minimum is $750 of spend and a $90 fee.
Does Zeely have a free trial?
Its trial is paid: Intro plans of 2, 4 or 8 weeks from $19.95, which move to Growth at $79.95 a month unless you cancel or switch first. Zeely asks you to cancel at least 24 hours before renewal and says later cancellations may not stop the charge.
Does Zeely make landing pages?
In part. Add a product without a website and Zeely generates a product page you can use in ads, and campaigns on its Meta partner account get a warm-up page in a color theme you pick.
Does Zeely give refunds?
Its Subscription & Refund Policy says payments are non-refundable except where the law requires. Any other refund is at Zeely's discretion, and requests must come within 120 days of a card payment.
What is a cheaper Zeely alternative?
AdMakeAI, if you run your own Meta ads: $39 a month, a Fast image for $0.16 and a 30-second UGC ad with your product in hand for $2.65, with no fee on spend. 30 free credits try static ads on your own brand, no card; video needs a plan.
Make your first UGC ad: $39 for 14 thirty-second ads
Every still and clip is priced before it renders, nothing comes out of your ad spend, and you cancel from the dashboard in two clicks. 30 free credits try static ads on your own brand; UGC video starts at $39.