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DFaceFusion vs Swapface
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose FaceFusion if…
- you want open source you can self-host or audit
- you work on Linux, Self-hosted
- you're in its core audience: developers, video creators
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Choose Swapface if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- you're in its core audience: live streamers, content creators
Side by side
Feature FaceFusion Swapface
Pricing modelPricing unknownFreemium
Starting price——
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux, Self-hostedWindows, macOS
Company——
Full feature lists
F FaceFusion
- Interactive, headless and batch run modes
- Job queue to create, submit, run and retry jobs
- Add, insert, remove or remix steps within jobs
- Hardware acceleration via CUDA, CoreML, DirectML, MIGraphX, OpenVINO
- CPU-only install option
- Benchmark command for measuring performance
- Windows and macOS installers
S Swapface
- Real-time live face swap for streaming
- Single-person image face swap
- Multi-person face swap in one image
- Full head swap, hairstyle included
- Face swap for videos and GIFs
- Runs entirely on the local device
Their home pages
What each vendor shows first: the pitch, the plans and the sign-up.
FaceFusion · facefusion.io
Swapface · swapface.orgStrengths and limitations
FaceFusion
- Source code available on GitHub
- Runs locally on Linux, macOS and Windows
- Supports many accelerators, including NVIDIA, AMD, Apple and Intel
- Installers available for Windows and macOS
- Manual installation requires technical skills
- Mainly operated from the command line
- No mobile app
Swapface
- Processing runs locally, so data stays on the user's machine
- Handles live video, images, videos and GIFs
- Free to start, with a way to get free credits
- Supports Windows and Apple silicon Macs
- Needs a dedicated GPU (on Windows, an NVIDIA RTX 2060 or 3060 with 6 GB+ VRAM) and 16 GB of RAM at minimum
- No web or mobile version
- Macs with Intel processors are not supported
More comparisons
Other options to consider
DD
From $9.99/mo
R
RR
Freemium
R
RR
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A
AA
Free, from $12/mo
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AI video, avatar, face swap and voice tools for businesses and creators
Avatar & Talking-Head VideoFree planAPI
C
CC
Freemium
D
DD
Freemium
D
Editing, color, VFX, audio and photo post-production in one desktop app
Video EditingFree plan
Facts from each vendor's public pages, prices checked Nov 8, 2026. Editorial policy