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PAI photo, video and design editor with generation models for creators and teams
Free, from $15/mo
Fotor vs Upscayl
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
F
Choose Fotor if…
- you need an API to build on
- you work on iOS, Android
- you're in its core audience: beginner photo editors, social media creators
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Choose Upscayl if…
- you want open source you can self-host or audit
- you work on Linux
- you're in its core audience: photographers, graphic designers
Side by side
Feature Fotor Upscayl
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting price—$24.99/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Cost per processed image—$0.083
Trains AI on your content—No
Data retentionKept while account exists; user can delete anytime; face data deleted after avatar generationInputs up to 1 day; generated outputs 180 days or until deleted
Background removal—
AI upscaling—
Generative fill/erase—
Relighting—
Batch processing
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, APIWeb, Windows, macOS, Linux
CategoryPhoto EditingUpscalers & Enhancers
CompanyHONG KONG EVERIMAGING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDUpscayl. AI Corp
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
U Upscayl
- AI image upscaling up to 16x
- Multiple selectable upscaling models
- Batch upscaling of many images
- Double upscaling for extra enlargement
- AI face enhancement and detail recovery
- Color accuracy preservation for printing
- Text-to-image generation in several styles
- Cloud processing up to 256MP or 512MP
Plans and prices
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Fotor
BasicFree
ProSee pricing page
Pro+See pricing page
MaxSee pricing page
Upscayl
DesktopFree
Cloud Free Trial$0
Pro$24.99
BusinessNot listed
CustomCustom
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
Upscayl
- Desktop app is free and open source
- Runs on Linux, macOS and Windows
- Cloud credits roll over on Pro
- Free trial with 10 cloud credits
- Cloud usage is credit-based
- Credits are lost and history is deleted after cancelling
- Business and annual prices not listed on pricing page
- No API mentioned
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