Upscayl vs Image Upscale by Picsart vs waifu2x

Which one fits you in 2026? Traffic, pricing, input → output, tasks and community side by side.

Your tool
Upscayl
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Competitor 1
Image Upscale by Picsart
Competitor 2
waifu2x
Competitor 3
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3 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Upscayl
upscayl.org
Upscayl is a free and open-source AI image upscaler for Linux, macOS, and Windows.
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Competitor Image Upscale by Picsart
picsart.io
Image Upscale by Picsart is an API that turns small or blurry images into crisp, high-resolution files using AI.
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Competitor waifu2x
waifu2x.udp.jp
waifu2x is a single-image super-resolution tool for anime-style art that uses deep convolutional neural networks, and it also supports photographs.
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
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159.5Kvisits/mo
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MoM change
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▲ 0.4%
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6-month growth
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+22.5%
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Global rank web
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#287,685
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Avg. last 3 months
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165.7K
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Bounce rate lower is better
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38%
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Pages / visit
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1.8
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Visit duration
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17s
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Traffic sources
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● Direct 79% · ● Referral 21%
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UpscaylImage Upscale by Picsartwaifu2x
044.7K89.4K134.1K178.8KImage Upscale by Picsart · 130.2KImage Upscale by Picsart · 133.5KImage Upscale by Picsart · 153.5KImage Upscale by Picsart · 178.8KImage Upscale by Picsart · 158.8KImage Upscale by Picsart · 159.5K100K1MImage Upscale by Picsart · 130.2KImage Upscale by Picsart · 133.5KImage Upscale by Picsart · 153.5KImage Upscale by Picsart · 178.8KImage Upscale by Picsart · 158.8KImage Upscale by Picsart · 159.5KFeb '26MarAprMayJunJul
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Free
Starting price
$24.99per month
$99per month · free tier available
Free
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API access
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Plans
Free Trial FreePro $24.99/moBusiness Custom/moCustom Custom
Free FreeStatic Ads Editor $99/moPhoto Print Editor $99/moVideo Ads Editor $299/mo
Web demo Free
Capabilities input → output
Input
Images
Images
Images
Output
Images
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Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Advanced
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Image EditingAI Image EnhancerAI Image Upscaler
Development & CodeImage EditingAI APIAI Image Upscaler
Image EditingAI Image EnhancerAI Image Upscaler
Tasks what each tool can do · 2 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Image upscaling
Image enhancement
Image editing
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APIs
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Anime image enhancement
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Anime images
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Background noise reduction
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Blur removal
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Image generation
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Image restoration
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Local AI
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