Bg Eraser vs Photoroom

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors.

The short answer

Free plan: Both — Bg Eraser is free to use, Photoroom has a free plan
Public API: Photoroom has one; not confirmed by us for Bg Eraser
Higher Trust score: Photoroom — 95 vs 76 for Bg Eraser
Best fit: Bg Eraser: Sellers cleaning product photos in small batches · Photoroom: Marketplace and Shopify sellers producing listing images in volume
Platforms: Bg Eraser: Web, Windows, macOS · Photoroom: Web, iOS, Android

From our own records as of each tool's last check. Anything we have not confirmed is left out rather than guessed. How we verify

Bg EraserNo-signup web background remover that batch-processes up to 20 images into transparent PNGs

PhotoroomBackground removal and product-photo generation for sellers, with batch processing and a per-image API

Side by side

Fact	Bg Eraser	Photoroom
Category	Background Removal	Image Editing & Retouching
Pricing model	Free	Freemium
Starts at	—	$7.50/mo
Public API	Not confirmed	Yes
Trust score	76 / 100	95 / 100
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS	Web, iOS, Android, API
Company	—	PHOTOROOM SAS
Launched	2020	2019
Last verified	Sep 6, 2026	Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

Bg Eraser

Hard to beat on price and friction — free, no account, and 20-image batches cover small e-commerce runs. The trade-offs are an anonymous operator, no API for automation, and edge quality that will not always match paid tools on hair and fine detail.

Pros

Genuinely free with no registration or watermarks
Batch mode processes up to 20 files at once
Windows and Mac desktop apps alongside the web tool
Terms explicitly document the no-limits policy

Cons

No public API despite the work being automation-friendly
Operator and legal entity are not identified anywhere
The free model could gain billing later — the terms say so

Photoroom

For anyone listing physical products, Photoroom is the fastest route from a kitchen-table photo to a marketplace-ready image, and the batch and Shopify tools mean it scales from one seller to a catalogue team. The pricing is two meters stacked - AI credits for the generative tools and an export cap on top - so a seller who mostly removes backgrounds pays little, while video and virtual-model output burns credits quickly. Developers get a clean per-image API with a real free sandbox, which is rarer than it should be.

Pros

Background removal and the other core tools are unmetered on every paid plan
Batch processing, catalogue management and a Shopify sync cover the whole listing workflow
API at $0.02 to $0.10 per image with a free monthly sandbox and MCP access for agents
Established Paris company with a large user base, not a thin wrapper

Cons

Exports are capped per month (1,000 on Pro) on top of the credit pool
Headline prices are annual; Max and Ultra prices were not readable on the page today
Video generation and virtual models consume credits fast - Pro allows no video at all
No free plan is listed on the web pricing page; only the API has a stated free allowance

Which one fits

Choose Bg Eraser if you need

Sellers cleaning product photos in small batches
Quick one-off cutouts without creating yet another account
Users who prefer a desktop app over uploading to a paid SaaS

Choose Photoroom if you need

Marketplace and Shopify sellers producing listing images in volume
Small fashion brands that want on-model shots without a photoshoot
Developers who need background removal or product staging as an API call