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HeadshotPro vs InstaHeadshots

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 starts at $29, InstaHeadshots at $59. Only HeadshotPro ships a public API.

HeadshotProStudio-style business portraits trained from a handful of casual selfiesInstaHeadshotsUpload ten selfies, get a batch of studio-style headshots across several looks, pay only if you keep them

Side by side

FactHeadshotProInstaHeadshots
CategoryAI Avatars & HeadshotsAI Avatars & Headshots
Pricing modelPaidPaid
Starts at$29 month$59 one_time
Public APIYesNo
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb
CompanyHeadshotProaarzoo, Inc.
Launched20232023
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

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

InstaHeadshots

The generate-then-pay order genuinely reduces the risk in a category where the usual complaint is paying upfront and getting a stranger's face back. Fifty images across five looks for $59 is competitive, and a one-time pack suits a purchase most people make once. It is still the same underlying trade as every AI headshot tool: results depend heavily on the ten selfies you feed it, and likeness drift on some outputs is normal rather than exceptional.

Pros

  • You see results before paying, which is unusual in this category
  • One-time pack pricing with no subscription to cancel
  • 50 images across 5 distinct looks in the entry pack
  • Named US-registered company behind it rather than an anonymous operator
  • Runs entirely in the browser with no app install

Cons

  • Likeness drift across a batch is common — expect to discard a share of the output
  • Requires uploading ten photos of your face to a third party, which is a real privacy decision
  • Web-only, with no API or bulk workflow for larger teams

Which one fits

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

Choose InstaHeadshots if you need

  • One-off LinkedIn or company-directory photos without a studio session
  • Remote teams that need consistent-looking headshots across people
  • Anyone unwilling to pay before seeing whether the likeness holds

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