Buying videos by the batch, or hiring the agent that turns them into users.
MakeUGC does what the name says: AI-generated UGC videos, sold in monthly batches. Simple and popular. The question for a founder is what happens after the video exists, and what each finished ad actually costs you. Here's the honest breakdown.
Side by side
| MakeUGC | Adluma | |
|---|---|---|
| URL → finished ad | ✓ product link → video | ✓ paste URL, get the ad |
| Cost per video | ≈$6–10 (plan-dependent) | ≈$2.60 (15 ads / $39) |
| Unused allowance | credits expire monthly | flat plan · failed renders refunded |
| Trial | $1 for 72h, auto-converts | first ad free · no card |
| Posts to your channels | , exports the video | ✓ X, TikTok, Reels, Shorts |
| Knows which ad got the signup | , | ✓ per-ad tracked links → signups |
| Finds your winner & remakes it | , | ✓ auto-variants the winner |
| Your real product on screen | avatar-led scenes | ✓ real screens + your screen recording |
| Also drafts posts, Reddit, SEO | , videos only | ✓ full agent |
MakeUGC pricing from its public pricing page and third-party reviews, July 2026 (some sources list $39/$59/$99 promotional rates). The $1 72-hour trial auto-converting to a full plan is widely noted in reviews, set a reminder if you try it. MakeUGC is a straightforward product that does what it advertises.
The honest call
Pick MakeUGC if…
- You already have distribution and just need a monthly batch of UGC clips
- You run paid ads elsewhere and treat video as raw creative input
- You prefer a dead-simple "pick avatar, get videos" workflow
- Your volume fits neatly in a 5/10/20-video tier
Pick Adluma if…
- You need users, not just files in a downloads folder
- You want per-ad cost closer to $2.60 than $10, with nothing expiring
- You want posting + signup attribution + winner-doubling in the same $39
- You want the agent to also work Reddit, draft posts, and build SEO pages
The math a solo founder actually runs
At MakeUGC's tiers a finished video costs $6–10, expires from your balance if unused, and lands in your downloads folder, distribution not included. At Adluma's $39 for 15, each finished ad costs about $2.60 including distribution: posted to your channels on schedule, wrapped in a tracked link, measured to the signup. And the loop compounds, when one ad outperforms, Adluma spins fresh variants of the winner automatically, so your batch gets smarter each week instead of just bigger. If your goal is a user count, price the loop, not the file.
Adluma vs MakeUGC, answered
Is Adluma cheaper than MakeUGC?
Adluma starts free, your first ad is written, cast, and shown to you before you ever enter a card. Paid plans are a flat $39 or $99 a month, and a failed or broken render never counts against your monthly ads. You're not paying per attempt to land one video you'll actually run.
Does Adluma just make the ad, or post it too?
Both, and that's the real split with MakeUGC. MakeUGC is built to produce the video; Adluma is built around what happens after: it posts the ad across your channels and tracks which specific ad brought a signup. The render is the start, not the finish.
Is Adluma a MakeUGC alternative?
For generating UGC-style ad videos, yes. Adluma goes further for founders, it doesn't stop at the video file, it posts across your channels and attributes signups back to the exact ad.
Do I need to know marketing to use Adluma?
No. Adluma reads your site, writes in your own voice, casts a real-feeling creator, and runs the channels for you. It's built for founders who'd rather keep shipping product than learn ads.
Can Adluma make the ad in other languages?
Yes, you can generate your ad in 11 languages including Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian and more, with the creator speaking it natively.
See it on your own product
Paste your URL. Adluma writes the script, casts a real-feeling creator, and shows you your first ad, free, no credit card, before you ever sign in.
Make your first ad free →