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Each product is scored independently per task edge; switch tasks below while keeping shared products selected| Task edge | Img2Go | iLoveIMG | Switch / compare |
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| Background removal | 88/100 2048 × 2048 (4.2 MB full-resolution RGBA PNG) · Historical description; output not attached | 83/100 2048 × 2048 · PNG | Active task |
| Image compression | 80/100 2048 × 2048 · PNG | 92/100 2048 × 2048 · PNG | |
| Image upscaling | 84/100 1024 × 1024 (2.0x default PNG, 1.1 MB) / custom dimensions · Historical description; output not attached | 96/100 2048×2048 (PNG · 4.0x Full Resolution) · Historical description; output not attached | |
| Image generation | 87/100 1024 × 1024 · PNG | Not tested in topic | Compare in task topic → |
| Photo restoration | 89/100 1024 × 1024 · PNG | Not tested in topic | Compare in task topic → |
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Browse this task →| Criterion | 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 | iLoveIMG (Remove Background) Background removal 83/100 Seven-aspect task score Free full-size export without login keeps downloads simple; files are processed in the cloud and the page loads ad and analytics scripts. Tested export 2048 × 2048 · PNG Historical test · 2026-10-16 |
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| Pricing & rules | ||
| Pricing plans | 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 ↗ | Web single-user free, monthly, annual and enterprise quote; USD · 2026-10-20 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Basic2026-10-20 ↗ Free Free Free Basic tools and limited processing; AI background-removal allowance unspecified Premium2026-10-20 ↗ USD 9/month USD 60/year Annual 2,000 AI credits listed; refresh cycle not stated on the card All tools, priority support and no ads; 1–25 users selectable Monthly 2,000 AI credits; reset period not stated on the card 4 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. 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. Verification has gaps; unknown prices and quotas are not inferred. Cancellation, sources & verification recordUpgrade, downgrade or cancel in account settings; refund terms not separately verified. Official plans and usage terms ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗ Current pricing and AI credits ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ Official handling of usage limits ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ Background removal entry recheck ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ |
| Free & trial allowance on the test date | Free visitors can directly upload and export full-resolution 2048×2048 transparent PNGs | Free no-login batch background removal and 2048×2048 full-res PNG export; Premium unlocks larger batches and ad-free workspace |
| Cancellation & refunds | Page advertises a 14-day money-back guarantee and cancellation anytime; eligibility is subject to terms. | Upgrade, downgrade or cancel in account settings; refund terms not separately verified. |
| Disclosure of costs & limits | Openly exposes dedicated Humans / Clothes segmentation models and Alpha Matting toggles in the workspace | Clear upfront interface with zero surprise paywalls |
| Task quality | ||
| Measured fixture results | 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) | Edge error MAD: 0.0997 (Lower is better) · Global error SAD(k): 47.178 (Lower is better) · Foreground retention: 99.910% (Higher is better) · Background residue: 0.104% (Lower is better) |
| Fixture findings | This test offered full-size export without login and a mask option; complex-scene coverage remains limited. | Strong subject and curl retention with a smaller output file in this test; other scenes need separate checks. |
| Original historical observation | 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. | Achieves 99.91% foreground recall and only 0.104% background leak with a clean hair transition band (mad_band=0.0997, SAD(k)=47.18), exporting an optimized 1.43MB 2048×2048 transparent PNG. |
| Suitable uses · historical assessment | Designers and developers needing free, no-login 2048×2048 unwatermarked transparent PNGs or direct binary mask exports (Return Mask) | Everyday users and e-commerce sellers seeking a zero-login, zero-gimmick 2048×2048 transparent PNG cutout |
| Result & output evidence | No native output obtained; the preview does not establish final export quality. | |
| Delivery capabilities | ||
| Recorded export specifications | 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. | 2048 × 2048 · PNG · No watermark in test |
