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MintRender vs Creatomate

Creatomate makes videos and images from templates through a REST API, with an online editor, spreadsheet feeds, no-code integrations and an MCP server. Below are the prices, the credit rules and the features of both, and when each one is the better pick for you.

Facts about Creatomate checked on creatomate.com on 1 November 2026. Each one links its source. MintRender is not connected with Creatomate.

Pick Creatomate when

You make video: Creatomate is built for video from templates, with a published credit formula. MintRender has no video yet.
You want each spreadsheet row to become a video.

Pick MintRender when

You make images or PDFs: MintRender costs less at each volume in the table.
You need PDF or SVG output, or signed links: Creatomate's pages do not state them.
You want files kept longer: Creatomate deletes renders after 30 days.

Price per 1,000 files

The cheapest monthly plan for each volume, with overage where the plan has it. Monthly billing, USD. source

Files a month	Creatomate	MintRender
1,000	$54 per 1,000 Essential: $54 a month	$19 per 1,000 Starter: $19 a month
5,000	$25.80 per 1,000 Growth: $129 a month	$7.80 per 1,000 Pro: $39 a month
25,000	$13.16 per 1,000 Beyond: $329 a month	$3.96 per 1,000 Business: $99 a month
Free	a free trial with 50 credits, no card source	100 files a month, every month, no card

Credit rules

Creatomate

One image is always one credit, at any resolution. source
Video credits follow width, height, frame rate and length: one minute at 720p and 25 fps is about 14 credits. source
No overage price on the page: to get more credits, you move to a higher plan. source
Growth and Beyond offer larger credit choices; the page shows the price of the first choice only, so the table uses it. source
Renders are deleted after 30 days. source

MintRender

One image or one PDF page costs one credit, for every template and every format.
If you send the same template and data again, you get the stored file for free. Previews, test keys and failed renders also cost nothing.
Extra credits are off until you turn them on, and you set a monthly spending limit. Unused credits do not carry over.

Formats and features

	Creatomate	MintRender
Formats	MP4, JPEG, PNG, GIF source	PNG, JPEG, WebP, SVG, PDF
Template editor in the browser	yes source	yes
REST API	yes source	yes
Signed image links (no API call)	not stated source	yes
MCP server for AI assistants	yes source	yes
PDF output	not stated source	yes
Video output	yes source	no (planned)
Many files from a CSV file	yes (spreadsheet feeds) source	yes
Zapier	yes source	no (planned)
Make	yes source	yes, with the HTTP module (guide)
n8n	yes source	yes, workflow files

Move from Creatomate

Make the template again in the MintRender editor (or start from a template), give each changing layer the same field name, then change the API call.

Creatomate source

curl -X POST https://api.creatomate.com/v2/renders \  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CREATOMATE_KEY" \  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \  -d '{    "template_id": "YOUR_TEMPLATE_ID_HERE",    "modifications": {      "Title": "Welcome to Creatomate",      "Background-Image": "https://example.com/image1.jpg"    }  }'

MintRender

curl -X POST https://mintrender.com/v1/render \  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MINTRENDER_KEY" \  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \  -d '{    "template": "YOUR_TEMPLATE_ID",    "data": {      "title": "Welcome to MintRender",      "background": "https://example.com/image1.jpg"    },    "format": "png"  }'

template_id becomes template, and modifications becomes data. MintRender field names use letters, digits and _, so Background-Image becomes background (any name you choose in the editor).
MintRender answers with the file's URL when it is done.

Sources

Creatomate is a name of its owner, used here only to compare. Found a fact that changed? Write to support@mintrender.com and we check it again.