Hauld vs
Mockey.
Mockey is a template library with a free plan for personal use and paid plans from $9.90 a month, and every user picks from the same templates. Hauld renders a new scene for your design instead, with a free plan of 10 photos a month.
What you get
Mockey
- Free plan: 1,000+ free mockups, JPG only, 3 downloads a day, personal use only
- Commercial use, PNG and unlimited downloads from $9.90 a month or $68 a year (Starter)
- Template-based: the same templates for every user
- Video mockups and more AI credits on Creator ($19 a month) or Forever ($199 once)
What you get
Hauld
- Free plan: 10 photos a month; paid plans from $9 with no mark and commercial rights
- Every scene rendered from scratch, never reused
- 11 product types + Mix mode in a single pack
- 2048px JPEG on paid plans, ZIP download of every haul
Mockey details were read on its own site on October 18, 2026. Prices and plans change: check the vendor’s own pricing page before you decide.
Why look past Mockey.
Mockey is a fast way to see a design on a product: free for personal use, from $9.90 a month once the mockups go on a listing. Its mockups are templates every user can pick, though, so your listing can share its photo with other shops. Hauld is the AI-render version of that step: each scene is rendered for your design.
Mockey vs Hauld: the real trade-off
Mockey is a template-driven mockup tool with a free plan. You pick a product from its library, drop your design on top, and download. The free plan gives you 1,000+ free mockups in JPG, 3 downloads a day, for personal use only; commercial use, PNG files and unlimited downloads sit behind a paid plan. The scenes are templates, so the same background that looks good on your listing is available to every other seller who found the same template.
Hauld works differently. There's no library to browse. You upload one design, and an AI model renders the product and the scene from scratch, five photos per batch, warm editorial color grade, off-center framing. Nothing is a paste-on, so nothing is reused shop to shop.
The honest trade-off: Mockey is free to start and instant to browse. Hauld costs money up front and takes about 60 seconds per batch. What you buy with that is output no one else has, at 2048px, with full commercial rights.
Switching from Mockey to Hauld: cost and workflow
The workflow barely changes. Same design file (PNG, JPG, or SVG), the same core product types you'd reach for on Mockey. The difference is what you get back and how you pay.
On Mockey, free stays free only for personal use. Mockups for your listings need commercial use, which starts with the Starter plan at $9.90 a month or $68 a year, for as long as you keep publishing; its Forever plan is $199 once (mockey.ai/pricing, read October 18, 2026). Hauld's free plan gives you 10 photos a month. The $9 pack is one payment for 30 photos, and its credits never expire, so a seller who ships in bursts isn't paying in the quiet months; Creator is $12 a month for 150.
To switch: run the free 1-photo preview on Hauld first (no signup), see your actual design rendered, then open a free account and keep going only if it beats what Mockey was giving you. Download the batch, upload to Etsy, Shopify, or TikTok Shop.
When Mockey is the better choice
Keep Mockey when free and instant matter more than unique. If you're mocking up a rough idea, checking whether a design reads at all, or just need a quick preview for yourself, Mockey does that in seconds at no cost, and Hauld's ~60-second render and up-front price are overkill for a throwaway.
Mockey also wins on breadth of ready-made templates. It has a larger catalog of product types and flat, on-white shots than Hauld's supported categories. If you need a specific SKU shape or a clean flat-lay rather than a lifestyle scene, its library covers cases Hauld doesn't render.
And if you genuinely don't mind the template look, or your buyers respond fine to it, there's no reason to pay for from-scratch rendering. Hauld earns its keep when a shared template starts costing you clicks, not before. Use Mockey for speed and previews; reach for Hauld when the listing photo has to stand out.
Switching from Mockey.
Is Hauld actually free like Mockey?
Not in the same way. Mockey's free plan is for personal use only; selling with its mockups starts at $9.90 a month (mockey.ai/pricing, October 18, 2026). Hauld has a free watermarked preview with no signup, and a free plan with 10 photos a month, at 1024px with a small mark. Paid plans start with a $9 pack of 30 photos, with no mark, commercial rights and credits that never expire.
Do Hauld photos work as well as Mockey paid ones?
Different approach. Mockey gives you a template paste of your design. Hauld gives you an AI-rendered scene unique to your shop. Both work for Etsy listings; Hauld has more visual variety.
What's the catch with the free plan?
Free photos are 1024px with a small "Made with Hauld" mark in the corner. Paid plans remove the mark, deliver 2048px and add commercial rights: a $9 pack of 30 photos, Creator at $12 a month for 150, or Shop at $29 a month for 600, with a 60-day money-back guarantee.
Compared to other tools.
Try it before you switch.
One free watermarked preview on your own design, no signup. Keep your current tool until the photo convinces you.