Photoroom vs Recraft
Plans, free access, limits and intended use side by side, taken from each vendor’s own pages. No score and no winner: the facts show where the two differ.
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- Free access
- Photoroom: Free access
- Recraft: Free access
- Paid from
- Photoroom: USD 7.50 per month
- Recraft: USD 10 per month
- Plans listed
- Photoroom: 6
- Recraft: 5
- Public API
- Photoroom: Not confirmed
- Recraft: Not confirmed
Where Photoroom and Recraft differ
- Pricing checkSome prices or terms not confirmed for Photoroom; prices confirmed for Recraft.
- PlansPhotoroom lists 6 plans and Recraft lists 5.
Head to head
Each value from the tool’s profile and the vendor’s own pages
| Photoroom | Fact | Recraft |
|---|---|---|
| Access and price | ||
| Free access availableFree · USD 0 | Free accessSame | Free access availableRecraft Free · USD 0 |
| USD 7.50 per monthPro · billed yearly | Lowest listed paid plan | USD 10 per monthRecraft Basic · billed annually · $12 billed monthly |
| Free plan; Pro $7.50/mo, Max $20.99/mo, Ultra $82.50/mo billed yearly | Pricing model | Free $0; Basic $10 a month, billed annually |
| 6 | Plans listedDiffers | 5 |
| Not confirmed | Public API | Not confirmed |
| Not confirmed | Card to start | Not confirmed |
| Not confirmed | Open source | Not confirmed |
| What it is for | ||
| Product-photo background replacement and batch exports | Built for | Designers and sellers who need editable vector or brand-style image output |
| Images & design | CategorySame | Images & design |
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| How current | ||
| Profile sources checked | ||
| Some prices or terms not confirmed · Oct 4, 2026 | Pricing checkDiffers | Prices confirmed · Oct 4, 2026 |
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Plans and prices
Photoroom
Some prices or terms not confirmed · Oct 4, 2026- FreeUSD 0
- ProUSD 7.50 per monthbilled yearly
- MaxUSD 20.99 per monthbilled yearly
- UltraUSD 82.50 per monthbilled yearly
- EnterpriseCustom pricing
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- API Basic and PlusVolume-basedamount not shown in page text
Recraft
Prices confirmed · Oct 4, 2026- Recraft FreeUSD 0
- Recraft BasicUSD 10 per monthbilled annually · $12 billed monthly
- Recraft ProUSD 16 per monthbilled annually · $20 billed monthly
- Recraft TeamsUSD 18 per seat a monthannual figure $211
- Recraft APIUSD 1.00 per 1,000 API Unitsprepaid
Strengths and limits
Photoroom
Strengths
- Batch and API both exist: Photoroom offers app Batch of up to 250 images and an API for catalog-scale jobs.
- Core cutout tools cost no credits: Background Remover and AI Shadows presets carry no credit cost on paid plans.
- Uncertainty score on the API: The background-removal API returns an uncertainty score that can flag cutouts for human review.
Limits to plan around
- Free is personal use only: Photoroom's terms limit free accounts to personal, non-commercial purposes, so sellers need a paid plan.
- Batch exports use the same allowance: Each batch image counts as one export, so large catalogs hit the monthly cap quickly.
- Resolution statements disagree: The pricing page says Pro and Max are 2K-capped; the help center lists 4096 pixels on the web app.
Recraft
Strengths
- Editable vector output: Vector models write SVG directly, which suits logos, icons and illustrations that need editing after generation.
- Clear ownership split: Paid plans give commercial rights and private images that stay owned after cancellation, and the Free plan states its public, non-commercial terms.
- Itemised API prices: The API price table lists a cost per image and per request, with Flash raster at $0.007.
Limits to plan around
- Free images are public: Free-plan images are owned by Recraft, appear in the community gallery and are not licensed for commercial use.
- Two separate balances: Subscription credits reset monthly and the API uses prepaid units that do not convert, so budget each separately.
- Studio-only external models: Third-party models are not available through the API, and their credit cost varies from 1 to 40 per generation.
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