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Ship more with your editor SDK than you can with IMG.LY

IMG.LY’s CE.SDK is a mature, white-label creative and video editor you embed across web and mobile. Rendley pairs an in-browser editing SDK with a hosted REST render API, a prompt-to-video agent, and an official MCP server, so you get the render backend and agent surface too.

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IMG.LY’s CE.SDK is a polished, cross-platform white-label editor UI — one engine spanning web, iOS, Android, Flutter, and React Native — aimed at product teams embedding a full editor into their app. Rendley overlaps on the embeddable-SDK axis but adds what CE.SDK does not ship first-party: a hosted REST render API, a prompt-to-video agent, an official MCP server, and 25+ aggregated AI models, with transparent public pricing.

One platform, three surfaces

Everything ships in code.

SDK
npm i @rendley/sdk import { Engine } from '@rendley/sdk'const engine = await Engine.create()await engine.addClip('intro.mp4')await engine.export() // WebCodecs

A real editing engine that renders in the browser.

REST API
curl api.rendley.com/v1/agent/sessions \  -H "Authorization: Bearer $KEY" \  -d '{ "prompt": "30s launch promo" }' # poll the job, then pull a signed URL

Prompt to video from one deterministic endpoint.

MCP
# mcp.rendley.com — Apache-2.0claude mcp add rendley \  https://mcp.rendley.com "Cut a 15s teaser from these clips"

Hosted server, 18 tools, open source.

3
Surfaces in one platform: SDK, API, MCP
25+
AI models built in, added as they launch
18
Tools in the hosted MCP server
EU
Assets stored in Germany (Hetzner)
How they compare

Where Rendley Studio pulls ahead.

Embeddable editor: cross-platform breadth vs render backend

IMG.LY’s strength is a mature editor UI across many platforms. Rendley’s SDK is web-focused but comes with a hosted render API and agent surface, so it is a platform rather than a UI component.

Rendley Studio
  • @rendley/sdk is a JS/TS editing engine that runs entirely in the browser
  • Renders client-side with WebCodecs and WebGL, FFmpeg (WASM) fallback
  • Backed by a hosted REST render API for server-side and headless jobs
  • Published on npm; the same engine powers app.rendley.com
IMG.LY
  • CE.SDK is a mature white-label editor across web, iOS, Android, Flutter, React Native
  • One unified engine for design, photo, and video
  • Client-side editor SDK — no first-party hosted render API

Render API and agents

This is where the platforms diverge most. CE.SDK is a client-side editor; Rendley adds a hosted render API, a prompt-to-video agent, and an official MCP server.

Rendley Studio
  • REST API at api.rendley.com/v1 with an OpenAPI schema
  • Prompt-to-video agent endpoint (/agent/sessions) plus a deterministic edit spec
  • Long operations run as jobs; poll to done, then pull a signed URL
  • Hosted MCP server (mcp.rendley.com) with 18 tools; open source, Apache-2.0
IMG.LY
  • Client-side editor SDK; rendering happens in the embedded editor
  • No first-party hosted render API
  • No MCP server

AI generation

Both integrate AI. Rendley aggregates 25+ generation models inside a project; CE.SDK offers AI plugins from a few providers.

Rendley Studio
  • 25+ models across video, image, voice, music, and translation
  • Video: Veo, Kling, Seedance, Sora; image: Flux, DALL-E, Nano Banana
  • Voice via ElevenLabs; every AI call has a matching /cost endpoint
  • New models added as they launch
IMG.LY
  • AI plugins via providers such as Fal.ai and Anthropic
  • Templates and a strong design/photo/video feature set
  • AI is an add-on to the editor rather than an aggregated model catalog

Pricing transparency

Rendley publishes its plans; IMG.LY’s CE.SDK pricing is quote-based. Both target teams, but the buying path differs.

Rendley Studio
  • Public pricing: Free, $15, $30, $70/mo (1 credit = $0.01)
  • Start free and self-serve; upgrade when you need more
  • Assets stored on EU object storage (Hetzner, Germany)
IMG.LY
  • Pricing is not public — quote-based subscriptions, contact sales
  • Volume, cross-platform, and OEM discounts negotiated per deal
  • Enterprise-oriented buying process
The details

Rendley Studio vs IMG.LY, side by side.

Rendley StudioIMG.LY (CE.SDK)
In-browser editing SDKYes — @rendley/sdk renders client-side (WebCodecs/WebGL)Yes — CE.SDK white-label editor
Cross-platform (mobile)Web-focused; runs in mobile browsersYes — web, iOS, Android, Flutter, React Native
White-label editor UIEmbeddable SDK; editor UI is the app engineYes — fully white-label, very mature
Hosted render REST APIYes — api.rendley.com/v1, OpenAPI, jobs + signed URLsNo first-party hosted render API
Official MCP serverYes — hosted, 18 tools (Apache-2.0)No
Prompt-to-video agentYes — /agent/sessions endpointNo
AI generation models25+ aggregated (Veo, Kling, Seedance, Sora, Flux, DALL-E…)AI plugins (Fal.ai, Anthropic)
Object storage regionEU — Hetzner, Nuremberg (Germany)Check vendor docs
Pricing modelPublic plans + credits: Free, $15, $30, $70/moNot public — quote-based, contact sales

Competitor details are from public pricing and documentation and can change. Verify current specifics on the vendor’s own site.

Credit where due

Where IMG.LY is the stronger choice

  • CE.SDK is very mature and highly polished. If you need a battle-tested white-label editor UI to embed today, IMG.LY has years of production hardening behind it.
  • Its cross-platform reach is the standout: one engine across web, iOS, Android, Flutter, and React Native. If you must embed the same editor on native mobile, Rendley’s web-focused SDK does not match that breadth.
  • It unifies design, photo, and video in a single engine, which is compelling for product teams that need more than video in one embedded surface.
  • For enterprise and OEM deals, its white-label story and negotiated licensing (with volume and cross-platform discounts) are built for that motion.
Best-in-class AI models, built in

Generate clips, images, and voiceovers without leaving the editor. New models are added as they launch.

KlingVeoSoraSeedanceNano BananaElevenLabs
FAQ

Asked. Answered.

Both are embeddable editing SDKs. IMG.LY’s CE.SDK is a very mature, fully white-label editor spanning web and native mobile (iOS, Android, Flutter, React Native). Rendley’s @rendley/sdk is web-focused and runs in the browser, but it is backed by a hosted render API, a prompt-to-video agent, and an MCP server, so it is a platform rather than only a UI component.

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