Alternatives to Clipdrop

A set of web-based AI image tools for background removal, cleanup, upscaling, relighting and generation. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

The original

  • Clipdrop

    A set of web-based AI image tools for background removal, cleanup, upscaling, relighting and generation.

    FreeProprietaryWeb

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Clipdrop.

  • Pixelcut

    An AI photo and video editor for product images, with background removal, upscaling and generated scenes.

    Pixelcut covers background removal, upscaling up to 16x and generated scenes, adds iOS and Android apps, and focuses on product and marketing imagery.

  • Photoroom

    An AI photo editor for product photography with background removal, batch editing and marketplace-ready listings.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    Photoroom offers background removal, AI product scenes and batch editing across thousands of images, but focuses on commerce photos rather than general tools.

  • remove.bg

    A web tool that removes image backgrounds automatically and can generate new backdrops.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    remove.bg handles only automatic background removal, with bulk editing up to 500 images and an API, and its free use is limited.

  • Cleanup.pictures

    A web tool that removes unwanted objects, people, text and defects from photos using AI inpainting.

    FreeProprietaryWeb

    Cleanup.pictures does only object, text and defect removal by drag and drop, dropping the background removal, upscaling and generation tools.

  • Pixlr

    A browser-based photo editor with AI image generation, background removal and collage tools.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    Pixlr is a freemium browser editor that pairs AI background removal and generation with more than 20 editing tools and a collage maker.

  • Picsart

    A web-based creative platform for editing photos and generating images, video and audio with AI models.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    Picsart is a freemium web platform with background removal, frame expansion and many AI image and video models, with fuller use requiring a subscription.

  • Fotor

    An online photo editor and design tool with many AI tools for enhancement and background removal.

    Fotor offers AI retouching and background tools in the browser plus Android and iOS apps, with some features behind paid plans.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Clipdrop as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • Real-ESRGAN

    Open source AI model for upscaling and restoring images and video.

    Clipdrop offers free web-based upscaling among other single-purpose AI tools, but images are processed online rather than on your own machine.

  • Upscayl

    Enlarges low-resolution images with AI models running on your own GPU, in a plain drag-and-drop window.

    Clipdrop provides free browser-based upscaling alongside background removal and cleanup, but processes images online instead of on your GPU.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.

  • Magnific

    An online AI creative platform for generating and upscaling images, video and audio, formerly Freepik.

    PaidProprietaryWeb
  • Topaz Photo

    Desktop image enhancement software that uses AI models to sharpen, denoise, unblur and upscale photos.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOS
  • Adobe Firefly

    Adobe's generative AI app for creating and editing images, video, audio and designs.