Photoroom · Background removal
This run delivered full size free without login or promotion blocks, with clean removal; photos go to the cloud and visitor analytics scripts are present.
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
USD web subscriptions: Pro, Max and all four Ultra volumes, monthly and annual; excludes API/MCP · 2026-10-21
Personal, non-commercial use only; no API access
Public card shows $7.50/month equivalent; in-app upgrade modal after sign-in confirms USD 89.99/year (one free trial per person)
Public card shows $20.99/month equivalent; in-app upgrade modal after sign-in confirms USD 249.99/year ($20.83/month equivalent, one free trial per person)
Public card shows $82.50/month equivalent; in-app upgrade modal after sign-in confirms USD 990.00/year
Public card shows $165/month equivalent; in-app upgrade modal after sign-in confirms USD 1,980.00/year
Public card shows $413/month equivalent ($412.50/month in modal); in-app upgrade modal after sign-in confirms USD 4,950.00/year
Public card shows $825/month equivalent; in-app upgrade modal after sign-in confirms USD 9,900.00/year
13 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.
Free use is personal and non-commercial, with no exact allowance stated. Core removal uses no AI credits but export caps and fair-use limits apply. The public pricing page only shows monthly equivalents for annual plans; after sign-in, the in-app upgrade modal confirms all six annual invoice totals: Pro USD 89.99/year (not $7.5×12=$90), Max USD 249.99/year ($20.83/month equivalent, not $20.99×12), and Ultra tiers at USD 990 / 1,980 / 4,950 / 9,900/year. The pricing page states VAT/GST is included.
Cancellation, sources & verification record
Cancel in app. Pro/Max annual plans have a seven-day trial. Pro/Max/Ultra refunds may be requested within seven days of the last payment, but are not guaranteed and may be refused for misuse or terms violations. API is excluded.
Official plans and usage terms ↗ · 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 ↗
Purchase entry requires sign-in ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗
Official plans and free-use scope ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗
Official refund eligibility ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗
In-app upgrade modal annual billing totals (verified after sign-in) ↗ · 2026-10-21 Capture 1 ↗
Pricing recorded on the test date · 2026-10-15
Web BG Remover is free at full 2048×2048; Photoroom Pro ~$9.99/mo (or ~$89.99/yr)
Free web tool + Pro subscription + commercial API
Historical context only; not current purchase guidance.
Delivery & access
- Free delivery record
- 2048×2048 (100.0% pixel area retained, 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
- Free web tool exports full 2048×2048 PNG without login; batch mode & AI studio templates require Pro
- Account requirements
- No login required for free 2048×2048 export; optional sign-in for cloud workspace & batch tools
- Maximum specification record
- 2048×2048 (Guests can directly export watermark-free 2048×2048 full-resolution PNG without signing in)
May include advertised capabilities; this does not establish a tested paid tier.
- Batch & API
- Batch processing available in Photoroom Pro web/mobile apps & API
- Manual refinement
- Click 'Edit in Photoroom' to access brush touch-up, shadows, and AI backgrounds
Tested result & sample
0.000% background leak (cleanest background removal of all tested sites) and blazing 1.01s server processing; outer frizzy hair strands are slightly tightened inward (mad_band=0.1112, SAD(k)=43.0).
- Edge error MAD
- 0.113 · Lower is better
- Global error SAD(k)
- 43.696 · Lower is better
- Foreground retention
- 99.670% · Higher is better
- Background residue
- 0.000% · 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
- 1.01 s
- End-to-end reference
- 11.79 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
- Disclosed upfront before upload; free download delivers full 2048×2048 resolution
- Interaction
- Zero login wall, zero ad popups, and zero countdown dark patterns; clicking Download immediately saves the full-res PNG.
- Entity record
- PhotoRoom SAS
- Origin
- Paris, France
- Domain history record
- Launched 2019
- Third-party tracking record
- Cloudflare Turnstile · Microsoft Clarity · Snitcher
- External information
- Ranked #1 on our Free & No-Login Leaderboard: combines 1.01s server speed with genuine 2048×2048 guest PNG downloads.
- Processing
- Cloud synchronous API (1.01s server processing)
- Retention statement
- GDPR-compliant transient processing for guest uploads
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 ↗) · Purchase entry requires sign-in (snapshot ↗) · Official plans and free-use scope (snapshot ↗) · Official refund eligibility (snapshot ↗) · In-app upgrade modal annual billing totals (verified after sign-in) (snapshot ↗)
Screenshots, native output and official claims support different conclusions. Evidence grades are not product safety certifications.
Evaluation basis & full scores · Overall 85.9/100
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 · 94/100 · 30%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 38 / 40 | Landing page promises 'Free background remover — fast, accurate, no sign-up required'; real-machine testing confirms guests directly download a watermark-free 2048×2048 true-Alpha PNG. | Evidence A → |
| Interaction restraint | 19 / 20 | Zero login wall, zero ad popups, and zero countdown dark patterns; clicking Download immediately saves the full-res PNG. | Evidence A → |
| Background & reputation | 24 / 25 | Photoroom (Artizans / PhotoRoom SAS, Paris, France), unicorn-scale AI photo studio trusted by millions of e-commerce sellers. | Evidence C → |
| Engineering & privacy | 13 / 15 | Fast synchronous WebSocket/REST pipeline (1.01s server time), strict GDPR compliance. | Evidence A → |
Capability · 82.4/100 · 70%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task quality | 47.4 / 65 | Transition band error mad_band=0.113 · Global SAD(k)=43.696 · Foreground recall 99.67% / Background leak 0.000% | Evidence A → |
| Deliverable specifications | 20 / 20 | True Alpha channel (8/8); Max deliverable spec: 2048×2048 (Guests can directly export watermark-free 2048×2048 full-resolution PNG without signing in) | Evidence A → |
| Processing speed | 15 / 15 | Network-observed server wait: 1.01s (API mode: sync; network upload 8.65s / end-to-end 11.79s 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
- 2026-10-15
Initial real-machine evaluation using synthetic ground-truth anchor_bgremove_v1 and CDP network timing isolation.