BgSub
Background removal online tool operated by BgSub Independent Team (bgsub.com) (Completely free)
Product node overview & trust baseline
Operator provenance, privacy baseline and site-wide pricing belong directly to the product node and are inherited across linked task edgesBgSub, operated by BgSub Independent Team (bgsub.com; Independent Developer Project) under a "Completely free" model, scored 75/100 in our background removal benchmark. Overall finding: Free, login-free on-device processing suits users who want to keep photos local; complex curls lose edge detail.
Independent Developer Project · Launched 2022
Provenance baseline: 16.8/20 · Built by an independent developer team (launched 2022) and well-regarded in privacy-focused and indie web tool communities.
4096×4096 is an official supported specification; actual delivery remains tied to the historical test and attached file.
Pricing transparency baseline: 35/35 · Cancellation: No payment method required
Images are processed 100% in local browser memory and never transmitted to any server (verified via CDP network capture)
No third-party services listed in this record; this is not proof that none exist.
Product-level pricing & rules baseline
Verified plans, billing periods and cancellation terms owned by this product node; task-specific credit costs and free export limits are detailed per capability edge belowBgSub free web remover; excludes custom/API services · 2026-10-20
No usage-count limit published; API/batch services outside this scope
1 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.
4096×4096 is an official supported specification; actual delivery remains tied to the historical test and attached file.
Cancellation, sources & verification record
No payment method required
Official plans and usage terms ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗
Archived official pricing sources: Official plans and usage terms (2026-10-20) [text snapshot ↗]
Capability map & linked task edges
Whenever a capability passes fixed-fixture testing, an edge is automatically linked between this product node and the task topic for horizontal comparison.
| Linked task edge | Score | Assessment · historical test | Test scope & delivery | Inspect capability / follow edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Background removal | 75/100 | Free, login-free on-device processing suits users who want to keep photos local; complex curls lose edge detail. | 2048 × 2048 · PNG Historical test · 2026-10-16 Guest flow · Curly-haired portrait · Output attached |
Tested task edges (with scores and native artifacts) are strictly separated from discovered untested capabilities (unscored).
Peer product comparison across shared task edges
Matched by overlapping tested task edges; compare site-wide billing models alongside per-task benchmark scoresThe 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.
- Background removal：BgSub 75/100 vs Nero AI 80/100
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.
- Background removal：BgSub 75/100 vs PicWish 83/100
High-volume tiers expanded; removal costs 1 credit/image, other operations differ. Taxes are not stated on the cards.
- Background removal：BgSub 75/100 vs Cutout.pro 81/100
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.
- Background removal：BgSub 75/100 vs Img2Go 88/100
Linked capability test: Background removal
2026-10-16 · Native output attached. Findings cover the recorded fixture and conditions; paid specifications may be untested.
Task quality
Local processing with full-size output; complex curly-hair edges look blocky and smoothed.
Detailed facts & historical record
- Measured fixture results
Edge error MAD: 0.1481 (Lower is better) · Global error SAD(k): 65.955 (Lower is better) · Foreground retention: 99.380% (Higher is better) · Background residue: 0.106% (Lower is better)
- Fixture findings
Local processing with full-size output; complex curly-hair edges look blocky and smoothed.
- Original historical observation
Constrained by lightweight client-side WebGL/WASM model capacity, complex curly hair outer edges show softer semi-transparent halos (mad_band=0.1481, SAD(k)=65.96) compared to heavy cloud models, but foreground recall reaches 99.38% at full 2048×2048 resolution.
- Suitable uses · historical assessment
Privacy-sensitive users who require 0-byte cloud upload (100% local browser execution) and unlimited no-login 2048×2048 full-resolution exports
- Result & output evidence
Delivery capabilities
2048 × 2048 · PNG · No watermark in test
Detailed facts & historical record
- Recorded export specifications
2048 × 2048 · PNG · No watermark in test
- Historical specification note · not an official maximum
2048×2048 (no-login local in-browser inference exports full 2048×2048 PNG, supporting up to 4096×4096)
- Watermark observation
None
- Batch & API
Single-image interactive workspace
- Recorded free-tier dimensions
2048 × 2048
- Attached file dimensions
2048 × 2048 · PNG
Speed & reliability
About 1.77s end to end in this run; reliability not retested
Detailed facts & historical record
- Timing observation
Recorded local processing time: 1.77s · End-to-end reference: 1.77s
- Date & fixture
2026-10-16 · anchor_bgremove_v1 · US-West (California, AS2914)
- Repeated tests & reliability
No standardized repetition count, success rate or variability range is recorded.
