Who wrote this. Retouch Atelier publishes this page and ranks itself first. Everyone else is described from their own website, linked, with where they beat us.
For thousands of cut-outs a month with edges that hold at 200% and a set that matches, Retouch Atelier. For the lowest simple-path price, Clipping Path Studio or Color Clipping. For background removal inside a platform with an API, Pixelz.
A clipping path is the cheapest thing in post-production and the easiest to get wrong at scale. One soft edge is invisible. Five hundred of them, on a category page against pure white, look like a cheap shop. The price that matters is the price of the tier your products actually fall into — a box and a bicycle wheel are not the same job.
| Service | Method | Published price | Turnaround | Free test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retouch Atelier | Hand-drawn paths | $0.50–$2 across four tiers | 24–48h | 5 images, back in 6h |
| Clipping Path Studio | Hand-drawn, Pen tool | $0.29 simple / $1.49 medium / $7 complex | Within 24h; 12h option | Yes, size not stated |
| Color Clipping | Manual Pen tool | From $0.25 | 24–48h; 6–12h rush | 1 image |
| Pixelz | AI-assisted plus human editors | $0.95 on a $95/month plan | Next morning; 3h expedite | Not stated on the page |
Every path is drawn by hand and priced on four tiers — simple, medium, complex and multi-path — so plain packaging is not charged at the rate of a watch bracelet or a chain. Output on pure white, transparent PNG or any background you need, in JPG, PNG, TIFF or PSD, with bulk catalogues run at an agreed daily throughput and checked as a batch.
Choose us if you run hundreds or thousands of cut-outs a month and the category grid has to look clean. Skip us if it is a one-off small order where an AI remover is good enough — it often is.
Simple paths from $0.29, medium $1.49 and complex $7, the same for background removal. Turnaround within 24 hours with a 12-hour option, a free trial, and more than 150 in-house staff working since 2010.
Choose them if most of your catalogue is simple shapes. Check how your products map to their complex tier; at $7 it moves the total fast.
From $0.25 an image with 24–48 hour standard turnaround, 6–12 hour rush, one free image, and a team of 120 in Dhaka. Single-order discounts reach 7.5% at 500 images.
Choose them if you place individual orders and want the lowest entry price.
AI-assisted background removal with human editors, from $0.95 an image on the Professional plan, next-morning delivery, and upload by API or FTP with order tracking and custom background colours.
Choose them if you want cut-outs to flow straight from your studio system.
Hard edges get a path. Hair, fur, lace and smoke need a mask, which costs more and should. If you are not sure which your products need, our guide on clipping path versus background removal versus masking sets it out.
For thousands of cut-outs a month that must stay consistent, Retouch Atelier draws every path by hand on four complexity tiers at $0.50–$2 an image. Clipping Path Studio and Color Clipping publish lower simple-path prices; Pixelz suits teams wanting an API.
Published prices on this page start at $0.25 (Color Clipping) and $0.29 (Clipping Path Studio simple), with complex paths up to $7. Retouch Atelier charges $0.50–$2 depending on the edge.
For simple shapes and small orders it often is. Chains, straps, holes, reflections and fine hair are where automated cut-outs fail, and at catalogue scale the soft edges add up.
Retouch Atelier cuts out five images free and returns them in six hours. Color Clipping edits one free image and Clipping Path Studio offers a free trial.
Competitor details were read from each company’s own website on 25 October 2026 and are linked where they appear. Prices and terms change; check the linked page before you book anyone, including us.
Chains, straps, wheels, hair on a model. Back in six hours, free.