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PAI photo, video and design editor with generation models for creators and teams
Free, from $15/mo
Fotor vs Removal.ai
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
F
Choose Fotor if…
- you work on iOS, Android, Windows
- you're in its core audience: beginner photo editors, social media creators
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Choose Removal.ai if…
- you're in its core audience: e-commerce sellers, graphic designers
Side by side
Feature Fotor Removal.ai
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting price—$5.99/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Cost per processed image—$0.06
Trains AI on your content—No
Data retentionKept while account exists; user can delete anytime; face data deleted after avatar generationUploaded and result images deleted within an hour of upload
Security and compliance—GDPR
Background removal—
AI upscaling—
Generative fill/erase—
Relighting—
Batch processing
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, APIWeb, API
CategoryPhoto EditingBackground Removal
CompanyHONG KONG EVERIMAGING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED—
Based inHong Kong—
Founded——
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
R Removal.ai
- Automatic subject detection and background removal
- Edge handling for hair and fur
- Transparent, white or custom-color backgrounds
- Batch processing for bulk image uploads
- Manual eraser tool for refining cutouts
- Free photo editor for text and effects
- Marketplace presets and templates
- Developer API with stated 99% uptime
Plans and prices
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Fotor
BasicFree
ProSee pricing page
Pro+See pricing page
MaxSee pricing page
Removal.ai
FreeFree
Lifetime creditsFrom $1.89 for 3 credits
Monthly subscriptionFrom $5.99/mo for 100 credits
Unlimited API / High-VolumeCustom
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
Removal.ai
- Free low-resolution downloads and unlimited previews
- Subscriptions start at $5.99 for 100 credits
- Lifetime credit packs stay valid for 3 years
- API available, plus custom high-volume plans
- Free downloads are limited to 0.25 MP and personal use
- HD downloads require credits
- Unlimited API pricing is by quote only
- No mobile app listed
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