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Each product is scored independently per task edge; switch tasks below while keeping shared products selected| Task edge | picresize.com | Fotor | Switch / compare |
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| Background removal | Not tested in topic | 74/100 2048 × 2048 · PNG | Compare in task topic → |
| Image compression | 95/100 JPEG · Output attached | 49/100 2048 × 2048 · PNG | Active task |
| 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 | PicResize Image Compressor Image compression 95/100 Seven-aspect task score Pioneering web photo tool running for over 21 years, exporting 2048×2048 watermark-free compressed JPGs without login; slashes size by 84.4% while sustaining a remarkable 46.3 dB PSNR. Tested export JPEG · Output attached Historical test · 2026-11-03 | Fotor Free Image Compressor Image compression 49/100 Seven-aspect task score Default PNG output grew in this run, and login was demanded only at download; marketing prompts and late gating add friction. Tested export 2048 × 2048 · PNG Historical test · 2026-10-18 |
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| Pricing & rules | ||
| Pricing plans | PicResize Regular free tier and Pro annual/lifetime plans · 2026-11-01 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Regular Free2026-11-01 ↗ Free Free Free Unlimited batch resizing, compression, and basic editing Batch resizing, file compression, cropping, and effects；Ad-supported, no AI enlarger；Free forever, no renewal；Perpetual access Pro Annual2026-11-01 ↗ — USD 60/year Annual Unlimited full access with zero ads AI lossless upscaling, batch crop, text/watermark, HEIC support, ad-free；Billed annually；Annual automatic renewal；1 year validity Pro Lifetime2026-11-01 ↗ USD 75 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time Lifetime unlimited full access with zero ads AI lossless upscaling, batch crop, text/watermark, HEIC support, lifetime ad-free；Single-account lifetime license；One-time payment, no renewal；Lifetime perpetual validity 3 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. Regular version is free forever with ads; Pro version offers $60/year or $75 one-time lifetime payment for AI enlarging and ad-free experience. Cancellation, sources & verification recordCancellation and refund terms unverified PicResize Pro Official Pricing ↗ · 2026-11-01 Capture 1 ↗ | 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 and unlimited usage with 20-minute temporary direct download link | Allows dragging up to 50 images into the batch editor, but clicking Download enforces a mandatory login wall |
| Cancellation & refunds | Not verified | Cancel auto-renewal anytime in account settings |
| Disclosure of costs & limits | Results page clearly displays before-and-after resolution and file size | Login requirement is only revealed after clicking Apply and then clicking Download |
| Task quality | ||
| Measured fixture results | File reduction: 84.38% · Output size: 646.3 KB | File reduction: -42.27% · Output size: 5886.7 KB |
| Fixture findings | Compresses 4.14 MB originals down to 646 KB at full 2048px resolution with near-flawless 0.9997 SSIM, delivering crisp edges and zero block artifacts. | Default settings increased this PNG's size; downloading also required login. |
| Original historical observation | PicResize exports 2048×2048 compressed JPG without login, reducing size by 84.38% (4.14 MB → 646 KB) while sustaining 46.25 dB PSNR and 0.9997 SSIM. | Fotor's Image Compressor exposed two major flaws in real-machine testing: first, its default 'Format: Original / Image Quality: Medium' mode has no PNG palette quantizer, causing our 4.0 MB PNG to balloon to 5.7 MB (`↑ 42.3%` in red on Fotor's own card, 02_workspace.png); second, clicking Download immediately hits a mandatory login wall (03_download.png). |
| Suitable uses · historical assessment | Users and webmasters needing quick, signup-free image compression with extreme quality retention (PSNR > 46 dB) | Only usable for signed-in Fotor users compressing JPEGs (or converting PNGs to JPG/WebP); completely unsuitable for native PNG compression |
| Result & output evidence | ||
| Delivery capabilities | ||
| Recorded export specifications | JPEG · Output attached · No watermark in test | 2048 × 2048 · PNG · No watermark in test |