Interaction experience
No login in this run
Detailed facts & historical record
- Account requirements
No login in this test
- Sign-in methods
No login required; exports full 2048×2048 original resolution directly
- Manual adjustment
Left sidebar includes built-in Edit (erase/restore brush), Color, Image, Filter, and Enhance tools
- Interaction observations
Zero login requirement, zero marketing popups, zero cross-site redirects; processes locally in the browser and saves a 2048×2048 watermark-free PNG in one click.
Background & reputation
BgSub Independent Team (bgsub.com) · Long-term reputation not independently verified
Detailed facts & historical record
- Service lifecycle notice
Not verified
- Operator
BgSub Independent Team (bgsub.com)
- Recorded origin
Independent Developer Project
- Domain history record
Launched 2022
- Background & reputation assessment
Built by an independent developer team (launched 2022) and well-regarded in privacy-focused and indie web tool communities.
- External reputation record
Praised on Product Hunt and privacy tool directories for keeping images 100% inside the local browser.
Engineering & privacy
On-device processing；This flow runs locally; post-close deletion not independently verified
Detailed facts & historical record
- Processing location
On-device processing
- Third-party tracking record
Not verified
- Engineering & privacy assessment
CDP network packet inspection proves 0 bytes of image data are uploaded to any remote server—100% of segmentation inference runs locally in the browser via WebGL/WASM (15/15 privacy score).
- Retention statement
This flow runs locally; post-close deletion not independently verified
Task free allowance & pricing disclosure
Completely free with unlimited usage (computation runs on user's local device via WebGL/WASM)
Discloses local browser execution upfront and shows exact 2048×2048 (5.53 MB) size in the save modal
Site-wide plans belong to the product node (see Product-level pricing baseline ↑).
Expand site-wide plans aligned for Background removal (1 records)
BgSub free web remover; excludes custom/API services · 2026-10-20
No usage-count limit published; API/batch services outside this scope
1 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.
4096×4096 is an official supported specification; actual delivery remains tied to the historical test and attached file.
Cancellation, sources & verification record
No payment method required
Official plans and usage terms ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗
Evaluation basis & full scores · Overall 74.9/100
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 · 96/100 · 30%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 40 / 40 | 100% free with no paywalls or hidden credit limits; clicking Save Image clearly displays exact output dimensions '2048 × 2048 (5.53 MB)' before saving. | Evidence A → |
| Interaction restraint | 20 / 20 | Zero login requirement, zero marketing popups, zero cross-site redirects; processes locally in the browser and saves a 2048×2048 watermark-free PNG in one click. | Evidence A → |
| Background & reputation | 21 / 25 | Built by an independent developer team (launched 2022) and well-regarded in privacy-focused and indie web tool communities. | Evidence C → |
| Engineering & privacy | 15 / 15 | CDP network packet inspection proves 0 bytes of image data are uploaded to any remote server—100% of segmentation inference runs locally in the browser via WebGL/WASM (15/15 privacy score). | Evidence A → |
Capability · 65.9/100 · 70%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task quality | 32.9 / 65 | Transition band error mad_band=0.1481 · Global SAD(k)=65.955 · Foreground recall 99.38% / Background leak 0.106% | Evidence A → |
| Deliverable specifications | 20 / 20 | True Alpha channel (8/8); Max deliverable spec: 2048×2048 (no-login local in-browser inference exports full 2048×2048 PNG, supporting up to 4096×4096) | Evidence A → |
| Processing speed | 13 / 15 | Network-observed server wait: 1.77s (API mode: on_device_wasm; network upload 0s / end-to-end 1.77s shown for reference only, never penalized) | Evidence A → |
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