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Placeit Review: Price, Features and Score

Placeit: Browser-based mockup, video and design template generator from Envato. Free plan; paid from $89.69 a year, on web. We did not test it; the facts come from its own pages.

Prices and data checked October 14, 2026 · Author Score computed by a published formula, not paid for

Placeit on the BookBird Author Score

Author Score · book mockup generators · #1 of 6 ·

Best for: Authors wanting book, Kindle and video mockups on one subscription

BookBird Author Score8.8/10 #1 of 6 book mockup generators. Worked out from Placeit’s own pages, its price and US searches for its name, not typed in. Author jobs50 pts42.9/50Each of the 7 author jobs on the book mockup generators list is worth an equal share of 50 points, and counts only when Placeit’s own pages confirm it. 6 of 7 confirmed = 42.9 points. A job the vendor does not mention earns nothing.Cost25 pts25/25A free plan, or a platform that takes no upfront fee, earns all 25 points.Adoption25 pts20/25Searches, 20 points: 18,100 a month for “placeit”, the most searched in this category, so the full 20. Trend, 5 points: down 52% (last three months against the first three of the year) = 0; a fall of half or more earns 0, no change 2.5, a rise of half or more 5. 87.9 of 100 points= 8.8 out of 10 The full method, with every product’s points →

Author jobs, from Placeit’s own pages

  • Yes: 3D paperback and hardcover mockups
  • Yes: Ebook and device mockups
  • Yes: Photo scenes
  • Yes: Sizes for social posts and ads
  • Yes: Animated or video mockups
  • Not stated: High-resolution download (not stated)
  • Yes: Commercial use allowed

Placeit pricing

Free plan + paid plans. There is a free plan. Plans, in US dollars:

  • Free account (a small set of templates tagged FREE (the free-templates filter listed 3 book templates); limits and terms for free downloads are not described)
  • Unlimited (annual): $89.69 a year (stated as "Billed yearly at $89.69 USD ($7.47/mo equivalent)"; unlimited downloads of mockups, designs, logos and videos)

Only the annual price is printed in USD in the server HTML (book mockups page and every template page). The monthly price is filled in by script from a geo-aware billing service and did not render; a static placeholder in the same page reads $8.33/month annual (= $99.95/year) "save 58%", while the FAQ says the annual plan is 33% off monthly, so the monthly figure stays unverified. Pages served to Poland carried a geo flag (geo_2), so a US visitor may see a different price. Monthly plan has a one-month minimum once anything is downloaded.

What Placeit offers

  • Hundreds of book mockups: hardcover, paperback, open, square and transparent-background ebook covers
  • Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle Oasis mockups for showing an ebook cover on a device
  • Lifestyle photos of people reading, holding or displaying the book
  • Video book mockups plus book-trailer and Instagram Story video templates
  • Social media posts exported in each platform's required format
  • Book mockups filterable by aspect ratio (square, 9x16 vertical, 16x9 horizontal) and trim size
  • Commercial licence on every paid download, covering advertising and marketing
  • Downloads as PNG images and MP4 videos; also makes logos and book cover designs

Runs on: web. Exports: PNG and MP4.

Placeit alternatives

SoftwareScorePrice fromBest for
Canva7.1Free plan; paid from $20 a monthAuthors on a budget making ebook covers and promo graphics
DIY Book Covers6.9Free plan; paid from $19 one-timeBudget authors wanting AI-made ebook covers with one-time credit packs
MockupsJar6.1FreeAuthors wanting quick free book or device mockups in the browser
Book Brush5.7$149 a yearAuthors who want covers plus ad graphics in one yearly web subscription
Mockup App5.4Free plan; paid from $99 a yearAuthors wanting free or low-cost high-resolution 3D book renders

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How the score is computed: the formula, step by step.