# kdpbook.io vs KDPEasy: an honest comparison

Source: https://kdpbook.io/compare/kdpeasy-alternative · Updated 2026-10-12

We make kdpbook.io, so we're not neutral. Everything about KDPEasy comes from its public pages as of 2026-09-28 (sources at the end of the page); prices and features may have changed since.

Checked 2026-09-28 on the competitor's public pages. KDPEasy is a KDP production kit built around covers: AI full-wrap covers, coloring, puzzle and journal interiors, keyword research and a Chrome extension that saves KDP drafts, from $19/month or 10 free credits. kdpbook.io writes, illustrates and lays out complete books, including picture books, novels and non-fiction, and adds a Kindle eBook.

| Criterion | kdpbook.io | KDPEasy |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Main job | Write, illustrate and lay out complete books | Covers, low-content interiors, listing and KDP drafts |
| Output | Complete interior PDF, laid out page by page | 300 DPI interior and full-wrap cover PDFs; listing as a text file |
| Cover | Full-wrap cover PDF sized from trim, paper and final page count | Full-wrap cover PDF for 16 trims, spine from page count, barcode area kept clear |
| Kindle eBook | Kindle EPUB (reflowable or fixed layout) + Kindle cover | Not documented: exports are PDFs (Kindle eBook covers are listed) |
| Book types | 36 book types, from board books to novels, cookbooks, puzzle books and comics | Coloring (up to 100 pages), 7 puzzle creators, journals, planners, logbooks, activity pages |
| Stories and long-form text | Plans and writes picture books, novels and non-fiction, or imports your manuscript | Not documented; AI drafts the listing description and keywords |
| Character consistency | Character reference sheets reused on every illustration | Not documented |
| Research and upload | No market research; on paid plans the free kdpbook Publisher extension (Chrome, Edge) fills and saves your KDP draft, or you upload the files yourself | Keyword research, Amazon scans on 8 marketplaces, Chrome extension that saves KDP drafts |
| Checks | Continuous KDP preflight in the editor and a 3D book preview | KDP quality checker for cover and interior PDFs (10 free checks a month on paid plans) |
| Pricing | Free: 2,000 credits once, no card. Plans $25–$99/month | 10 free credits once; $19–$79/month; packs from $7.50 |

## What KDPEasy is

Book Studio, a workspace with four modes (Design, Cover, Listing, Publish). It offers 205 editable page layouts for planners, journals, logbooks and activity pages; an AI cover generator with 12 art styles and 12 moods that makes full-wrap covers for KDP's 16 trim sizes; a coloring book creator (AI line art in six styles, up to 100 pages); seven puzzle creators (word search, sudoku, crossword, mazes, kakuro, KenKen, number search); keyword research with opportunity scores; a KDP quality checker; and a Chrome extension (beta) that researches Amazon and saves finished books as KDP drafts for you to review.

## Where KDPEasy shines
- A Chrome extension (beta, paid plans) that fills KDP's forms and saves a draft; you still review and publish in KDP.
- Research built in: keyword opportunity scores and Amazon scans on 8 marketplaces (prices, reviews, sales ranks).
- Cover depth: 12 art styles, 12 moods, 13 templates to restyle, and unlimited CMYK conversions on paid plans.
- Free to start: 10 credits with no card (about two covers, watermarked), and many free calculators and generators, most without an account.
- A listing editor that tracks all 7 keyword slots and 3 categories, with a royalty estimate.

## KDPEasy pricing (as published on 2026-09-28)
- Starter $19/month (35 credits, up to 7 covers), Pro $49 (100 credits, 20 covers), Power User $79 (250 credits, 50 covers); annual billing is advertised as 2 months free.
- One cover generation costs 5 credits. Credit packs start at $7.50; their credits never expire but cost more per credit, and packs alone don't include the Chrome extension.
- 10 free credits once you confirm your email, no card; work made with them carries a sample watermark.
- Extension allowances per month: 100, 400 or 1,000 Amazon research scans and 5, 20 or 50 KDP upload assists.

## Choose KDPEasy if
- You mainly need covers, including for books you wrote or formatted elsewhere.
- You want keyword research and Amazon scans next to your covers and interiors.
- You build journals, planners and logbooks from editable layouts.

## Choose kdpbook.io if
- You want the book itself written and illustrated: picture books, novels, non-fiction, comics.
- You want a Kindle eBook from the same project as the paperback.
- Illustrated characters must look the same on every page.

## Questions

Q: Is kdpbook.io a KDPEasy alternative?
A: For making the book, yes: kdpbook.io writes, illustrates and lays out complete books and exports the interior, the full-wrap cover, a Kindle eBook and a listing sheet. For keyword research, no: kdpbook.io does none, and you can use both. Both can fill a KDP draft from the browser: kdpbook.io with its free kdpbook Publisher extension for Chrome and Edge, on paid plans.

Q: Does KDPEasy publish books to KDP for you?
A: No. On paid memberships its Chrome extension fills KDP's forms and saves the book as a draft; you review it and press publish in KDP. kdpbook.io works the same way with its free kdpbook Publisher extension (paid plans): it fills your KDP draft and you click Publish yourself, or you upload the files and the listing sheet by hand.

Q: Can both make puzzle and coloring books?
A: Yes. KDPEasy lists seven puzzle creators and a coloring creator with six line-art styles. kdpbook.io generates puzzle pages by code, checks that they're solvable and adds solutions (a 108-page puzzle book ≈ 460 credits), and makes coloring books (106 pages ≈ 1,803 credits).

## Sources
- [kdpeasy.com](https://www.kdpeasy.com/)
- [KDPEasy plans](https://www.kdpeasy.com/plans)