What is the best AI ad generator for a small business?

Pick by the job first, then by the price after the intro offer. We compared each vendor's own pricing page and homepage, and ScaleShot is on the list because we make it; the sections below set out each tool's plans and limits.

1. Match the format to your product. Talking-avatar video, static banners and animated clips are different tools.
2. Find the regular price, billing period and credit allowance, not just the intro price.
3. Check whether the tool can launch ads or only makes files you upload yourself.
4. Read the cancel and refund terms before entering a card.

Meta also edits ads once they run. Its standard enhancements, part of what Meta calls Advantage+ creative, can adjust the aspect ratio of an image or video and apply placement templates on Traffic or Conversions campaigns. Good source creative still matters. For more by format, see AI video ad generators and our comparison of ad creative tools.

We built ScaleShot to learn a business from its website or Shopify link, logo, colours, fonts and voice. Its Ads Agent chat then researches the market, writes a 30-day plan, and makes image ads and 4 to 10 second video ads, either AI UGC creator videos or animated styles such as claymation, 3D, paper cutout and stop motion. With a connected Meta ad account it launches Facebook and Instagram campaigns, shows results, and pauses ads or changes budgets, and it always asks before it changes anything. See how a Facebook ads agent works for the longer version.

Pricing

Our plans start at 500 credits for $19.95 for the first 2 weeks, then $42 every 2 weeks; 4-week and 8-week plans carry 1,000 and 2,000 credits. On credits, a Fast image is 10, an HQ image is 20, and each second of video is 10. There is a 14-day money-back guarantee, and you can cancel in Settings, then Billing.

Where it falls short

• It runs Meta ads only, with no Google or TikTok.
• It does not guarantee sales, and Meta bills your ad spend separately.

AdCreative.ai generates ad banners, images and videos, and adds product photography, creative scoring and competitor insights. If you are weighing it against ours, see our AdCreative.ai alternative page.

Pricing

AdCreative.ai lists Starter at $39 a month for 10 credits, 1 brand and 1 user, and Professional at $249 a month for 50 credits and 10 brands; quarterly billing is 25% off and yearly 50% off. It offers a 7-day free trial with 10 credits.

Where it falls short

• Starter has only 10 credits a month, so a small store may use them quickly.
• Its homepage lists platform integrations but does not say which networks it can launch to.

Creatify turns a product link into a video ad, and also makes avatar videos, product videos and static image ads. It says it can push ads live to Meta, TikTok, YouTube, Snap and Amazon.

Pricing

Creatify has a free plan with 10 monthly credits, enough for up to 2 video ads or 20 image ads, with watermarked exports. Starter is $39 a month for 100 credits, and Pro is $99 a month with 300 to 5,000 credits depending on tier; annual plans save up to 50%.

Where it falls short

• Free exports carry a watermark, and removal starts on the paid Starter plan.

Zeely makes UGC video and static ads, then launches them to Facebook and Instagram, and its homepage lists TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn, Snapchat, Google Ads and Shopify connections too. If you plan to advertise beyond Meta, that range is a real advantage over ours. Compare in detail on our Zeely alternative page.

Pricing

Zeely lists 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, with regular prices of $49.95, $89.95 and $149.95 shown beside them. It has no free plan on that page.

Where it falls short

• The page does not say whether the listed price renews at the regular price.
• Its pricing page notes extra charges for running Facebook and Instagram ads through it.

Predis.ai makes images and videos from credits and publishes to Facebook and Instagram on every plan, with scheduling included.

Pricing

Predis.ai lists Core at $24 a month (regular $32) for 1,300 credits, about 325 images or 33 videos, and Rise at $55 a month (regular $79) for 3,200 credits. Every plan starts with 3 days free, and the card is charged afterwards unless you cancel.

Where it falls short

• Core covers 1 brand, so an agency-style set of clients needs Rise or above.

invideo AI is a general AI video maker with timeline editing, rather than an ad-specific tool.

Pricing

invideo AI lists Starter at $20 per seat a month on annual billing for 400 credits, Plus at $36 for 2,000 credits and Max at $75 for 5,000 credits. It has no free plan.

Where it falls short

• The pricing page does not mention launching ads to Meta.

Canva Grow is Canva's ad tool for designing ad variations and launching them without switching apps. It publishes to Meta (Facebook and Instagram), TikTok and LinkedIn, but not Google Ads.

Pricing

We could not confirm a Grow price from a page we could open, so treat it as not confirmed and check Canva's pricing page before relying on it.

Where it falls short

• Reporting on the launch says Canva had not published whether Grow needs a separate subscription.