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DesignsAI Review

DesignsAI is an AI graphic design tool built around a shared brand kit that keeps a team's colors and assets consistent, with commenting for distributed teams and full commercial rights over anything made. Everything happens in the browser, backed by SOC 2 and GDPR compliance, and access starts on a paid plan with no public API.

Visit DesignsAIFrom $9.90/mo

Research-based review. Features and prices are checked on the vendor's own website, and the score is worked out from those facts. We haven't tested it hands-on yet.

The verdict

Worth it mainly for brand consistency and commercial rights on a tight compliance budget, but marketers wanting a free plan or an API to connect other tools should pick Canva.

Pros

  • DesignsAI's AI Agent routes each task across Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini and Grok rather than committing to a single model.
  • Branding, Image, Video, Storyboard, Slides and Audio generators all work from one brief.
  • A brand kit keeps logo, colors, typography and other assets in one workspace.
  • Design approval workflows and audit trails support review before a design goes out.
  • Commercial use is allowed on everything generated, including client projects.
  • A separate Workflows feature can connect to apps including Notion, Slack, Gmail, Google Drive and GitHub to automate steps around a design.
  • DesignsAI states it is GDPR compliant and displays a SOC compliance badge.

Cons

  • There is no free plan; every tier is paid from the start.
  • There is no free trial before subscribing.
  • DesignsAI has no AI image editing tools such as background removal or object erase.
  • There is no vector editor and no way to generate an editable vector from a prompt.
  • DesignsAI has no public API.
  • There is no single sign-on option.
From $9.90/moFree plan No
3.6/10

Spec Score

DesignsAI against 6 AI graphic design tools
#6
of 6 AI graphic design tools
-2.9
vs the average
93%
from published facts
Ahead of other AI graphic design tools
Nothing clearly above the average
Behind other AI graphic design tools
What you can make-6.1Teams and platforms-2.5Workflow and output-2.4Privacy and trust-0.8Pricing-0.7
Every criterion
Tap a row for the facts
What you can make0.0
-6.1 vs 6.1 avg0 of 32 points
Edits vector artworkno0 / 2
Generates editable vectors from a promptno0 / 2
AI image editing (erase, expand, relight)no0 / 1.5
Product and print mockupsno0 / 1.5
Edits or animates videono0 / 1.5
Stock photos, graphics and fonts includedno0 / 1
Orders printed productsno0 / 0.5
Why these numbers

Edits vector artwork: Checked the six current tool pages (Branding, Image, Video, Storyboard, Slides, Audio), pricing and FAQ for a vector/path editor; none found.

Generates editable vectors from a prompt: No mention of generating editable vectors or SVG from a prompt on any of the six current tool pages, pricing, or FAQ.

AI image editing (erase, expand, relight): Checked the Image tool page's full feature list (Fast Campaign Execution, High-Resolution Output, Flexible Refinement, brand-kit alignment) for background removal, object erase/replace, expand or upscale; none mentioned.

Product and print mockups: No mockup-generator feature or page found; '/tools/mockup' falls back to the homepage. The Image tool's copy mentions 'product mockups' only as an example use case for generated images, not a dedicated mockup-placement feature.

Edits or animates video: The Video tool is prompt-to-video generation, not a timeline/manual editor inside the product; no separate video-editing feature found.

Stock photos, graphics and fonts included: Checked pricing, product pages and FAQ for a stock photo/graphics/font library; none mentioned (all visuals described as AI-generated, not sourced from stock).

Orders printed products: FAQ lists 'print materials' only as a category of design you can create, not a print-fulfillment/ordering service; no order-prints feature found on pricing, product pages, or the FAQ. No help center exists to check further.

Workflow and output3.5
-2.4 vs 5.9 avg6.3 of 18 points
File formats it exports0 export formats0 / 3
Apps it connects to14 integrations2 / 2
Several people edit at onceno0 / 2
Comments and approvalyes1.5 / 1.5
APIno0 / 1.5
Why these numbers

File formats it exports: Counted from export_formats. Checked the Image, Video, Slides and Audio tool pages, pricing, and FAQ for stated export/download file formats (png, jpg, svg, pdf, pptx, mp4, etc.); none named specific formats. No help center exists to check further.

Apps it connects to: Counted from integrations. These are app connectors ('plugins') for the Workflows automation feature, not classic in-editor integrations; Pinterest and YouTube are named as workflow destinations elsewhere on the same page ('Pin from a Notion page', 'YouTube Short from a Notion page').

Several people edit at once: Checked pricing (which lists seat counts like '2 users', '5 users' but no collaboration wording), product pages, and the FAQ (including the 'distributed teams' and 'scale brand consistency' answers, which describe role-based access, approval workflows and audit trails, not simultaneous real-time co-editing). No help center exists (help.designs.ai and support.designs.ai both 404) to check further.

Comments and approval: FAQ answer to 'Is Designs.ai suitable for distributed teams?'.

