Short answer: eRank and PSDmate do not compete. eRank tells you what to sell and which words to use; it renders no images and publishes no listings. PSDmate produces the listing images from PSD templates you own and publishes the finished listing to Etsy. The realistic setup for a serious shop is both — eRank at $5.99 to pick the niche and the keywords, PSDmate to produce the drop.
eRank vs PSDmate at a glance
| eRank | PSDmate | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99/month | From £20/month (about $25) |
| Renders your own PSD templates | — | ✓ |
| Bulk / unattended rendering | — | ✓ |
| Publishes listings to Etsy | — | ✓ |
| Keyword research | Its core product | Not offered |
| Competitor shops | Tracked and monitored | Not offered |
| Image production | None | Your own PSD templates, batch-rendered |
| Publish to Etsy | Not offered | One click over the Etsy API |
| Monthly price | Free to $29.99 | From £20 |
Free plan available; Basic $5.99/mo, Pro $9.99/mo, Expert $29.99/mo. Annual billing takes Pro to $7.92/mo ($94.99/year). Plans differ by daily keyword lookups, listing audits and competitor shops tracked. Checked September 2026.
Where eRank is the better buy
- The cheapest serious Etsy keyword data anywhere — Basic is $5.99/month and the free plan is genuinely usable.
- Keyword lookups, trend data and listing audits across multiple marketplaces, not just Etsy.
- Competitor shop tracking, which PSDmate does not offer at all.
- A browser extension that annotates Etsy search pages while you browse them.
Pick eRank if: You need keyword research, niche validation or competitor tracking. That is eRank's job and it does it cheaply and well.
Where PSDmate is the better buy
- Renders listing images from the PSD templates you already own — eRank produces no images of any kind.
- Batch mode takes a folder of artwork and every template and returns the full grid in one job.
- Publishes the finished listing to Etsy over the API, rather than telling you what to type.
- Generates the listing video slot from the same mockup set.
Pick PSDmate if: You already know what to list and the bottleneck is producing and publishing the images.
How PSDmate works
You upload the PSD mockup templates you already own — bought from Creative Market, Envato or Etsy, or built from your own photography. PSDmate reads the Smart Object layer in each one, composites your artwork through the template’s own transform, and exports at the PSD’s native canvas size. Point it at a folder of artwork and it renders every design against every template in a single job, returns the set as a ZIP, writes the Etsy title, description and 13 tags from the rendered image, and publishes the draft listing to your shop over the Etsy API.
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Frequently asked questions
Is eRank an alternative to PSDmate?
No, and any page telling you otherwise is guessing. eRank is a keyword and audit tool that produces no images; PSDmate is a rendering and publishing pipeline that does no keyword research. They sit at opposite ends of the same workflow.
Do I need both eRank and PSDmate?
If you are listing at volume, most likely yes. eRank costs $5.99 a month and answers "what should I make and what should I call it". PSDmate answers "now make 60 listing images and publish them". Neither substitutes for the other.
Can eRank bulk edit or publish Etsy listings?
No. eRank audits listings and suggests improvements, but the edits are yours to make in Etsy. It has no bulk publishing facility.
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- All PSDmate comparisons
Try it on your own templates
PSDmate is paid from day one, cancel anytime. Upload one PSD template and a folder of artwork, and see the full render set before you decide.
See pricing →Pricing and feature claims about eRank were checked in August 2026 against the vendor’s own published information and may have changed since. PSDmate is not affiliated with eRank. Written by Mat, founder of PSDmate and a working Etsy seller — about the author.