Work · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Placeholder.com

Quick & simple image placeholders.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Placeholder.com launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Placehold.it▲79

   A quick and simple image placeholder service

   2015 · placehold.it · its alternatives →

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   placeholder.pics▲99

   Lightest way to include placeholder images in your design

   2016 · placeholder.pics · its alternatives →

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   Placeholdit.com▲11

   Free placeholder image generator

   2025 · placeholdit.com · its alternatives →

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   Plaiceholder▲204

   Beautiful pure CSS image placeholders, without the hassle.

   2020 · plaiceholder.co · its alternatives →

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   Placemat▲192

   Pretty nice placeholder images.

   2016 · placem.at · its alternatives →

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   Placeholders by StreetviewHub▲87

   Placeholder images from Google Street View

   2020 · its alternatives →

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   Placehold.us

   A quick and simple image placeholder service.

   Mar 2026 · placehold.us · its alternatives →

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   Image Placeholder▲13

   Smart image placeholders for fast UI prototyping

   2025 · its alternatives →

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   Free placeholder logos for side projects▲17

   2016 · thelogo.site · its alternatives →

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    Placeholders by TwicPics▲128

    Save time with dynamic placeholder images.

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    PlaceholderImages.com▲8

    Free branded placeholder image generator

    2025 · placeholderimages.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    PlaceholderJS▲146

    Ridiculously simple and lightweight placeholders

    2024 · placeholderjs.com · its alternatives →

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    This Person Does Not Exist for Sketch▲260

    Get unique AI-generated people faces placeholders in Sketch

    2019 · sliday.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Plaiceholder, transform images into pure CSS blurred placeholders▲24

    Beautiful image placeholders, without the hassle.

    2020 · plaiceholder.co · its alternatives →

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    Placy▲125

    Simple tool for generating placeholders

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    placeholdr.dev▲7

    AI-generated image placeholders for your website

    Nov 2025 · placeholdr.dev · its alternatives →

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    Placeholder Logos▲5

    Free to copy, free to use

    2022 · figma.com · its alternatives →

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    PlaceKeanu▲160

    For when you need a little more Keanu in your life

    2019 · placekeanu.com · its alternatives →

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    Gradient Joy▲107

    Beautiful gradients as placeholder images just for you

    2018 · gradientjoy.com · its alternatives →

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    Filldunphy.com (image placeholder service)▲15

    2015 · filldunphy.com · its alternatives →

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    Plaiceholder 2.0, pure CSS blurry image placeholders (now ~90% smaller)▲25

    Beautiful image placeholders, without the hassle. Contribute to joe-bell/plaiceholder development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Placeholder Image Maker – Fast & Free▲12

    Free online placeholder image generator | Themedevhub

    2025 · themedevhub.com · its alternatives →

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    Placeholder - Intelligent Image Mosaic▲15

    Auto Blacks Out Private Information with On-Device ML

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Placeuse▲75

    Find and book spaces for any production, meeting, or event.

    2019 · placeuse.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →