Dreamwave vs Picsart

Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.

Dreamwave

AI headshots from one selfie for individuals, teams and event photobooths

PaidVisit site

Picsart

AI photo, video and design editor with 180+ generative models for creators

From $10.50/moVisit site

Choose Dreamwave if…

you're in its core audience: hr and people teams, professionals and job seekers

Choose Picsart if…

you work on iOS, Android, Windows
you're in its core audience: social media creators, small businesses and e-commerce sellers

Side by side

FeatureD

DreamwaveP

Picsart

Pricing modelPaidPaid

Starting price—$10.5/mo

Free plan

Free trial

API

Open source

Data retention—Kept until account deletion; some data up to 3 years after

Security and compliance—SOC 2

PlatformsWebWeb, iOS, Android, Windows

CategoryAI HeadshotsPhoto Editing

CompanyDreamwave AI, Inc.PicsArt, Inc. · United States · since 2011

Full feature lists

D Dreamwave

Headshots generated from a single selfie
Team-wide consistent styles like Business Formal and White Coats
4K print-ready output for badging
HRIS sync with Workday, ADP, Rippling, Gusto, BambooHR
Push photos to Slack, Outlook and Okta
Prompt-based outfit, background and distraction edits
Branded AI photobooth for live events
Specialty styles for real estate and clinical staff

P Picsart

Photo and video editing with background and object removal
AI image generator with 60+ styles
AI video generation from prompts or images
AI playground with 180+ models
Picsart Flow workflow templates for ads and product photos
Creative AI agents and Picsart Aura agent editing
Brand kits and bulk editing of up to 100 images
Picsart CLI and MCP support for Claude Code and Cursor

Their home pages

What each vendor shows first: the pitch, the plans and the sign-up.

Dreamwave home page — D Dreamwave · dreamwave.ai

Picsart home page — P Picsart · picsart.com

What you'd pay

The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.

Team size	Dreamwave	Picsart
1 person	no published plan	$10.50 Pro
5 people	no published plan	$55 Ultra
20 people	no published plan	$55 Ultra

All plans and prices

Dreamwave

Company headshots$49-59 per person

Event photoboothCustom

Picsart

Pro$15/mo billed monthly, or $10.5/mo billed yearly

Ultra$75/mo billed monthly, or $55/mo billed yearly

Price changes we've recorded

We re-read each pricing page every month and log what changed.

Dreamwave

No changes since we started tracking.

Picsart

Nov 5, 2026Starting price: none → $10.50/mo; Pro: USD price not shown (regional pricing only) → $15; Ultra: USD price not shown (regional pricing only) → $75
Nov 5, 2026Pricing model: Freemium → Paid; Starting price: $15/mo → none; Pro: $15 → USD price not shown (regional pricing only); Ultra: £44.83/mo per seat billed yearly → USD price not shown (regional pricing only); Plan dropped: Free