BookBrush Alternative: Prices Compared

BookBrush pricing

How much does BookBrush cost?

On its pricing page on 7 October 2026, BookBrush lists three single-author plans: Plus at $149 a year, Gold at $149 a year (shown struck from $199) and Platinum at $246 a year; the page shows paid plans only.

Plus, $149 a yearUnlimited image downloads, Cover Creator, animation tools, font uploads, priority support and 1 Reader Hub page.

Gold, $149 a year (shown struck from $199)Everything in Plus with 2 Reader Hub pages, plus the Box Set Creator and Instant Mockups. The page shows “Save $50” and a deal badge, so check the price before you buy.

Platinum, $246 a yearEverything in Gold with 3 Reader Hub pages, plus the Trailer Creator, 10 free background removal credits a month, Platinum Mockups and exclusive education webinars.

All three plans list 250+ 3D cover templates, 3.5K+ author-specific templates and 4M+ stock photos. $149 a year works out at about $12.42 a month and $246 a year at $20.50 a month (our arithmetic). BookBrush's sign-up page shows a $0 Free plan; its limits are not shown there. Source: bookbrush.com/pricing, read on 7 October 2026.

Free options

Is there a free BookBrush alternative?

Yes: Canva says Canva Free is available to anyone and calls its book mockup generator free, and DIY Book Covers says its 3D mockup tool is free with no sign-up. BookBrush's sign-up page shows a $0 Free plan whose limits are not shown there.

Canva. Log in to Canva, go to Elements, then Mockups, choose Print and pick a book mockup (the page lists portrait, square, softcover and hardcover). Drag in your cover as a JPG or PNG, then download it as a PDF, SVG, JPG or PNG (canva.com/create/book-mockups; free plan per Canva's pricing page).
DIY Book Covers. Choose a single or composite 3D mockup template, select your cover image and download your mockup; the page says the tool is free and does not ask you to sign up (diybookcovers.com).
Placeit. It lists an Unlimited Subscription from $7.47 a month, billed yearly at $89.69, and links a free account whose contents that page does not state (placeit.net).

Prices and steps as each company lists them on 7 October 2026.

Start fair

What BookBrush does well.

Any alternatives page that trashes the incumbent isn't worth your time. BookBrush earns its place:

3D cover mockups and box setsBookBrush lists 250+ 3D cover templates on every plan, and a Box Set Creator on its Gold and Platinum plans.

Author-specific templatesBookBrush lists 3.5K+ author-specific templates on every plan.

Animated templates and videoShort animated posts and cover reveals from a template — enough for a Reel without learning an editor.

The alternatives

Five options, and what each is for.

Canva

Best for: everything-in-one DIY. Canva Free is available to anyone.

Adobe Express

Best for: authors already in the Adobe ecosystem.

Placeit (by Envato)

Best for: realistic, photo-based mockups — a book held in a hand or on a desk.

Free mockup generators

Best for: a single cover render with no budget. DIY Book Covers says its 3D mockup tool is free with no sign-up. See the free book mockup generators compared.

Book Ad Pack

Best for: authors whose problem isn't assembling graphics but having something from the actual book to put in them. We read the manuscript and generate the creative from it — on-book images with the cover staged in the story's own settings, short scene video, character art, ad copy and hooks taken from real scenes, and Amazon A+ modules — delivered as a pack you post and run from your own accounts. It isn't a template editor: you can't drag elements around, and it's a per-book pack rather than a monthly design subscription (see packages and pricing). You can use more than one.

Manuscript-generated on-book image — an alternative to BookBrush template mockups — The difference in one row: these are on-book images from one of our own pen-name manuscripts. The backgrounds are the book's settings, not a stock library.

Cover staged in a scene from the book itself, not a stock background — The difference in one row: these are on-book images from one of our own pen-name manuscripts. The backgrounds are the book's settings, not a stock library.

Side by side

Which BookBrush alternative should I choose?

