Cutout.Pro 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

Cheaper paid plan: Cutout.Pro — $5/mo vs $7.50/mo for Photoroom
Free plan: Both have one
Public API: Both have one
Best fit: Cutout.Pro: E-commerce and print-on-demand sellers batch-cutting product shots · Photoroom: Marketplace and Shopify sellers producing listing images in volume
Platforms: Cutout.Pro: Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android · 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

Cutout.ProCredit-based background removal, retouching and photo-to-video toolkit

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

Side by side

Fact	Cutout.Pro	Photoroom
Category	Background Removal	Image Editing & Retouching
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Starts at	$5/mo	$7.50/mo
Public API	Yes	Yes
Trust score	92 / 100	95 / 100
Platforms	Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, API	Web, iOS, Android, API
Company	LibAI	PHOTOROOM SAS
Launched	2018	2019
Last verified	Sep 6, 2026	Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

Cutout.Pro

Sensible if you want one cheap credit pool covering cutouts, upscaling, ID photos and bulk e-commerce edits across web, desktop and an API. Edge quality on hair and fur still trails remove.bg and Photoroom, and the enormous tool list hides how uneven the newer generative features are.

Pros

Entry subscription is $5/month for 80 credits, roughly six cents an export
One account covers web, Mac/Windows desktop, iOS/Android and a per-transaction HTTP API
Pay-as-you-go credit packs never expire, unlike the monthly allowance
You can preview a result before spending a credit to download it

Cons

Subscription credits roll over only while you keep paying; cancelling wipes the balance
Advanced tools cost 2 credits per image, so headline per-credit maths understates real cost
Very wide catalogue with visibly inconsistent quality between the mature cutout tools and the newer video ones
The 14-day money-back guarantee is capped at 50 downloads

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 Cutout.Pro if you need

E-commerce and print-on-demand sellers batch-cutting product shots
Developers wanting a low per-image API price for cutouts and upscaling
One-off passport photos and old-photo restoration

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