PhotoStaging
from €0.19/image
≈ €0.19/image on the €690 annual plan, ≈ €0.24 on the €290 plan. 1 credit = 1 image, about 20–30 s each.
VirtualStagingAI
≈ $0.53–$2.67/image depending on plan (our computation)
$16/month billed annually for 6 photos ($25 month-to-month)
Turnaround
About 10–15 seconds per image (as advertised)
VirtualStagingAI, versus about 20–30 seconds per image with PhotoStaging.
Choose PhotoStaging if...
- You work in Europe or the UK and need a tool that sells to you.
- Your volume is uneven month to month — credits do not expire monthly, so a busy spring and a quiet August cost the same per image.
- You want pre-built prompts tuned for real estate rooms so the first result is usually the one you publish.
- You want to send a difficult photo to a real person on WhatsApp instead of retrying alone.
Choose VirtualStagingAI if...
- You want API access to automate staging inside your own software (Enterprise plan).
- You stage a predictable number of photos every month and will use the full allowance.
- You prefer paying in USD with month-to-month cancellation and no credit bundles.
What VirtualStagingAI is
VirtualStagingAI is an AI virtual staging web app. You upload a listing photo, pick a room type and one of 50+ design styles, and the tool returns a staged image in about 10–15 seconds. Re-renders and downloads are unlimited within your plan, results are watermark-free, and furniture removal is included, so it also handles occupied rooms.
Pricing is a subscription with a monthly photo allowance. Basic gives 6 photos a month at $16/month billed annually ($192/year) or $25 month-to-month; Standard is 20 photos ($19 annual, $35 monthly); Professional 60 photos ($39 annual, $79 monthly); Enterprise 150 photos with API access ($79 annual, $139 monthly). Unused photos do not roll over.
One detail matters for European agents: the site states it does not currently support customers in the EU, EEA, or UK, and that subscriptions are not available there. Refunds are possible within 7 days of subscribing if fewer than 10 images were uploaded; after that, fees are non-refundable.
Demo
See PhotoStaging in action.
Claims are easy to make. This is the actual workflow, unedited: one upload, one click, one staged image.
- Pre-built prompts for real estate rooms — nothing to write
- About 20–30 seconds per image, one credit each
- Full-resolution JPEG, ready for any portal
One-click virtual staging in PhotoStaging
PhotoStaging vs VirtualStagingAI: side-by-side comparison
The rows that decide the purchase for a real estate team: who does the work, what one image costs, how long it takes, how much control you have over the style, and what happens when a photo is difficult.
VirtualStagingAI details verified on September 11, 2026 from the vendor's public pages and may change; check the official site before buying. Per-image figures marked ≈ are our calculation.
VirtualStagingAI pricing explained
Plans as published by VirtualStagingAI on September 11, 2026. Where a plan includes a fixed number of images, we divide the price by that number to get a comparable cost per image.
Basic
$16 per month, billed annually ($192/year); $25 month-to-month
6 photos per month, unlimited re-renders, furniture removal, no watermark
≈ $2.67/image annual, ≈ $4.17 monthly
Standard
$19 per month, billed annually ($228/year); $35 month-to-month
20 photos per month
≈ $0.95/image annual, ≈ $1.75 monthly
Professional
$39 per month, billed annually ($468/year); $79 month-to-month
60 photos per month
≈ $0.65/image annual, ≈ $1.32 monthly
Enterprise
$79 per month, billed annually ($948/year); $139 month-to-month
150 photos per month, API access, slider for higher volumes
≈ $0.53/image annual, ≈ $0.93 monthly
PhotoStaging, for reference
€29 per month
100 credits/month, or €69 for 300. Annual: €290 for 1,200 credits (≈ €0.24/image) or €690 for 3,600 (≈ €0.19/image). 10 free credits to start.
Full pricingWhere VirtualStagingAI is strong
Real reasons people pick it. If these match your work, it may be the better tool for you.
- Fast and simple: about 10–15 seconds per render, all room types and 50+ styles on every plan.
- Unlimited re-renders inside the monthly allowance, so trying several styles of one room costs nothing extra.
- Furniture removal is included, which makes occupied rooms usable without a separate service.
- Enterprise plan includes API access for photographers or portals that want to automate staging.
Where VirtualStagingAI falls short for listing work
Limits we could verify from the vendor's own pages, and where PhotoStaging is built differently.
- Subscriptions are not available to customers in the EU, EEA, or UK according to the vendor's own notice.
- The entry plan works out at about $2.67 per photo on annual billing and $4.17 month-to-month — more than ten times PhotoStaging's per-image cost.
- Photo allowances reset monthly and do not roll over, so a quiet month is paid for and lost.
- Support is a chat widget and email; there is no stated human help for a photo that keeps coming out wrong.
Guides to go deeper
Pricing is one input. These guides cover the rest of the decision: what staging costs against physical staging, how the main tools compare, and how to do the work well.
Best virtual staging software in 2026
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Virtual staging vs traditional staging: cost
What each approach costs per room and per listing, with the break-even point.
Virtual home staging: the complete guide
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PhotoStaging virtual staging software
Workflow, demo video, pricing, and before/after examples on one page.
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Frequently asked questions
Is PhotoStaging cheaper than VirtualStagingAI?
Per image, yes. VirtualStagingAI costs about $0.53–$2.67 per photo depending on plan and billing period (our computation from the published allowances). PhotoStaging costs about €0.24 per image on the €290 annual plan and €0.19 on the €690 plan, and the same credits also cover photo enhancement.
Does VirtualStagingAI work in Europe?
According to the notice on its own site, VirtualStagingAI does not currently support customers in the EU, EEA, or UK and they cannot subscribe. PhotoStaging is built in Europe, priced in euros, and available worldwide.
How fast is each tool?
Both are fast. VirtualStagingAI advertises about 10–15 seconds per render; PhotoStaging takes about 20–30 seconds per image. In practice both fit inside a normal listing workflow.
Which one has better support?
VirtualStagingAI offers a chat widget and email, with no stated response times. PhotoStaging offers WhatsApp support with a real person on every plan, which matters most on the one photo in ten that does not come out right first time.
Can I remove existing furniture with both?
Yes. VirtualStagingAI includes furniture removal in every plan, and PhotoStaging includes object and furniture removal in the same credit-based workflow.
Compare with your own listing
Upload a room, stage it in one click with the 10 free credits, and judge the result on a photo you know.