Tool directory & product reviews

Fast, no-login online document and image utility suite (4 benchmarked capabilities: PDF merge & split, Image compression, PDF compression, PDF to Word)

Completely free

The official tool page states free, unlimited conversion. Numeric size and page limits are not published; the claim is not a guarantee for arbitrary files.

Adobe Firefly & Express online creative and image processing suite (benchmarked across 4 capabilities: Image generation, Object removal, Image upscaling & Background removal)

Free tier + subscription

Four US individual Firefly monthly plans and four credit add-on subscriptions are listed. Pro Plus/Premium first-year promotions end October 21, with regular prices separately shown. Official pages do not quantify daily free removal counts or regional tax amounts. Generative credits concern other AI features and do not establish a payment requirement for free removal.

Online AI image generation and enhancement suite by Nero AG (6 benchmarked capabilities: Image generation, Image compression, Image upscaling, Background removal, Photo restoration, Object removal)

Subscription + credits

The official pricing page and credit table state that guests get 5 free runs and registered Free accounts receive 10 one-time Nero Credits (Standard/Photo/Anime 2× costs 1 credit/image, 4× costs 2 credits/image, paid-only 8× costs 4 credits/image). Standard monthly is USD 21.95/month promotional (regular USD 24.99/month, 300 credits/month). The yearly promo banner displays only "7.66 USD per month" (3,000 credits/year) without printing the annual invoice total before login, so the annual total is marked unverified.

Multi-capability online workspace by Aiseesoft Studio (4 benchmarked capabilities: Image compression, Background removal, Image upscaling, Object removal)

Completely free

No published count or maximum output size; this does not establish unlimited HD

Multi-capability online workspace by Orpalis / Nutrient (GdPicture SDK) Web Tool (4 benchmarked capabilities: PDF compression, PDF merge & split, Scanned PDF OCR, PDF to Word)

Free tier + subscription

The official pricing page offers a Free tier (2 actions per 6 hours, 128 MB file limit) and an annual AvePDF Premium tier billed once at USD 55/year, with no standalone monthly plan.

Background removal online tool operated by BgEraser / ImgUpscaler Team (Completely free)

Completely free

Officially states no usage limit; maximum output dimensions unspecified

Background removal online tool operated by BgSub Independent Team (bgsub.com) (Completely free)

Completely free

4096×4096 is an official supported specification; actual delivery remains tied to the historical test and attached file.

Image upscaling online tool operated by Bigjpg Team (Completely free)

Free tier + subscription

The official pricing modal lists Free (20 images/month, max 5 MB, up to 4x upscaling) and three fixed-term tiers: Basic CNY 35 for 2 months (500 images/month), Standard CNY 69 for 6 months (1,000 images/month), and Pro CNY 138 for 1 year (2,000 images/month). All paid tiers unlock up to 16x upscaling, 50 MB upload size, priority high-performance servers, and batch processing via WeChat Pay, Alipay, or Stripe.

Focused brush-based object and watermark removal web tool built by the Init ML / Clipdrop team

Free tier + subscription

The official pricing section and FAQ explicitly state Free (USD 0, unlimited images capped at 720p) and Cleanup Pro (USD 5/month or USD 36/year, equivalent to USD 3/month, with unlimited resolution and images). The page also displays a "ClipDrop Pro · 11 starting from" cross-sell card without full billing-period details on this page (see clipdrop.co for standalone ClipDrop pricing), so ClipDrop Pro is marked unverified with partial coverage.

Multi-capability online workspace by CleverPDF.com (3 benchmarked capabilities: PDF merge & split, PDF to Word, PDF compression)

Completely free

The web tool is stated to remain free without membership. Desktop software is a separate channel; historical desktop starting prices are not treated as web fees.

Computer vision and image editing suite by Jasper AI (originally Init ML / Stability AI) (3 benchmarked capabilities: Background removal, Image upscaling, Object removal)

Free tier + subscription

Recheck confirms Pro at USD 15/month; free removal 20/24h and Pro HD removal 1,000/24h. No annual offer appears on this page; tax and refund details were not separately verified.

Background removal online tool operated by Cedar Lake Ventures, Inc. (Canva Group) (Free tier + subscription)

Free tier + subscription

Repeat edits/downloads of one upload are free; duplicate uploads count separately. No pay-as-you-go option.

