Photoroom
Photo editing software
Photography software
- Features
- Ease of use
- Ease of management
- Quality of support
- Affordability
- Market presence
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Pay-as-you-go
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Small
Medium
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- Retail and wholesale
- Accommodation and food services
- Media and communications
What is Photoroom
Photoroom is a photo editing application focused on creating clean product and marketing images through background removal, object cutouts, and template-based compositions. It is used primarily by e-commerce sellers, small businesses, and creators who need fast edits for marketplaces, ads, and social posts. The product emphasizes mobile-first workflows with AI-assisted editing tools and batch processing options in paid tiers.
Strong background removal workflow
Photoroom centers its editing experience around background removal and subject cutouts, which are common needs for product photography. It supports replacing backgrounds with solid colors, images, or scene-style backdrops and refining the result with additional edits. This specialization makes it efficient for catalog-style images compared with broader, general-purpose design tools.
Templates for commerce creatives
The product includes templates sized for common online channels and marketplace requirements, helping users produce consistent assets quickly. Users can combine cutouts with text, shadows, and simple layouts without moving to a separate design suite. This is particularly useful for small teams that need repeatable outputs rather than complex multi-page design work.
Mobile-first and quick iteration
Photoroom is designed for fast editing on phones, which fits workflows where photos are captured and published from mobile devices. Common actions are streamlined into a small number of steps, reducing time spent navigating advanced toolsets. For users producing frequent variations (e.g., different backgrounds or formats), the workflow supports rapid iteration.
Limited advanced photo controls
Photoroom is not a full replacement for advanced photo editors that provide granular control over color grading, masking, retouching, and layer-based compositing. Users needing precise adjustments for professional photography post-production may find the toolset constrained. Complex edits often require exporting to another editor.
AI results require review
Background removal and generative-style edits can produce artifacts around hair, transparent objects, or fine edges. Users typically need to inspect outputs and perform manual touch-ups for high-stakes listings or brand assets. This can reduce the time savings for difficult images.
Some capabilities gated by paid plans
Higher-volume workflows such as batch processing, higher export quality, and certain advanced features are commonly associated with paid tiers. Teams evaluating it for production use should validate plan limits, export formats, and licensing terms for commercial usage. Cost can increase if multiple seats or higher usage is required.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free (250 exports/month for white-background & limited AI features) | Background removal, limited AI images/backgrounds/shadows, 250 white-background exports/month, access to Free Space. |
| Pro | Unavailable on public pricing page (not listed; "Start free trial" shown) | Advanced AI tools (Product Staging, Virtual Model, Ghost Mannequin), 10x AI image credit allowance, 500 batch exports/month, 1000+ templates, high-resolution exports. |
| Max | Unavailable on public pricing page (not listed; "Start free trial" shown) | Everything in Pro plus better AI models, 3x Pro AI credit allowance, 1,500 batch exports/month, faster processing, priority support. |
| Ultra | Unavailable on public pricing page (not listed; "Get started" shown) | Everything in Max, access to best AI models, larger AI credit allotments (tiers ×1, ×2, ×5, ×10), >4,000+ batch exports for higher tiers, advanced AI workflows. |
| Enterprise | Contact sales / Custom pricing (tailored plans start at 200K+ images/year) | Dedicated onboarding & customer success, SOC 2 Type II API, flexible credits and predictable billing, early access to features. |
API / Usage-based pricing (Photoroom API): Pricing model: Monthly plans and per-image pricing (pay-as-you-go behavior for API calls). Free tier/trial: Sandbox: up to 1,000 free calls per month; prototyping: edit 10 Basic-plan images per month as a free trial. Example costs (from official API FAQ/examples): Basic (Remove Background) effective per-call price: $0.02 per image; Plus (Image Editing API) per-call price: $0.10 per image. Example monthly plan amounts shown as examples on the site: $20 for 1,000 images (Basic), $40 for 2,000 images (Basic). Discount options: Volume-based discounts, Enterprise custom pricing, API Partner plan with $0.01 per image for consumer apps meeting eligibility (100k images/month).
Seller details
PhotoRoom
Paris, France
2019
Private
https://www.photoroom.com/
https://x.com/photoroom
https://www.linkedin.com/company/photoroom/
