Fotor Background Remover · Background removal
This run delivered full size free without login; notification and post-download prompts did not block export, but fine hair lost detail.
US-West (California, AS2914)
2048 × 2048 · PNG · Open native file ↗
Subsequent pricing and service checks are shown separately without altering historical scores.
One run does not establish all complex scenes, untested paid maxima or long-term uptime.
Plans & historical pricing
Web personal free, all Pro/Pro+/Max monthly/annual tiers, credit subscriptions and 10 retail packs; excludes headshots/API · 2026-10-20
39 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.
All six Max tiers, monthly credit subscriptions and ten retail packs verified; retail packs require paid membership. Annual amounts preserve the observed promotion. Price cards do not specify renewal quotes, free removal counts, removal conversion or retail expiry; these remain unconfirmed.
Verification has gaps; unknown prices and quotas are not inferred.
Cancellation, sources & verification record
Cancel auto-renewal anytime in account settings
Official plans and usage terms ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗
All subscription tiers and retail credits ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗ · Capture 3 ↗ · Capture 4 ↗ · Capture 5 ↗ · Capture 6 ↗ · Capture 7 ↗ · Capture 8 ↗ · Capture 9 ↗ · Capture 10 ↗ · Capture 11 ↗ · Capture 12 ↗ · Capture 13 ↗ · Capture 14 ↗
Pricing recorded on the test date · 2026-10-16
Standalone BG Remover page exports full-res free; Fotor Pro ~$8.99/mo (or ~$3.33/mo billed annually)
Free standalone tool + Fotor Pro / Pro+ subscriptions + Credit packs
Historical context only; not current purchase guidance.
Delivery & access
- Free delivery record
- 2048×2048 (100.0% pixel area retained, 5.30MB true-Alpha PNG, no watermark)
- Attached file dimensions
- 2048 × 2048 · PNG
Read directly from the attached file; this does not establish free download availability at that size.
- Watermark
- None
- Free allowance
- Standalone BG remover landing page allows free guest 2048×2048 downloads; AI background generation uses Fotor Credits
- Account requirements
- No login required for full-res PNG download (optional Google / Facebook / Apple / Email sign-in for advanced studio tools)
- Maximum specification record
- 2048×2048 (Guests directly download full 2048×2048 PNG without login; supports up to 8192×8192)
May include advertised capabilities; this does not establish a tested paid tier.
- Batch & API
- Batch processing supported in Fotor Editor and desktop/mobile apps
- Manual refinement
- In-page 'Refine Cutout' (erase/restore brush) and 'Blur Background' tools available before download
Tested result & sample
Very clean background removal (bg_leak=0.016%) at true 2048×2048 resolution, but trims outer frizzy curls more aggressively inward (fg_recall=99.39%, mad_band=0.1403, SAD(k)=64.33).
- Edge error MAD
- 0.1403 · Lower is better
- Global error SAD(k)
- 64.333 · Lower is better
- Foreground retention
- 99.390% · Higher is better
- Background residue
- 0.016% · Lower is better
These historical measurements describe alpha error at edges (MAD), total alpha error / 1000 (SAD), foreground retention and background residue. Low-resolution outputs are aligned to the reference under the original protocol; this does not imply a full-resolution export.
- Fixture
- anchor_bgremove_v1
- Recorded environment
- US-West (California, AS2914)
- Network-observed server wait
- 4.13 s
- End-to-end reference
- 8.98 s
Network wait includes round trips, queuing and polling error, not pure inference time. Local timings depend on the device; repetition counts are not standardized in legacy records.
Experience, rules & trust
- Disclosure
- Upfront before upload (60MB / 8192×8192 px max and no-signup HD download stated on hero banner)
- Interaction
- Delivers full-res PNG without blocking guest download, but automatically triggers a browser desktop notification permission prompt on landing load (-2 pts) and shows a post-download 'Edit for Free' upsell dialog (-2 pts).
- Entity record
- Everimaging Ltd. (Fotor)
- Origin
- Founded in Chengdu, China / Global Operations
- Domain history record
- Launched 2012
- Third-party tracking record
- Google Analytics
- External information
- Long-standing photo editor that upgraded its standalone BG remover page to deliver genuinely free, no-login full-resolution exports.
- Processing
- Direct AWS S3 temp upload + cloud async segmentation API
- Retention statement
- Uploaded to S3 temp/origin/ bucket and periodically purged per Fotor Privacy Policy
A recorded statement does not verify deletion or all data-processing behavior.
Verifiable audit trail & evidence
Four SHA-256-verified stages link the benchmark fixture, same-run interface screenshots, native exported artifact and archived pricing sources.
anchor_bgremove_v1 · Inspect fixture & file inspector →
Captures entry rules, result view and export disclosure.
Official plans and usage terms (snapshot ↗) · All subscription tiers and retail credits (snapshot ↗)
Screenshots, native output and official claims support different conclusions. Evidence grades are not product safety certifications.
Evaluation basis & full scores · Overall 74/100
Overall = honesty & reputation × 30% + capability × 70%. Component maxima follow this report’s rubric. List scores are rounded for display; original precision is retained here.
Scoring version 2.3.1 · Test fixture anchor_bgremove_v1
Honesty & reputation · 93/100 · 30%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 40 / 40 | Hero section explicitly states '✅️Free HD Download ✅️No Watermarks ✅️No Sign-Up Required' and 'Upload files up to 60 MB and 8192 × 8192 px'; real-machine testing confirms guests download a 2048×2048 watermark-free PNG (5.30MB) without signing in. | Evidence A → |
| Interaction restraint | 16 / 20 | Delivers full-res PNG without blocking guest download, but automatically triggers a browser desktop notification permission prompt on landing load (-2 pts) and shows a post-download 'Edit for Free' upsell dialog (-2 pts). | Evidence A → |
| Background & reputation | 23 / 25 | Everimaging Ltd. (Fotor, founded 2012), veteran cross-platform online photo editing suite with massive global reach. | Evidence C → |
| Engineering & privacy | 14 / 15 | Uploads full original image directly to temporary AWS S3 storage (img-fotor.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/temp/origin/) with zero silent client-side downscaling. | Evidence B → |
Capability · 65.8/100 · 70%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task quality | 35.8 / 65 | Transition band error mad_band=0.1403 · Global SAD(k)=64.333 · Foreground recall 99.39% / Background leak 0.016% | Evidence A → |
| Deliverable specifications | 20 / 20 | True Alpha channel (8/8); Max deliverable spec: 2048×2048 (Guests directly download full 2048×2048 PNG without login; supports up to 8192×8192) | Evidence A → |
| Processing speed | 10 / 15 | Network-observed server wait: 4.13s (API mode: async; network upload 1.03s / end-to-end 8.98s shown for reference only, never penalized) | Evidence A → |
Legacy scores may include advertised maximum capabilities. Read tested output separately from paid capabilities. Records without matching tiers and scope are not ranked together.
Revisions & corrections
- 2026-10-16
Initial real-machine evaluation using synthetic ground-truth anchor_bgremove_v1 and CDP network timing isolation.