Data study
Real Estate Photo Editing Price Index 2026
Public prices from 23 outsourced real estate editing and virtual staging providers that use human editors, checked on 13 October 2026 and converted to US dollars. Low, median and high prices for ten services, with every source linked.
Prices checked . Published by Pinnacle Edits, which is not part of the market set.
Key takeaways
- The median single-exposure edit costs $1.00 per image and the median HDR blend $1.00; three quarters of providers charge $1.50 or less for either.
- Human virtual staging is the widest-priced service, from $9.19 to $79 per image, with a median of $24 and a middle half of $15.25 to $29.75.
- Day to dusk clusters tightly: the middle half of providers charge $4.00 to $5.00 per image (median $5.00), while the highest listed price is $25.
- The median 2D floor plan costs $15 ($6.03 to $30). Only 5 providers price 3D plans, from $20.07 to $70.
- Only 5 of 23 providers price flambient as its own line, from $1.00 to $3.30 per image: an indicative range, not a market median.
- None of the 23 providers publishes a price for rush delivery. The median standard turnaround is 24 hours, and the fastest standard window stated is 12 hours.
- 23 of the 38 human-editing providers we checked (61%) publish usable prices; the rest quote on request, show prices only in a cart, or could not be verified.
Last reviewed by the Pinnacle Edits editing team.
Market summary by service
US dollars per image unless noted. The middle half is the 25th to 75th percentile, shown where at least 8 providers publish a price. Services that 5 or fewer providers publish are shown as an indicative range only.
| Service | Providers | Low | Median | Middle half | High | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single-exposure edit | 15 | $0.30 | $1.00 | $0.60 to $1.50 | $4.49 | |
| HDR blend | 13 | $0.40 | $1.00 | $0.80 to $1.50 | $5.00 | |
| Flambient | 5 | $1.00 | Indicative range (few providers publish this) | – | $3.30 | |
| Day to dusk | 13 | $3.00 | $5.00 | $4.00 to $5.00 | $25 | |
| Virtual staging | 18 | $9.19 | $24 | $15.25 to $29.75 | $79 | |
| Item removal (minor) | 7 | $0.50 | $4.00 | – | $15 | |
| Declutter (full room) | 3 | $10 | Indicative range (few providers publish this) | – | $55 | |
| Sky replacement (priced separately) | 3 | $1.00 | Indicative range (few providers publish this) | – | $10 | |
| 2D floor planper plan or floor | 9 | $6.03 | $15 | $10 to $24 | $30 | |
| 3D floor planper plan or floor | 5 | $20.07 | Indicative range (few providers publish this) | – | $70 | |
| Rush surcharge | 0 | Not published by any provider in the index. Three mention rush options but give no price. | ||||
Standard turnaround, where stated (15 providers): median 24 hours, from 12 to 96 hours. In each bar, the pale band runs from low to high, the darker band is the middle half and the line marks the median; each row has its own scale.
Where Pinnacle Edits sits
Pinnacle Edits publishes this index and is not part of the market figures above. This table sets its own published list prices on 13 October 2026 beside the market. Two prices are above the market median: Manual blending at $1.60, against $1.00; 2D floor plan at $20, against $15. Manual blending is compared with HDR blends, the closest service in the index.
| Pinnacle Edits service | Pinnacle price | Market | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|---|
| HDR Basic | $0.60 | HDR blend: median $1.00 (13 providers) | 40% below the market median |
| Listing Edit (HDR bundle) | $0.90 | HDR blend: median $1.00 (13 providers) | 10% below the market median |
| Manual blending | $1.60 | HDR blend: median $1.00 (13 providers) | 60% above the market median |
| Flambient | $1.20 | Flambient: indicative range $1.00 to $3.30 (5 providers) | Within the indicative range ($1.00 to $3.30) |
| Declutter, minor (1 to 2 small items) | $0.50 | Item removal (minor): median $4.00 (7 providers) | 87% below the market median |
| Declutter, full room | $4 | Declutter (full room): indicative range $10 to $55 (3 providers) | Below the indicative range ($10 to $55) |
| Day to dusk | from $3 | Day to dusk: median $5.00 (13 providers) | 40% below the market median |
| Virtual staging | from $19 | Virtual staging: median $24 (18 providers) | 21% below the market median |
| 2D floor plan | from $20 | 2D floor plan: median $15 (9 providers) | 33% above the market median |
| 3D floor plan | from $29 | 3D floor plan: indicative range $20.07 to $70 (5 providers) | Within the indicative range ($20.07 to $70) |
| Rush delivery | 12 hours +$0.25 per image; 6 hours +$0.50 per image | No provider publishes a rush price | No market figure to compare |
| Standard turnaround | 24 to 48 hours | Median 24 hours (15 providers) | Upper end longer than the market median |
Pinnacle Edits prices are list prices before its volume discounts. Full details: real estate photo editing cost.
