Ayna sells a managed photoshoot — human QC edits, team seats, written listings — from ₹1,100/month. CatalogX is self-serve, and at the same 2K resolution costs about ₹34 per image against Ayna's ₹55. Both are built for Indian fashion. Here is the honest split, verified 6 October 2026.
Comparing from outside India? Read the international edition.
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:
About 25% more images for about 23% less money. Ayna's own pricing gets dearer per image as you move up: Gold is ₹2,220 for 300 credits (30 images, ~₹74 each) and Platinum ₹22,500 for 1,500 credits (150 images, ~₹150 each). 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 seller who would rather re-shoot it themselves in thirty seconds than file a QC ticket and wait three days.
₹34 vs ₹55 for the same 2K output at entry tiers — and it only widens with volume. Business is ₹3,000/month for 100 images at 2K (~₹30 each) where Ayna Platinum is ₹150 each.
5 free credits the moment you sign up. Run your own saree through it and judge the output before you pay anyone — including us. Ayna's entry commitment is ₹1,100/month.
14+ garment types with dedicated handling for saree pallu and border zones, lehenga flare, kurti length and dupatta drape — because unstitched draped fabric breaks what models learn from stitched western clothing.
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 Amazon India, Flipkart, Myntra, Meesho, Ajio — plus Etsy, eBay, Poshmark, Depop, TikTok Shop and Shopify when you sell abroad. Free on every tier, including free accounts.
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) | ✓ ~₹34 (Pro) | ✗ ~₹55 (Silver) |
| Entry commitment | ✓ Free — 5 credits, no card | ✗ ₹1,100/month |
| Price per image as you scale | ✓ Falls to ~₹24 at 2K | ✗ Rises to ~₹150 at 2K |
| 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 (edit) | ✗ 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) |
| Pricing currency | ✓ INR, Indian payment methods | ✓ 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. CatalogX figures are from our own published pricing.
The easy version of this comparison would be "they charge ₹55 an image, we charge ₹34, 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 — ₹5.50 per credit on Silver, ₹7.40 on Gold, ₹15 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, that 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 seller 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. Output is rendered on a library of Indian and international models with 50+ backgrounds, from the actual garment photo you upload. And you can test every word of that claim on your own saree, 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 roughly half the cost per image at the same resolution. Ayna's price is not unreasonable for what it includes. It is simply more than many sellers need.
Ayna's 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. A 2K photoshoot image costs 10 credits on every tier, so Silver works out to about ₹55 per 2K image, Gold about ₹74, and Platinum about ₹150. CatalogX charges 2 credits for a 2K image, so Pro at ₹849 for 50 credits is about ₹34 per 2K image.
At the same output resolution, yes — roughly 1.6 times cheaper per image. CatalogX Pro is ₹849/month for 25 images at 2K (about ₹34 each) against Ayna Silver at ₹1,100/month for 20 images at 2K (about ₹55 each), so you get around 25% more images for about 23% less money. CatalogX also starts free with 5 credits and no card. Ayna's higher tiers cost more per image, not less: Platinum is about ₹150 per 2K image.
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 on Platinum. CatalogX is self-serve: there is 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.
CatalogX has dedicated draping intelligence across 14+ garment types, with specific handling for saree pallu and border zones, lehenga flare, kurti length and dupatta drape — built because draped unstitched garments break the assumptions models learn from stitched western clothing. Both tools serve Indian fashion brands; CatalogX publishes ethnic-wear specifics, and you can test it on your own saree with 5 free credits before paying anything.
Yes, and you can test before switching. CatalogX gives 5 free credits with no card, so you can run your own garment photos through it and compare the output to what Ayna produced for the same product. Export presets for Amazon India, Flipkart, Myntra, Meesho, Ajio, Shopify, Etsy and others are included free, as are background removal, upscale and colour correction. What you would be giving up is Ayna's human QC rounds, team seats and written listings.
5 credits, no card. Run the same garment you last sent to Ayna and compare the two outputs yourself — that is the only benchmark that counts.