Best Merge Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from AI photo animation tools ranked against Merge on the same published basis.
- 1Merge vs HeyGen
- 2Merge vs Pika
- 3Merge vs Animate Photo AI
- 4Merge vs AnimateDiff
- 5Merge vs Hedra
- 6Merge vs Immersity AI
- 7Merge vs Kling AI
- 9Merge vs PicAlive
- 10Merge vs Stable Video Diffusion
- 11Merge vs Runway
- 12Merge vs LivePortrait
- 13Merge vs Hallo
- 14Merge vs AnimatePhoto
- 15Merge vs Hailuo AI
- 16Merge vs Photo Restore – Fix Old Photos
- 17Merge vs TryMotion
- 18Merge vs Vidu
- 19Merge vs PixVerse
- 20Merge vs Kaiber
- 21Merge vs Animate Old Photos
Merge 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 |
| 4 | AnimateDiff | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted, 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 |
| 9 | PicAlive | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | iOS |
| 10 | Stable Video Diffusion | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted |
| 11 | Runway | 6.2 | Free plan | $12/mo | API |
| 12 | LivePortrait | 5.6 | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows | ||
| 13 | Hallo | 5.5 | Linux, self-hosted, Windows | ||
| 14 | AnimatePhoto | 5.4 | $9.90/mo | Web | |
| 15 | Hailuo AI | 5.4 | $14.99/mo | API, Web | |
| 16 | Photo Restore – Fix Old Photos | 5.4 | $18.33/mo | iOS | |
| 17 | TryMotion | 5.4 | iOS | ||
| 18 | Vidu | 5.4 | API, Web | ||
| 19 | PixVerse | 5.3 | API | ||
| 20 | Kaiber | 5.1 | No | $10/mo | Android, iOS, Web |
| 21 | Animate Old Photos | 5.0 | No | API, Browser, Web |
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Questions about Merge alternatives
What is the best alternative to Merge?
HeyGen, number 1 in AI photo animation tools with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: Pika, Animate Photo AI, AnimateDiff and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Merge?
HeyGen is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 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.