Pxl ‑ Photo Background Remover vs Piklum — AI Photo + SEO

Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026.

The short answer

  • Only Piklum lists a free plan.
  • Pxl lists 4 features Piklum’s listing doesn’t mention, including AI generation, Auto-optimization, Custom backgrounds.

Head to head

App Store reviews

Pxl: 35
Piklum: —
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Pitch

Remove background & create stunning product photos in a click!

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Categories
  • Image editor
  • Image editor
Languages
  • English
  • English
Launched
Apr 3, 2020
Jul 15, 2026
Built for Shopify
Built for Shopify
Not badged
Reviews per month
1 last full month
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Detected stores
0active installs
0active installs
Most common store size
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Top countries
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Momentum

New reviews each month

Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.

035MarAugNovMayOctMayJunPxl ‑ Photo Background Remover: 1 reviews in March 2024Pxl ‑ Photo Background Remover: 1 reviews in June 2024Pxl ‑ Photo Background Remover: 2 reviews in August 2024Pxl ‑ Photo Background Remover: 3 reviews in September 2024Pxl ‑ Photo Background Remover: 2 reviews in November 2024Pxl ‑ Photo Background Remover: 1 reviews in December 2024Pxl ‑ Photo Background Remover: 1 reviews in May 2025Pxl ‑ Photo Background Remover: 3 reviews in September 2025Pxl ‑ Photo Background Remover: 3 reviews in October 2025Pxl ‑ Photo Background Remover: 1 reviews in March 2026Pxl ‑ Photo Background Remover: 1 reviews in May 2026Pxl ‑ Photo Background Remover: 1 reviews in June 2026
PxlPiklumCompleted months only
Free options
Free planFree trial
Free planFree trial
Monthly range
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From $0 to $199/month
Plans
FreeFree to install
5 free credits | $5 for 10 credits | $10 for 30 credits | $25 for 100 credits | $50 for 250 credits
Piklum FreeFree
  • · 20 photos enhanced/month
  • · AI background removal
  • · Email support
  • · Full history & 1-click rollback
  • · SEO alt text (product-aware)
Piklum Starter$29/month
7-day free trial
  • · 100 enhancements/month
  • · Email support
Piklum Growth$79/month
7-day free trial
  • · 500 enhancements/month
  • · Priority processing
  • · Priority support
Piklum Pro$199/month
7-day free trial
  • · 2000 enhancements/month
  • · Dedicated support
  • · Priority processing
Coverage
5 of 6 features83%
2 of 6 features33%
Unique strengths
  • AI generation
  • Auto-optimization
  • Custom backgrounds
  • Resizing
  • Alt text
Image editor
83%5/6
33%2/6
Bulk editing
50%1/2
50%1/2
Image optimization
100%4/4
25%1/4
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PxlPiklum6 features listed across both App Store listings

Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.

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Integrations

Pxl5.0(35)PiklumNo rating yet
Works with also listed by another
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How it sells itself

Creating professional product photos can be challenging, time-consuming, and expensive. Our app helps your products stand out with clean, crystal-clear backgrounds. By harmonizing your images across your entire store, you remove distractions, keep customers focused on what matters, and ultimately increase sales. No editing needed on your side: our AI does everything for you.

Piklum removes product image backgrounds and writes SEO-optimized alt text in bulk. Select 500 products, click Enhance, and grab a coffee — Piklum processes them in parallel and writes results directly to your Shopify products. Non-destructive by design: originals stay untouched, with 1-click rollback on every change. Product-aware AI reads your product titles for accurate, technical descriptions.

Key points
  • 100% Automatic - One click and your background is automatically removed
  • Customizable - Choose any background color you want to match your store design!
  • Bulk Actions - You can remove up to 15 backgrounds at the same time!
  • AI background removal — clean PNGs ready for your store, ads, and social
  • SEO-optimized alt text written by product-aware AI for Google Images ranking
  • Bulk batch processing — 500 products in 3 minutes with one click
  • Full history and 1-click rollback on every enhancement
Screenshots
Choose your background color
Built for ShopifyRemove backgrounds in bulkReplace background easily. In 1 click.
Batch result showing enhanced photos with SEO alt text
Piklum bulk photo enhancement app home screen for ShopifyBulk-select products in Piklum to enhance them in one batchPiklum history page with 1-click rollback on each enhancement

All the numbers

Every figure, side by side

A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.

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Adoption

MeasurePxlPiklum
Detected storesNot publishedNot published
Net store change, 28 days0estimated0estimated
Stores added, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Big-brand shareNot enough dataNot enough data
Top store categoriesNot publishedNot published
Top store countriesNot publishedNot published

Reviews

MeasurePxlPiklum
App Store rating5.0 ★Not published
App Store reviews35Not published
New reviews, 28 days0Not enough data
Reviewers a year or more inNot enough dataNot enough data

Pricing

MeasurePxlPiklum
Free planNot listedYes
Lowest paid monthly planNo monthly plan listed$29/month
Longest free trialNot listed7 days
Plans listed14

Listing

MeasurePxlPiklum
Shopify category rank#35(ahead)in Image editor#388in Image editor
Shopify App ChartsNot on this week’s chartsNot on this week’s charts
Built for ShopifyYesNo
LaunchedApr 3, 2020Jul 15, 2026
Languages1English1English
DeveloperAxel HardyAnge Labs

FAQ

Pxl and Piklum: common questions

Is Pxl or Piklum cheaper?
Only Piklum lists a free plan. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
Pxl lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as AI generation, Auto-optimization, Custom backgrounds, Resizing. Piklum lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Alt text. A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says.
Where does this comparison’s data come from?
Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Oct 13, 2026; estimated figures are labeled.

How Shoplist compares apps

Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of Oct 13, 2026. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.