Waymark alternative
Waymark alternative for local TV spots you can afford to redo
Pixel Dojo puts Veo 3.1, Seedance 2.5 and Kling 3.0 on one plan from $10 a month, and prices every clip in credits before you generate, so a redo costs one clip, not a bigger plan.
Waymark turns a business website into a video ad with an AI script and voiceover. We wanted to see what a small shop gets by going straight to the video models, so we wrote one 30 second style brief for a hardware store and shot it on three engines.
36 credits ($2.25) per 8 s clip at 1080p with audio. Included in every plan, from $10/month.
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By Brian Lovett · Updated
The rest of the hardware store campaign
Every clip and image below was made on Pixel Dojo. Tap one to start from the same prompt.
The end card on Ideogram 4.5, spelled right on the first try. Put it on the last two seconds of the spot.
Broadcast commercial end card for a neighborhood hardware store named "OAK STREET HARDWARE", with the line "OPEN 7 DAYS" underneath, a simple illustrated hammer crossed with a house key, deep forest green background with cream lettering, clean and bold, plenty of margin around the text.
A vertical social cutdown for the same store on Seedance 2.5, with the whine of the cutter built in.
Vertical close up for a hardware store social ad: weathered hands slide a blank brass key into a key cutting machine on a wooden counter, the wheel spins and a few bright metal shavings fly, then the fresh key is held up to the window light. Warm morning light, shallow depth of field. Sound: the whine of the cutter and a soft clink.
A second local business on Seedance 2.5, with water and brush sounds built in.
Local TV commercial shot: an unbadged vintage teal station wagon with no logos or lettering rolls slowly through a family run car wash at sunset, thick sheets of white foam slide down the windshield, spinning blue brushes, water spray glowing in the low orange light, slow dolly alongside. Sound: whooshing water, brushes and an upbeat acoustic guitar sting.
A dog grooming salon spot on WAN 3.0 for 10 credits, with the dryer hum and a happy bark built in.
Local TV commercial shot inside a bright neighborhood dog grooming salon: a groomer in her forties with short red hair blow dries a fluffy golden doodle standing on a grooming table, the dog gives a big shake and she laughs, clean white tiles and a row of towels, no signs or lettering anywhere, steady medium shot. Sound: a hair dryer hum, a happy bark and an upbeat ukulele sting.
The problem: a TV spot budget for two downloads a month
Waymark is built for ad sales teams and agencies. Its help center lists the Starter plan at $399 a month, or $350 a month on an annual plan, with unlimited drafts but 2 final video downloads a month on one seat.
For a local business that wants to test a few versions of a spot, that math gets tight fast. You can draft as much as you like, but every finished file beyond the second waits for next month or a Team plan, which Waymark says starts at $1,125 a month on an annual plan.
We think a small shop should be able to shoot a few takes, compare them and pay only for the clips it makes. So we tested that.
One hardware store commercial, three video engines
Our brief: a shopkeeper in her sixties hands a customer a bag of hinges and tells the camera her shop has the part. Same prompt on each engine, 16:9, sound on. Each tile shows its settings and credits.
Local TV commercial for a family owned neighborhood hardware store: a woman in her sixties with cropped grey hair and a green canvas apron stands behind a worn wooden counter, hands a small paper bag of brass hinges to a customer, then smiles at the camera and says, "If it is broken, we have the part." Shelves of paint cans and hand tools behind her, warm morning light through the front window, steady medium shot. Sound: a shop bell jingles and the paper bag rustles.
Local TV commercial for a family owned neighborhood hardware store: a woman in her sixties with cropped grey hair and a green canvas apron stands behind a worn wooden counter, hands a small paper bag of brass hinges to a customer, then smiles at the camera and says, "If it is broken, we have the part." Shelves of paint cans and hand tools behind her, warm morning light through the front window, steady medium shot. Sound: a shop bell jingles and the paper bag rustles.
Local TV commercial for a family owned neighborhood hardware store: a woman in her sixties with cropped grey hair and a green canvas apron stands behind a worn wooden counter, hands a small paper bag of brass hinges to a customer, then smiles at the camera and says, "If it is broken, we have the part." Shelves of paint cans and hand tools behind her, warm morning light through the front window, steady medium shot. Sound: a shop bell jingles and the paper bag rustles.
- Veo 3.1 followed the brief most closely: the apron, the handoff to a customer and a warm turn to camera, in a shop full of paint and tools.
- Kling 3.0 kept the green apron and the paint shelves and gave the most expressive delivery to camera.
- Seedance 2.5 dropped the apron for a work shirt but had the richest light and the most lived in shop.
- All three came back with sound, so the shopkeeper's voice and the room are in the file before you edit.
Waymark plans vs Pixel Dojo
Everything in the Waymark column comes from its help center and home page, read on October 15, 2026.
| At a glance | Waymark | Pixel Dojo |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | Starter $399 a month, or $350 a month on an annual plan | Lite $10 a month for 160 credits, Pro $25 for 500 credits, Pro Max $50 for 1,100 credits |
| How a finished spot is counted | 2 final video downloads a month on Starter, on 1 seat; custom on Team and Enterprise | Each clip has a credit price, shown on the model page before you generate |
| How a spot starts | Enter a website; Waymark pulls the brand and writes a script and AI voiceover | Write a brief, or let Sensei plan the shots, price them and wait for your approval |
| Video engines | Waymark's own ad builder with stock content | Veo 3.1, Seedance 2.5, Kling 3.0, WAN 3.0 and more, priced per clip before you generate |
| Other formats | Variations for new aspect ratios, lengths and languages on Team | Any engine in 9:16 for social, plus auto captions and text to speech on every plan |
When Waymark is the better pick
If you sell ad time for a station or publisher and need to turn dozens of advertiser websites into finished spots, Waymark is built for that workflow, with brand profiles pulled from each site, team tools and white labeling on Enterprise.
If you are the business owner, or a small agency making a few spots a month, we think picking the engine per shot and paying per clip is the better deal.
What our hardware store spot cost
Plans are Lite $10 a month for 160 credits, Pro $25 for 500 credits, Pro Max $50 for 1,100 credits. Every plan includes every model and commercial use.
The three test clips cost 27 credits on Veo 3.1, 27.5 on Kling 3.0 and 30 on Seedance 2.5, and each tile lists its own price.
Under our refund policy, a first purchase can be refunded within 7 days, in full if under 20% of the credits are used and pro-rated after that.
Waymark questions
What is a good alternative to Waymark?
Pixel Dojo runs Veo 3.1, Seedance 2.5, Kling 3.0 and other video engines on plans from $10 a month, and shows each clip's credit price before you generate.
How much does Waymark cost?
Waymark's help center lists Starter at $399 a month, or $350 a month billed annually, with 2 final downloads a month. Team starts at $1,125 a month on an annual plan, and Enterprise is custom.
Can I make a local TV commercial with AI?
Yes. Write the scene as a short brief with the line you want spoken, run it on a video model with sound, then add an end card. The hardware store spot on this page was made that way.
Can I make a vertical version for social?
Yes. Ask the same engine for 9:16 and write a close up shot for it. The key cutting clip on this page is the vertical companion to the hardware store spot.
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