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PFotor vs Picsart
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Fotor if…
- you work on macOS
- you're in its core audience: beginner photo editors, social media creators
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Choose Picsart if…
- you're in its core audience: content creators, social media managers
Side by side
Feature Fotor Picsart
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 generationKept until account deletion; some data up to 3 years after
Security and compliance—SOC 2
Background removal
AI upscaling—
Generative fill/erase
Relighting
Batch processing
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, APIWeb, iOS, Android, Windows, API
CategoryPhoto EditingPhoto Editing
CompanyHONG KONG EVERIMAGING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDPicsArt, Inc.
Based inHong KongUnited States
Founded—2011
Part of——
Key features
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
P Picsart
- Background and object removal
- AI Playground with 180+ image, video and audio models
- Text-to-video and image-to-video generation
- Picsart Flow for repeatable multi-step workflows
- Aura agent that edits from plain-language instructions
- Bulk editing of up to 100 images
- Brand kits and ad variation tools
- CLI and MCP access from ChatGPT, Claude and Cursor
Plans and prices
From each vendor's site. Prices change — confirm before buying.
Fotor
BasicFree
ProSee pricing page
Pro+See pricing page
MaxSee pricing page
Picsart
FreeFree
Pro£7.83/mo billed yearly (site metadata lists $15/mo)
Ultra£44.83/mo per seat billed yearly
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
- Paid plan prices are not shown in the static pricing page
Picsart
- Free tier available
- Available on web, iOS, Android and Windows
- Access to 180+ AI generation models
- MCP and CLI integrations with AI coding and chat tools
- Pricing page shows only annual-billing prices, in local currency
- Team features such as seats and ad tools require the Ultra plan
- No free trial listed for paid plans
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