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Photoroom vs Runway

Features, pricing, ratings, and pros and cons, side by side.

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Photoroom

Create, edit and scale product photos and ads with AI background tools

4.0(1 review)Free trial
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Verdict

Photoroom and Runway are both Image & Visual AI tools. Only Runway has a free plan or trial.

Best overall

Runway

  • Filmmakers
  • Video creators
  • Marketers and ad teams
  • Designers

Choose Photoroom if

  • You want a tool built for producing consistent product images at volume, replacing backgrounds, generating lifestyle and model shots, and automating image pipelines through an API.
  • Covers the e-commerce image workflow in one place: background removal, staging, fashion models, resizing and video.
  • Available on web, iOS, Android and Shopify, with an App Store rating of 4.8 from about 231K ratings.

Choose Runway if

  • You want a tool built for Text-to-video and image-to-video generation.
  • Combines video, image and audio generation and editing in one workspace.
  • Offers Runway's own Gen-4.5 plus third-party models such as Seedance 2.0.
Best value
Runway
Best for beginners
Photoroom
Best for business
Photoroom

Features

18 features compared.

  • Background Remover
    Photoroom
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • AI Backgrounds and Product Staging
    Photoroom
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • AI Fashion Models and Virtual Try-On
    Photoroom
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • AI Shadows, Fill and Expand
    Photoroom
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Video Generator
    Photoroom
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Batch Editing and Catalog Management
    Photoroom
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Brand Kit and Spaces
    Photoroom
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Visual Agents and Product Page Rater
    Photoroom
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • API and MCP Connector
    Photoroom
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Gen-4.5 video model
    Photoroom
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Creative Agent
    Photoroom
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Multiple models
    Photoroom
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Characters
    Photoroom
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Aleph and Act-Two
    Photoroom
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Audio tools
    Photoroom
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Workflows and Recipes
    Photoroom
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Runway Dev API
    Photoroom
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Runway MCP
    Photoroom
    Not available
    Runway
    Available

Pricing

Plans as listed by each vendor. Check their sites for current prices.

  • Pricing model
    Photoroom
    Free trial
    Runway
    Freemium
  • Free plan
    Photoroom
    No
    Runway
    Yes
  • Starting price
    Photoroom
    $12.99
    Runway
    $0
  • Plans
    Photoroom
    4 plans
    Runway
    4 plans

Photoroom plans

  • Pro

    $12.99/month

    Entry paid plan for sellers

    • 8,000 AI credits per month
    • 1,000 exports per month
    • Unlimited core tools
    • Up to 50 seats

  • Max

    Most popular

    $34.99/month

    Most popular plan with video and Shopify

    • 25,000 AI credits per month
    • 3,000 exports per month
    • Video Generator up to 50 generations
    • Shopify integration
    • Up to 50 seats

  • Ultra

    $99/month

    High-volume plan with 4K output

    • 75,000 AI credits per month
    • 10,000 exports per month
    • Video Generator up to 150 generations
    • 4K video and image
    • Shopify integration

  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    Governed, API-heavy deployments

    • Shared annual credit balance
    • Visual Agents
    • SOC 2 Type 2
    • SSO
    • Enterprise SLA
    • Dedicated onboarding

Runway plans

  • Free

    $0

    125 one-time credits that do not expire

    • A selection of generative models
    • 5GB storage

  • Standard

    $15/month

    625 credits per month; $12 per month billed annually

    • All video and image models
    • Creative Agent
    • 5 parallel generations
    • Music and voice and sound effects
    • Up to 3 projects
    • No watermarks
    • 4K upscaling
    • 20GB storage

  • Pro

    Most popular

    $35/month

    2,250 credits per month; $28 per month billed annually

    • Everything in Standard
    • 15 parallel generations
    • Up to 5 projects
    • 1 Brand Kit
    • 1 custom voice clone
    • Top-up credits
    • Runway MCP
    • Unlimited 4K video upscaling
    • 100GB storage

  • Max

    $95/month

    9,500 credits per month; $76 per month billed annually

    • Everything in Pro
    • Early access to new models
    • 20 parallel generations
    • Up to 10 projects
    • Up to 3 Brand Kits
    • Up to 3 custom voice clones
    • HDR and ProRes and image sequence outputs
    • 500GB storage

Our ratings

Scored out of 10 by the Finder Atlas editorial team. Last reviewed October 2026.

