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Each product is scored independently per task edge; switch tasks below while keeping shared products selected| Task edge | Pixlr | TinyWow | Switch / compare |
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| Background removal | 68/100 2048 × 2048 · PNG | 62/100 2048 × 2048 · PNG | Active task |
| Image compression | Not tested in topic | 82/100 2048 × 2048 (3,744.0 KB PNG, -9.52%) · Historical description; output not attached | Compare in task topic → |
| PDF to Word | Not tested in topic | 71/100 7.9 KB OOXML package named .doc (100% text, 0 native tables) · Historical description; output not attached | Compare in task topic → |
| Image upscaling | 88/100 2048×2048 (PNG · 4.0x Super Scale) · Historical description; output not attached | Not tested in topic | Compare in task topic → |
| Object removal | 90/100 2048×2048 (Native Full-Res No Watermark PNG/JPG/WebP) · Historical description; output not attached | Not tested in topic | Compare in task topic → |
| Image generation | 92/100 1024×1024 (Unwatermarked PNG, 1.38MB) · Historical description; output not attached | Not tested in topic | Compare in task topic → |
| PDF compression | Not tested in topic | 93/100 PDF · Output attached | Compare in task topic → |
| PDF merge & split | Not tested in topic | 95/100 PDF · Output attached | Compare in task topic → |
| Photo restoration | 69/100 JPEG · Output attached | Not tested in topic | Compare in task topic → |
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Browse this task →| Criterion | Pixlr Remove BG Background removal 68/100 Seven-aspect task score Free login-free export produces a 2048px file, but processing downsizes first and enlarges the mask; overlay promotions and ZIP-only downloads add friction. Tested export 2048 × 2048 · PNG Historical test · 2026-10-15 | TinyWow Image Background Remover Background removal 62/100 Seven-aspect task score Exports full 2048×2048 unwatermarked transparent PNGs without login; preserves the main subject well, though server wait is slower and fine curl gaps retain some background. Tested export 2048 × 2048 · PNG Historical test · 2026-10-23 |
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| Pricing & rules | ||
| Pricing plans | All web monthly/annual tiers and five credit top-up packs · 2026-10-20 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Plus2026-10-20 ↗ USD 2.49/month USD 23.88/year Monthly 80 AI credits/month; not a dedicated removal count Rules [1] Annual 960 general AI credits/year, valid for one year Rules [2] Premium2026-10-20 ↗ USD 9.99/month USD 95.88/year Monthly 1,000 AI credits/month; not a dedicated removal count Rules [1] Annual 12,000 general AI credits/year, valid for one year Rules [2] Ultra regular2026-10-20 ↗ USD 24.99/month USD 239.9/year Monthly 5,000 AI credits/month; not a dedicated removal count Rules [1] Annual 60,000 general AI credits/year, valid for one year Rules [2] Ultra MAX2026-10-20 ↗ USD 49.99/month USD 479.9/year Monthly 10,000 AI credits/month; not a dedicated removal count Rules [1] Annual 120,000 general AI credits/year, valid for one year Rules [2] 200 AI credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 3.99 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 200 general AI credits; pack expiry not separately verified 500 AI credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 6.99 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 500 general AI credits; pack expiry not separately verified 1,000 AI credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 9.99 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 1,000 general AI credits; pack expiry not separately verified 2,000 AI credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 16.99 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 2,000 general AI credits; pack expiry not separately verified 5,000 AI credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 30.99 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 5,000 general AI credits; pack expiry not separately verified 13 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. All four annual charges were confirmed at checkout. Ultra $239.90/year and Ultra MAX $479.90/year differ from rounded monthly equivalents multiplied by 12. The feature FAQ advertises free removal and batch ZIP export without quantifying free counts/limits. Removal credit conversion and top-up expiry are not separately stated in reviewed pages. Tax depends on billing address. Verification has gaps; unknown prices and quotas are not inferred. Cancellation, sources & verification recordPage states cancellation is available