IMG.LY vs Customer’s Canvas

The best Customer’s Canvas alternative for a modern, full-featured creative SDK that delivers advanced design, video editing, and automation out of the box.

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video and photo creations are powered by IMG.LY every month

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What makes IMG.LY the best Customer’s Canvas alternative?

Full Customization & White-Labeling

A fully customizable, white-label solution where you control the UI, branding, and functionality

Extensibility & Plugin System

Supports custom plugins and extensibility, allowing businesses to tailor the editor to specific use cases.

Creative Automation

Automate content creation at scale with dynamic templates, generative AI, and headless APIs.

Openness & Interoperability

Import Photoshop (PSD), Illustrator (AI), and InDesign (INDD) files and export scene files for work-in-progress editing.

What Our Clients Say About Us

IMG.LY’s solution engineers did a deep dive on our business case and helped us implement a custom print kiosk UI.

André Albrecht

Digital Solution Manager

@

Brother

Our customers create over a million personalized postcards each year choosing from over hundreds of templates with IMG.LY’s SDK. It’s the only solution that allows us to build our own specialized, on-brand UI that integrates seamlessly with our platform.

Jeanine Zaalberg

Product Manager

@

Swiss Post

Our app has photo-editing at the very core of its experience and the editor has been invaluable in making that vision happen. There are no other tools on the market up to the quality of PE.SDK.

Toby Green

Lead Developer

@

Elbi

IMG.LY vs. Customer’s Canvas at a Glance

Turnkey Solutions for Various Use Cases

Editors for video, social, print, and UGC workflows.

Focused on web-to-print and product personalization.

Advanced Editing Features

Full-featured design & video editor with layout tools, effects, and filters.

Primarily focused on static design for print. Limited editing functionality beyond layout.

Multi-Layer & Media Support

Advanced support for layers, smart layout, text, images, video, and shapes.

Layer-based design supported, but no video or multimedia editing.

Platform Support

Web, iOS, Android, React Native, Flutter, Electron, macOS.

Web-based; some mobile support via custom implementations.

Templating System

Smart templates with placeholders, layout rules, and dynamic content.

Strong static template support for personalization; limited dynamic automation.

Creative Automation

Headless API for batch generation, data-driven design, and generative AI.

Basic automation for product personalization; no generative design features.

Extensibility

Plugin architecture for custom tools and workflows.

Extensible via SDK/API but requires more low-level configuration.

Video Editing

Multi-track timeline with overlays, transitions, and audio support.

No support for video editing or motion graphics.

Design File Conversion

Import PSD, AI, and INDD with editable layers.

Supports PSD import with limitations; AI/INDD not fully supported.

Asset Libraries

Built-in integrations with Unsplash, Getty Images, and custom DAMs.

Asset management is possible via integration but not built-in.

White-Labeling & UI Customization

Fully white-labeled UI with theme and layout control.

Limited UI customization; configuration-driven with fixed editor layout.

Turnkey Solutions for Various Use Cases

Editors for video, social, print, and UGC workflows.

Focused on web-to-print and product personalization.

Advanced Editing Features

Full-featured design & video editor with layout tools, effects, and filters.

Primarily focused on static design for print. Limited editing functionality beyond layout.

Multi-Layer & Media Support

Advanced support for layers, smart layout, text, images, video, and shapes.

Layer-based design supported, but no video or multimedia editing.

Platform Support

Web, iOS, Android, React Native, Flutter, Electron, macOS.

Web-based; some mobile support via custom implementations.

Templating System

Smart templates with placeholders, layout rules, and dynamic content.

Strong static template support for personalization; limited dynamic automation.

Creative Automation

Headless API for batch generation, data-driven design, and generative AI.

Basic automation for product personalization; no generative design features.

Extensibility

Plugin architecture for custom tools and workflows.

Extensible via SDK/API but requires more low-level configuration.

Video Editing

Multi-track timeline with overlays, transitions, and audio support.

No support for video editing or motion graphics.

Design File Conversion

Import PSD, AI, and INDD with editable layers.

Supports PSD import with limitations; AI/INDD not fully supported.

Asset Libraries

Built-in integrations with Unsplash, Getty Images, and custom DAMs.

Asset management is possible via integration but not built-in.

White-Labeling & UI Customization

Fully white-labeled UI with theme and layout control.

Limited UI customization; configuration-driven with fixed editor layout.

Everything you need

Key Capabilities

Learn more about some of the functionalities of IMG.LY’s SDK

Editing

Transform

Crop, flip, and rotate with ease. Preset crop ratios to common formats.

Filters

Over 60 state-of-the-art filters allow users to control the style and mood of their creations.

Adjustments

Fine-tune designs with an exhaustive set of adjustment operations such as brightness and contrast.

Effect & Blur

Add a unique mood to designs with effects & blur.

Element Snapping

Snap stickers and text to control points for more precise placements.

Blend Modes & Grouping

Define the blending behavior and grouping.

Undo & Redo

Allow users to undo and redo all editing operations.

Printing

Cutout Lines

Create and customize cutout shapes for web-to-print.

CMYK/ Spot color support

Integrate CMYK and Pantone color spaces, customized color libraries, including your brand's colors.

Templating

Design Templates

Create role based design templates to jumpstart users’ creativity.

Text Variables

Enable mass personalization and creative automation by embedding variables.

Placeholders & Lockable Designs

Constrain templates to guide your users’ design and ensure brand consistency.

Configurable Presets

Enforce a consistent aesthetic across all creations by using preset filters, adjustments, fonts, and crop ratios.

Customizability

Build Custom UIs

Use the headless API powering all creative operations to implement an entirely custom UI.

Theming

Change the editor theme to fit seamlessly with your app.

Media Libraries

Set up custom libraries that are easily sortable.

Toolbar Customization

Reposition toolbar elements, change icons, or rename tools to fit your use case.

Internationalization

Add support for additional languages, and customize any button label.

Export Options

Export designs in JPG, PNG, or PDF with custom quality, page ranges, and dimensions.

And there’s more

Check Out Other Use Cases

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Web2Print Designer

Web2Print Designer

Elevate your Web2Print application with best-in-class Design Editor.

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Creative Automation

Creative Automation

Automate & scale content creation with ease.

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Variable Data Printing

Variable Data Printing

Enable mass-personalization in your design & print workflows.

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Photo Prints

Provide seamless design experience and inspire users with easily personalized templates.

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Print Personalization

Print Personalization

Streamline personalization for your print products.

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Apparel Designer

Apparel Designer

Whether t-shirts, hoodies or caps, build for any use case, deploy on any platform.

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More from IMG.LY

IMG.LY for Brands & Agencies

Automate design processes and generate on-brand marketing materials with ease.

IMG.LY for Marketing Tech

Scale and automate any creative workflow.

Camera SDK

Make in-app recording easy with our Camera SDK.

Photo Editor SDK

Bring beautiful photo editing to your applications.

Creative Editor SDK

Empower your users with an easy-to-use design editor.

IMG.LY for Social Media

Unleash your users' creativity & leverage user generated content.

IMG.LY for DAM

Empower users to create, collaborate , and automate design tasks in your app.

Video Editor SDK

Powerful video editor for your iOS, Android, and web applications.

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See how IMG.LY looks and feels.

Get in Touch

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FAQs

What is the best Customer’s Canvas alternative?

If you're building more than a print editor, such as social content tools, UGC platforms, or creative automation products then IMG.LY is a great alternative. It brings design, video, automation, and deep customization together in one SDK.

What are the key differences between IMG.LY and Customer’s Canvas?

Customer’s Canvas focuses on web-to-print personalization and static layout tools. IMG.LY covers broader creative workflows with video editing, automation, dynamic templates, and a fully customizable, white-labeled UI.

Which platform is better for automation and scalability?

IMG.LY is built for scale, with APIs for batch generation, headless design workflows, and dynamic content insertion ideal for automation-heavy use cases.

Can both platforms handle layered design files like PSD or Illustrator?

Customer’s Canvas supports PSD with some layer limitations. IMG.LY supports PSD, INDD, and AI with full layer-based editing.

Which solution offers more flexible UI integration?

IMG.LY provides full control over the UI—everything from layout to theming is customizable. Customer’s Canvas offers configuration options, but less flexibility for custom interfaces.

Is either platform suitable for mobile or cross-platform apps?

IMG.LY supports native mobile (iOS/Android), desktop (Electron, macOS), and web. Customer’s Canvas is primarily web-based, with limited mobile support.

Do either solution supports generative AI or headless design workflows?

Only IMG.LY supports generative workflows, dynamic placeholders, and automation via API. Customer’s Canvas focuses on static template rendering with limited automation.