Professional multi-format cloud file conversion, PDF compression/merge, and API platform by Lunaweb GmbH (Munich, Germany) (4 benchmarked capabilities: PDF compression, PDF merge & split, Image compression, PDF to Word)

Subscription + credits

Confirmed 75 package and 73 monthly subscription capacities; subscriptions start at 1,000 credits. The table says 10 free credits/day while the footer says 10 conversions/day; this conflict does not establish 10 PDFs. PDF-to-Office has a 4-credit base and longer processing incurs more, replacing the historical mixed minutes/count description.

Image compression online tool operated by CompressNow (Completely free)

Completely free

The official page and FAQ state that compression runs in the browser (images are not stored), supporting up to 30 MB per image and up to 30 images at a time for JPG/JPEG/PNG/GIF/WebP (output as JPG or WebP), with no paid tiers.

Image compression online tool operated by Compressor.io (Free tier + subscription)

Free tier + subscription

The official pricing page currently offers Free (max 10 MB per file, up to 50 lossy/lossless compressions per day) and Web Compressor Pro annual subscription (USD 50/year, max 20 MB per file, unlimited compressions, custom quality, image resizing, auto-rename, and no ads).

Multi-capability online workspace by LibAI Lab / Cutout.Pro (shared infrastructure with PromeAI) (5 benchmarked capabilities: Image generation, Image upscaling, Background removal, Object removal, Photo restoration)

Subscription + credits

High-volume tiers expanded; removal costs 1 credit/image, other operations differ. Taxes are not stated on the cards.

Multi-capability online workspace by DepositPhotos Inc. (Subsidiary of VistaPrint / Cimpress plc, NASDAQ: CMPR) (2 benchmarked capabilities: Image upscaling, Background removal)

Completely free

Inputs up to 30MB; free export size and count not specified

Multi-capability online workspace by XTeam (DeWatermark.ai) (3 benchmarked capabilities: Image upscaling, Background removal, Object removal)

Subscription + credits

All four monthly/annual volumes are verified using purchase-button totals (6,000 annual credits cost $90, despite a rounded $8 monthly label). The free card states 3 daily credits but other free statements conflict, so a single free allowance is unconfirmed. The 1/3-credit rules concern watermark removal, not a separately stated background-removal rate.

Image compression online tool operated by DupliChecker (duplichecker.com) (Completely free)

Completely free

The Image Compressor page explicitly states "100% Free" and supports up to 10 images per batch at max 5 MB each (JPG/JPEG/PNG) without login. Site-wide Pricing links cover Plagiarism, Paraphrasing, and Reverse Image Search quotas; image compression requires no subscription.

Background removal online tool operated by Shopsense Retail Technologies Ltd. (Fynd / PixelBin, Reliance-backed) (Free tier + credits)

Free tier + credits

The conflict persists on recheck: purchase cards offer only 10/100/1,000-credit one-time packs, while the FAQ claims unlimited Pro at $15/month or $5/month billed annually without a matching subscription purchase option. These subscriptions are not marked purchasable. Signup grants 3 HD downloads; each removal costs 1 credit; purchased credits expire after one year and are nonrefundable.

Multi-capability online workspace by Everimaging Ltd. (Fotor) (4 benchmarked capabilities: Image generation, Image upscaling, Background removal, Image compression)

Subscription + credits

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.

Multi-capability online workspace by Foxit Software Inc. (3 benchmarked capabilities: PDF merge & split, PDF to Word, PDF compression)

Subscription + credits

Verified across all three billing tabs on 2026-10-21: Annual plan paid in full is USD 129.99/year (PDF Editor) and USD 159.99/year (PDF Editor+); Annual plan billed monthly is USD 10.99/month (PDF Editor) and USD 13.99/month (PDF Editor+); flexible Monthly plan is USD 16.99/month (PDF Editor) and USD 19.99/month (PDF Editor+); plus USD 209.99 perpetual licence and 30+ seat Volume Licensing by quote.

Multi-format online file converter and compressor with granular parameter controls (tested across PDF to Word & compression) (3 benchmarked capabilities: PDF compression, PDF to Word, Image compression)

Subscription + credits

Monthly plans (USD 12.99 / 24.99 / 29.99) and annual billed totals (Basic USD 129.90/year, Standard USD 249.90/year, Pro USD 299.90/year — 2 months free, displayed on cards as USD 10.83 / 20.82 / 24.99 monthly equivalents) are verified from the official pricing page and its SSR payload. Scale and One-time Credit use volume tiers starting at 45 units (1,125 conversion minutes; One-time Credit starts at USD 49.95 for 30 days). Conversion minutes measure processing duration, not file counts.

Online PDF conversion and compression suite operated by Baltsoft Software Ltd. / ConvertAPI (Vilnius, Lithuania) (3 benchmarked capabilities: PDF compression, PDF merge & split, PDF to Word)

Subscription + credits

Reloading confirmed USD 8 monthly and USD 120 once. The 12-month membership shows only USD 5/month equivalent without the full annual charge, so that bill remains unverified. Numeric free wait intervals, counts and size limits are not published.

Multi-capability online workspace by Freepik Company S.L. / Magnific AI (3 benchmarked capabilities: Image generation, Background removal, Object removal & inpainting)

Free tier + subscription

Both individual Pro volumes and all annual charges are verified. Auto-refill was not enabled; the public pricing page does not quote top-up unit prices, free removal limits or per-removal credit cost, so those remain unconfirmed. Prices exclude VAT/local taxes.

Object removal online tool operated by Hama.app (Completely free)

Completely free

The official FAQ ("How much does it cost?") explicitly states that Hama is free, and users only need to log in to download high-resolution images in Hama PRO. Guests can export unlimited 720px unwatermarked images without login, and logging in unlocks Hama PRO (HD) for free.

Multi-capability online workspace by Wondershare Online PDF Suite (4 benchmarked capabilities: PDF merge & split, PDF compression, Scanned PDF OCR, PDF to Word)

Completely free

The official tool page advertises free online conversion while /pricing returns 404 and header buttons promote desktop PDFelement; downloading the converted DOCX requires signing in to a free Wondershare account, and numeric daily or file-size limits are not published on the page.

Multi-capability online workspace by Icons8 LLC (2 benchmarked capabilities: Background removal, Image upscaling)

Subscription + credits

Prepaid entry confirms a $10 minimum and $50/$100/$200/custom choices. Displayed discounted prices are retained. Reviewed general terms assign applicable taxes to the user but do not specify background-remover subscription refund/cancellation details, which remain unconfirmed.

AI text-to-image and typography design platform founded by former Google Brain researchers (Toronto, Canada)

Subscription + credits

Official documentation (Plans and Credits) lists Free (30 credits/week when signing in with Google, Apple, or Microsoft; email/password accounts do not get free credits; public generations), Plus (USD 20/month or USD 180/year, i.e., USD 15/month, with 2,400 credits/month + unlimited slow queue + private mode), Pro (USD 60/month or USD 504/year, i.e., USD 42/month, with 7,500 credits/month + batch generation), and Team (min 2 users, USD 30/user/month or USD 240/user/year, 3,600 credits/user/month). Legacy Basic ($8/mo) is no longer sold.

Multi-tool online batch image processing suite by the iLovePDF team in Barcelona (tested across upscaling, compression & matting) (3 benchmarked capabilities: Image upscaling, Image compression, Background removal)

Free tier + subscription

Pricing, FAQ and removal entry were rechecked. Premium lists 2,000 AI credits, but these pages do not specify removal cost, free image count or credit refresh cycle. Unlimited document processing does not establish unlimited AI removal. FAQ says file-count/size limits block processing; prices include VAT, with region-dependent reverse-charge invoicing.

Widely used online PDF conversion and document management platform by iLovePDF SL (Barcelona, Spain) (4 benchmarked capabilities: PDF compression, PDF merge & split, Scanned PDF OCR, PDF to Word)

Free tier + subscription

Monthly and annual controls confirm USD 9/month and USD 60/year. Free processing is limited without exact figures; education and seat discounts require eligibility checks.

Image compression online tool operated by Optimizilla / ImageCompressor.com (Completely free)

Completely free

The official page states that this free online tool runs entirely in the browser with no server uploads required, supporting batch JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF, and SVG compression with per-image quality tuning, supported by display ads.

Online AI image upscaler offering daily free guest credits, 4× Real-ESRGAN GPU upscaling, and non-expiring credit packs

Free tier + credits

Guests and signed-in users receive 2 free credits daily (1 credit per 2x upscale, 2 credits per 4x upscale); paid packs are one-time purchases with no subscription auto-renewal and credits never expire.

