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Side-by-side comparison · Image, Logo & Design

Cleanup.pictures vs Figma vs Virtual Staging AI

Everything that matters when choosing between them, in one place: our rating, what each can do, what they cost, and the trade-offs.

Cleanup.pictures

4.2

From $5/mo

Figma

4.1

From $16/mo per full seat

Best overall

Virtual Staging AI

4.4

From $16/mo

Comparing 3 tools, the maximum.

At a glance

Pick it if: Anyone who needs to erase something from a photo quickly without learning an editor.

Pick it if: Founders and teams designing a website, app or product, or working closely with developers.

Best overall

Pick it if: Real estate agents, property managers and listing photographers who need empty rooms staged quickly and cheaply.

Overview

AttributeCleanup.picturesFigmaVirtual Staging AI
In one lineBrush over people, objects or text in a photo and they disappear, with the gap filled in.The design tool product teams use, now able to turn a prompt into a working prototype.Adds furniture to photos of empty rooms so property listings look lived in.
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemiumPaid
Starting price$5/mo$16/mo per full seat$16/mo
Free plan Yes Yes No
Works with Claude Code Yes Yes No

Rating breakdown

Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.

AttributeCleanup.picturesFigmaVirtual Staging AI
Overall rating4.24.14.4Winner
Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it.
5.0
3.0
5.0
FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together.
3.5
5.0
4.0
Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them.
3.5
4.5
3.5
Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan.
4.5
4.0
4.5
Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over.
4.5
4.0
5.0

Feature comparison

A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.

AttributeCleanup.picturesFigmaVirtual Staging AI
Access & platform
Free plan Yes Yes No
Mobile app– Yes No
Desktop app– Yes–
Browser extension– No–
API access Yes Yes Yes
Teams & business
Team workspace– Yes–
Enterprise plan or SSO– Yes–
Connects to other apps– Yes–
Open source or self-hosted No No No
AI abilities
Works with your files Yes Yes Yes
Understands images Yes Yes Yes
Makes images No Yes Yes
Makes video No No No
Writes code No Yes No
Runs agents or automations– No–
Learns your brand or style– Yes–
Works in many languages– Yes–
Capabilities score4/ 1713/ 174/ 17

Pricing

Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.

AttributeCleanup.picturesFigmaVirtual Staging AI
Plans

Free

Free

Quick fixes for web or social.

Starter

Free

One person learning or sketching a first product.

Basic

$16/mo

An agent with the odd empty listing each month.

ProOur pick

$5/mo, or $36/yr

Anyone who needs full-resolution results.

ProfessionalOur pick

$16/mo per full seat

Small teams designing a real product.

StandardOur pick

$19/mo

Agents staging a few listings a month.

Clipdrop Pro

See website

People who also need background removal and other edits.

Organization

$55/mo per full seat, billed yearly

Companies with several teams.

Professional

$39/mo

Busy agents and small agencies.

Enterprise

$90/mo per full seat, billed yearly

Large organisations with security and governance needs.

Enterprise

$79/mo

Agencies and listing photographers with high volume.

Which plan to pickUse Free for social posts and quick checks. If you need the cleaned photo for print, a listing or a website hero, Pro is cheap enough to pay for a month when you need it.Start on Starter if it is just you. Move to Professional when you have a developer or second designer involved, and put them on a cheaper dev or collab seat rather than a full seat. Organization and Enterprise are for companies, not small businesses.Standard is the sweet spot: three dollars more than Basic gets you more than three times the photos. Move to Professional or Enterprise only if you stage several listings a week. The vendor says yearly billing saves more, so check both options at checkout.

Key features

AttributeCleanup.picturesFigmaVirtual Staging AI
Standout features
  • Brush to remove
  • Text and watermark removal
  • High-quality refiner
  • Inpainting API
  • Real-time collaboration
  • Figma Make
  • Dev Mode
  • Claude Code connection
  • Design systems
  • FigJam and Slides
  • One-click staging
  • 50+ design styles
  • Furniture removal
  • Unlimited re-renders
  • API for high volume

Pros and cons

AttributeCleanup.picturesFigmaVirtual Staging AI
Pros
  • No sign-up and almost no learning curve
  • Unlimited free use at web size
  • Pro is one of the cheapest full-resolution options
  • Handles small objects and text cleanly
  • The industry standard, so designers and developers already know it
  • Collaboration is as easy as a Google Doc
  • Figma Make turns a brief into a testable prototype quickly
  • Official Claude Code connection for design-to-code
  • Starter plan is generous for a solo person
  • Very fast, around ten seconds a photo
  • No prompting, so anyone in the office can use it
  • Cheap per photo next to human-edited or physical staging
  • Furniture removal included on every plan
  • Unlimited re-renders of the same photo
Cons
  • Free exports are only 720 pixels
  • Large objects and busy backgrounds leave smudges
  • One job only; you'll need another tool for anything else
  • Product looks unchanged for years, and Clipdrop users report slow support
  • Steep learning curve for anyone who is not a designer
  • Seat types and per-seat pricing are confusing for small teams
  • AI features and the Claude connection are tightly limited on the free plan
  • Overkill for social posts and flyers
  • AI furniture can look the wrong size or lit differently from the room, so every image needs checking
  • No human review step, unlike staging services such as BoxBrownie
  • Plans renew automatically, and some users say billing could be clearer
  • Limited to staging and furniture removal; no sky replacement, twilight or other listing photo edits

Who each one is for

AttributeCleanup.picturesFigmaVirtual Staging AI
Best for
  • Removing people or objects from photos
  • Erasing text and logos
  • Quick fixes on listing photos
  • Removing blemishes from portraits
  • Website and app design
  • Clickable prototypes
  • Handing designs to developers
  • Design systems and brand assets
  • Staging empty rooms for sale listings
  • Refreshing rental listing photos
  • Showing buyers a room in different styles
  • Clearing old furniture out of a photo
You'll find it used by
  • Small business owners
  • Real estate agents
  • E-commerce sellers
  • Photographers
  • Product teams
  • Founders
  • Developers
  • Agencies
  • UX designers
  • Real estate agents
  • Property managers
  • Listing photographers
  • Short-stay hosts

Questions people ask

Which is better, Cleanup.pictures, Figma or Virtual Staging AI?

Virtual Staging AI scores highest overall in our ratings (Cleanup.pictures 4.2/5, Figma 4.1/5 and Virtual Staging AI 4.4/5). Cleanup.pictures is best for removing people or objects from photos and erasing text and logos. Figma is best for website and app design and clickable prototypes. Virtual Staging AI is best for staging empty rooms for sale listings and refreshing rental listing photos.

Which is cheaper, Cleanup.pictures, Figma or Virtual Staging AI?

Cleanup.pictures: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $5/mo. Figma: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $16/mo per full seat. Virtual Staging AI: There's no free plan. Paid plans start at $16/mo.

How we compare

Ratings are our own, from using each tool, across ease of use, features, output quality, value for money, speed & reliability.

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