IMG.LY vs Rendley

The best Rendley alternative for building full-featured, customizable design and video editing workflows with rich UI options, automation, and cross-platform support out of the box.

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What makes IMG.LY the best Rendley alternative?

Fully-Featured Design & Video Editor

Our SDK delivers full design, layout, and video editing capabilities ideal for building custom creation workflows.

Turn-key Solutions

Pre-built editors for use cases like video content creation, social media design, and print-ready design workflows.

Extensibility & Plugin System

Add custom tools, automation features, or domain-specific logic through a flexible plugin system ideal for scaling and evolving creative workflows.

Cross-Platform

Run natively on web, mobile, and desktop with consistent rendering, seamless integrations, and cross-platform feature parity.

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. Rendley at a Glance

Turnkey Solutions for Various Use Cases

Pre-built editors for social, marketing, and video.

Pre-built Video Editor UI available; other use cases must be built from scratch.

Advanced Video Editing

Timeline-based video editor with transitions, audio, overlays, and animations.

Advanced video editing with keyframe support, AE import, and audio features.

Platform Support

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

Web-based with optional server-side rendering.

Templating System

Dynamic templates with placeholders and layout constraints.

Templates must be defined programmatically (JSON-based); no visual template editor for end users.

Creative Automation

Headless API for batch generation, template rendering, and automation.

Supports automation through programmable project files.

Asset Libraries

Built-in integrations with Getty, Unsplash, and custom libraries.

No built-in stock libraries.

Extensibility & Plugin System

Structured plugin system with multiple ready-to-use plugins (e.g., AI features, filters, custom tools) and support for custom extensions.

Extensible via API and SDK integration; no structured plugin marketplace or prebuilt plugins available.

Design Editing Features

Full-featured design editor with support for video, images, text, stickers, shapes, and layout tools.

No built-in tools for design editing; focused on video composition and effects.

Turnkey Solutions for Various Use Cases

Pre-built editors for social, marketing, and video.

Pre-built Video Editor UI available; other use cases must be built from scratch.

Advanced Video Editing

Timeline-based video editor with transitions, audio, overlays, and animations.

Advanced video editing with keyframe support, AE import, and audio features.

Platform Support

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

Web-based with optional server-side rendering.

Templating System

Dynamic templates with placeholders and layout constraints.

Templates must be defined programmatically (JSON-based); no visual template editor for end users.

Creative Automation

Headless API for batch generation, template rendering, and automation.

Supports automation through programmable project files.

Asset Libraries

Built-in integrations with Getty, Unsplash, and custom libraries.

No built-in stock libraries.

Extensibility & Plugin System

Structured plugin system with multiple ready-to-use plugins (e.g., AI features, filters, custom tools) and support for custom extensions.

Extensible via API and SDK integration; no structured plugin marketplace or prebuilt plugins available.

Design Editing Features

Full-featured design editor with support for video, images, text, stickers, shapes, and layout tools.

No built-in tools for design editing; focused on video composition and effects.

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

Learn more about related social media solutions.

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.

Learn More Open Showcase

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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Get in Touch

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FAQs

What is the best Rendley alternative?

If you're looking for a powerful editor with built-in UI, cross-platform support, and rich editing capabilities beyond just video, IMG.LY is a great Rendley alternative. It provides flexibility with less manual development effort.

What are the key differences between IMG.LY and Rendley?

IMG.LY offers a full-featured design and video editor with a user-friendly visual interface, allowing end users to create designs, videos, and templates without technical knowledge. Rendley focuses primarily on advanced video editing and automation workflows, but template creation and project setup are code-driven, requiring developer involvement rather than offering a visual template builder for end users.

Does either support After Effects import?

Only Rendley supports After Effects import, allowing motion designers to bring in editable compositions. IMG.LY does not support AE import but offers native animation tools within the editor.

Which tool has better support for images, PSDs, and print design?

IMG.LY supports importing layered design files like PSD, INDD, and AI, making it ideal for photo and print design workflows. Rendley focuses more on video and doesn’t support layered design files.

Can I build a complete editing UI with both platforms?

IMG.LY provides a fully-featured, customizable UI out of the box. Rendley offers a pre-built Video Editor UI that can be embedded into websites, with customization options available through source code access.

Which solution supports creative automation?

Both support creative automation. IMG.LY offers a headless API and dynamic templates. Rendley allows project creation and editing through serialized JSON configurations.

Which one supports cross-platform development?

IMG.LY supports a wide range of platforms beyond the web, including iOS, Android, React Native, Flutter, Electron, and macOS. Rendley is currently web-first.

What’s better for rapid integration into a SaaS product?

IMG.LY is easier to integrate thanks to its turnkey UI, plugin system, and platform SDKs. Rendley provides deep video customization but may require more frontend engineering to get started.