Multi-capability online workspace by QaamGo Web GmbH (Radolfzell, Germany) (5 benchmarked capabilities: Photo restoration, Background removal, Image generation, Image upscaling, Image compression)

Free tier + subscription

Actual annual amounts are $77/$278/$854. Absolute removal quotas and per-image credit usage are unpublished; 1×/5×/20× cannot be converted into image counts.

Image upscaling online tool operated by ImgUpscaler / Upscal.app Team (Free tier + subscription)

Free tier + subscription

The official pricing page lists Free (USD 0, 50 credits/month, single-image processing, includes ads), Premium (USD 9.90/month or USD 49/year, equivalent to USD 4.08/month, with 500 credits/month, batch processing, and no ads), and Business (USD 19.90/month or USD 69/year, equivalent to USD 5.75/month, with no credit limit, batch processing, and no ads).

Open-source, 100% client-side WebGPU/WASM image inpainting and upscaling tool running locally in the browser

Completely free

Open-source free web tool (MIT License) powered by client-side WebGPU and WebAssembly. Models run locally in the browser with no registration, paid plans, or usage limits.

Multi-capability online workspace by Avanquest Software SAS (Claranova SE, Paris, France) (3 benchmarked capabilities: AI image generation, Object removal, Background removal)

Subscription + credits

The recheck preserves a conflict: official purchase cards list 5 free HD downloads/month without a watermark, while the feature FAQ says free users cannot save or download HD. Free HD availability is therefore not guaranteed. AI credits cover AI backgrounds/generation, not established removal counts. Purchase cards state a 30-day money-back guarantee, subject to refund eligibility terms.

Image compression online tool operated by JPEG-Optimizer (jpeg-optimizer.com) (Completely free)

Completely free

The official page states "Completely Free. 20 images at once." and "Files are NEVER sent to the server, and all processing is handled via your own browser," supporting JPEG/PNG/GIF quality, max KB size, and max dimension settings.

Image compression online tool operated by Nekkra UG (Kraken.io) (Free tier + subscription)

Free tier + subscription

The official pricing page lists the Free Account (100 MB testing quota; Free Web Interface capped at 1 MB/file) and five monthly/yearly tiers (yearly includes 2 months free at USD 50 / 90 / 190 / 390 / 790 per year). All paid plans include Web Interface PRO (up to 32 MB/file), API access, WordPress plugin, and Magento extension.

Real-time AI generation, upscaling and canvas inpainting studio by Krea AI in San Francisco (4 capabilities benchmarked: Image generation, Object removal, Background removal, Image upscaling)

Free tier + subscription

All 10 previously missing amounts are confirmed in USD checkout summaries. Individual annual offers separate first-year and renewal charges; Business 80k is $1,920/year. Max monthly purchase paths show additional annual offers whose checkout totals were not independently confirmed; these are not merged with the default annual offer. Per-removal compute cost and extra top-up pricing are not separately specified in the verified plans/checkouts. Other Business volumes are outside scope.

AI creative generation and canvas editing platform by Leonardo.Ai (Canva, Australia; 4 visual capabilities benchmarked)

Free tier + subscription

The app payment panel confirms personal annual prices of $120/$288/$576, differing from earlier rounded monthly equivalents on the marketing site. Public plans permit paid users to buy top-ups without quoting pack prices or per-removal token cost. Unlimited relaxed generation does not establish unlimited removal.

Multi-capability online workspace by Let's Enhance Inc. (San Francisco, CA, USA) (2 benchmarked capabilities: Image generation, Image upscaling)

Subscription + credits

The official pricing page and FAQ list personal monthly prices: Starter USD 12/month (100 credits/month), Pro USD 32/month (300 credits/month), and Max USD 45/month (500 credits/month), with unused credits rolling over up to 6x the monthly allowance. Annual cards display only monthly equivalents (USD 9 / 24 / 34 per month, "Billed annually") without printing the annual invoice total on the public page, so annual totals are marked unverified.

Multi-capability online workspace by AI Document Tool Suite (Wangxu Tech / Apowersoft) (4 benchmarked capabilities: PDF merge & split, PDF compression, Scanned PDF OCR, PDF to Word)

Subscription + credits

Individual pricing lists Free, Monthly USD 19.99, Annual USD 49.99 (with 3-day trial or $5 skip-trial discount), and Perpetual USD 109.99; per-feature AI credit deductions require hover tooltips and enterprise plans require custom quotes.

