Scrumptious vs Create by Mediavine
Create is a free recipe card plugin from the Mediavine ad network, with a paid Create Pro plan. Here is an honest look at how Scrumptious compares, what you get for free, and how easy it is to switch.
The short version
More for free
Servings scaling and US/metric conversion are free in Scrumptious, and cook mode stays on your site. In Create, those need Create Pro at $150 a year.
Paste instead of typing
Paste a recipe and Scrumptious fills in the fields for you. With Pro, paste a link to a recipe page instead. AI is optional and uses your own key.
Switch in one click
Import your Create recipes and swap the cards in your posts. Your URLs stay the same, and you can undo it.
Feature by feature
Prices are per year for one site. Create prices are from Mediavine’s own pages as of September 2026.
Where Create is ahead
We would rather you pick the right tool. Create is a capable free plugin, and it does some things we do not do yet:
- Free automatic nutrition calculation.
- How-to cards and list (roundup) cards as well as recipes.
- Imports from more plugins (10+).
- Ad-slot settings built for Mediavine publishers.
Where Scrumptious fits better
If you want the reader features without paying for them, and you would rather paste a recipe than fill in a form:
- Servings scaling and unit conversion are free, and cook mode stays on your site.
- Paste & Parse fills in the card from pasted text (Pro adds import from a link).
- AI is optional and uses your own key, with no markup.
- Meal planner and shopping lists from $59/yr, and reader submissions from $99/yr. Create does not list these.
- Made by a former chef who builds WordPress sites for a living.
Try it on a copy of your site
Install the free plugin on a staging copy, run the importer, and compare your recipes side by side. If you change your mind, undo the import with one click.
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