IMG.LY vs. Design Huddle

Looking for more control, customizability, and integration flexibility? IMG.LY offers a powerful alternative to Design Huddle that scales with your product and use case. See how CreativeEditor SDK compares.

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What makes IMG.LY the best Design Huddle 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.

Scalable Templating & Automation

Leverage dynamic templating, creative automation, and generative AI to support personalized content at scale.

Cross-Platform SDKs

Integrate across web, mobile, and desktop with a consistent experience for all users.

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. Design Huddle at a Glance

Features

IMG.LY

Design Huddle

Full Customization & White-Labeling

Fully customizable, allowing complete control over UI, branding, and functionality.

Branding options available, but UI is not fully customizable.

Creative Automation

Headless API for batch creation, data-driven designs, and AI-powered features.

No support for creative automation or headless workflows.

Extensibility

Plugin system to extend the editor with custom tools and features.

No public plugin system; closed platform.

Platform Support

Cross-platform support including Web, iOS, Android, React Native, Flutter, macOS, Electron, and Node.js.

Web-based only.

Video Editing

Full-featured video editing with multi-track timelines, transitions, and overlays.

Video support not available.

Developer Experience

Built for developers with robust APIs, SDKs, and flexible architecture.

Limited developer options; more suited for end-user teams.

Openness & File Compatibility

Can import Photoshop (PSD), InDesign (INDD), and Illustrator (AI) files, and export scene files for saving work-in-progress.

No support for importing or converting layered design files.

Asset Libraries

Easily integrates third-party libraries like Unsplash and Getty Images for streamlined asset management.

Limited to internal asset management; no external library integrations.

IMG.LY

Design Huddle

Full Customization & White-Labeling

Fully customizable, allowing complete control over UI, branding, and functionality.

Branding options available, but UI is not fully customizable.

Creative Automation

Headless API for batch creation, data-driven designs, and AI-powered features.

No support for creative automation or headless workflows.

Extensibility

Plugin system to extend the editor with custom tools and features.

No public plugin system; closed platform.

Platform Support

Cross-platform support including Web, iOS, Android, React Native, Flutter, macOS, Electron, and Node.js.

Web-based only.

Video Editing

Full-featured video editing with multi-track timelines, transitions, and overlays.

Video support not available.

Developer Experience

Built for developers with robust APIs, SDKs, and flexible architecture.

Limited developer options; more suited for end-user teams.

Openness & File Compatibility

Can import Photoshop (PSD), InDesign (INDD), and Illustrator (AI) files, and export scene files for saving work-in-progress.

No support for importing or converting layered design files.

Asset Libraries

Easily integrates third-party libraries like Unsplash and Getty Images for streamlined asset management.

Limited to internal asset management; no external library integrations.

Everything you need

Key Capabilities

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

Editing

Transform

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

Filters

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

Adjustments

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

Effect & Blur

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Add a unique mood to designs with effects & blur.

Element Snapping

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

Blend Modes & Grouping

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Define the blending behavior and grouping.

Undo & Redo

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Allow users to undo and redo all editing operations.

Printing

Cutout Lines

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

CMYK/ Spot color support

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

Templating

Design Templates

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Create role based design templates to jumpstart users’ creativity.

Text Variables

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Enable mass personalization and creative automation by embedding variables.

Placeholders & Lockable Designs

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

Configurable Presets

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

Customizability

Build Custom UIs

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

Theming

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Change the editor theme to fit seamlessly with your app.

Media Libraries

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Set up custom libraries that are easily sortable.

Toolbar Customization

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

Internationalization

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

Export Options

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

And there’s more

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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

Photo Prints

Provide seamless design experience and inspire users with easily personalized templates.
Learn MoreOpen Showcase
Print Personalization

Print Personalization

Streamline personalization for your print products.
Learn MoreOpen Showcase
Apparel Designer

Apparel Designer

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

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IMG.LY for Brands & Agencies

Automate design processes and generate on-brand marketing materials with ease.
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IMG.LY for Marketing Tech

Scale and automate any creative workflow.
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Camera SDK

Make in-app recording easy with our Camera SDK.
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Photo Editor SDK

Bring beautiful photo editing to your applications.
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Creative Editor SDK

Empower your users with an easy-to-use design editor.
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IMG.LY for Social Media

Unleash your users' creativity & leverage user generated content.
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IMG.LY for DAM

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

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

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FAQs

What’s the best Design Huddle alternative?

If you're looking for a flexible, deeply integrated, and developer-friendly solution, IMG.LY is a strong alternative to Design Huddle. It offers a full creative toolkit, headless capabilities, and cross-platform support that can scale with your product.

What are the key differences between IMG.LY and Design Huddle?

Design Huddle is a SaaS platform focused on pre-built branding and template workflows for small teams and agencies. IMG.LY is an SDK-based solution built for developers, enabling full customization, automation, and extensibility across platforms. Key differences include support for video editing, plugin extensibility, dynamic templating, and creative automation via API.

Can I use both solutions for creative automation?

No, Design Huddle does not support creative automation. IMG.LY includes headless APIs for batch design creation and supports generative workflows.

Is video editing supported in either platform?

IMG.LY offers full multi-track video editing, while Design Huddle doesn’t currently support video.

Can I build my own tools or plugins into the editor?

Only IMG.LY allows you to extend the editor with custom plugins and workflows.

Which solution supports mobile and cross-platform development?

IMG.LY supports iOS, Android, and desktop via multiple SDKs. Design Huddle is web-only.

Is white-labeling available in both?

Design Huddle offers branding, but IMG.LY gives full control over the UI and user experience for a complete white-label solution.