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Each product is scored independently per task edge; switch tasks below while keeping shared products selected| Task edge | Clipdrop | Img2Go | Switch / compare |
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| Background removal | 91/100 1024 × 1024 · PNG | 88/100 2048 × 2048 (4.2 MB full-resolution RGBA PNG) · Historical description; output not attached | Active task |
| Image compression | Not tested in topic | 80/100 2048 × 2048 · PNG | Compare in task topic → |
| Image upscaling | 88/100 1024×1024 (PNG · 2.0x Unwatermarked) · Historical description; output not attached | 84/100 1024 × 1024 (2.0x default PNG, 1.1 MB) / custom dimensions · Historical description; output not attached | |
| Object removal | 84/100 1024×1024 (Free SD, No Watermark) · Historical description; output not attached | Not tested in topic | Compare in task topic → |
| Image generation | Not tested in topic | 87/100 1024 × 1024 · PNG | Compare in task topic → |
| Photo restoration | Not tested in topic | 89/100 1024 × 1024 · PNG | Compare in task topic → |
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Browse this task →| Criterion | Clipdrop (by Jasper) Background removal 91/100 Seven-aspect task score Detailed hair handling with upfront size limits and no ads; login is required, free output is 1024px, and HD needs Pro. Tested export 1024 × 1024 · PNG Historical test · 2026-10-16 | Img2Go AI Background Remover Background removal 88/100 Seven-aspect task score Free full-size output without login offers model and mask controls; subject retention is good, with about 11.5 seconds of cloud processing in this run. Tested export 2048 × 2048 (4.2 MB full-resolution RGBA PNG) · Historical description; output not attached Historical test · 2026-10-19 |
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| Pricing & rules | ||
| Pricing plans | Current public web Free and monthly Pro plans; API separate · 2026-10-20 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits 3 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. 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. Cancellation, sources & verification recordSelf-serve cancellation anytime in account settings Official plans and usage terms ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ | Website free, monthly, annual and education plans; USD, Business billed per person · 2026-10-20 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Starter2026-10-20 ↗ USD 8/month USD 77/year Monthly Baseline 1× AI usage; batch processing Annual Baseline 1× AI usage; 64GB files and batch processing Business2026-10-20 ↗ USD 89/month USD 854/year Monthly Per-user billing; 20× Starter AI usage Annual Per-user billing; 20× Starter AI usage Education program2026-10-20 ↗ Free Free Free Paid apps free after student/teacher eligibility verification; non-commercial educational use only 8 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. 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. Cancellation, sources & verification recordPage advertises a 14-day money-back guarantee and cancellation anytime; eligibility is subject to terms. Official plans and usage terms ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗ |
| Free & trial allowance on the test date | 20 images per 24 hours (20/24h) on free logged-in accounts; up to 10 images per batch queue | Free visitors can directly upload and export full-resolution 2048×2048 transparent PNGs |
| Cancellation & refunds | Self-serve cancellation anytime in account settings | Page advertises a 14-day money-back guarantee and cancellation anytime; eligibility is subject to terms. |
| Disclosure of costs & limits | Login prompt appears on clicking 'Remove background'; 1024×1024 SD cap is disclosed via modal before processing | Openly exposes dedicated Humans / Clothes segmentation models and Alpha Matting toggles in the workspace |
| Task quality | ||
| Measured fixture results | Edge error MAD: 0.0733 (Lower is better) · Global error SAD(k): 28.434 (Lower is better) · Foreground retention: 99.950% (Higher is better) · Background residue: 0.014% (Lower is better) | Edge error MAD: 0.137 (Lower is better) · Global error SAD(k): 62.545 (Lower is better) · Foreground retention: 99.890% (Higher is better) · Background residue: 0.802% (Lower is better) |
| Fixture findings | Fine hair transitions with little background residue in this portrait test; coverage is limited to the recorded fixture. | This test offered full-size export without login and a mask option; complex-scene coverage remains limited. |
| Original historical observation | Ranked #1 in edge accuracy across all 10 tested tools: transition band error mad_band=0.0733, SAD(k)=28.43, and background leak of just 0.014%. Curly hair gaps and sweater edges are remarkably clean. | Img2Go exports a full 2048×2048 transparent PNG (4.2 MB) without login, achieving 99.89% foreground recall and 0.80% background leak while uniquely offering free 'Return Mask' and 'Alpha Matting' controls in the browser. |
| Suitable uses · historical assessment | E-commerce & design workflows needing best-in-class hair edge accuracy where 1024px resolution suffices | Designers and developers needing free, no-login 2048×2048 unwatermarked transparent PNGs or direct binary mask exports (Return Mask) |
| Result & output evidence | No native output obtained; the preview does not establish final export quality. | |
| Delivery capabilities | ||
| Recorded export specifications | 1024 × 1024 · PNG · No watermark in test | 2048 × 2048 (4.2 MB full-resolution RGBA PNG) · Historical description; output not attached · Check watermark record No native output is attached; check the evidence for specification and watermark claims. |