Multi-capability online workspace by AndOr Communications Pvt. Ltd. (LightX) (4 benchmarked capabilities: Image upscaling, AI image generation, Object removal, Background removal)

Subscription + credits

Monthly $9.99 verified; promotional annual total $59.99 and non-expiring 800-credit pack $9.99. The free card still says 6 daily credits while the table says up to 5. Free removal is low-resolution JPG; Pro provides unlimited high-resolution PNG removal. Earlier INR and current USD observations do not imply identical regional pricing.

Multi-capability online workspace by MagicEraser.org / LinoCut AI (ImgUpscaler Matrix) (4 benchmarked capabilities: Object removal, Image upscaling, Background removal, Image generation)

Subscription + credits

Verified 10,000 credits for $120 and 30,000 for $330, both one-time payments with non-expiring credits. The pricing page quantifies upscaling, restoration, editing and video use but not background removal; general credits are not asserted removal counts.

Multi-capability online workspace by Magic Studio Inc. (3 benchmarked capabilities: Background removal, Object removal, Image generation)

Free tier + subscription

Pricing now loads: 3/6/12-month totals are CNY 149.99/249.99/239.99. The current 12-month promotion is preserved without multiplying rounded monthly prices. Free use has no count limit but is capped at 600px with branding. Paid pixel limits, renewal amounts and other regional quotes are not stated in this component.

Online AI visual creation and processing platform by Wondershare Technology (300624.SZ) (benchmarked across 4 capabilities: Image upscaling, Image generation, Object removal & Background removal)

Subscription + credits

The official pricing page lists Free Trial (5 free signup credits in the workspace where upscaling costs 2 credits/run, plus 3 daily check-in credits on the pricing table), Standard (USD 10.99/month or billed annually at USD 71.88/year, displayed as USD 5.99/month, with 100 credits/month + 5 daily check-in credits), and Premium (USD 19.99/month or billed annually at USD 119.88/year, displayed as USD 9.99/month, with 400 credits/month + 10 daily check-in credits and 15% off extra credits).

Multi-capability online workspace by CyberLink Corp. (TWSE: 5203) (5 benchmarked capabilities: Image generation, Background removal, Image upscaling, Object removal, Photo restoration)

Subscription + credits

The feature FAQ confirms watermark-free transparent PNG/blurred-background downloads with a free account; replacing with a new background allows one free download per day, while premium backgrounds require a subscription. The pricing table says Limited without quantifying daily transparent-PNG limits. General AI credits or the one-daily replacement limit are not applied to transparent cutouts.

Object removal online tool operated by ObjectRemover / ImgUpscaler Team (Free tier + subscription)

Completely free

The official landing page explicitly states "FREE AI OBJECT REMOVER FOR FAST PHOTO CLEANUP" and "No sign-up and no usage limits," supporting both brush-based removal and prompt-based removal without a subscription paywall.

100% free, no-login online and desktop PDF toolkit by Geek Software GmbH (Berlin, Germany) (4 benchmarked capabilities: PDF compression, PDF merge & split, Scanned PDF OCR, PDF to Word)

Completely free

The tool page explicitly states free, ad-supported access without limits. Arbitrarily large files and complex scans were not verified; no new performance test was conducted.

Multi-capability online workspace by QaamGo Web GmbH (pdf2go.com) (4 benchmarked capabilities: PDF compression, PDF merge & split, Scanned PDF OCR, PDF to Word)

Free tier + subscription

The annual view explicitly shows full-year USD 77/278/854; old monthly equivalents are not extrapolated. Paid plans use shared credits without full PDF credit rules here, so no file-count conversion is made.

Multi-capability online workspace by Icecream Apps Ltd. (PDF Candy) (4 benchmarked capabilities: PDF merge & split, PDF compression, PDF to Word, Scanned PDF OCR)

Subscription + credits

Confirmed USD 6 monthly, USD 48 yearly (card displays promotional USD 4/month equivalent; verified at USD 48.00/year in the Paddle checkout modal after login on 2026-10-21), and USD 99 one-time. Lifetime covers the licensed version and minor updates, not future major upgrades.

Completely free, watermark-free and no-signup online and cross-platform desktop PDF toolkit (3 benchmarked capabilities: PDF compression, PDF merge & split, PDF to Word)

Completely free

The official web limit is 100 MB per file. Its OCR claim is not a RealTest scanned-document test. Desktop batch and offline processing are not web capabilities.