anytime; refund details unverified. Official plans and usage terms ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗ · Capture 3 ↗ Official annual checkout summaries for all four plans ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗ · Capture 3 ↗ · Capture 4 ↗ Official free removal and batch explanation ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ | TinyWow current PDF-specific and all-tool subscriptions; USD · 2026-10-20 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Web free2026-10-20 ↗ Free Free Free No registration; free PDF tools are available, but exact daily allowances are not listed. PDF Unlimited2026-10-20 ↗ USD 9/month USD 72/year Monthly 45+ PDF tools, unlimited PDF use, no daily limits or ads Annual 45+ PDF tools, unlimited PDF use, no daily limits or ads TinyWow Unlimited2026-10-20 ↗ USD 20/month USD 180/year Monthly All PDF/image/writing/video/file tools; no ads or captcha Annual All PDF/image/writing/video/file tools; no ads or captcha 5 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. Monthly and annual modes confirm annual bills USD 72 / 180. Current PDF Unlimited and all-tool TinyWow Unlimited replace the historical Supporter description. Other single-category subscriptions do not include PDF. Numeric free limits and cancellation terms remain unspecified. Verification has gaps; unknown prices and quotas are not inferred. Cancellation, sources & verification recordCancellation and refund terms follow official checkout and help policies. Official feature and pricing page ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ Official feature and pricing page ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ Official feature and pricing page ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ |
| Free & trial allowance on the test date | Free guest saves up to daily browser quota; Pixlr Plus/Premium unlocks unlimited saves | Free to use without login; exports full 2048×2048 unwatermarked RGBA PNG |
| Cancellation & refunds | Page states cancellation is available anytime; refund details unverified. | Cancellation and refund terms follow official checkout and help policies. |
| Disclosure of costs & limits | Client-side pre-downscale is not disclosed in the UI (detected via CDP network payload inspection) | Upfront on landing page; no hidden resolution downgrade at export |
| Task quality | ||
| Measured fixture results | Edge error MAD: 0.1373 (Lower is better) · Global error SAD(k): 51.148 (Lower is better) · Foreground retention: 99.640% (Higher is better) · Background residue: 0.120% (Lower is better) | Edge error MAD: 0.1675 (Lower is better) · Global error SAD(k): 68.638 (Lower is better) · Foreground retention: 99.860% (Higher is better) · Background residue: 0.867% (Lower is better) |
| Fixture findings | The export is 2048px, but hair has blocky cuts and jagged gaps; inspect carefully for detailed cutouts. | Preserves full 2048×2048 resolution and main subject silhouette; semi-transparent halo remains in curly hair gaps. |
| Original historical observation | Because segmentation runs on a heavily compressed upload and a 22KB mask upscaled to 2048px, curly hair edges appear blocky and hard-clipped (mad_band=0.1462, SAD(k)=51.1, bg_leak=0.816%). | Against green and black backdrops, the 2048×2048 cutout preserves the full portrait and outer curl silhouette without cropping, though semi-transparent background residue remains along fine curly flyaways. |
| Suitable uses · historical assessment | Simple hard-edged objects (boxes, cars, icons) needing sub-second processing where fine hair detail is not required | Users who need a genuinely free, no-login, full-resolution (2048×2048) unwatermarked transparent PNG cutout with optional solid-color or image background replacement |
| 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 nominal output (⚠️ CDP packet inspection reveals browser downscales/compresses 6.63MB input to 0.127MB before upload, then upscales a 22KB low-res mask back to 2048×2048) | 2048×2048 (PNG, RGBA, 4.22 MB, retains 100% pixel area) |
| Watermark observation | None | No watermark |
| Batch & API | Supports uploading multiple images at once and exporting as a single ZIP | Single-image web cutout + built-in background color/photo replacement editor |
| Recorded free-tier dimensions | 2048 × 2048 | 2048 × 2048 |
| Attached file dimensions | 2048 × 2048 · PNG | 2048 × 2048 · PNG |
| Speed & reliability | ||
| Timing observation | Network-observed server wait: 0.78s · End-to-end reference: 1.3s | Network-observed server wait: 11.76s · End-to-end reference: 22.93s |
