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Facewow vs HeadshotPro

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. HeadshotPro publishes a starting price ($29); Facewow does not. Only Facewow has a free tier. Only HeadshotPro ships a public API.

FacewowAI portrait and headshot editor from Fotor's parent company, with a character-avatar generator built in.HeadshotProStudio-style business portraits trained from a handful of casual selfies

Side by side

FactFacewowHeadshotPro
CategoryAI Avatars & HeadshotsAI Avatars & Headshots
Pricing modelFreemiumPaid
Starts at—$29 month
Public APINoYes
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb, API
CompanyChengdu Everimaging Science and Technology Co., Ltd.HeadshotPro
Launched20262023
Last verifiedSep 1, 2026Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

Facewow

A portrait and avatar generator backed by a company with a decade of photo-editing software behind it, rather than a brand-new startup. The main friction is that neither the weekly-versus-yearly subscription nor the credit top-up pricing is stated plainly on the marketing pages.

Pros

  • Backed by an established photo-software company rather than an unproven startup
  • Covers enhancement, headshots, artistic filters, and character avatars in one app
  • Available on web, iOS, and Android, not just desktop
  • Free tier available to try before paying

Cons

  • Specific subscription and credit prices are not published on the pages we could access
  • Weekly billing option can auto-renew unless cancelled with notice
  • Very recently launched as its own brand, so its independent track record is short

HeadshotPro

The right pick when you need a whole remote team photographed consistently without flying anyone to a studio. For a single person, a real photographer still wins on hands, glasses and hair.

Pros

  • Admin-locked templates keep a team's photos visually consistent
  • Roughly 30-minute turnaround against weeks to schedule a photographer
  • Volume discounts drop per-person cost sharply above six seats
  • Explicit 30-day deletion policy on uploaded source photos

Cons

  • Pay-per-batch means a disappointing run costs money to redo
  • Output still shows the usual generative tells around hands, jewellery and eyewear
  • No subscription, so repeat users pay full price each time
  • Likeness quality is uneven across skin tones and hairstyles

Which one fits

Choose Facewow if you need

  • Users wanting AI headshots or stylized portraits without learning a full editor
  • People wanting a text-and-photo character avatar rather than just a filter
  • Anyone comfortable trying a free tier before committing to a subscription

Choose HeadshotPro if you need

  • Distributed teams standardising an about page or LinkedIn grid
  • Agencies refreshing staff photos after headcount changes
  • Founders who need a press-ready portrait the same day
  • People whose only usable photos are phone selfies

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