API: Checked the homepage, pricing page and FAQ for a public/developer API; none mentioned. No developer or api.designs.ai page found.

Pricing7.0
-0.7 vs 7.7 avg14 of 20 points
Cheapest paid plan, monthly$9.95 / 5
Free planno0 / 3
Commercial use allowedyes2 / 2
Why these numbers

Cheapest paid plan, monthly: Cheapest paid plan on the monthly term. Read live in a browser tab (pricing figures are client-rendered) toggling the per-card Monthly/Annual switch.

Free plan: Pricing page lists only four paid tiers (Go, Plus, Pro, Enterprise); no $0 forever tier found.

Commercial use allowed: Designs.ai offers Standard (Plus/Pro) and Enterprise licenses per the same answer; the separate License Agreement notes Design Resources marked 'editorial' or 'unreleased' are excluded from commercial use.

Teams and platforms3.0
-2.5 vs 5.5 avg3.6 of 12 points
Where it runs1 platforms0.5 / 3.5
Brand kityes2.5 / 2.5
Publishes or schedules to socialno0 / 2.5
Single sign-onno0 / 1.5
Why these numbers

Where it runs: Counted from platforms. Checked the homepage and footer for an App Store/Google Play/Microsoft Store link or mobile-app mention; none found. Site appears to be web-only. Designs Claw is described as working 'inside your chat app', not as a Designs.ai native mobile app.

Publishes or schedules to social: Checked pricing, product pages and FAQ; no publish-to-social or scheduling feature found. The Workflows feature can post to LinkedIn/Pinterest/YouTube as part of an automation run, but that is the separate Workflows automation product, not a native social-scheduling feature of the design tools.

Single sign-on: FAQ's enterprise/distributed-teams answers mention 'role-based access controls' but no SSO or SAML term found there, on the pricing page's Enterprise feature list, or on the homepage. No help center exists to check further.

Privacy and trust6.5
-0.8 vs 7.3 avg11.7 of 18 points
Does not train AI on what you uploadnot published, half points2 / 4
SOC 2yes2 / 2
GDPRyes1.5 / 1.5
Ways to reach support2 support channels1 / 2.5
Why these numbers

SOC 2: Badge shown site-wide in the footer alongside 'GDPR Compliant'; the badge does not specify SOC 1/2/3 or Type I/II, and no separate trust/security page with audit details was found.

GDPR: Also shown as a 'GDPR Compliant' badge in the site footer; the Privacy Policy itself cites GDPR articles (Art. 6(1)) repeatedly.

Ways to reach support: Counted from support_channels. Contact form (email) plus WhatsApp chat; pricing page also lists 'Email and chat support' / 'Priority email and chat support' / '24/7 dedicated support' by plan.

yesnonot published average for AI graphic design tools
How the Spec Score works

Scored from what DesignsAI publishes on its own site. Not a hands-on test.

Compared with 6 AI graphic design tools. Facts checked 19 Sep 2026.

A fact the vendor does not publish gets half the points, or the typical value for a number, and says so. It never counts as a no. How we score.

DesignsAI is a web platform that turns a single brief into branding, images, video, slide decks and audio, routing each task to whichever AI model suits it. What decides whether it fits you is whether you want generation and automation, since the current product does not include an image editor, a vector editor or any of the older single-purpose design tools it once offered.

DesignsAI homepage screenshot
DesignsAI, Homepage

What is DesignsAI?

DesignsAI is made by Pixlr Pte. Ltd., a company headquartered in Singapore. It runs only in the browser, with no dedicated mobile app. An AI Agent sits at the center of the product, routing each brief to Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini or Grok rather than relying on one model for everything.

Six generators make up the current line-up: Branding, Image, Video, Storyboard, Slides and Audio. A separate Workflows feature automates steps around those generators by connecting to outside apps.

What you can make with DesignsAI

DesignsAI features screenshot
DesignsAI, Features

Branding, Image, Video and Slides all start from a text prompt; Branding can also start from a company URL, building out a full brand kit from that alone. The Image tool generates custom visuals, but there is no way to edit an existing photo inside it: no background removal, no object erase or replace, and no upscaling are mentioned anywhere in its feature list.

There is no vector editor and no way to generate an editable vector or SVG from a prompt. There is no mockup tool for placing a design onto a product photo, no print-ordering service, and no stock photo library, since every visual is described as AI-generated rather than sourced. The Video tool generates a clip from a prompt; it is not a timeline editor. Templates are limited to what DesignsAI names directly, such as email marketing templates built from your brand assets, rather than a browsable template gallery.

Working with other people

A brand kit keeps logos, colors, typography and other assets in one place across every generator. Design approval workflows can be customized, and audit trails track design activity, which supports review before something ships, though DesignsAI does not support real-time co-editing. There is no public API for the design tools themselves.