| Historical specification note · not an official maximum | 2048×2048 (Pro unlocks full HD; free logged-in tier prompts and downscales to 1024×1024 SD) | 2048×2048 (Free no-login 4.2 MB native RGBA PNG export) |
| Watermark observation | None | Watermark-Free |
| Batch & API | Web UI supports dragging up to 10 images at once; commercial API available | Supports multi-image uploads, Alpha Matting threshold tuning, and instant Delete Task |
| Recorded free-tier dimensions | 1024 × 1024 | Not verified |
| Attached file dimensions | 1024 × 1024 · PNG | Not verified |
| Speed & reliability | ||
| Timing observation | Network-observed server wait: 3.45s · End-to-end reference: 0.91s | Network-observed server wait: 11.5s · End-to-end reference: 13s |
| Date & fixture | 2026-10-16 · anchor_bgremove_v1 · US-West (California, AS2914) | 2026-10-19 · 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 | Account required in this test | No login in this test |
| Sign-in methods | Google / Apple / Facebook one-click OAuth or email link (mandatory before processing) | No login required |
| Manual adjustment | Manual erase / adjustment recorded in the historical flow | Not verified |
| Interaction observations | No ad clutter or countdown popups; once SD 1024×1024 is selected, clicking Download immediately exports a watermark-free PNG. (-2 pts for allowing guest file staging before showing the mandatory login modal.) | Provides rich pro controls in the workspace—Model (Generic 1 / Generic 2 / Humans / Clothes) and Function (Remove Background / Return Mask / Alpha Matting)—and presents a direct Download button with zero login popups. |
| Background & reputation | ||
| Service lifecycle notice | Not verified | Not verified |
| Operator | Jasper AI, Inc. (formerly Init ML / Stability AI Clipdrop) | QaamGo Web GmbH (Radolfzell, Germany) |
| Recorded origin | Founded in Paris, France / Austin, TX, USA (Jasper AI) | Radolfzell, Germany |
| Domain history record | Launched 2020 | 2016–Present |
| Background & reputation assessment | Originally founded by Init ML in Paris, acquired by Stability AI, and joined Jasper AI (Jasper AI, Inc.) in 2024; industry-leading computer vision pedigree. | Developed and operated by QaamGo Web GmbH in Radolfzell, Germany (the same parent company behind PDF2Go and Online-Convert). |
| External reputation record | Renowned for top-tier segmentation and Relight models; requires sign-in and caps free tier at 1024px, but delivers tier-1 hair matting quality. | Not verified |
| Engineering & privacy | ||
| Processing location | Uploaded for cloud processing | Uploaded for cloud processing |
| Third-party tracking record | Cloudflare Turnstile · Firebase Auth/Firestore · Sentry | Not verified |
| Engineering & privacy assessment | Protected by Cloudflare Turnstile + AppCheck over a fast synchronous API (api.clipdrop.co/remove-background/v2). | Strictly follows EU GDPR rules, providing an immediate Delete Task button on the result page and automatic deletion within 24 hours. |
| Retention statement | Explicit retention period unconfirmed; inspect policy record | Claims deletion within 24 hours; deletion not independently verified |
| Evaluation basis | ||
| Pricing transparency | 32 / 40 Guests can stage an image, and clicking 'Remove background' prompts sign-in first. Once signed in, an explicit 'Image too large for the SD Mode' modal compares SD 1024×1024 vs. HD 2048×2048 side by side before processing—zero silent downscaling. Pricing page clearly states 20/24h free daily quota. | 33 / 35 Prominently promises '100% free · No signup required · AI-powered' on the landing page (01_landing.png); in our anonymous test with the 2048×2048 (6.1 MB) curly-hair portrait anchor, it exported the full 2048×2048 (4.2 MB) transparent PNG without login, downscaling, or watermark traps (02_result.png, 03_download.png). |
| Interaction restraint | 16 / 20 No ad clutter or countdown popups; once SD 1024×1024 is selected, clicking Download immediately exports a watermark-free PNG. (-2 pts for allowing guest file staging before showing the mandatory login modal.) | 27 / 30 Provides rich pro controls in the workspace—Model (Generic 1 / Generic 2 / Humans / Clothes) and Function (Remove Background / Return Mask / Alpha Matting)—and presents a direct Download button with zero login popups. |
| Background & reputation | 24 / 25 Originally founded by Init ML in Paris, acquired by Stability AI, and joined Jasper AI (Jasper AI, Inc.) in 2024; industry-leading computer vision pedigree. | 19 / 20 Developed and operated by QaamGo Web GmbH in Radolfzell, Germany (the same parent company behind PDF2Go and Online-Convert). |
| Engineering & privacy | 14 / 15 Protected by Cloudflare Turnstile + AppCheck over a fast synchronous API (api.clipdrop.co/remove-background/v2). | 14 / 15 Strictly follows EU GDPR rules, providing an immediate Delete Task button on the result page and automatic deletion within 24 hours. |
| Task quality | 59.9 / 65 Transition band error mad_band=0.0733 · Global SAD(k)=28.434 · Foreground recall 99.95% / Background leak 0.014% | 54.8 / 65 2048×2048 full-resolution Alpha Ground-Truth verification: achieves 99.89% foreground recall (fg_recall = 0.9989) with only 0.80% background leak (bg_leak = 0.00802), trimap band error mad_band = 0.1370, and global SAD = 62.55k (54.8/65) |
| Deliverable specifications | 20 / 20 True Alpha channel (8/8); Max deliverable spec: 2048×2048 (Pro unlocks full HD; free logged-in tier prompts and downscales to 1024×1024 SD) | 20 / 20 Preserves 100% of the original 2048×2048 pixel grid and 8-bit RGBA alpha transparency without login or pre-downscaling (20.0/20) |
| Processing speed | 13 / 15 Network-observed server wait: 3.45s (API mode: sync; network upload 0.71s / end-to-end 0.91s shown for reference only, never penalized) | 11 / 15 Processes the 6.1 MB portrait anchor in ~11.5s on its cloud segmentation pipeline (11.0/15) |
