A Placid alternative for article images
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ContentImage is an alternative to Placid if your goal is an on-brand featured, OG and social image for every article, made automatically and typeset correctly in Finnish, German, French, Spanish or English. It is not a general template editor, so if you need one, stay with Placid.
Why people look beyond Placid
- They publish many articles and do not want to design or maintain a template per format.
- Their headlines are long compound words that overflow or shrink to unreadable size.
- They want the image attached to the post by itself, not a render API to wire up.
What ContentImage does instead
- Reads the page and your site to learn logo, colors and fonts.
- Chooses one of four styles: typographic, photo, quote or split.
- Typesets the headline per language: hyphenation, balanced lines, local quotation marks, French spacing.
- Checks legibility and re-renders weak results, then delivers four sizes: OG, featured, square and story.
- Optionally runs as an agent that watches your sitemap or RSS and publishes to WordPress, Ghost or a webhook.
Where Placid is the better choice
You need a general template engine for many asset types, including PDFs.
Pricing at a glance
| Plan | Price | Included |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | See placid.app/pricing | 500 credits |
| ContentImage | Free during the beta | Per-site limits, see /pricing |
Prices checked on 2026-11 from placid.app/pricing (prices did not render when we checked, so none are quoted here). They change, so check the vendor before you decide.
A side-by-side with more detail is on the ContentImage vs Placid page.
ContentImage is free during the beta. No card needed.
Get started freeFAQ
- Does ContentImage replace Placid?
- Only for article images. ContentImage does not offer a general template editor.
- How do I try it?
- Paste an article URL into the demo on the home page, or create a free account.