Photoroom review (2026): is it worth $12.99 a month?
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Photoroom report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for product photos for online sellers
Photoroom removes backgrounds, makes product scenes and AI models, and builds batches, aimed at sellers. Pro is $12.99 a month with 8,000 credits, there is no free plan, and video isn't in Pro.
Who Photoroom is for
- Fits if you sell products online and need clean cut-outs
- Works for stores that batch-process catalogs
Who Photoroom is not for
- Skip it if you want a free plan, as the page shows none
- Tight if you need video, which isn't in Pro
- Watch out: the trial's length isn't stated
- Watch out: adjustable AI shadows are Enterprise only and the API is priced separately
Why Photoroom gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyPro is $12.99 a month for 8,000 AI credits, inside the category's middle band.
- DFree plan and trialNo free plan: only a free trial on Pro and Max whose length isn't stated.
- BFeaturesBackground removal, product scenes and models, video, batch and catalog tools, plus an API.
- CEase of useA web tool with credits and catalogs to set up.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, with an API and a Claude connector for it.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Photoroom's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Photoroom's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 30 of the 89 other AI image and video generators we grade, and level with 18.
It stands best on features (B, above 42 of 89) and worst on free plan and trial (D, above 22).
Its paid plans start at $12.99 a month, against a middle price of $10 for the category: 45 of the 65 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 9 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 90 AI image and video generators we grade, cut by the letter each got. Photoroom’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 6 of 89, level with 56
- DFree plan and trialAbove 22 of 89, level with 5
- BFeaturesAbove 42 of 89, level with 45
- CEase of useAbove 7 of 89, level with 50
- 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 Photoroom, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Photoroom 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 costs $155.88 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.
- It plugs into other products, Claude among them, and has an API.
- 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. Photoroom’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 Photoroom?
Photoroom is an image editor aimed at online sellers. It removes backgrounds, generates product scenes and AI fashion models, retouches and resizes photos, and makes short video ads from product pictures. It also offers batch processing, team workspaces, an API and an MCP connector for Claude.
Worth knowing
- Plans are measured in AI credits and monthly exports; the page shows no free plan.
- Video is not in Pro, and adjustable AI shadows are Enterprise only.
- Yearly billing is offered, up to 88% off by the page's own label, but its prices did not appear in the page text we read.
- The API is priced separately from these plans.
Key features
- Background remover and core tools
- Cutouts, retouching, AI fill, expand and resize, an image enhancer and an AI product fixer are unlimited on every paid plan.
- AI product scenes and models
- Generate product backgrounds and lifestyle staging, dress AI fashion models and try garments on virtually.
- Video from product photos
- Make video ads and product videos; video starts at the Max plan, and 4K images and HD video need Ultra.
- Batch processing and catalog
- Edit thousands of images at once and manage a product catalog, aimed at larger sellers.
- API and Claude connector
- A developer API with a playground, plus a Photoroom MCP connector for Claude, on a separate API pricing page.
Photoroom pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Photoroom is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $12.99 per month for 8,000 AI credits, billed monthly.
- Starts at
- $12.99 per month for 8,000 AI credits, billed monthly
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- Free trial on Pro and Max; the page does not state its length
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Pro | $12.99per month for 8,000 AI credits, billed monthly | 1,000 exports a month, unlimited core tools, AI Backgrounds and AI Fashion Models; no video. |
| Max | $34.99per month for 25,000 AI credits, billed monthly | 3,000 exports a month and everything in Pro, plus video for ads and product pages. |
| Ultra | $99.00per month for 75,000 AI credits, billed monthly | 10,000 exports a month, more video ads for heavy use, 4K images and HD video. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Everything in Ultra plus Visual Agents, SSO, SOC 2 Type 2 security, an SLA and adjustable AI shadows. |
Read from photoroom.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Photoroom before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountYearly billing discount
The pricing page has a Monthly/Yearly toggle labeled 'Save up to 88%'; page data lists yearly prices of $89.99 (Pro), $250 (Max) and $990 (Ultra).
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Common questions
Does Photoroom have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Photoroom is listed for Web.
Does Photoroom have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Photoroom is listed for Web.
Is Photoroom open source?
Photoroom is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Does Photoroom have an API?
Yes. Photoroom offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.