Photoroom
8.2overall
Runway
8.4overall

  • Ease of Use

    Photoroom
    9.0
    Runway
    Not rated

  • Feature Depth

    Photoroom
    8.3
    Runway
    Not rated

  • Value for Money

    Photoroom
    7.5
    Runway
    Not rated

  • Performance & Speed

    Photoroom
    8.4
    Runway
    Not rated

  • Documentation & Support

    Photoroom
    8.0
    Runway
    Not rated

  • Video Quality

    Photoroom
    Not rated
    Runway
    9.0

  • Camera & Motion Control

    Photoroom
    Not rated
    Runway
    8.8

  • Model Variety

    Photoroom
    Not rated
    Runway
    8.5

  • Editing Tools

    Photoroom
    Not rated
    Runway
    8.6

  • Pricing Clarity

    Photoroom
    Not rated
    Runway
    7.2

Scores weigh documented features, plan value, platform coverage, integrations and user feedback. A missing score means we have not rated that area yet.

Pros and cons

Photoroom

Pros

  • Covers the e-commerce image workflow in one place: background removal, staging, fashion models, resizing and video.
  • Available on web, iOS, Android and Shopify, with an App Store rating of 4.8 from about 231K ratings.
  • Batch editing and a Brand Kit support catalog-scale consistency.
  • API with remove.bg-compatible Remove Background endpoint and a free watermarked sandbox.
  • Core editing tools are listed as unlimited on paid plans, subject to fair use.

Cons

  • No permanent free plan is listed on the current pricing page.
  • Dollar prices are loaded dynamically and are not visible in the page text; sources quote different figures.
  • 4K output is limited to Ultra, and video generation is not included on Pro.
  • AI credits and export caps apply, and API usage is billed separately at API rates.

Runway

Pros

  • Combines video, image and audio generation and editing in one workspace
  • Offers Runway's own Gen-4.5 plus third-party models such as Seedance 2.0
  • Creative Agent builds videos from a conversation
  • Runway Dev API with Node and Python SDKs
  • Free plan with 125 credits that do not expire
  • Native iOS and Android apps

Cons

  • Credit-based pricing: a 5-second Gen-4.5 clip costs 60 credits, so the 625 credits on Standard cover about 10 such clips
  • Standard and Pro credits do not roll over at the end of the month
  • Some App Store reviewers complain about the cost of failed or unusable generations
  • 4K upscaling is unlimited only on Pro and Max

Platforms

  • Web
    Photoroom
    Supported
    Runway
    Supported
  • Windows
    Photoroom
    Not supported
    Runway
    Not supported
  • macOS
    Photoroom
    Not supported
    Runway
    Not supported
  • iOS
    Photoroom
    Supported
    Runway
    Supported
  • Android
    Photoroom
    Supported
    Runway
    Supported
  • API
    Photoroom
    Supported
    Runway
    Supported
  • Browser Extension
    Photoroom
    Not supported
    Runway
    Not supported

Integrations

Photoroom

3 integrations
  • Shopify
  • Claude (MCP connector)
  • PIM and DAM connectors (Enterprise)

Runway

5 integrations
  • Runway MCP
  • ChatGPT plugin
  • Meta Ads
  • Google Ads
  • TikTok Ads

Company

  • Company
    Photoroom
    Photoroom
    Runway
    Runway AI, Inc.
  • Founded
    Photoroom
    2019
    Runway
    2018
  • Headquarters
    Photoroom
    Paris, France
    Runway
    New York, NY
  • Listing
    Photoroom
    Claimed
    Runway
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is Photoroom better than Runway?

It depends on your workflow. Photoroom is built for producing consistent product images at volume, replacing backgrounds, generating lifestyle and model shots, and automating image pipelines through an API. Runway is built for Text-to-video and image-to-video generation.

What are the key feature differences between Photoroom and Runway?

Photoroom: Create, edit and scale product photos and ads with AI background tools. Runway: AI video, image and audio creation suite with Gen-4.5, agents and an API. Photoroom is rated 4.0/5 from 1 user review.

Does Photoroom or Runway have a free plan?

Runway has a free plan or trial; Photoroom is paid only.

Which is cheaper, Photoroom or Runway?

Photoroom starts at $12.99 and Runway starts at $0. See the pricing table above for what each tier includes.