Background Remover - Stockphotos.com vs Palette.fm

Upload a JPG, PNG, TIFF, WEBP, or BMP file and Stockphotos.com's Background Remover strips the backdrop in about 8 seconds, then lets you download a transparent PNG or drop in a new background. The browser tool handles people, products, animals, and graphics without manual masking, with a 10 MB upload limit per file.

Most background removers push monthly subscriptions, but this one sells one-time removal packs after 3 free credits on signup. You pay when you need more, removals expire on a fixed schedule, and the same Stockphotos API also handles upscaling and EPS conversion for e-commerce workflows.

E-commerce sellers prepping product shots, designers building banners, and developers embedding removal via API are the use cases Stockphotos.com highlights on the site. Free tier caps export at 1200 pixels with slower processing; paid packs unlock 8000-pixel output and priority speed.

Signup includes 3 free removals plus 10 free upscaler credits. Paid packs start at $4.90 for 20 removals or $15 for 100 removals as one-time purchases with no subscription required.

Palette.fm colorizes black-and-white photos through a browser upload flow with 21+ filter presets and keyword-based color tweaks. Upload an image, pick a filter, adjust descriptive keywords if needed, then download a full-resolution result or keep iterating on previews. The photo editing workflow targets family historians, photographers, and creators restoring old prints without opening Photoshop.

Most colorizers lean on heavy sepia and purple casts with little room to steer skin tones or fabric colors. Palette.fm lets you click a filter then fine-tune hues through plain-language keywords, and it sells one-time credit packs alongside subscriptions. Free previews cap at 500x500 pixels with a watermark, while paid credits remove the logo and support files up to 5000x5000 pixels.

Genealogy researchers, photo archivists, and YouTube educators use Palette.fm to batch-test color looks before committing credits. The site reports 54 million photos colorized and 6.6 million registered users, with an API option for teams that want programmatic access.