PBRgen vs Texturly

PBRgen8.8Visit Texturly8.3Visit

Higher score PBRgen #4 in AI Texture Generators 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 5 features Visit PBRgen

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Texturly #8 in AI Texture Generators 8.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 5 features Visit Texturly

• PBRgen fits best

  Free users wanting a complete texturing suite

• Texturly fits best

  Affordable browser PBR generation

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Side by side

Feature	PBRgen 8.8/10 Visit ↗	Texturly 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.3
Ranking	#4 in AI Texture Generators	#8 in AI Texture Generators
Best for	Free users wanting a complete texturing suite	Affordable browser PBR generation
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	—	$9/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Community, Docs	Email, Live chat, Community, Docs
Built for	Solo, Small business	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features PBRgen 0/5 · Texturly 4/5
Seamless tiling	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Text-to-texture	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Image-to-texture	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
PBR map generation	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
3D material preview	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Max texture resolution	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Export formats	Not checked yet	PNG
Our review
Pros	Generates full PBR map sets from text, images, colors, and guide maps Includes layer editing, effects, seam inpainting, and automatic saving Exports packed textures and GLB files, with major 3D workflow integrations	Generates tileable textures from text prompts or uploaded images Produces normal, displacement, roughness, metallic, albedo, and AO maps Offers texture adjustments, filters, cropping, rotation, and map downloads
Cons	Starter provides 100 credits only once Commercial use is reserved for the Beta plan Runs in the browser rather than as a native desktop application	The Free plan has limited monthly credits and 1K output resolution PBR map generation starts with the $9-per-month Creator plan Available as a web product rather than a desktop or mobile application
Our verdict	PBRgen is a browser-based AI texturing tool for artists and other 3D users who need to create and refine physically based materials. It supports text prompts, uploaded images, colors, and guide maps, then generates material maps for use in… Read the review →	Texturly is a web-based AI texture generator for designers, game developers, animators, fashion professionals, architects, and product visualizers. It creates tileable textures from written prompts or uploaded images, reduces visible… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• PBRgen — where it wins

  • Generates full PBR map sets from text, images, colors, and guide maps
  • Includes layer editing, effects, seam inpainting, and automatic saving
  • Exports packed textures and GLB files, with major 3D workflow integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Starter provides 100 credits only once
  • Commercial use is reserved for the Beta plan
  • Runs in the browser rather than as a native desktop application

• Texturly — where it wins

  • Generates tileable textures from text prompts or uploaded images
  • Produces normal, displacement, roughness, metallic, albedo, and AO maps
  • Offers texture adjustments, filters, cropping, rotation, and map downloads

  Where it doesn't

  • The Free plan has limited monthly credits and 1K output resolution
  • PBR map generation starts with the $9-per-month Creator plan
  • Available as a web product rather than a desktop or mobile application

• PBRgen8.8/10 · Free plan

  A broad browser texturing suite with a free personal-use plan.

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• Texturly8.3/10 · Free plan

  An affordable browser tool for generating and adjusting tileable textures.

  Visit TexturlyFull verdict →