Magic 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

Cheaper paid plan: Magic Eraser — $4.99/mo vs $7.50/mo for Photoroom
Free plan: Both have one
Public API: Photoroom has one; not confirmed by us for Magic Eraser
Higher Trust score: Photoroom — 95 vs 89 for Magic Eraser
Best fit: Magic Eraser: One-off cleanups of photobombers, wires or text from photos · Photoroom: Marketplace and Shopify sellers producing listing images in volume

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

Magic EraserBrush objects, people and text out of photos in the browser or mobile apps; free tier watermarks output

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

Side by side

Fact	Magic Eraser	Photoroom
Category	Inpainting & Object Removal	Image Editing & Retouching
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Starts at	$4.99/mo	$7.50/mo
Public API	Not confirmed	Yes
Trust score	89 / 100	95 / 100
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web, iOS, Android, API
Company	aarzoo, Inc.	PHOTOROOM SAS
Launched	2021	2019
Last verified	Sep 6, 2026	Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

Magic Eraser

A genuinely quick object remover with no signup friction, and bulk editing of 50 images is rare at this price. The free tier is closer to a demo — watermark plus low resolution — and the standalone brand is now a door into the broader Magic Studio subscription.

Pros

No account needed to try; upload-brush-download flow takes seconds
Bulk editing up to 50 pictures at once on PRO
Annual PRO pricing works out cheap (~$4.99/month)
Accepts large uploads in JPG, PNG, AVIF and WEBP

Cons

Free downloads are low-resolution and watermarked
magiceraser.io no longer stands alone — you are buying Magic Studio
No published API or desktop app

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 Magic Eraser if you need

One-off cleanups of photobombers, wires or text from photos
Sellers and marketers bulk-cleaning batches of product shots
Phone-first users who want the same tool on web and mobile

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