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Smartmockups

The fastest AI product mockup generator online

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Shut down★4.5ratingPricing · Freemium from $9/moStable

What happened to Smartmockups?

Smartmockups shut down in 2024, after Canva bought it in 2021.

Canva bought Smartmockups in Feb 2021. Canva says Smartmockups.com closed on 27 Sep 2024, and mockups are now made inside Canva.

Source: canva.com ↗Its AI Graveyard record →AI products shut down or acquired in 2024 →Everything Canva has bought →

The FalcoScan Intel PanelSmartmockups · Design
Data updated 2 November 2026
Opportunity
Low
Band
Saturation
Open
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Stable
Market trend
Rating
4.5
of 5 · FalcoScan rating

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The Brief

What Smartmockups does

Smartmockups generates photorealistic product mockups in seconds — devices, print, apparel, and packaging. 5,000+ professional mockup templates, AI background generation, and one-click customization. The go-to for designers showcasing work.

How Smartmockups compares with its closest alternatives

4 of the 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as Smartmockups did. Among the 2 that list a starting price, the cheapest is Rotato at $12 a month and the median is $13.50. Smartmockups started at $9 a month, below that median. None of the 5 offers an API; FalcoScan's records show none for Smartmockups. Smartmockups offered a web app. Of the alternatives, 4 offer a web app. Smartmockups was founded in 2017; the alternatives were founded between 2006 and 2019, 4 of them earlier.

Market position · Design

How Smartmockups compares in Design

Smartmockups had low opportunity before it shut down. Across Design, the average opportunity score is 52.4 and the average saturation score 41.5. FalcoScan rates Smartmockups's own market position as open. 54 of the 352 operating Design tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 23 shutdowns in the category.

Smartmockups compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
SmartmockupsFounded 2017 · Brno, CzechiaLowOpenFreemium$9/moYesNoWebStable
Mockup WorldFounded 2015LowOpenFree—YesNoWebStable
Mockup World ProFounded 2014ModerateContestedFreemium—YesNoWebRising
PlaceitFounded 2013 · Remote-firstLowContestedFreemium$15/moYesNoWebStable
Placeit TemplatesFounded 2006 · Remote-firstModerateContestedFreemium—YesNoWebRising
RotatoFounded 2019LowOpenPaid$12/moNoNoDesktopStable

Exact opportunity and saturation scores for all 6 of these, and where each ranks in Design.

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Smartmockups exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
Mockup Generation
Industry Verticals
MarketingDesign
Tagged

Smartmockups shows up when builders search for these

mockupsproduct-displaydevicesappareltemplates
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Questions

Smartmockups: common questions

Is Smartmockups still running?

No. Smartmockups shut down in 2024, after Canva bought it in 2021, according to canva.com. Canva bought Smartmockups in Feb 2021. Canva says Smartmockups.com closed on 27 Sep 2024, and mockups are now made inside Canva.

Source: canva.com ↗

When did Smartmockups shut down?

Smartmockups shut down in 2024, according to canva.com.

Source: canva.com ↗

Who acquired Smartmockups?

Canva acquired Smartmockups in 2021. It later shut down in 2024, according to canva.com.

Source: canva.com ↗

What are the best alternatives to Smartmockups?

The closest alternatives to Smartmockups that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Mockup World, Mockup World Pro, Placeit, Placeit Templates, and Rotato.

Where was Smartmockups based?

Smartmockups was headquartered in Brno, Czechia.

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