All 23 providers
US dollars, as listed on each provider’s price page on 13 October 2026. Scroll sideways on a small screen.
| Provider | Country | Single-exposure edit | HDR blend | Flambient | Day to dusk | Virtual staging | Item removal (minor) | Declutter (full room) | Sky replacement (priced separately) | 2D floor plan | 3D floor plan | Turnaround | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BoxBrownie | Australia | $2.00 | – | – | $5.00 | $30 | $5.00 | $10 | – | $30 | $40 | – | Price page |
| PhotoUp | Philippines / USA | $1.50 | $1.88 | $2.25 | – | – | – | – | – | $30 | $60 | 24h | Price page |
| Styldod | USA | from $1.50 | – | – | from $4.00 | from $16 | from $8.00 | – | – | from $9.00 | – | – | Price page |
| FixThePhoto | USA | $1.50 | $1.50 | – | from $4.00 | from $24 | – | – | incl. | from $24 | – | – | Price page |
| Smart Photo Editors | India | from $0.50 | from $0.80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Price page |
| Photo Editing Services Co | India | from $0.50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24h | Price page | |
| Color Experts BD | Bangladesh | from $4.49 | – | – | – | from $9.19 | – | – | from $2.19 | – | – | 24h | Price page |
| Spotless Agency | Not stated | – | – | – | – | $79 | – | – | – | – | – | 96h | Price page |
| Phixer | Not stated | – | from $1.00 | from $2.00 | from $5.00 | from $15 | from $1.00 | – | – | – | – | 24h | Price page |
| Bella Virtual Staging | Canada | – | from $5.00 | – | from $5.00 | $37 | $15 | incl. | – | from $20 | $70 | 48h | Price page |
| Pixflows | Vietnam | from $1.20 | from $1.20 | – | from $3.00 | from $20 | – | – | – | from $10 | from $25 | 24h | Price page |
| ProGlobalBusinessSolutions | India | from $0.30 | from $0.40 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24h | Price page |
| Propix Studio | Not stated | $0.80 | $0.80 | – | $5.00 | $15 | $2.00 | – | incl. | $12 | – | 12h | Price page |
| Virtually Staging Properties | USA | – | – | – | – | $39 | – | – | – | – | – | 48h | Price page |
| VRX Staging | USA | – | – | – | $10 | $29 | – | $55 | $10 | – | – | – | Price page |
| BeatColor | Vietnam | $0.70 | $1.00 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Price page |
| HomeJab | USA | – | – | – | $25 | $25 | – | – | – | – | – | 24h | Price page |
| Property Photo Editing | United Kingdom | from $0.80 | from $1.00 | – | from $4.00 | from $12 | – | – | from $1.00 | from $15 | – | 12h | Price page |
| Janaka | Australia | – | $3.30 | $3.30 | $13.20 | $26.40 | incl. | – | – | – | – | – | Price page |
| Real Estate Photo Editing (Belgium) | Belgium | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | – | $15 | – | – | incl. | – | – | 24h | Price page |
| VizCraft | United Kingdom | from $0.51 | from $0.61 | from $1.02 | from $3.05 | from $18.03 | from $4.00 | – | – | from $6.03 | from $20.07 | 12h | Price page |
| VirtualStaging.com | USA | $1.20 | – | – | $4.80 | $24 | from $0.50 | – | – | – | – | 24h | Price page |
| roOomy | USA | – | – | – | – | $49 | – | $40 | – | – | – | – | Price page |
- “from” marks a “from” or “starts at” price, taken at its minimum. “incl.” means the service is included in another price. “–” means not listed.
- Converted: Janaka from AUD at 0.66, VizCraft from GBP at 1.27, PhotoUp credits at its on-demand rate of $1.50 per credit.
- Photo Editing Services Co’s “virtual staging from $1” is shown but excluded from every statistic.
Methodology and caveats
How the index was built
- In scope: outsourced real estate photo editing and virtual staging providers that use human editors or designers, sell to photographers or agents, and publish per-unit prices on a public page, with no login, cart or quote needed.
- We checked 38 providers (grouped clipping and outsourcing firms counted once each). 23 publish usable prices and form the market set.
- Where a provider sells both AI and human product lines, only the human lines are counted.
- Prices are recorded as listed. A “from” or “starts at” price is taken at its minimum. A price is assigned to a service only when the provider’s own wording covers it; services included in another price are not counted.
- Images are priced per image; floor plans per plan or per floor as listed. Turnaround uses the upper end of the stated standard window.
- Currency: AUD × 0.66 and GBP × 1.27. PhotoUp prices in credits, converted at its on-demand rate of $1.50; its pack and subscription rates go down to $1.10 per credit, about 27% lower.
- Statistics: the provider count leaves out services a provider does not list. Percentiles use linear interpolation (Excel PERCENTILE.INC). The middle half is shown only from 8 providers up, and a service published by 5 or fewer is an indicative range, not a market median.
Caveats
- “From” prices pull the figures toward the low end. Most prices are entry prices. Real invoices are often higher once complexity, minimum orders or tiers apply.
