Stencil

getstencil.com
Design & Prototyping
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The Web's Favorite Online Graphic Design Tool

How to Replace Stencil

Overview

Stencil is an easy-to-use online graphic design tool that helps bloggers, business owners, and social media marketers create beautiful visual content quickly. With over 410,000 users, it provides access to millions of stock photos, icons, templates, and fonts to create social media graphics, ads, blog headers, and more without design experience.

Features

31 features across 9 categories

Collaboration(1)

Live Previews

Preview how images will look on different social networks before sharing

Also in: Notion, Airtable, Obsidian

Content Library(4)

Icons & Graphics

3,100,000+ royalty-free icons and graphics from premium designers

Quotes Library

100,000+ inspirational quotes to create quote images quickly

Stock Photos

Access to over 5,000,000 royalty-free stock photos from Unsplash, Pixabay, and Pexels

TemplatesPremium

1,350+ pre-designed templates ready to be edited for quick image creation

Content Management(1)

Image Upload

Upload and use your own images in Stencil

Also in: Juro, Notion, WordPress.com

Design Tools(5)

Color Picker

Save favorite colors and use eyedropper tool to pick colors from anywhere on canvas

Custom Font UploadPremium

Upload and use your own fonts to match brand identity

Facebook Ad Grid

Instantly see if content is within Facebook's recommended text limits for ads

Google Fonts

7,600+ Google Fonts available for typography in designs

Safe Areas

See exactly where content is safe to place so nothing gets cut off

Also in: Spline, Visme, Zeplin

Image Manipulation(6)

Custom Sizes

Create unlimited custom image dimensions tailored to specific needs

Image Cropping

Crop and adjust images within the editor

Image Filters

Apply filters to beautify images

Instant Resizing

Instantly resize images to different dimensions without reloading

Photo Adjustments

Adjust photo properties like brightness, contrast, and saturation

Preset Sizes

140+ pre-loaded optimal sizes for social networks, ads, blog posts, and more

Also in: RoboTask, Imagga

Integration(6)

Buffer IntegrationPremium

Schedule images with Buffer to plan posts in advance

Chrome Extension

Browser extension for Chrome to create images from anywhere and highlight text on the web to instantly make it an image

Firefox Add-on

Browser extension for Firefox with similar functionality to Chrome extension

Import from Social Media

Import images directly from Facebook, Instagram, Dropbox and more

Right-Click Image Import

Right-click images on the web to instantly add text and use them in designs

WordPress Plugin

Create images directly from WordPress as you write blog posts

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Organization(3)

Collections

Create custom collections to organize images and designs

Favorites

Keep favorite photos, icons, and templates for easy future access

Logo Upload & StoragePremium

Upload and store multiple logo variations for different brands

Also in: Hugging Face, Smartsheet, 1Password

Publishing(4)

Bit.ly Links

Share images directly as Bit.ly shortened links

High-Resolution DownloadsPremium

Download images at super high quality, including 300dpi for print

Instagram SMS

Send images straight to mobile device for sharing on Instagram

Social Sharing

Share directly to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, and Buffer without leaving the page

Also in: Later, Notion, Obsidian

Support(1)

Premium SupportPremium

Priority customer support for paid plan users

Pricing

Free

Free
  • Save up to 10 images/month
  • Limited photos
  • Limited icons
  • Upload up to 50 images
  • Create up to 10 collections
  • Keep up to 10 favorites
  • 10 Instagram SMS/month

Pro

$9/mo (or $15/mo annually, save 40%)
  • Save up to 50 images/month
  • 5,000,000+ Photos
  • 3,100,000+ Icons & Graphics
  • 1,350+ Amazing templates
  • 7,600+ Google Fonts
  • Logo/Watermarks
  • Font Uploads
  • Premium support
  • Upload up to 250 images
  • Create up to 25 collections
  • Keep up to 100 favorites
  • 25 Instagram SMS/month
  • 7-Day Money Back Guarantee

Unlimited

Popular
$12/mo (or $20/mo annually, save 40%)
  • All Pro Features included
  • Save unlimited images
  • Upload unlimited images
  • Create unlimited collections
  • Keep unlimited favorites
  • 100 Instagram SMS/month
  • 7-Day Money Back Guarantee

Cost Calculator

Keep Paying Stencil

Monthly$9/mo
Yearly$108/yr
5-Year Total$540

Build It Yourself

Est. Build Time~2 hrs
Hosting$20/mo
DifficultyVery Easy

Total Cost Comparison

1 Year
SaaS
$108
DIY
$240
3 Years
SaaS
$324
DIY
$720
5 Years
SaaS
$540
DIY
$1.2k

DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 31 features at very easy complexity.

Build vs Buy

Should you build a Stencil alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 31 features.

Buy Stencil

Better Value
Monthly cost$90/mo
3-year total$3,240
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Development cost$24,000
Maintenance$360/mo
3-year total$36,960
Dev time~2 months

Buying Stencil saves ~$33,720 over 3 years vs building.

Estimates based on 31 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.

Integrations

14 known integrations

Bit.lyBufferChromeDropboxFacebookFirefoxGoogle FontsInstagramPexelsPinterestPixabayTwitterUnsplashWordPress