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| Background removal | 75/100 2048 × 2048 · PNG | 74/100 2048 × 2048 · PNG | Active task |
| Image compression | Not tested in topic | 49/100 2048 × 2048 · PNG | Compare in task topic → |
| Image upscaling | Not tested in topic | 81/100 JPEG · Output attached | Compare in task topic → |
| Image generation | Not tested in topic | 83/100 880×1168 (~1.03MP unwatermarked PNG, 1.13MB) · Historical description; output not attached | Compare in task topic → |
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Browse this task →| Criterion | BgSub (In-Browser AI) Background removal 75/100 Seven-aspect task score Free, login-free on-device processing suits users who want to keep photos local; complex curls lose edge detail. Tested export 2048 × 2048 · PNG Historical test · 2026-10-16 | Fotor Background Remover Background removal 74/100 Seven-aspect task score This run delivered full size free without login; notification and post-download prompts did not block export, but fine hair lost detail. Tested export 2048 × 2048 · PNG Historical test · 2026-10-16 |
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| Pricing & rules | ||
| Pricing plans | BgSub free web remover; excludes custom/API services · 2026-10-20 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits BgSub Web2026-10-20 ↗ Free Free Free Officially free; supports images up to 4096×4096 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 recordNo payment method required Official plans and usage terms ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗ | Web personal free, all Pro/Pro+/Max monthly/annual tiers, credit subscriptions and 10 retail packs; excludes headshots/API · 2026-10-20 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Basic2026-10-20 ↗ Free Free Free Official comparison lists Free forever; removal limits need separate verification Pro2026-10-20 ↗ USD 10.99/month USD 47.99/year Annual 100 general credits/month; batch background-removal tool included Monthly 100 general credits/month Pro+2026-10-20 ↗ USD 23.99/month USD 69.99/year Annual 300 general credits/month; batch background-removal tool included Monthly 300 general credits/month Max 1k2026-10-20 ↗ USD 49.99/month USD 167.92/year Annual 1,000 general credits/month; batch background-removal tool included Monthly 1,000 general credits/month Credit subscription 2002026-10-20 ↗ USD 13.99/month USD 69.99/year Annual 200 credits/month, billed annually Rules [1] Monthly 200 general credits/month Rules [3] Credit subscription 5002026-10-20 ↗ USD 25.99/month USD 143.99/year Annual 500 credits/month, billed annually Rules [1] Monthly 500 general credits/month Rules [3] Credit subscription 10002026-10-20 ↗ USD 49.99/month USD 259.99/year Annual 1000 credits/month, billed annually Rules [1] Monthly 1,000 general credits/month Rules [3] Credit subscription 20002026-10-20 ↗ USD 99.99/month USD 459.99/year Annual 2000 credits/month, billed annually Rules [1] Monthly 2,000 general credits/month Rules [3] Credit subscription 50002026-10-20 ↗ USD 239.99/month USD 1,099.99/year Annual 5000 credits/month, billed annually Rules [1] Monthly 5,000 general credits/month Rules [3] Credit subscription 100002026-10-20 ↗ USD 459.99/month USD 1,999.99/year Annual 10000 credits/month, billed annually Rules [1] Monthly 10,000 general credits/month Rules [3] Max 2k2026-10-20 ↗ USD 99.99/month USD 335.92/year Monthly 2,000 general credits/month Annual 2,000 general credits/month Rules [2] Max 5k2026-10-20 ↗ USD 129.99/month USD 755.92/year Monthly 5,000 general credits/month Annual 5,000 general credits/month Rules [2] Max 10k2026-10-20 ↗ USD 229.99/month USD 1,427.92/year Monthly 10,000 general credits/month Annual 10,000 general credits/month Rules [2] Max 20k2026-10-20 ↗ USD 479.99/month USD 2,687.92/year Monthly 20,000 general credits/month Annual 20,000 general credits/month Rules [2] Max 50k2026-10-20 ↗ USD 1,149.99/month USD 6,719.92/year Monthly 50,000 general credits/month Annual 50,000 general credits/month Rules [2] Retail 1002026-10-20 ↗ USD 19.99 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 100 general credits Rules [4] Retail 2002026-10-20 ↗ USD 23.99 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 200 general credits Rules [4] Retail 5002026-10-20 ↗ USD 49.99 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 500 general credits Rules [4] Retail 10002026-10-20 ↗ USD 79.99 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 1,000 general credits Rules [4] Retail 20002026-10-20 ↗ USD 119.99 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 2,000 general credits Rules [4] Retail 50002026-10-20 ↗ USD 259.99 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 5,000 general credits Rules [4] Retail 100002026-10-20 ↗ USD 499.99 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 10,000 general credits Rules [4] Retail 200002026-10-20 ↗ USD 899.99 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 20,000 general credits Rules [4] Retail 300002026-10-20 ↗ USD 1,299.99 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 30,000 general credits Rules [4] Retail 500002026-10-20 ↗ USD 1,999.99 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 50,000 general credits Rules [4] 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 recordCancel 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 ↗ |
