Last Updated on March 6, 2023 by Shane

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Toonly and Doodly are one of the best ones in their respective category. They have been around for a while in the market. Lots of marketers, businesses, agencies, YouTubers, etc. are using them because they’re easy to use and save time. But which is better Doodly or Toonly?

The main reason for writing this article is that there are so many softwares like these two and most people get confused with this two. Maybe it’s because these two names sound a little similar. And some of the features are also similar.

If you are confused too, this comparison will clarify the difference between them.

In this Toonly Vs Doodly comparison, you will learn all the differences between the two software and which one will be the best one for you. Keep diving deeper if you want to find out more about these two tools.

Let’s make a Toonly vs Doodly comparison and see the main difference between these tools.

Comparison Table

	Toonly	Doodly
Overall rating
Ease of use	Very easy	Very easy
Subscription	Monthly & Yearly	Monthly & Yearly
Free trial	No	No
Best for	Simple animated videos (Not for whiteboard animation)	Only for whiteboard animation
Compatibility	Windows & MAC	Windows & MAC
Refund	30-day money-back guarantee	30-day money-back guarantee
Price	$20 to $69 per month	$20 to $69 per month
Recommended	Yes, if you’re looking for a tool just to create simple animated videos	Yes, if you’re looking for a tool just to create animated whiteboard videos
Website	www.toonly.com	www.doodly.com

Toonly – A Brief Overview

Toonly is a cloud-based easy-to-use animation making software. This means you don’ have to download or install any software to use this software.

You can create almost any kind of simple 2D animated videos but not whiteboard animated videos. If you are looking for a simple and easy animation software, Toonly will be the right one.

The easy drag-and-drop features of this software made it one of the easiest and most famous ones among its competitor. Toonly’s library also has numerous preset animation styles to choose from.

You can add your own spicy touch to the videos by adding your voice-over and customized cartoon characters to your animated video.

Toonly is best for creating simple animated advertisements videos, review videos, product description videos, educational videos, explainer videos, promotional videos, etc.

Doodly – A Brief Overview

I hope guessed it already, Doodly comes from the word “Doodle”. As the name suggests, this software focuses just on making doodle whiteboard animated videos. Doodly is one of those softwares which comes to mind when you talk about “Whiteboard Animation.”

Like any other Whiteboard animation softwares, Doodly uses the same approach where a pencil with a hand draws and writes on a whiteboard to explain the concept of the video.

Unlike Toonly, Doodly focuses just on whiteboard animation. You cannot create simple animated videos (not whiteboard animated videos) like Toonly using Doodly.

Since both of the softwares are built by a single company, Doodly has many similar features and tools like Toonly. For example, like Toonly, it also has the same drag-and-drop feature and allows you to add custom images and sounds. You can choose the sound or music from its library or record your own voice.

1. A Brief Comparison

Since Toonly and Doodly are products of the same companies, they have some resemblances. The main difference between these two is that Doodly is made for just whiteboard animation; however, Toonly is not made for that.

You can’t create whiteboard animation using Toonly and you can’t create any other kind of animation other than whiteboard animation on Doodly.

Toonly is a software where you can create animated videos for product or service promotion, explanation, education, marketing, etc., easily. On the other hand, Doodly is a software where you can create whiteboard animated explainer or educational videos.

2. Basic Features

Let’s have a brief overview of some basic features and how they differ from each other.

The Purpose

Even though the look and feel of Toonly and Doodly are little similar, the intent to use them is pretty different. Toonly is made for creating animated promotional videos, explainer videos, educational videos, etc. However, Doodly is for just creating animated whiteboard videos.

Thus, choosing the right tool depends on what your project demands.

The Drawings and Characters

The main stark difference between these two in drawings and characters design is that Toonly has colorful and more designs than Doodly; on the other hand, Doodly has only black and white sketches like designs.

Toonly does not offer drawings or hand animation the way Doodly does. So, if you’re looking for sketches, text, or hand animations to create your explainer videos, go for Doodly. Toonly can, however, provide normal cartoon animations other than whiteboard animations.

Some of the sketches or characters are built-in and pre-made so that you can just choose the ones you like and drag and drop them to animate the way you want.

The good part about these two tools is that you can import your own characters or designs on both the softwares. However, you cannot animate them the way you want them. If you really want to animate your characters then you can create animated Gif using another software and import them to Toonly or Doodly.

The Texts

If you want your videos to contain a lot of text, Doodly would better suit you with its whiteboard approach, as it allows you to add lots of headings and write-ups. You can animate the texts. It has 5 text animation styles to choose from.

Toonly, on the other hand, is an easy animation software focusing on animation, voice-over, and designing rather than texts. It has only 3 text animation styles to choose from.

The Flexibility

Toonly and Doodly are similar in flexibility. Compared to their other competitors, both are not flexible enough to animate the characters and other elements the way you want.

