Imgflip GIF Maker vs Photo2GIF

Imgflip GIF Maker is an online tool for turning images and video into animated GIFs. It can use video files, URLs, YouTube, Vimeo, and Giphy, and offers text, stickers, drawings, cropping, rotation, resizing, sound, and motion. Prompt-to-GIF creation is not supported. Users can save GIFs to an Imgflip account when logged in, or share them through links, downloads, phone apps, social media, and Imgflip communities.

The free plan supports video GIFs up to 24 seconds, 160 frames, 360x360 dimensions, and 12M total resolution. Image-to-GIF creation allows up to 1600 frames and 500x500 dimensions. Pro raises video limits to 1600 frames, 240 seconds, unlimited dimensions, and 240M total resolution; it also lists unlimited image frames and dimensions, watermark removal or customization, and ad removal. Pro costs $11.95 a month with yearly billing or $14.95 a month. Sound on video-based GIFs requires Pro.

Photo2GIF is a web tool that uses AI to animate photos into loopable GIFs. Users can start with an image or type an instruction describing the motion they want the AI to create. The resulting GIFs are described as lightweight and easy to share, and can be downloaded or posted to social media, messaging apps, and communities. Available styles include Anime, Comic, Watercolor, Oil, Sketch, Vintage, Cyberpunk, Pixel, and Glass. The tool also offers 12 CSS effects, including Ken Burns, Pan, Bounce, Fade, Shake, Rotate, and Zoom Out. Each new account includes one free AI GIF, but the Free plan adds a Photo2GIF watermark. Starter Pack makes five AI GIFs and includes watermark-free output. Creator Pack makes 20 AI GIFs, while Power Pack makes 100; credits for both of those packs never expire. The listed prices are free, $1.99 a month for Starter Pack, $6.99 a month for Creator Pack, and $29.99 a month for Power Pack. Photo2GIF runs on the web.