PDF to Word online tool operated by Nitro Software, Inc. (Subscription + credits)

Subscription + credits

Standard explicitly bills USD 180 annually; the USD 15 monthly equivalent is not presented as a flexible monthly plan. Classic costs USD 270 once for 3 years, not a lifetime licence. Some template copy says download PDF despite the PDF-to-Word title; no new conversion result is inferred.

AI e-commerce product photography workspace by PhotoRoom SAS in Paris (tested across background removal, upscaling & object removal) (4 benchmarked capabilities: Object removal, Image upscaling, Background removal, Image generation)

Free tier + subscription

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.

Multi-capability online workspace by Picsart Inc. (Miami / San Francisco, USA) (3 benchmarked capabilities: Background removal, Image upscaling, Photo restoration)

Free tier + subscription

Six annual charges verified in single-seat checkout. The current public pricing page lists Pro/Ultra without a free removal count. It says add-on credits never expire but does not quote their purchase prices, which remain unconfirmed. Annual prices are per seat; tax depends on billing address.

Multi-capability online workspace by Wangxu Technology Co., Ltd. (PicWish / Apowersoft) (6 benchmarked capabilities: Image generation, Object removal, Background removal, Image upscaling, Image compression, Photo restoration)

Subscription + credits

Actual annual charges $59.99/$263.99. A 3-day trial is offered; cancel before expiry to avoid charges. Exact daily free count is unspecified. The 11,500-credit pack includes a current 1,500-credit bonus.

AI product photography and visual design studio by Pixelcut Inc. in San Francisco (4 image capabilities benchmarked)

Free tier + subscription

Annual charges for Pro and all eight Business volumes were verified separately in Stripe checkout. Unlimited paid removal coexists with batch-export limits. The free tier still says Limited without an exact removal count; it is not treated as unlimited.

Multi-capability online workspace by Pixlr Pte. Ltd. (Inmagine Group) (5 benchmarked capabilities: Image generation, Object removal, Image upscaling, Photo restoration, Background removal)

Subscription + credits

All four annual charges were confirmed at checkout. Ultra $239.90/year and Ultra MAX $479.90/year differ from rounded monthly equivalents multiplied by 12. The feature FAQ advertises free removal and batch ZIP export without quantifying free counts/limits. Removal credit conversion and top-up expiry are not separately stated in reviewed pages. Tax depends on billing address.

Free, no-login browser-local image compression, target-size reduction, and resizing utility suite

Completely free

The official page states that images are decoded and rendered locally in the browser without server uploads, with no paid subscriptions or credit packs; PNG inputs are exported as WebP.

Image generation online tool operated by Raphael AI (raphael.app) (Completely free)

Subscription + credits

The official workspace and pricing page list Free (no-login unlimited Seedream 3.5 0.5K 640×640 in slow queue, personal/non-commercial use only), three monthly plans (Pro USD 20/mo, Ultimate USD 40/mo, Max USD 80/mo), three annual plans with explicit annual totals (Pro USD 120/yr, Ultimate USD 240/yr, Max USD 480/yr at 50% off), and four one-time credit packs valid for 6 months (1,500 / 3,000 / 5,000 / 8,000 base credits, with +50% bonus for subscribers).

Professional AI vector and raster design workspace by Recraft Inc. (4 benchmarked capabilities: Image generation, Image upscaling, Object removal, Background removal)

Free tier + subscription

All 2k/4k/8k/16k Pro/Teams monthly and annual tiers are listed. Top-ups require Basic/Pro/Teams, but the public page does not quote pack prices or quantify free removal counts/per-removal cost. Subscription credits do not roll over; purchased top-ups never expire. Free-plan generated images are public and not licensed for commercial use; this statement is not generalized to rights in uploaded material.

Image compression online tool operated by RedKetchup (redketchup.io) (Free tier + subscription)

Free tier + subscription

RedKetchup online compression and bulk tools are free with all compression settings unlocked. Clicking Upgrade / REMOVE ADS opens the Upgrade to Premium modal offering two lightweight plans: USD 5 One-Year and USD 10 Lifetime to remove ads and skip download previews/countdowns.

Background removal online tool operated by Removal.AI ( Grafika / Removal AI Team ) (Subscription + credits)

Subscription + credits

Packs are labelled Lifetime but explicitly expire after 3 years. The stated validity limits apply.

Industry-standard automated background removal service by Kaleido AI (a Canva company, Austria)

Subscription + credits

Every displayed tier was expanded. Taxes depend on checkout. The FAQ mentions annual subscriptions but the current cards do not offer an annual price. Successor Canva and Leonardo plans are separate.

