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ArcadsvsNovoads

The best Arcads alternative for UGC video ads

Arcads is built for corporate video. Novoads is built for content that converts on social media. Here's an honest comparison to help you decide.

Arcads
Best if you need polished corporate videos for training, L&D, or internal communications.
Novoads
Best if you need authentic UGC-style video ads that convert on TikTok, Instagram, and Meta.

Novoads starts at $15/month with 200 credits included. Cancel anytime.

Novoads vs Arcads

A quick comparison of the features that matter most for ad creative.

Feature
Novoads
Arcads

UGC-style aesthetic

Ads that look filmed on a phone outperform ads that look produced.

Novoads: Yes
Arcads: Yes

Product interaction

An actor holding your actual product, not a stock image beside it.

Novoads: Yes
Arcads: No

Multiple AI video models

Seedance, Veo and Kling in one account, so one model's bad day is not yours.

Novoads: Yes
Arcads: No

29+ languages

One script, every market, with regional accents instead of dubbing.

Novoads: Yes
Arcads: No

Generation in under 4 min

Fast enough to test five hooks in the time a brief takes to write.

Novoads: Yes
Arcads: Yes

Made with Novoads

Real output from the platform. No stock footage, no templates.

per video
4 min
AI actors
100+
languages
29+
per video ad
~$3

How Novoads compares to Arcads

An honest breakdown of how each platform handles the key capabilities for video ad creation.

Actor library

Arcads

Smaller actor library focused on English-speaking personas. Good variety for the US market.

Novoads

100+ actors with diverse backgrounds, looks, and styles. Full emotion control and brand customization.

Product interaction

Arcads

No product interaction. Actors only talk to camera.

Novoads

Actors hold, use, and demonstrate your products on camera.

Languages

Arcads

Mostly English with limited multilingual support.

Novoads

29+ languages with natural regional accents. Built for global markets.

Content types

Arcads

UGC video ads only. A focused tool for one type of output.

Novoads

Video ads, product demos, product photos, actor scenes, and social content from one platform.

Video models

Arcads

A single video generation model.

Novoads

Multiple frontier models (Seedance, Veo, Kling). Pick the best model for each project.

Pricing

Arcads

After signup. Arcads publishes no public price list.

Novoads

$15/mo with flexible credits instead of a fixed monthly video allowance.

Where Arcads genuinely wins

A comparison that only argues one side is not worth reading. Here is what Arcads does better.

  • UGC-first focus, built specifically for ad creative
  • Good actor variety for English-speaking markets
  • Simple, focused workflow
  • Strong in the US and English market

Choose Arcads if you need

  • English-language UGC ad creative
  • US-focused D2C brands
  • Simple, fast ad generation

Choose Novoads if you need

  • Multilingual campaigns (global, Europe, Asia)
  • Product demo videos
  • Brands that need diverse content types beyond ads
  • Teams that want product interaction in their videos

Novoads vs Arcads pricing

PlanNovoadsArcads
Starter$15After signup
Plus$49After signup
EnterpriseCustomAfter signup

Novoads starts at $15/month with 200 credits included. Cancel anytime.

Common questions about Arcads vs Novoads

Everything you need to know before switching.

It depends on your use case. The feature comparison above lists where Arcads is strong and where it falls short. If you need UGC-style video ads for social media, product demos with actors holding your products, or multilingual ad creative at scale, Novoads is purpose-built for that.

Yes. There's no data migration needed. You start fresh with Novoads. Write a script (or let AI generate one), choose from 100+ actors, and generate your first video in under 4 minutes. Most users who switch are producing content the same day.

Different, not worse. Arcads produces polished, corporate-looking videos. Novoads produces authentic, UGC-style content designed to look like real creator content. For social media ads, the UGC aesthetic typically outperforms corporate video in engagement and conversion rates.

Arcads publishes no public price list: it shows its prices inside the app after you sign up, so we can't compare costs from the outside. What we can state is our own price: Novoads starts at $15/month for 200 credits, and every plan is listed on our pricing page.

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Create your first UGC video ad in under 4 minutes. Cancel anytime.