A separate Workflows feature connects to Google Drive, Gmail, Notion, Slack, Google Calendar, GitHub, Linear, Dropbox, LinkedIn, Zoom, Figma, Google Sheets, Pinterest and YouTube, automating steps like pulling in a file or posting a draft. That sits alongside the design generators rather than inside them. DesignsAI runs only on the web.

DesignsAI pricing: what each plan gives

DesignsAI pricing screenshot
DesignsAI, Pricing

There is no free plan and no free trial: every tier is paid from the start. Go costs $9.90 a month, or $8.30 a month billed yearly, for one user. Go's normal allowance is 500 credits a month, though a stated offer currently doubles that to 1,000 credits until 31 December.

Plus costs $39 a month for two users, with no yearly price published for it; a 50% off offer is currently running at $19.50 a month until 31 December. Pro costs €79 a month, or €55.80 a month billed yearly, for five users. Enterprise costs €639 a month, or €533 a month billed yearly, for 30 users, alongside a separate custom Enterprise option sold through Contact Sales.

Commercial use is allowed on every plan, covering client projects and professional deliverables; the license agreement excludes only design resources marked editorial or unreleased.

Privacy and support

DesignsAI states it is GDPR compliant and displays a SOC compliance badge site-wide, though neither the badge nor its pages give further audit detail. There is no single sign-on option.

Support runs through a contact form and WhatsApp chat. Pricing tiers add priority email and chat support on Plus and Pro, and 24/7 dedicated support on Enterprise.

Who DesignsAI suits

DesignsAI suits teams that want one brief to produce branding, images, video, a deck and audio together, with a brand kit and an approval workflow keeping the output consistent, and that already use apps like Notion, Slack or Gmail that the Workflows feature can connect to.

It suits less well anyone who needs to edit an existing photo, build a vector graphic, place a design into a mockup, order prints or draw from a stock library, since none of those exist in the current product. It also does not fit teams needing a mobile app, a public API or single sign-on.

How DesignsAI compares

DesignsAI scores 3.6 out of 10 among the AI graphic design tools we rate. These three do the same job and are the closest to it, compared on what each vendor publishes.

3.6DesignsAI
vs
7.8Canva

Canva

Canva includes a free plan; DesignsAI does not, though DesignsAI's paid plan starts at $9.90 a month against Canva's $18. Canva includes AI image editing, product and print mockups, stock photos and fonts, and video editing; DesignsAI has none of these. DesignsAI connects to 14 apps through its workflow automation feature, more than Canva's 6 integrations, but lists no export formats and has no public API, both of which Canva has.

Pick Canva if you need image editing, mockups or stock content built in.
Pick DesignsAI if you want workflow automation across more connected apps and a lower price.

DesignsAI vs Canva →
3.6DesignsAI
vs
8.4Adobe

Adobe

DesignsAI's cheapest paid plan is $9.90 a month, far under Adobe's $69.99 Creative Cloud bundle, and neither has a free plan. Adobe includes vector editing, AI image editing, product and print mockups, stock photos and fonts, and video editing; DesignsAI has none of these, generating designs from a prompt instead. Adobe has a public developer API and runs across 5 platforms; DesignsAI is web only with no API. DesignsAI does connect to 14 apps through its own workflow automation feature.

Pick Adobe if you need vector editing, image editing or mockups built into the app.
Pick DesignsAI if you want prompt based generation with workflow automation to more apps.

DesignsAI vs Adobe →
3.6DesignsAI
vs
4.0Hotpot.ai

Hotpot.ai

DesignsAI has no free plan; Hotpot.ai does, with no account needed, though its paid tier starts close by at $10 a month against DesignsAI's $9.90. Hotpot.ai includes AI image editing such as background and object removal, and product mockups; DesignsAI has neither. DesignsAI includes a brand kit and connects to 14 apps through its workflow automation feature, well ahead of Hotpot.ai's none. DesignsAI states GDPR compliance; Hotpot.ai does not.

Pick Hotpot.ai if you want image editing tools and a free plan with no account.
Pick DesignsAI if you want a brand kit and workflow automation to more connected apps.

DesignsAI vs Hotpot.ai →

Frequently Asked Questions

Does DesignsAI have a free plan?

No. There is no free plan and no free trial. The cheapest tier, Go, costs $9.90 a month, or $8.30 a month billed yearly.

What does DesignsAI cost?

Go costs $9.90 a month for one user, Plus costs $39 a month for two users, Pro costs €79 a month for five users, and Enterprise costs €639 a month for 30 users. Yearly billing lowers Go to $8.30 a month, Pro to €55.80 a month and Enterprise to €533 a month.

Which AI models power DesignsAI?

An AI Agent routes each brief to Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini or Grok rather than using a single model for everything.

Can I use what DesignsAI makes commercially?

Yes. Commercial use is allowed on every plan for businesses of any size, including client projects, with only design resources marked editorial or unreleased excluded under the license agreement.

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