Image compression online tool operated by ResizePixel (Completely free)

Completely free

The official tool page provides free, no-login online compression for JPG, PNG, WEBP, and GIF images (with auto optimization or target KB/MB compression), supported by display ads without a paywall.

Background removal online tool operated by Retoucher.Online Team (Subscription + credits)

Subscription + credits

With annual selected, Pro payment shows only $6.59 Plan Activation, without a full-year total or billing period; the Business annual total is also unconfirmed. The 50,000-image pack total of $1,500 conflicts with its $0.05/image label; the total is retained with the conflict disclosed.

Multi-capability online workspace by Sejda BV (Amsterdam PDF Utility Vendor) (4 benchmarked capabilities: PDF merge & split, PDF compression, Scanned PDF OCR, PDF to Word)

Subscription + credits

The converter page states the free allowance (documents up to 50 pages or 50 MB, 3 tasks per hour, files deleted after 2 hours); the official pricing page (/upgrade) lists the 7-day Web Week Pass (USD 5 one-time payment), Web Monthly (USD 7.50/month), and Desktop+Web Annual (USD 63/year).

Image compression online tool operated by ShortPixel (ID Scout SRL) (Subscription + credits)

Subscription + credits

The online web compressor is free without login for files ≤10 MB (login removes the 10 MB limit; free plan includes 100 credits/month). The pricing page lists four non-expiring one-time credit packs (30K at USD 19.99, 50K at USD 29.99, 100K at USD 49.99, and 250K at USD 99.00). The Unlimited Yearly cards display only monthly equivalents (USD 8.33/month and USD 13.33/month, "Saving $31.98 / year") without printing the annual invoice total on the card, so the annual totals are kept unverified.

Background removal online tool operated by Netflairs Technology Pvt. Ltd. (Slazzer) (Subscription + credits)

Subscription + credits

Website previews are free; credit-metered previews cost 0.20 credits and HD costs 1 credit. Enterprise and on-premise require separate quotes.

Multi-capability online workspace by Smallpdf AG (4 benchmarked capabilities: PDF merge & split, PDF compression, Scanned PDF OCR, PDF to Word)

Free tier + subscription

Current USD web prices show actual annual bills. Team entries use the default 2-seat total and identify the per-seat rate. The free daily allowance is not quantified.

Multi-capability online workspace by SilverAI (SnapEdit Team) (4 benchmarked capabilities: Photo restoration, Image upscaling, Object removal, Background removal)

Free tier + subscription

Personal annual checkout opens a Paddle modal after login: Standard annual includes a 3-day free trial followed by USD 72/year ($6/month equivalent), and PRO annual includes a 3-day free trial followed by USD 144/year ($12/month equivalent). Business explicitly lists $120/seat/year. The free card claims no ads but conflicts with its comparison table; ad-free use is not promised.

Multi-capability online workspace by Avanquest Software / LULU Software (sodapdf.com) (2 benchmarked capabilities: PDF merge & split, PDF to Word)

Free tier + subscription

Annual order totals checked without payment: Pro USD 89 first year, renewing at 129; Business 198/year; default 3-seat Team first year 240 (card says 80 per seat). The Team monthly card shows 11.25 per seat, not the 3-seat total. All seat tiers, optional add-ons and taxes were not exhaustively verified.

Open-source, 100% client-side browser image compressor and codec workbench created by Google Chrome Labs

Completely free

The official page states that all work runs locally in the browser so images never leave the device; it is an Apache-2.0 open-source tool with no paid tiers or in-app purchases.

Classic smart lossy PNG, JPEG and WebP image compression service operated by Voormedia (Netherlands)

Subscription + credits

The official /pricing/web page lists Web Free (USD 0, 20 images/session, max 5 MB/file, 3 format conversions/session), Web Pro (displayed as USD 3.25/month billed annually, unlimited compressions, max 75 MB/file), and Web Ultra (displayed as USD 12.42/month billed annually, unlimited compressions and conversions, max 150 MB/file). Because the Web Pro and Web Ultra cards display only rounded monthly equivalents ("Per month | Billed annually") without printing the annual invoice totals on the card, the annual totals are marked unverified.

