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PFotor vs Ideogram
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Fotor if…
- you work on Android, Windows, macOS
- you're in its core audience: beginner photo editors, social media creators
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Choose Ideogram if…
- you want open source you can self-host or audit
- you're in its core audience: graphic designers, marketers
Side by side
Feature Fotor Ideogram
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting price—$15/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Data retentionKept while account exists; user can delete anytime; face data deleted after avatar generation—
Background removal—
AI upscaling—
Generative fill/erase—
Relighting—
Batch processing—
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, APIWeb, iOS, API
CategoryPhoto EditingImage Generators
CompanyHONG KONG EVERIMAGING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED · Hong KongIdeogram, Inc.
Full feature lists
F Fotor
- AI image enhancement, upscaling, unblurring and restoration
- Background, object, watermark and text removal
- AI image and video generation
- AI avatars and headshots
- Photo-to-anime, sketch and painting style conversion
- Collage maker and design templates
- Batch photo editing
- Developer API and SDK
I Ideogram
- Text-to-image with Ideogram 3.0, 4.0 and 4.5 models
- Ideogram Vector model for vector output
- Precise Edit, Object Remover and Background Remover apps
- Ad Resizer, Colorways and Material Swap tools
- Custom image model training
- Unified API for image and video models
- MCP integration for Claude and Cursor
- Open Ideogram 4.0 weights for local use
Their home pages
What each vendor shows first: the pitch, the plans and the sign-up.
Fotor · fotor.com
Ideogram · ideogram.aiWhat you'd pay
The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.
Fotor
BasicFree
ProSee pricing page
Pro+See pricing page
MaxSee pricing page
Ideogram
Free$0
Plus$20/mo or $15/mo billed yearly
Pro$60/mo or $42/mo billed yearly
Team$30/user/mo or $20/user/mo billed yearly
EnterpriseCustom
Price changes we've recorded
We re-read each pricing page every month and log what changed.
Fotor
No changes since we started tracking.
Ideogram
- Nov 8, 2026Pricing model: Paid → Freemium; Starting price: $20/mo → $15/mo; New plan: Free ($0); New plan: Pro ($60); New plan: Team ($30)
Strengths and limitations
Fotor
- Free-forever Basic plan
- Available on web, mobile and desktop
- Unused credits on paid plans roll over for up to 5 months
- Developer API and SDK available
- Free plan exports at normal resolution only, not HD
- Free plan has 512MB of cloud storage and 1 concurrent generation
Ideogram
- Free plan with 30 credits per week
- Ideogram 4.0 weights available for local use
- One API for multiple image and video models
- Paid plans can keep generating in a slower queue after credits run out
- Free-plan generations are public
- Email-and-password accounts get no free credits
- No Android app listed
- Team plan requires at least 2 users
More comparisons
Other options to consider
PP
From $10.50/mo
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CC
Free, from $12/mo
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Online design platform with templates and AI tools for individuals and teams
Graphic DesignFree plan
C
CBrowser-based AI image tools for removing backgrounds, cleanup, upscaling and generation
Freemium
C
Freemium
C
Browser-based AI image tools for removing backgrounds, cleanup, upscaling and generation
Photo EditingFree planAPI
P
PP
From $7.50/mo
L
LL
Paid
L
AI photo editor for desktop, mobile and web with raw support and generative tools
Photo Editing
R
RR
See site
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AI photo enhancer for improving and restoring photos and videos in the browser
Upscalers & Enhancers
Facts from each vendor's public pages, prices checked Oct 26, 2026. Editorial policy