Best AnimateDiff Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from AI photo animation tools ranked against AnimateDiff on the same published basis.
- 1AnimateDiff vs HeyGen
- 2AnimateDiff vs Pika
- 3AnimateDiff vs Animate Photo AI
- 5AnimateDiff vs Hedra
- 6AnimateDiff vs Immersity AI
- 7AnimateDiff vs Kling AI
- 8AnimateDiff vs PicAlive
- 9AnimateDiff vs Runway
- 10AnimateDiff vs LivePortrait
- 11AnimateDiff vs AnimatePhoto
- 12AnimateDiff vs Hailuo AI
- 13AnimateDiff vs Hallo
- 14AnimateDiff vs Photo Restore – Fix Old Photos
- 15AnimateDiff vs Vidu
- 16AnimateDiff vs PixVerse
- 17AnimateDiff vs TryMotion
- 18AnimateDiff vs Merge
- 19AnimateDiff vs Stable Video Diffusion
- 20AnimateDiff vs Animate Old Photos
- 21AnimateDiff vs Luma AI
AnimateDiff alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HeyGen | 6.6 | Free plan | $24/mo | Android, API, iOS, Web |
| 2 | Pika | 6.5 | Free plan | — | API, iOS, Web |
| 3 | Animate Photo AI | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 5 | Hedra | 6.4 | Free plan | $20/mo | API, Web |
| 6 | Immersity AI | 6.3 | Free plan | $4.99/mo | API |
| 7 | Kling AI | 6.3 | Free plan | $10/mo | API |
| 8 | PicAlive | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | iOS |
| 9 | Runway | 6.2 | Free plan | $12/mo | API |
| 10 | LivePortrait | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 11 | AnimatePhoto | 5.4 | No | $9.90/mo | Web |
| 12 | Hailuo AI | 5.4 | No | $14.99/mo | API, Web |
| 13 | Hallo | 5.4 | No | — | Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 14 | Photo Restore – Fix Old Photos | 5.4 | No | $18.33/mo | iOS |
| 15 | Vidu | 5.4 | No | — | API, Web |
| 16 | PixVerse | 5.3 | No | — | API |
| 17 | TryMotion | 5.3 | No | — | iOS |
| 18 | Merge | 5.1 | Free plan | Free | iOS |
| 19 | Stable Video Diffusion | 5.1 | No | — | — |
| 20 | Animate Old Photos | 5.0 | No | — | API, Browser, Web |
| 21 | Luma AI | 5.0 | No | $8.33/mo | iOS, Web |
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Questions about AnimateDiff alternatives
What is the best alternative to AnimateDiff?
HeyGen, number 1 in AI photo animation tools with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: Pika, Animate Photo AI, Hedra and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to AnimateDiff?
HeyGen is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 9 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.