Choose by the job: Canva for general design on a free plan, Placeit or DIY Book Covers for a mockup render, and Book Ad Pack when you need ad images, copy and video built from your manuscript instead of a template.

	BookBrush	Canva	Placeit	DIY Book Covers	Book Ad Pack
Price as listed, 7 Oct 2026	Plus $149/yr; Gold $149/yr (shown struck from $199, with a deal badge); Platinum $246/yr	Canva Free available; paid plans on canva.com/pricing	Unlimited Subscription from $7.47/mo, billed yearly at $89.69	Free, no sign-up (per its page)	No subscription: 1 credit = $1; base pack of 4 on-book images + core ad copy = 8 credits
Free option	Pricing page shows paid plans only; sign-up page shows a $0 Free plan (limits not shown)	Yes: Canva Free	Free account linked; contents not stated on the page	Yes	First read free, no card
Book mockups	250+ 3D cover templates listed; Instant Mockups from Gold	Paperback, hardcover, square and portrait mockups	Hardcover, paperback, e-book cover and square mockups, including mockups on plain or themed backgrounds, with and without people	Single and composite 3D mockup templates	None: Book Ad Pack does not make mockups
Ad images, copy and video built from your manuscript	Not listed on its pricing page	Not listed on its mockup page	Not listed on its mockup page	Not listed on its page	Yes: reads your manuscript and cover

Facts as each company lists them on its own page on 7 October 2026 (BookBrush, Canva, Placeit, DIY Book Covers, Book Ad Pack pricing). “Not listed” means the page does not say; it is not a claim that the tool lacks the feature.

Book Ad Pack is not a template editor and does not make mockups: you get finished files and run the ads from your own accounts. You can use it alongside any of the tools above.

Head to head

BookBrush vs Canva: what is the difference?

On their own pages, BookBrush lists paid yearly plans from $149 (its sign-up page also shows a $0 Free plan), and Canva is a general design editor with a free plan; both can make a book mockup.

For the full Canva comparison, including Adobe Express and Figma, read our Canva alternatives for authors page.

Fair questions

BookBrush alternatives, asked often.

What is the best alternative to BookBrush?

It depends on the job. Canva has a free plan and a free book mockup generator, Placeit and DIY Book Covers focus on mockups, and Book Ad Pack builds ad images, copy and video from your manuscript instead of a template. You can use more than one.

How much does BookBrush cost?

On its pricing page on 7 October 2026, BookBrush lists three single-author plans: Plus at $149 a year, Gold at $149 a year (shown struck from $199) and Platinum at $246 a year. The pricing page shows paid plans only, and BookBrush's sign-up page shows a $0 Free plan whose limits are not shown there.

Is there a free BookBrush alternative?

Yes. Canva says Canva Free is available to anyone and calls its book mockup generator free, and DIY Book Covers says its 3D mockup tool is free with no sign-up. BookBrush's sign-up page shows a $0 Free plan (limits not shown), and Book Ad Pack's first read of your book is free and needs no card.

Can I use Canva instead of BookBrush?

For a book mockup, you can try: Canva's mockup page lists hardcover, paperback, square and portrait book mockups, says you can visualize your design for free, and starts with logging in to a Canva account. BookBrush lists a Box Set Creator on its Gold plan and a Trailer Creator on Platinum.

Does any tool make ad images from my actual manuscript?

Book Ad Pack reads your manuscript and cover and builds on-book ad images, ad copy and scene video from them, plus Amazon A+ images at Amazon's module sizes, delivered as files you run from your own accounts. The BookBrush, Canva and Placeit pages we read list templates, tools and mockups, and none says it reads a manuscript.

How does Book Ad Pack's price compare with a BookBrush plan?

BookBrush lists paid yearly plans from $149. Book Ad Pack has no subscription: 1 credit = $1, and a base pack of four on-book images plus core ad copy is 8 credits. They do different jobs, so the totals are not like for like.