Ayna sells a managed photoshoot — human QC edits, team seats, written listings. CatalogX is self-serve, and at the same 2K resolution costs about $0.40 per image against Ayna's $0.62. Here is the honest split, verified 6 October 2026.
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Ayna's base photoshoot output is 2K and costs 10 credits. CatalogX charges 2 credits for a 2K image. Comparing entry paid tiers at equal resolution:
Ayna's entry plan is cheaper per month and 2.5× smaller: 20 images against 50. The gap widens with volume — CatalogX Business is about $0.33 per 2K image while Ayna Platinum is about $1.70. Ayna prices in rupees (₹1,100 / ₹2,220 / ₹22,500 per month); USD figures converted at about ₹88 per dollar. Ayna plan prices, credit costs and inclusions read from getayna.com/pricing on 6 October 2026.
Ayna is not simply more expensive AI. It is a managed service, and the premium buys real things CatalogX has no answer to. If any of these matter to you, buy Ayna.
Every Ayna tier includes QC edits with a stated turnaround — 3 working days on Silver, 2 on Gold, 1 on Platinum. CatalogX has no retouching desk. If a render is wrong, you re-run it yourself.
Ayna includes 1, 4 or 10 team members by tier. CatalogX has no multi-user accounts at all — one login, one person. For a brand with a catalogue team, that is a genuine blocker.
Ayna generates titles and descriptions alongside the photos, and pushes them straight to Shopify. CatalogX produces images and video; the listing copy is still your job.
Ayna publishes response times — email within 48/24/12 hours and chat within 3 hours to 30 minutes by tier. CatalogX answers support without a contractual clock.
The flip side of a managed service is that you wait for it. CatalogX is built for the brand that would rather re-shoot it themselves in thirty seconds than file a QC ticket and wait three days.
$0.40 vs $0.62 for the same 2K output at entry tiers — and it widens with volume. Business is $49.99/month for 130 images at 2K (~$0.38 each) where Ayna Platinum is ~$1.70 each.
5 free credits the moment you sign up. Run your own garment through it and judge the output before you pay anyone — including us. Ayna's entry commitment is a paid monthly plan.
14+ garment types with dedicated handling for saree pallu and border zones, lehenga flare, kurti length and dupatta drape. If you sell South Asian apparel into the US, UK or Gulf, this is the hard part and it is what we built first.
A finished image in about half a minute, and nothing caps how often you re-shoot beyond your credits. Ayna meters regenerations: 1 per image on Silver, 2 on Gold, 3 on Platinum.
Background removal, bulk background removal, upscale, colour correction, drop shadow and marketplace export are free and don't touch your credits. Ayna charges credits for AI editing (3) and 4K upscale (3).
One-click sizing for Shopify, Etsy, eBay, Poshmark, Depop and TikTok Shop — plus Amazon India, Flipkart, Myntra, Meesho and Ajio if you also sell at home. Free on every tier.
Based on publicly available information from getayna.com, verified 6 October 2026.
| Feature | CatalogX | Ayna |
|---|---|---|
| AI on-model photos from garment images | ✓ | ✓ |
| Price per 2K image (entry paid tier) | ✓ ~$0.40 (Pro) | ✗ ~$0.62 (Silver) |
| Images included at entry tier | ✓ 50 at 2K | ✗ 20 at 2K |
| Entry commitment | ✓ Free — 5 credits, no card | ✗ Paid plan from day one |
| Price per image as you scale | ✓ Falls to ~$0.33 | ✗ Rises to ~$1.70 |
| Regenerations | ✓ Unlimited within your credits | ✗ 1–3 per image by tier |
| Turnaround | ✓ ~30 seconds, self-serve | ✓ Fast render + 1–3 day QC pass |
| Human QC / retouching | ✗ None — you re-run it | ✓ Included every tier, 1–3 day SLA |
| Team seats | ✗ Single user only | ✓ 1 / 4 / 10 by tier |
| AI-written titles & descriptions | ✗ Not offered | ✓ Included |
| Direct push to Shopify | ✗ Export preset only | ✓ Direct push |
| Infographics | ✗ Not offered | ✓ 10–20 credits each |
| Published support SLA | ✗ No published clock | ✓ Email 12–48h, chat 0.5–3h |
| Indian ethnic wear draping | ✓ 14+ types, saree/lehenga/kurti specifics | ✓ Built for Indian fashion brands |
| Background removal & upscale | ✓ Free, no credits | ✗ 4K upscale costs 3 credits |
| AI editing | ✓ 1 credit | ✗ 3 credits |
| Marketplace export presets | ✓ 15, free on every tier | ✓ Marketplace variations (Gold+) |
| Video generation | ✓ Pro and above, 8 motion presets | ✓ All tiers, 2–9 credits/second |
| Custom model creation | ✓ Pro and above | ✓ Gold and above |
| 4K output | ✓ Business+ (4 credits) | ✓ Gold+ (15 credits) |
| Billing currency | ✓ USD or ₹ | ✗ ₹ (INR) |
Ayna is a trademark of its respective owner. CatalogX is not affiliated with Ayna. This comparison is based on publicly available information from getayna.com, last verified 6 October 2026; features and pricing change — check their site for current details. USD conversions at about ₹88 per dollar. CatalogX figures are from our own published pricing.
