Category: AI Image/Design
Design generation in an editable, layered canvas.
Recraft generates images, vectors, icons and mockups, and the distinguishing feature is that output arrives as genuinely editable artwork with layers and real vector paths rather than a flat raster image. It supports brand style creation so generated work matches a defined look across a set, handles text in images, and added video on the upper tier plus a catalogue of third-party models alongside its own. There is a first-party MCP server using OAuth with a Claude Code skill, though calls deduct from your subscription credits so a paid plan is effectively required. There is a separate pay-as-you-go API. It holds SOC 2 Type 2 and has a UK establishment.
The best choice when you need vectors rather than pictures, and that distinction matters more in marketing than people assume: a logo, icon set or illustration that needs to scale or be recoloured is useless as a flat raster. Real vector output with editable paths is rare among generators and Recraft does it properly. Style creation keeps a set visually coherent, which is what separates usable brand work from a pile of unrelated images. For UK buyers it has the best data posture of the independent image tools here, with a UK establishment, a published data processing agreement, standard contractual clauses plus the UK transfer addendum, and the ICO named as the complaints route. One trap to avoid: free-plan output is owned by Recraft, is public, carries no commercial rights, and upgrading later does not retroactively fix work you generated while free. If you might use something commercially, start on a paid tier.
Best for: Designers and marketers producing icons, illustration and vector work who need output they can actually edit afterwards.
Pricing: Free, then from $10/mo billed yearly (Freemium)
Rating: 4.5/5