Fotor review (2026): is the free plan enough?
Photo editor and AI image and video generator with credit plans
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Very good · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for photo editing plus AI images and video
Fotor is a photo editor and AI image and video generator with credit plans, apps for web, phones and desktop, and brand kits. Pro is $39.99 a year, but free exports are normal quality, HD and transparent PNG need a paid plan, and the monthly prices were not readable.
Who Fotor is for
- 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
Who Fotor is not for
- 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
Why Fotor gets a 3.0
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- AValue for moneyPro 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.
- CFree plan and trialBasic 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.
- BFeaturesAI 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.
- BEase of useNo store rating on record. It opens in the browser or an app and you start editing, with nothing to set up.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, iOS, Android, Windows and Mac apps. No API or integrations are listed.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Fotor's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. Credit figures and monthly prices did not show as text, so those come from the listing. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/fotor#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/fotor.svg" alt="Fotor: 3.0 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Fotor stands among AI image and video generators
Fotor's GPA of 3.0 is higher than 82 of the 89 other AI image and video generators we grade, and level with 6.
It stands best on value for money (A, above 80 of 89) and worst on free plan and trial (C, above 28).
Its paid plans start at $3.33 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $10 for the category: 1 of the 65 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.0 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 90 AI image and video generators we grade, cut by the letter each got. Fotor’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 80 of 89, level with 9
- CFree plan and trialAbove 28 of 89, level with 46
- BFeaturesAbove 42 of 89, level with 45
- BEase of useAbove 58 of 89, level with 25
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 39 of 89, level with 50
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 67 AI image and video generators. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Fotor, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Fotor you would be making an image model, which you can rent by the picture but not make. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.0 is higher than 82 of the 89 other AI image and video generators we grade. It costs $39.99 a year.
What you could make
- Templates: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- An image model, which you can rent by the picture but not make.
- A video model, which you can rent by the second but not make.
- Apps for macOS, Windows, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Fotor’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Fotor?
Fotor combines a photo editor, design templates and AI generation for images and video. It offers tools such as background removal, an image upscaler and headshot generation, and lets users choose among third-party models. A free Basic plan has limited credits, and Pro, Pro+ and Max plans add credits and storage.
Worth knowing
- 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
- 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.
Fotor pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Fotor has a free plan, and paid plans start at $39.99 per year, billed yearly.
- Starts at
- $39.99 per year, billed yearly
- Free plan
- Free Basic plan: limited free credits, 1 concurrent generation, 512MB of cloud storage and normal-quality exports.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | $0 | Limited free credits, 50 AI Agent chats and 512MB of storage. |
| Pro | $39.99per year, billed yearly | 100 credits a month, 10 concurrent generations and 2GB of storage. |
| Pro+ | $62.99per year, billed yearly | 300 credits a month, 30 concurrent generations and 100GB of storage. Shown against $7.49 a month. |
| Max | $251.92per year, billed yearly | 1,000 credits a month by default, 50 concurrent generations and 500GB of storage. Shown against $29.99 a month. |
Read from fotor.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Fotor before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discount30% off yearly billing on Pro+ and Max
The pricing page marks Pro+ and Max with 30% off when billed yearly.
Stated on fotor.com
How people rate the Fotor app
4.7
out of 5 for the iPhone and iPad app
- 5 stars84%
- 4 stars8%
- 3 stars3%
- 2 stars1%
- 1 star4%
42,481 ratings on the App Store in the United States, read Nov 13, 2026. It rates the app, not everything the product does. See the listing
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Common questions
Does Fotor have a Linux app?
No Linux app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Fotor is listed for Web, iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Is Fotor open source?
Fotor is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026. What people say is linked where it appears.