| Historical specification note · not an official maximum | 2048×2048 (Free no-login 4.2 MB native RGBA PNG export) | 2048×2048 (Guest no-login direct 2048×2048 transparent PNG export, 100.0% pixel retention) |
| Watermark observation | Watermark-Free | No watermark |
| Batch & API | Supports multi-image uploads, Alpha Matting threshold tuning, and instant Delete Task | Free tier supports multi-image batch upload |
| Recorded free-tier dimensions | Not verified | 2048 × 2048 |
| Attached file dimensions | Not verified | 2048 × 2048 · PNG |
| Speed & reliability | ||
| Timing observation | Network-observed server wait: 11.5s · End-to-end reference: 13s | Network-observed server wait: 6.4s · End-to-end reference: 13.94s |
| Date & fixture | 2026-10-19 · 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 | No login required to upload, remove background, and download full-resolution transparent PNGs (optional email/Google login available) |
| Manual adjustment | Not verified | One-click automated cutout without manual brushing |
| Interaction observations | 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. | No signup modals, no countdown timers, and no forced cross-product redirects; only displays a Google AdSense banner on the left side of the workspace (-2). |
| Background & reputation | ||
| Service lifecycle notice | Not verified | Not verified |
| Operator | QaamGo Web GmbH (Radolfzell, Germany) | iLovePDF S.L. |
| Recorded origin | Radolfzell, Germany | Barcelona, Spain |
| Domain history record | 2016–Present | iLoveIMG launched 2016 (parent founded 2010) |
| Background & reputation assessment | Developed and operated by QaamGo Web GmbH in Radolfzell, Germany (the same parent company behind PDF2Go and Online-Convert). | Developed and operated by iLovePDF S.L. (Barcelona, Spain, founded 2010), a globally trusted document and image utility suite. |
| External reputation record | Not verified | Matching its #1 rank in our AI Image Upscaler benchmark (94.6), iLoveIMG also delivers true no-login 2048×2048 unwatermarked exports in Background Removal. |
| Engineering & privacy | ||
| Processing location | Uploaded for cloud processing | Uploaded for cloud processing |
| Third-party tracking record | Not verified | Google Analytics · Google DoubleClick AdSense |
| Engineering & privacy assessment | Strictly follows EU GDPR rules, providing an immediate Delete Task button on the result page and automatic deletion within 24 hours. | Uploads via HTTPS to api4g.iloveimg.com under ISO/IEC 27001 certification with automatic file deletion within 2 hours; loads Google Analytics and DoubleClick AdSense scripts. |
| Retention statement | Claims deletion within 24 hours; deletion not independently verified | Claims deletion within 2 hours; deletion not independently verified |
| Evaluation basis | ||
| Pricing transparency | 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). | 40 / 40 Clean, zero-friction landing page: guests can upload the 2048×2048 anchor image without logging in, preview the cutout, and click "Remove background" to directly download a full 2048×2048 unwatermarked PNG (1.43MB) with zero hidden paywalls. |
| Interaction restraint | 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. | 18 / 20 No signup modals, no countdown timers, and no forced cross-product redirects; only displays a Google AdSense banner on the left side of the workspace (-2). |
| Background & reputation | 19 / 20 Developed and operated by QaamGo Web GmbH in Radolfzell, Germany (the same parent company behind PDF2Go and Online-Convert). | 23 / 25 Developed and operated by iLovePDF S.L. (Barcelona, Spain, founded 2010), a globally trusted document and image utility suite. |
| Engineering & privacy | 14 / 15 Strictly follows EU GDPR rules, providing an immediate Delete Task button on the result page and automatic deletion within 24 hours. | 13 / 15 Uploads via HTTPS to api4g.iloveimg.com under ISO/IEC 27001 certification with automatic file deletion within 2 hours; loads Google Analytics and DoubleClick AdSense scripts. |
| Task quality | 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) | 48.6 / 65 Transition band error mad_band=0.0997 · Global SAD(k)=47.178 · Foreground recall 99.91% / Background leak 0.104% |
| Deliverable specifications | 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) | 20 / 20 True Alpha channel (8/8); Max deliverable spec: 2048×2048 (Guest no-login direct 2048×2048 transparent PNG export, 100.0% pixel retention) |
| Processing speed | 11 / 15 Processes the 6.1 MB portrait anchor in ~11.5s on its cloud segmentation pipeline (11.0/15) | 10 / 15 Network-observed server wait: 6.4s (API mode: async; network upload 3.18s / end-to-end 13.94s shown for reference only, never penalized) |
