Artguru vs Fotor (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Fotor grades higher than Artguru: 3.0 against 2.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Fotor grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Artguru
AI enhancer and upscaler for photos, video and PDFs
Fotor
Photo editor and AI image and video generator with credit plans
Which one is for you
Pick Artguru if
- Fits if you restore old family photos or sharpen product shots
- Works for people who will pay $39.99 for a year of occasional use
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, at 2 tries a day with a watermark and personal use only
- Pricey if you process video: 4K costs 40 credits a second, so 25 seconds uses 1,000 credits
- Watch out: extra credits are $10 for 1,000, and only subscribers can buy them
- Skip it if you want image generation as the main job, since enhancement is the focus
Pick Fotor if
- Fits if you edit photos and make AI images from one account on phone and computer
- Works for people who will pay $39.99 for a year
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, with limited credits and normal-quality exports
- Watch out: HD export, transparent PNG and watermark-free output need a paid plan
- Watch out: each model spends different credits; Pro's 100 buy about 2 five-second Seedance clips
- Watch out: yearly totals are shown with the monthly rate crossed out, and monthly prices were not readable
How we grade them
| 2.8GPAArtguruGood | 3.0GPAFotorVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AAnnual is $39.99 a year, about $3.33 a month, under 60% of the $8 cheaper-quarter start for image tools ($4.80). Monthly is $9.99. | APro is $39.99 billed yearly, about $3.33 a month, under 60% of the $8 cheaper-quarter start for image tools ($4.80). It gives 100 credits a month. |
| Free plan and trial | C2 free trials a day, with watermarked downloads, limited features and personal use only. | CBasic has limited free credits, 50 AI Agent chats and 512MB of storage, with normal-quality exports. HD export and transparent PNG need a paid plan. |
| Features | CEnhancement, upscaling to 8K, restoration, background removal and batch jobs. A focused tool: the image generator is one tool among many, and credit costs run from 1 to 40 per job. | BAI images and video on models like Flux, Veo and Kling, plus background and object removal, upscaling, restoration, batch editing and brand kits. Nothing in the listing is missing from the job. |
| Ease of use | BNo store rating on record. Upload a photo, pick a tool and download; there is nothing to set up. | BNo store rating on record. It opens in the browser or an app and you start editing, with nothing to set up. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iOS and Android apps. No desktop app or API is listed. | BWeb, iOS, Android, Windows and Mac apps. No API or integrations are listed. |
| Best for | photo enhancing and old photo restoring | photo editing plus AI images and video |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Artguru and Fotor. How we grade
Price against what you get
Artguru starts at $3.33 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Fotor starts at $3.33 a month when paid by the year and scores 3.0.
Fotor scores higher for the same starting price. Of the other AI image and video generators on the chart, 1 scores higher than Artguru for less, and none scores higher than Fotor for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Artguru also covers video editing.
- Fotor also covers templates and video generation.
At a glance
| Artguru | Fotor | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $39.99 per year ($9.99 billed monthly) | $39.99 per year, billed yearly |
| Free plan | Free trial plan: 2 free trials per day, with watermarked downloads, limited features and personal use only. | Free Basic plan: limited free credits, 1 concurrent generation, 512MB of cloud storage and normal-quality exports. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
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| Made by | Artguru | Everimaging |
| Price read from | artguru.ai | fotor.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Artguru
- Credit cost varies by tool: a standard 4K photo enhancement is 1 credit, an advanced 8K one is 20, and 4K video is 40 credits per second.
- The free trial plan is limited to 2 trials a day, adds a watermark and is for personal use only.
- Extra credits cost $10 for 1,000 and are open to subscribers only.
- Its strength is enhancement and restoration; the image generator is one tool among many rather than the focus.
Fotor
- The Basic plan has limited free credits and normal-quality exports; HD export, transparent PNG and watermark-free output need a paid plan.
- Yearly totals are shown with the monthly rate crossed out; the Pro monthly price and the monthly-billing prices were not clearly readable.
- Each model spends a different number of credits per image or video.
Key features
Artguru
- Photo enhancer and upscaler
- Sharpens and denoises photos, with 4K and 8K output and multi-face enhancement for group shots.
- Old photo restoration
- Repairs scratches, creases and faded areas, with a deeper repair mode that costs more credits.
- Video and PDF enhancement
- Upscales video to 1080p or 4K and sharpens text in scanned documents.
- Editing tools
- Background remover, colorizer, object remover, ID photos and batch processing.
Fotor
- AI image and video generation
- Lists image models such as Flux, GPT Image, Nano Banana and Seedream, and video models such as Veo and Kling.
- Photo editing tools
- Background remover, object remover, image upscaler, photo restoration and batch editing.
- Credits that roll over
- Unused credits roll over while subscribed, up to 5 months of accumulation.
- AI headshot packages
- Headshots are sold as one-time image packages, separate from the subscription.
- Brand kits and templates
- Pro plans list multiple brand kits, design templates and fonts.
Plans
Artguru
Free trial$0
2 free trials per day
Watermarked downloads, limited features and personal use only.
Monthly$9.99
per month
1,000 credits that reset monthly, full feature access without a watermark, batch processing, commercial use and credit add-ons.
Annual$39.99
per year
4,000 credits for the year, valid 12 months, with the same features as Monthly. The page says this works out to $3.33 a month.
Fotor
Basic$0
Limited free credits, 50 AI Agent chats and 512MB of storage.
Pro$39.99
per year, billed yearly
100 credits a month, 10 concurrent generations and 2GB of storage.
Pro+$62.99
per year, billed yearly
300 credits a month, 30 concurrent generations and 100GB of storage. Shown against $7.49 a month.
Max$251.92
per year, billed yearly
1,000 credits a month by default, 50 concurrent generations and 500GB of storage. Shown against $29.99 a month.
Ways to pay less
Artguru
No public discounts listed.
Fotor
- Annual discount
30% off yearly billing on Pro+ and Max
The pricing page marks Pro+ and Max with 30% off when billed yearly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Artguru or Fotor?
As of Nov 12, 2026, they start at the same price. Artguru starts at $39.99 per year ($9.99 billed monthly), and Fotor starts at $39.99 per year, billed yearly.
Which has a free plan, Artguru or Fotor?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Artguru and Fotor have a free plan.
Which platforms do Artguru and Fotor run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Fotor lists macOS and Windows apps. Both list a web app and iOS and Android apps. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.