- Volume and subscription discounts are not reflected. PhotoUp packs, Bella’s staging discounts of up to 20%, VirtualStaging.com’s bulk staging rate, Phixer and Styldod plans and Propix bundles all bring the effective price down.
- Small samples. Flambient (5 providers), declutter (3), separately priced sky replacement (3) and 3D floor plans (5) are indicative ranges only.
- Possible duplicate. Photo Editing Services Co and Smart Photo Editors use identical pricing copy and may be affiliated. If they are one firm, its single-exposure price is counted twice.
- One outlier excluded. Photo Editing Services Co lists virtual staging from $1, far below every other listed price. It is left out of the statistics.
- Inconsistent price pages. ProGlobalBusinessSolutions lists HDR at $0.40 in its table and $0.50 in its FAQ; Color Experts BD shows both $4.49 and $4.99 as its starting price; Styldod’s $16 staging price applies from 8 images. The lower figure is used in each case.
- Source types differ. BeatColor’s prices come from a package post on its own blog, roOomy’s per-photo basis is inferred from its order page, and HomeJab is mainly a photography marketplace that also sells staging and dusk edits.
- Turnaround mixes services. Some providers state a staging window and others an editing window.
- Prices change. This is a snapshot taken on 13 October 2026. If a figure here is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.
Excluded
Automated and AI tools are excluded, as are AI product lines of human services:
- AutoHDR
- Autoenhance.ai
- Virtual Staging AI
- REimagineHome
- Collov
- Pedra
- AI HomeDesign
- virtualstaging.art (VS24)
- PadStyler AI
- VirtualStaging.studio
- AgentUp
- Imagen AI
- Stager AI
- Twilight.pics
- BetterListingMedia
- Imagelife
- Phixer AI HDR tier (the rest of Phixer is included)
- PhotoUp AI virtual staging (the rest of PhotoUp is included)
Out of scope:
- VisualStager: DIY staging software, not a service
- PixlMob, Fiverr, Upwork: Freelancer marketplaces where each seller sets the price
- Pinnacle Edits: Publisher of this index; compared separately below
Checked, but prices not public or not verifiable:
- Fotober (Vietnam): Pricing page shows no prices; quote or trial only
- Stuccco (USA): Price page behind a bot-verification wall; could not verify
- Virtual Staging Solutions (USA): Price page behind a bot-verification wall; could not verify
- VHT Studios (USA): Priced by zip code or on quote
- Barion Design (USA): No public price list
- FixiPixi (Canada): Real estate page shows no prices
- PixelShouters (Not stated): Service pages show no prices
- Visuals Clipping (Not stated): Real estate page shows no prices
- Photozworld (India): Real estate page shows no prices
- Virtual Staging Lab (USA): Prices only visible in the cart
- Retouching Zone (Bangladesh): Price page covers e-commerce work only
- UK Clipping Path (Bangladesh / UK): Price page has no real estate services
- Clipping Path Center, Clipping Path Studio, Clipping Way, Offshore Clipping (Bangladesh): Price pages cover clipping and e-commerce only
- Photo Retouching Services (Not stated): Portrait price tiers only
- OURS Global, Flatworld Solutions, SunTec India, Outsource2india (India): Quote-only outsourcing firms
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Pinnacle Edits (2026). Real Estate Photo Editing Price Index 2026. Prices checked 13 October 2026. https://pinnacleedits.com/real-estate-photo-editing-price-index
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Price Index
Real Estate Editing Price Questions
What is the average cost of real estate photo editing per image?
Across 23 human-editing providers with public prices on 13 October 2026, the median single-exposure edit was $1.00 per image and the median HDR blend $1.00. Listed prices ran from $0.30 to $4.49 for single exposures and $0.40 to $5.00 for HDR. Most are "from" prices, so real invoices can be higher.
How much more does flambient editing cost than HDR?
Only 5 of 23 providers price flambient separately, from $1.00 to $3.30 per image, against a median HDR blend of $1.00. With so few published prices, treat the flambient figure as an indicative range rather than a market median.
How much does virtual staging cost?
Human virtual staging was listed from $9.19 to $79 per image across 18 providers, with a median of $24. The middle half of providers charged $15.25 to $29.75. Automated AI staging tools are not included.
How much does a day to dusk edit cost?
The median day to dusk (virtual twilight) edit was $5.00 per image across 13 providers, and the middle half charged $4.00 to $5.00. Listed prices ranged from $3.00 to $25.
How much does a real estate floor plan cost?
The median 2D floor plan redraw was $15 across 9 providers ($6.03 to $30). Only 5 providers list 3D floor plans, from $20.07 to $70, so that range is indicative. Prices are per plan or per floor as each provider lists them.
How often is this price index updated?
This edition is a snapshot of public prices checked on 13 October 2026. We plan to recheck the same providers for each new edition. Prices change, so if a figure here is out of date, tell us through the contact page and we will correct it.
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