You can’t manually animate the characters or elements the way you want. There are some preset animation styles in the softwares, and you have to use those animation styles only. This sets a limitation on what you can create in these softwares.

The Library

The library of in-built objects and designs of Toonly and Doodly are not very different. On the Standard Package of Toonly, you have access to 30 Character images, 17 Character Animations, 1,058 Prop Images, 71 Backgrounds, 10 Premade Scenes, 21 Scene Transitions, 20 Background Audios, and 3 Text Animations.

On the other hand, if you choose the Enterprise Package, you have access to 82 Character images, 30 Character Animations, 2,024 Prop Images, 139 Backgrounds, 20 Premade Scenes, 101 Scene Transitions, 142 Background Audios, and 5 Text Animations.

For Doodly, if you choose the Standard Package, you get 1,164 Character images, 1,620 Prop images, 150 Royalty-Free Music Tracks, 20 Video Templates, 35 Fonts, and 84 Scenes Templates.

And the Enterprise Package offers you 3,959 Character images, 3,341 Prop images, 250 Royalty-Free Music Tracks, 40 Video Templates, 70 Fonts, and 84 Scene Templates.

Both the softwares let you upload your own sounds and images for the videos, while Toonly restricts this feature.

The Cloud

Toonly and Doodly are not cloud-based softwares. This means you have to buy the softwares, and then download and install them on your computer to use them. Moreover, there is no auto-save option, so you have to save it again and again manually. Sometimes this can be really frustrating.

The good thing about not being a cloud-based software is that you can use it without an internet connection. This is not a big issue these days because internet connection is available almost all the time nowadays. Keep reading for an interesting strategy they use their pricing structure.

3. The Pricing Plans

a. Toonly Pricing

Toonly currently has two pricing plans to offer. You can choose to pay Toonly monthly or yearly subscriptions.

Standard

The Standard Toonly package costs $39/month; however, if you pay annually, it becomes only $20/month, which is $240/year. You get ten premade scenes, 17 character animations, 1000+ prop images, 30 characters, 71 backgrounds, including 20 background audios, and free access to the official Toonly Facebook group. There is no device or video limit.

Enterprise

The Enterprise Toonly package costs $69/month; however, if you pay annually, it becomes only $40/month, which is $480/year. You get 20 premade scenes, 30 character animations, 2000+ prop images, 82 characters, 139 backgrounds, including 142 background audio, and free access to Toonly Club for access to new characters and props every month. 

b. Doodly Pricing

Standard

Doodly’s pricing structure is exactly the same as the price structure of Toonly. The Standard package costs $39/month; however, if you pay annually, it becomes only $20/month, which is $240/year.

You get 75 royalty-free music tracks, 800+ characters, and more than a thousand props and images, along with free access to their official Facebook group.

Enterprise

The Doodly Enterprise package costs $69/month; however, if you pay annually, it becomes only $40/month, which is $480/year.

It comes with 150 royalty-free music tracks, 3500+ characters, more than 3000 props, and images, along with free access to Doodly Club to find new characters and pictures every month.

One main drawback of the pricing for both Doodly and Toonly is that with the Standard packages, you get access to very few features and assets. And they will do aggressive in-app upsells of their assets and Enterprise package, which can be annoying sometimes.

In short, the complete cost is $231 in total. Yes, they want you to buy everything which is worth $231 in total. They use shady marketing strategies and complicate the pricing structures of the softwares to make you buy the whole thing.

4. One-Time Discount

If you subscribe to the Toonly annual package, you save roughly 50% of the money if you count by month. The same is the case with Doodly’s yearly package. However, both these tools also provide a 30-days money-back guarantee, so you can get your money back if they aren’t your cup of tea.

You can also keep an eye on holidays as these tools are available at a discount then.

5. Example Videos

Toonly

Listed below are some videos made on Toonly. You’ll understand the style of the videos even clearer after checking out these videos.

Doodly

Whiteboard videos listed below are some examples of animated videos made on Doodly.

Conclusion

I have compared each aspect of these top easy-to-use animation making softwares for you. And we have come to the conclusion that both of the softwares have their own unique use case and their own strong points.

So, which one is better Doodly or Toonly? Yes, if you are looking for an animation software just to create normal animated explainer videos, promotional videos, etc. However, if your goal is to create just whiteboard animated videos, Doodly would be the right choice for you.

In my opinion, they could have combined both softwares and created one single software instead of two different tools. Maybe they don’t want to mix up the two things and clutter the user interface of the software.

I’m not sure about that for now, but if you want a tool that has both the features of Toonly and Doodly, you can check out CreateStudio. It allows you to create almost any kind of animated videos from normal animated videos to whiteboard animation, easily.

If you like this comparison, you can check out more comparisons CreateStudio Vs Doodly and CreateStudio Vs Toonly.

After reviewing almost all the animation softwares in the market, if you are looking for a good software other than Toonly and Doodly, I’d recommend CreateStudio. You can check out the review of the software I have done on this.

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