| Date & fixture | 2026-10-15 · anchor_bgremove_v1 · US-West (California, AS2914) | 2026-10-23 · 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 for free ZIP download | No login required (includes automatic Turnstile verification); optional TinyWow Supporter plan removes captchas and ads |
| Manual adjustment | Built-in Fine Tune brush (Draw/Erase) in the web workspace | Not verified |
| Interaction observations | Landing page displays a promotional modal overlay on entry (-4 pts), though guest ZIP download works without login. | No login wall or paywall blocks the full-resolution transparent PNG export; includes an automatic Cloudflare Turnstile check before upload and display ad slots around the workspace. |
| Background & reputation | ||
| Service lifecycle notice | Not verified | Not verified |
| Operator | Pixlr Pte. Ltd. (Inmagine Group) | Box20 Media LLC (TinyWow) |
| Recorded origin | Singapore / Malaysia (founded in Sweden 2008) | United States |
| Domain history record | Launched 2008 | tinywow.com (2021–Present) |
| Background & reputation assessment | Pixlr (Inmagine Group / 123RF ecosystem, founded 2008), veteran browser photo editor. | Operated by Box20 Media LLC (US), the team behind the widely used TinyWow multi-category free web utility suite. |
| External reputation record | Classic browser editor with ultra-low subscription pricing ($1.99/mo), but its web BG remover trades hair edge precision for bandwidth savings via client pre-compression. | Not verified |
| Engineering & privacy | ||
| Processing location | Uploaded for cloud processing | Uploaded for cloud processing |
| Third-party tracking record | Google Analytics · AdSense / Programmatic Ads | No third-party services listed in this record; this is not proof that none exist. |
| Engineering & privacy assessment | Fast 0.78s server response, but client-side pre-compression sacrifices high-frequency hair detail. | Processes via /image/prepare and asynchronous /files/check-exists polling (11.76s server wait) and delivers a clean 2048×2048 RGBA PNG from tinywow.com/results, with automatic server deletion 1 hour after upload. |
| Retention statement | Explicit retention period unconfirmed; inspect policy record | Claims deletion within 1 hours; deletion not independently verified |
| Evaluation basis | ||
| Pricing transparency | 22 / 40 Allows guest export of a 2048×2048 PNG inside a ZIP archive, but does not disclose that the image is pre-compressed in the browser and segmented using a low-resolution mask before upscaling back to 2048×2048. | 36 / 40 States "Uploaded and generated files are deleted 1 hour after upload" on the landing page; requires no login or payment to export the full 2048×2048 unwatermarked RGBA PNG via Download -> Save to device (01_landing.png, 02_result.png, 03_download.png). |
| Interaction restraint | 14 / 20 Landing page displays a promotional modal overlay on entry (-4 pts), though guest ZIP download works without login. | 18 / 20 No login wall or paywall blocks the full-resolution transparent PNG export; includes an automatic Cloudflare Turnstile check before upload and display ad slots around the workspace. |
| Background & reputation | 22 / 25 Pixlr (Inmagine Group / 123RF ecosystem, founded 2008), veteran browser photo editor. | 18 / 25 Operated by Box20 Media LLC (US), the team behind the widely used TinyWow multi-category free web utility suite. |
| Engineering & privacy | 13 / 15 Fast 0.78s server response, but client-side pre-compression sacrifices high-frequency hair detail. | 14 / 15 Processes via /image/prepare and asynchronous /files/check-exists polling (11.76s server wait) and delivers a clean 2048×2048 RGBA PNG from tinywow.com/results, with automatic server deletion 1 hour after upload. |
| Task quality | 39 / 65 Transition band error mad_band=0.1373 · Global SAD(k)=51.148 · Foreground recall 99.64% / Background leak 0.120% | 26.3 / 65 Transition band error mad_band=0.1675 · Global SAD(k)=68.638 · Foreground recall 99.86% / Background leak 0.867% |
| Deliverable specifications | 12 / 20 True Alpha channel (8/8); Max deliverable spec: 2048×2048 nominal output (⚠️ CDP packet inspection reveals browser downscales/compresses 6.63MB input to 0.127MB before upload, then upscales a 22KB low-res mask back to 2048×2048) | 20 / 20 True Alpha channel (8/8); Max deliverable spec: 2048×2048 (PNG, RGBA, 4.22 MB, retains 100% pixel area) |
| Processing speed | 15 / 15 Network-observed server wait: 0.78s (API mode: sync_json; network upload 0.2s / end-to-end 1.3s shown for reference only, never penalized) | 6 / 15 Network-observed server wait: 11.76s (API mode: async_poll; network upload 0.91s / end-to-end 22.93s shown for reference only, never penalized) |
