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Image Upscale by Picsart vs Upscayl
Compare what each tool does, what it costs, and how it fits your workflow.
Designed for
Turn small, noisy images into crisp assets - automatically.
Enhance images with free, open-source AI upscaling.
Primary task
Image upscaling
Image upscaling
Pricing
Freemium · Free + from $10/mo
Free Trial · Trial; then from $9.99
Pricing details
Free + from $10/mo
Free + from $9.99
Billing cycle
Monthly
One-time
API access
Not documented
Not documented
Platforms
Web, macOS, Desktop, CLI
Web, macOS
Integrations
Zapier, Figma, Make, MCP
GitHub
Source rating
5.0 / 5 · 3 ratings
4.3 / 5 · 13 ratings
Catalog views
2.4k
23k
Estimated monthly traffic
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Catalog imported
30 Aug 2026
30 Aug 2026
Listed strengths
- Transforms low-quality visuals
- Enhances image resolution
- Minimizes graininess in photos
- Upscale up to 16× automatically
- Standard Upscale up to 8×
- Free and open source
- Preserves details when upscaling
- Multi-platform compatibility
- User-friendly interface
- Allows varied upscaling factors
Listed limitations
- Tiny text may remain unreadable
- Limited Image Formats Supported
- Missing Dedicated Mobile Appd
- Output currently limited to 64MP
- Limits on Maximum Upscaling
- Requires manual installation
- Dependent on user donations
- No auto-update feature
- Limited upscaling options
- No batch processing feature