| Historical specification note · not an official maximum | 2048 × 2048 (646.3 KB original JPG) | 2048×2048 (download blocked without login, and default PNG mode inflates file size by +42.3%) |
| Watermark observation | Completely watermark-free | Watermark-free (requires login) |
| Batch & API | Crop, rotate, filters, batch resizing, and multi-format conversion | Batch workspace supports up to 50 images per session |
| Recorded free-tier dimensions | 2048 × 2048 | 2048 × 2048 |
| Attached file dimensions | Not verified | 2048 × 2048 · PNG |
| Speed & reliability | ||
| Timing observation | Network-observed server wait: 2.5s · End-to-end reference: 3.5s | Network-observed server wait: 2.4s · End-to-end reference: 2.4s |
| Date & fixture | 2026-11-03 · anchor_compress_v1 · US-West (California, AS2914) | 2026-10-18 · anchor_compress_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 | Account required in this test |
| Sign-in methods | Completely usable without login | Mandatory Google / Facebook / Apple / Email login modal triggered when clicking Download |
| Manual adjustment | Not verified | Not verified |
| Interaction observations | Not verified | Enforces a classic post-action login gate after the user has already configured and applied settings, accompanied by persistent top promo banners (02_workspace.png, 03_download.png). |
| Background & reputation | ||
| Service lifecycle notice | Not verified | Not verified |
| Operator | Internich LLC | Everimaging Ltd. (Fotor) |
| Recorded origin | United States | Chengdu, China / Global Operations |
| Domain history record | Established in 2005 | 2012–Present (14-year photo editing suite) |
| Background & reputation assessment | Not verified | Batch compression module within the globally recognized Fotor photo editing suite operated by Everimaging Ltd. |
| External reputation record | Not verified | Not verified |
| Engineering & privacy | ||
| Processing location | Uploaded for cloud processing | Processing location unconfirmed |
| Third-party tracking record | Google Analytics · Google AdSense | Not verified |
| Engineering & privacy assessment | Not verified | Re-encodes images in the browser via Canvas Blob generation, but forces personal account sign-in before allowing file export. |
| Retention statement | Claims deletion within 20 minutes; deletion not independently verified | Explicit retention period unconfirmed; inspect policy record |
| Evaluation basis | ||
| Pricing transparency | 14 / 35 The landing page advertises 'Compress JPG, JPEG, PNG, WEBP... with Fotor’s free image compressor' (01_landing.png) without mentioning mandatory registration; after uploading and clicking Apply, clicking the top-right Download button triggers a 'Continue to Download Your Work' login wall that blocks guest export (03_download.png). | |
| Interaction restraint | 13 / 30 Enforces a classic post-action login gate after the user has already configured and applied settings, accompanied by persistent top promo banners (02_workspace.png, 03_download.png). | |
| Background & reputation | 15 / 20 Batch compression module within the globally recognized Fotor photo editing suite operated by Everimaging Ltd. | |
| Engineering & privacy | 10 / 15 Re-encodes images in the browser via Canvas Blob generation, but forces personal account sign-in before allowing file export. | |
| Task quality | 63 / 65 Size Reduction: -84.38% (4137.9 KB → 646.3 KB, 6.4× ratio) · PSNR: 46.25 dB · SSIM: 0.9997 | 25 / 65 Severe algorithmic flaw on PNGs: under the default 'Format: Original / Image Quality: Medium' setting, Fotor lacks a PNG palette quantizer and simply re-encodes via unquantized browser Canvas `toBlob('image/png')`, INFLATING our 4,137.9 KB anchor PNG up to 5,886.7 KB (displaying a red `4.0MB → 5.7MB ↑ 42.3%` badge on its own UI, see 02_workspace.png) (25.0/65) |
| Deliverable specifications | 20 / 20 Clean unwatermarked export (8/8); Export spec: 2048 × 2048 (646.3 KB original JPG) | 11 / 20 While 2048×2048 dimensions are preserved, guest downloads are blocked by a mandatory login modal and native PNG file size increases instead of shrinking (11.0/20) |
| Processing speed | 13.5 / 15 Network-observed server wait: 2.5s (API mode: cloud_server_pipeline; network upload 1s / end-to-end 3.5s shown for reference only, never penalized) | 12 / 15 Local Canvas re-encoding takes ~2.4s, but workflow is stalled by the batch editor redirect and download login wall (12.0/15) |
