Background Removal API

Banuba Alternative — PixelAPI

Looking for a Banuba alternative? PixelAPI is built for developers who want a dependable background removal, billed per call with no subscription.

Quick comparison

Feature	Banuba	PixelAPI
Background removal price	Custom enterprise pricing (high volume)	$0.009 per image
Free tier	varies	300 credits, no card
Other image tools bundled	On-device SDK + cloud API. Great for video, expensive for static images.	14 tools (BG removal, image gen, upscale, face restore, object removal, edit, more)
API auth	API key	API key
Output format	Transparent PNG	Transparent PNG
Cold starts	varies	None — always warm
GST invoice (India)	varies	Yes — registered Indian business

Why teams switch from Banuba to PixelAPI

Banuba is the right choice for on-device video. PixelAPI is the choice for cloud-API static-image workflows at $0.018/image.

Code sample (drop-in replacement)

curl -X POST https://api.pixelapi.dev/v1/image/remove-background \
  -H "X-API-Key: $PIXELAPI_KEY" \
  -F "image=@product.jpg"
# response: { "output_url": "https://...transparent.png", "credits_used": 10 }

If you're migrating from Banuba: same input format (image upload), same output format (transparent PNG URL), simpler pricing.

When Banuba might still be the right choice

On-device SDK + cloud API. Great for video, expensive for static images.

Try PixelAPI free

300 free credits, no credit card. Run your own quality benchmark on 100 of your real images, compare to Banuba's output, and decide.