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CBrowser-based AI image tools for removing backgrounds, cleanup, upscaling and generation
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Photoroom vs Removal.ai
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Photoroom if…
- you want to trial it before paying
- you work on iOS, Android
- you're in its core audience: e-commerce sellers, marketplace merchants
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Choose Removal.ai if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- you're in its core audience: e-commerce sellers, graphic designers
Side by side
Feature Photoroom Removal.ai
Pricing modelFree trialFreemium
Starting price—$5.99/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Cost per processed image—$0.06
Trains AI on your contentYes, unless you opt outNo
Data retentionImages discarded after each job; operational logs deleted after 15 daysUploaded and result images deleted within an hour of upload
Security and complianceSOC 2 Type II, GDPRGDPR
Background removal—
AI upscaling—
Generative fill/erase—
Relighting—
Batch processing
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, APIWeb, API
CategoryPhoto EditingBackground Removal
CompanyPhotoroom SAS—
Based inFrance—
Founded2019—
Part of——
Key features
P Photoroom
- Background removal with white, transparent or custom backgrounds
- AI-generated studio product shots and backgrounds
- AI shadows, retouching, AI Fill and AI Expand
- AI fashion models and virtual try-on
- Batch editing and resizing for marketplaces
- Brand Kit for colors, logos and fonts
- Shopify integration and marketplace sync
- REST API and MCP access
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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Photoroom
ProNot published on page
MaxNot published on page
UltraNot published on page
EnterpriseCustom
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
Photoroom
- Available on iOS, Android, web and Shopify
- Paid plans include an API/MCP credit wallet
- Self-serve plans support up to 50 seats
- Enterprise plan offers SOC 2 Type 2, SSO and an SLA
- Pricing page did not show plan prices in a readable form
- Video Generator not included on Pro plan
- 4K output only on Ultra plan
- Adjustable AI Shadows not included on any self-serve plan
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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