| Free & trial allowance on the test date | Completely free with unlimited usage (computation runs on user's local device via WebGL/WASM) | Standalone BG remover landing page allows free guest 2048×2048 downloads; AI background generation uses Fotor Credits |
| Cancellation & refunds | No payment method required | Cancel auto-renewal anytime in account settings |
| Disclosure of costs & limits | Discloses local browser execution upfront and shows exact 2048×2048 (5.53 MB) size in the save modal | Upfront before upload (60MB / 8192×8192 px max and no-signup HD download stated on hero banner) |
| Task quality | ||
| 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) | 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) |
| Fixture findings | Local processing with full-size output; complex curly-hair edges look blocky and smoothed. | Clean background removal and full-size output; more of the fine outer hair is cropped. |
| 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. | 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). |
| 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 | Users wanting a zero-login, full 2048×2048 watermark-free PNG download with built-in brush refinement |
| Result & output evidence | ||
| Delivery capabilities | ||
| Recorded export specifications | 2048 × 2048 · PNG · No watermark in test | 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) | 2048×2048 (Guests directly download full 2048×2048 PNG without login; supports up to 8192×8192) |
| Watermark observation | None | None |
| Batch & API | Single-image interactive workspace | Batch processing supported in Fotor Editor and desktop/mobile apps |
| Recorded free-tier dimensions | 2048 × 2048 | 2048 × 2048 |
| Attached file dimensions | 2048 × 2048 · PNG | 2048 × 2048 · PNG |
| Speed & reliability | ||
| Timing observation | Recorded local processing time: 1.77s · End-to-end reference: 1.77s | Network-observed server wait: 4.13s · End-to-end reference: 8.98s |
| Date & fixture | 2026-10-16 · anchor_bgremove_v1 · US-West (California, AS2914) | 2026-10-16 · anchor_bgremove_v1 · US-West (California, AS2914) |
| Repeated tests & reliability | No standardized repetition count, success rate or variability range is recorded. | No standardized repetition count, success rate or variability range is recorded. |
| Interaction experience | ||
| Account requirements | No login in this test | No login in this test |
| Sign-in methods | No login required; exports full 2048×2048 original resolution directly | No login required for full-res PNG download (optional Google / Facebook / Apple / Email sign-in for advanced studio tools) |
| Manual adjustment | Left sidebar includes built-in Edit (erase/restore brush), Color, Image, Filter, and Enhance tools | In-page 'Refine Cutout' (erase/restore brush) and 'Blur Background' tools available before download |
| 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. | 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). |
| Background & reputation | ||
| Service lifecycle notice | Not verified | Not verified |
| Operator | BgSub Independent Team (bgsub.com) | Everimaging Ltd. (Fotor) |
| Recorded origin | Independent Developer Project | Founded in Chengdu, China / Global Operations |
| Domain history record | Launched 2022 | Launched 2012 |
| Background & reputation assessment | Built by an independent developer team (launched 2022) and well-regarded in privacy-focused and indie web tool communities. | Everimaging Ltd. (Fotor, founded 2012), veteran cross-platform online photo editing suite with massive global reach. |
| External reputation record | Praised on Product Hunt and privacy tool directories for keeping images 100% inside the local browser. | Long-standing photo editor that upgraded its standalone BG remover page to deliver genuinely free, no-login full-resolution exports. |
| Engineering & privacy | ||
| Processing location | On-device processing | Uploaded for cloud processing |
| Third-party tracking record | Not verified | Google Analytics |
| 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). | 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. |
| Retention statement | This flow runs locally; post-close deletion not independently verified | Explicit retention period unconfirmed; inspect policy record |
| Evaluation 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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). |
| Background & reputation | 21 / 25 Built by an independent developer team (launched 2022) and well-regarded in privacy-focused and indie web tool communities. | 23 / 25 Everimaging Ltd. (Fotor, founded 2012), veteran cross-platform online photo editing suite with massive global reach. |
| 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). | 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. |
| 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% | 35.8 / 65 Transition band error mad_band=0.1403 · Global SAD(k)=64.333 · Foreground recall 99.39% / Background leak 0.016% |
| 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) | 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) |
| 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) | 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) |
