Illustro vs Midjourney vs Recraft vs Smart Palette

Which one fits you in 2026? Traffic, pricing, input → output, tasks and community side by side.

Your tool
Illustro
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Competitor 1
Midjourney
Competitor 2
Recraft
Competitor 3
Smart Palette
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Illustro
illustro.app
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Competitor Midjourney
midjourney.com
Type words, get art that makes people ask how you made it
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Competitor Recraft
recraft.ai
AI images built for designers
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Competitor Smart Palette
smartpalette.io
You open Smart Palette and describe the kind of artwork you are imagining
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
1.9Kvisits/mo
9.4Mvisits/mo
1.6Mvisits/mo
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MoM change
▼ 44.3%
▼ 4.7%
▼ 5.1%
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6-month growth
-62.9%
-31.0%
-20.1%
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Global rank web
#5,625,741
#2,020
#31,323
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Avg. last 3 months
2.6K
9.8M
1.6M
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Bounce rate lower is better
40%
30%
36%
0%
Pages / visit
1.4
27.2
3.7
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Visit duration
5s
9m 07s
2m 23s
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Traffic sources
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● Direct 90% · ● Referral 9%
● Direct 91% · ● Referral 7%
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IllustroMidjourneyRecraftSmart Palette
04.1M8.1M12.2M16.2MIllustro · 1.9KIllustro · 4.9KIllustro · 539Illustro · 4.5KIllustro · 5.1KIllustro · 4.2KIllustro · 3.6KIllustro · 2.5KIllustro · 3.4KIllustro · 1.9KMidjourney · 16.2MMidjourney · 16MMidjourney · 15MMidjourney · 12.8MMidjourney · 13.6MMidjourney · 12MMidjourney · 10.7MMidjourney · 10MMidjourney · 9.9MMidjourney · 9.4MRecraft · 2.1MRecraft · 2MRecraft · 2MRecraft · 1.9MRecraft · 2MRecraft · 1.8MRecraft · 1.7MRecraft · 1.6MRecraft · 1.7MRecraft · 1.6M1001K10K100K1M10M100MIllustro · 1.9KIllustro · 4.9KIllustro · 539Illustro · 4.5KIllustro · 5.1KIllustro · 4.2KIllustro · 3.6KIllustro · 2.5KIllustro · 3.4KIllustro · 1.9KMidjourney · 16.2MMidjourney · 16MMidjourney · 15MMidjourney · 12.8MMidjourney · 13.6MMidjourney · 12MMidjourney · 10.7MMidjourney · 10MMidjourney · 9.9MMidjourney · 9.4MRecraft · 2.1MRecraft · 2MRecraft · 2MRecraft · 1.9MRecraft · 2MRecraft · 1.8MRecraft · 1.7MRecraft · 1.6MRecraft · 1.7MRecraft · 1.6MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Paid
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$7per month · free tier available
$10per month
$20per month · free tier available
$3.99per month
Free tier
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API access
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Plans
Free Trial FreeStarter $7Plus $15Pro $45
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Starter $3.99Standard $6.99Gallery $12.99
Capabilities input → output
Input
ImagesText
ImagesText
ImagesText
Text
Output
Images
ImagesVideo
Images
Images
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Design & CreativeImage GenerationAI Illustration GeneratorAI Image Generator+1 more
Image EditingImage GenerationVideo CreationAI Anime Generator+5 more
Design & CreativeImage GenerationAI Graphic DesignAI Icon Generator+4 more
Image GenerationAI Image Generator
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Image generation
Art generation
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Vector graphics
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Illustration creation
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Illustrations
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Anime
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Anime generation
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Anime image generation
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Anime images
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Background removal
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Children s illustrations
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Flat illustrations
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Graphic design
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Icons
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Image conversion
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Image to image
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Image to video
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Image upscaling
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Logo idea generation
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Logo ideas
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Vector design
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Video generation
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Wall art
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Descriptive image generation
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Image editing
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Product mockups
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SVG illustrations
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Traffic figures are third-party estimates for the tool's own domain; tools sharing a domain with a bigger product are not counted. Pricing is captured from each tool's site and may lag.