A cloud-based MoDeck alternative
MoDeck is a solid pick if you want to run After Effects video versioning locally on your own machines. But if you’d rather automate After Effects video versioning in the cloud and scale without extra hardware, then Plainly is the best MoDeck alternative.
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Comparison table
| Feature | Plainly | MoDeck |
|---|---|---|
| Where it runs | Web app | Web editor + desktop app |
| Video rendering | On Plainly’s cloud infrastructure | Locally on your own machines with After Effects |
| Parallel rendering | ✓ | ✓ (Requires multiple computers) |
| Batch rendering | CSV, Google Sheets, Excel, Airtable & API | CSV, Google Sheets & API |
| Multiple templates per render | ✓ | Same template, multiple sizes |
| Native Integrations | 20+ | Google sheets |
| Zapier | ✓ | ✓ |
| API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Team access | ✓ | ✓ |
| ISO 27001 certified | ✓ | ✗ |
| Free trial | 14 days | 15 days |
| Pricing | Starts from $69/month | Starts from $19 per month |
MoDeck details come from MoDeck's public documentation as of October 2026.
Plainly Flows
A single system that connects your creative tools into an automated workflow that generates on-brand creatives.
Real reviews from Plainly users
Outstanding features - they understand what our developers need AND our After Effects creative professionals as well. The support is outstanding and responsive - they genuinely care about their customer's success and are willing to help solve our challenges in executing our creative vision.
There is much more possible within Plainly outside of our specific use case, as it can read all your After Effects layers, allowing you to make practically anything a variable. With our current plan, we easily render 700 videos within 15 minutes, as it renders multiple videos simultaneously.
Plainly is just brilliant. Compared to my old in-house rendering setup, it’s like night and day. It scales effortlessly, performs consistently, and has been rock-solid reliable. Integration with third-party services was quick and straightforward, and getting started was super easy.
The tool enabled us to render almost 20000 individualised videos in a relatively short amount of time with relatively low cost, which was a game changer for the way we as a company operate when it comes to content.
Integrating Plainly into our web app was a simple process from day one. The service has allowed us to easily render After Effects templates and provide customized video content.
Plainly allows you to produce large amounts of video content very quickly. A great advantage is that your content can be still very individual and on-brand due to the ability of using Templates made in Adobe After Effects. Its interface is quite intuitive and the software gets new interesting features often.
Switch from MoDeck without rebuilding your templates
Already have templates set up for MoDeck? Keep the original After Effects files and move them to Plainly instead of recreating your creative from scratch.
Upload your template
Use the same template you already use with MoDeck, with all its comps and assets.
Map your dynamic layers
Select which text, images, footage, colors, and other layers you want to change for each version.
Connect your data and render
Connect your data through a spreadsheet, integrations, or API, and render every video variation automatically in the cloud.
What you get with Plainly
Cloud rendering at scale
Render every version of your video in the cloud from a single After Effects project. Plainly renders variations in parallel, so you can scale from a few versions to thousands without managing your own rendering infrastructure.
Layers that adapt to your content
Built-in layer scripts adjust each video as it renders, stretching or trimming scenes to match your footage, scaling media and text to fit the layout, and more. Set them up once for the template, and every variation follows the same rules.
Connect Plainly to your existing stack
Plainly has 20+ native integrations, including Google Sheets, Airtable, Dropbox, Frame.io and HeyGen. Pull in data and assets, trigger renders, and send videos straight to the tools and platforms your team already uses.
One web app for everything
Projects, templates, integrations, and renders, all managed from one interface. Anyone on the team can use templates, update content, and render videos without touching After Effects.
Full API access
Everything in the Plainly web app is available through the REST API. Upload projects and render single videos or full batches straight from your own products or workflows.
Enterprise-grade security
Plainly is ISO 27001 certified and GDPR compliant, with single sign-on (SSO) and multi-factor authentication (MFA) for enterprise teams handling sensitive content and customer data.
Some of our happy clients
Ready to move from MoDeck?
Upload a template you already have and render your first video today.