Multi-capability online workspace by Box20 Media LLC (United States) (5 benchmarked capabilities: PDF merge & split, PDF compression, Image compression, PDF to Word, Background removal)

Free tier + subscription

Monthly and annual modes confirm annual bills USD 72 / 180. Current PDF Unlimited and all-tool TinyWow Unlimited replace the historical Supporter description. Other single-category subscriptions do not include PDF. Numeric free limits and cancellation terms remain unspecified.

Image upscaling online tool operated by nagadomi (waifu2x / nunif Open-Source Author) (Completely free)

Completely free

In-browser WebGPU/WebAssembly upscaler powered by nunif/waifu2x. Completely free with no account system or paid tiers; offers swin_unet and cunet models, 1x/2x/4x upscaling, and denoise levels running on local device hardware.

Image upscaling online tool operated by PixelBin.io / Shopsense Retail Technologies Ltd. (Reliance Retail) (Subscription + credits)

Subscription + credits

The official pricing page lists the Free plan (3 free credits and 3 free downloads per month; 1 conversion = 1 credit), four monthly subscriptions (200 / 600 / 1,000 / 2,500 credits/month), four annual subscriptions (3,000 / 7,500 / 15,000 / 30,000 credits/year), and five one-time credit packs valid for 1 year (60 / 125 / 500 / 1,200 / 2,500 credits).

Multi-capability online workspace by VanceAI Technology (3 benchmarked capabilities: Image upscaling, Background removal, Photo restoration)

Subscription + credits

Subscription credits include the current 30% bonus and roll over while subscribed, expiring when the subscription ends. Paid image inputs are limited to 10MB, 34MP and an 8000px long edge.

Multi-capability online workspace by Vheer AI Creative Suite (2 benchmarked capabilities: Image generation, Background removal)

Completely free

Annual prices come from official billing tooltips; upgrade checkout requires login. The removal feature explicitly states free use without registration and up to 20 images per batch, so generation credits are not converted into removal counts. Higher-tier top-up bonus quantities and exact credit expiry dates are not specified in the public rules.

Object removal online tool operated by Shopsense Retail Technologies Ltd. (Pixelbin.io / Reliance Retail) (Subscription + credits)

Subscription + credits

The official pricing page states "1 Credit = 1 Image = 2 PDF Pages" and lists the Free plan (3 free credits and 3 free downloads/month), four monthly subscriptions (100 / 200 / 500 / 1,000 credits/month), four annual subscriptions (1,200 / 2,400 / 6,000 / 12,000 credits/year), and four one-time credit packs valid for 1 year (30 / 50 / 200 / 500 credits).

Completely free online image and PDF document compressor powered by NXPowerLite (Neuxpower Solutions Ltd., London, UK) (2 benchmarked capabilities: PDF compression, Image compression)

Completely free

The WeCompress web tool explicitly states it is free, ad-free, and requires no registration for files up to 50 MB (supporting JPEG, PNG, TIFF, PDF, PowerPoint, Word, and Excel), with automatic deletion after processing. Users needing larger file limits or offline batch compression are directed to the separate NXPowerLite Desktop software.

Multi-capability online workspace by WorkinTool (workintool.com) (2 benchmarked capabilities: PDF merge & split, PDF to Word)

Completely free

The online tool is free, with 4 files per batch and 0.5 MB per file. Historical desktop Pro pricing has no current purchase evidence and is not a web plan.

Multi-capability online workspace by XConvert Inc. (Canada) (4 benchmarked capabilities: PDF compression, PDF merge & split, PDF to Word, Image compression)

Free tier + subscription

Monthly and actual annual bills appear on one pricing page. Daily video counts are not PDF allowances. The PDF-to-DOCX page explicitly says it does not perform OCR.

Multi-capability online workspace by Apryse Software Corp. (formerly PDFTron Systems Inc.) (4 benchmarked capabilities: PDF merge & split, PDF compression, PDF to Word, Scanned PDF OCR)

Free tier + subscription

Monthly and annual bills confirmed. Document Suite USD 107.93/year is a new-annual-subscription promotion through 2026-12-31, retained while the annual subscription stays active. Team seat combinations and desktop perpetual licences were not exhaustively checked.

PDF to Word online tool operated by Zamzar Ltd (Free tier + subscription)

Free tier + subscription

Current Basic/Pro/Business prices are USD 12/19/39 per month, replacing the historical USD 18 Basic summary. Unlimited web conversions are separate from daily desktop quotas. The FAQ mentions weekly subscriptions without prices; no weekly price is inferred.