The easy version of this comparison would be "they charge $0.62 an image, we charge $0.40, switch." That is true and it is not the whole story. Read Ayna's plan inclusions and the shape is clear: human QC edits with a 1–3 working-day SLA, 1 to 10 team seats, AI-written product titles and descriptions, infographics, a direct push to Shopify, and chat support answered within 30 minutes on their top tier. That is a managed photoshoot service with AI underneath, not an image generator with a markup.
There is a tell in their own pricing. Normally volume makes each unit cheaper. On Ayna it gets dearer — about $0.062 per credit on Silver, $0.084 on Gold, $0.17 on Platinum. Platinum buyers are not paying for more images; they are paying for one-day QC turnaround, ten seats and a 30-minute support clock. If that is what you need, it is a fair trade and you should buy it.
It stops when you would rather re-shoot than wait. A QC ticket on Silver comes back in three working days. A CatalogX re-render comes back in about thirty seconds, and nothing limits how many times you try beyond the credits you already hold — where Ayna meters you at 1 regeneration per image on Silver, 2 on Gold, 3 on Platinum. For a brand iterating on pose, background and model to find the shot that converts, metered regenerations are the binding constraint, not the monthly price.
It also stops when the finishing work is the bulk of the job. Background removal, bulk background removal, upscale, colour correction, drop shadow, catalogue cards and all 15 marketplace export presets are free on CatalogX and never touch your credits — including on a free account. On Ayna, AI editing is 3 credits and a 4K upscale is 3 credits, so the tidying comes out of the same bucket as the photography.
Three things would stop us recommending CatalogX to some of Ayna's customers, and we would rather say so than have you find out after paying. There are no team seats — CatalogX is one login for one person, so a brand with a catalogue team and a merchandiser cannot share a workspace. There is no listing copywriting, so the titles and descriptions Ayna writes for you remain your job. There is no direct Shopify push; you download a correctly-sized file and upload it. If your buying decision turns on any of those, Ayna has built something we have not.
On the photography itself, and on cost. Ethnic wear is where this was built: 14+ garment types with specific handling for where a saree's pallu and border actually land on the drape, lehenga flare, kurti length and dupatta style — the things that go wrong when a model trained on stitched western clothing meets six metres of unstitched fabric. If you are a South Asian label selling into the US, UK or Gulf, that is the capability that decides whether the photo is usable. And you can test every word of it on your own garment, for free, before paying anyone.
Choose Ayna if you want a service: a team sharing one workspace, a human who fixes the render for you, listings written and pushed to Shopify, and a support SLA in writing. Choose CatalogX if you want a tool: the controls in your hands, a finished image in thirty seconds, unlimited re-rolls within your credits, free finishing and export, and a third less per image at the same resolution. Ayna's price is not unreasonable for what it includes. It is simply more than many brands need.
Ayna prices in Indian rupees. Its pricing page (verified 6 October 2026) lists Silver at ₹1,100/month for 200 credits, Gold at ₹2,220 for 300, and Platinum at ₹22,500 for 1,500 — roughly $12.50, $25 and $256 at about ₹88 per dollar. A 2K photoshoot image costs 10 credits on every tier, so Silver is about $0.62 per 2K image, Gold about $0.84, and Platinum about $1.70. CatalogX charges 2 credits for a 2K image, so Pro at $19.99 for 100 credits is about $0.40 per 2K image.
Per image at the same resolution, yes. CatalogX Pro is $19.99/month for 50 images at 2K (about $0.40 each) against Ayna Silver at about $12.50/month for 20 images at 2K (about $0.62 each) — 2.5 times the output for roughly 60% more monthly spend. The gap widens with volume: CatalogX Business is about $0.38 per 2K image while Ayna Platinum is about $1.70. CatalogX also starts free with 5 credits and no card.
Several things, and they are real. Ayna includes human QC edits with a stated turnaround of 1 to 3 working days by tier, team seats (1, 4 or 10 members), AI-written product titles and descriptions, infographics, a direct push to Shopify, and published support SLAs down to 30-minute chat response. CatalogX is self-serve: no human retouching desk, no team seats, no listing copywriting and no Shopify push. If you want a managed service with a human safety net, Ayna offers one and CatalogX does not.
Both serve Indian fashion brands and both handle ethnic wear. CatalogX publishes specifics: 14+ garment types with dedicated handling for saree pallu and border zones, lehenga flare, kurti length and dupatta drape. For a brand selling South Asian apparel into the US, UK or Gulf, that depth is the differentiator, and 5 free credits let you test it on your own garment before paying.
Yes. CatalogX gives 5 free credits with no card, so you can run the same garment photos you last sent to Ayna and compare output directly. Background removal, upscale, colour correction and 15 marketplace export presets — including Shopify, Etsy, eBay, Poshmark, Depop and TikTok Shop — are free and never consume credits.
5 credits, no card. Run the same product you last sent to Ayna and compare the two outputs yourself — that is the only benchmark that counts.