7 best Reface alternatives: uploads, free limits and costs

Start with the job Reface needs to replace: a still photo, a moving clip, a group scene or a template. An app that animates a selfie is not necessarily able to replace a face throughout your existing footage.

Magic Hour publishes this guide and is included as an alternative. We selected active browser and local options that replace a distinct Reface workflow, then compared documented inputs, free boundaries, pricing mechanics, and availability. This is not a retained identical-footage benchmark; sources were checked September 17, 2026.

Magic Hour publishes this guide and includes its own product in the comparison. Treat the recommendations as editorial guidance from a vendor, and verify the linked first-party product details and your own output requirements before choosing a tool.

Seven Reface alternatives at a glance

Magic Hour publishes this comparison and is included in it. We checked the linked official features, limits and prices on September 10, 2026. The recommendations are based on the workflow each product supports, not a controlled comparison of output quality. Prices below are in USD before any checkout-specific adjustments.

1. Magic Hour: your own media without installing an app

Magic Hour Photo Face Swap lets you upload an original image and a replacement-face photo. Five daily guest photo swaps are free, require no signup and export without a watermark. It is a useful starting point for a profile image, a permitted group edit or a one-off creative project.

Earlier Magic Hour photo-tool screenshot: the original image and replacement-face photo use separate inputs. This illustrates the photo workflow; video export rules differ.

For an existing clip, open Video Face Swap. You can upload footage or import a supported YouTube link, then select the section to process. The guest video/GIF allowance is three shared creations daily, up to ten seconds each. Free video output is 480p and includes a watermark. GIF Face Swap supports free 576p output with a watermark.

Why switch: you can work with the media you already have, including a browser upload from your phone. For several people, use multiple face swap video to assign the intended replacements.

Tradeoff: the ten-second guest allowance cannot deliver a complete thirty-second clip. Check the generation estimate and export requirements before starting longer work. Creator is $19 month to month or $144 billed annually; paid subscribers get watermark-free output and commercial-use permission under the current plans, subject to source and likeness rights.

2. Remaker: paid video swaps with a clear credit rate

Remaker's photo tool offers single-face, multiple-face and batch workflows, with no-signup, watermark-free photo use advertised on its landing page.

Its video face-swap tool has a different rule. Although the page uses “free” in its title, the FAQ says video generation is for VIP users, unlocked by purchasing credits. The upload interface lists up to thirty minutes and 500 MB, at one credit per second for regular video swapping.

Why switch: it is an option for uploading longer footage and managing batches in a browser. Use its dedicated multi-face mode when you need several replacements.

Tradeoff: a free photo offer does not fund your video. A thirty-second regular swap consumes thirty credits before retries; the amount you pay depends on the credit package and selected processing mode. Our Remaker guide covers the official site and credit-purchase workflow.

3. DeepSwap: longer clips and format-specific credits

DeepSwap lists 0.1 credit per photo, one credit per GIF and one credit per fifteen seconds of regular video. Full Access includes twenty credits and supports video face-swap uploads up to thirty minutes. Its annual offer delivers twenty credits each month, rather than all 240 at once.

Why switch: the published rates make it possible to estimate a mixed photo-and-video project before uploading everything. A thirty-second regular video is two credits; ten photo swaps add one more credit.

Tradeoff: those are DeepSwap credits, not dollars. Compare the checkout price, required access and available credits before deciding it is cheaper than another tool. Its FAQ describes refunds for failed generations; a completed result you dislike is a different case.

4. FaceFusion: local control over the processing

FaceFusion is a local application with controls for processors, face selection and masks. It suits someone who wants to work with source files on their computer and can manage the installation.

Why switch: you can adjust the processing workflow instead of accepting a hosted tool's available settings. Start with our FaceFusion setup guide, which covers installation, first results and common failures.

Tradeoff: the source installation route still costs setup time and local compute. The official shop separately lists packaged Windows and macOS installers at $20 and $30. This is not a browser subscription or an instant phone app.

Check the individual model licenses before commercial work. The code and models do not all have the same terms, and some models have noncommercial restrictions. Local processing also does not make a blanket privacy promise about every extension or service you choose to connect.

5. Pica AI: small group photos and videos

Pica AI lets you upload an original photo or video, then assign replacement faces. Its published limit is three faces in one photo or video, and video results can be downloaded as GIF or MP4.

Why switch: it fits a small group scene where each person should receive a different replacement face. Check the assignments before processing so the result changes the people you intended.

Tradeoff: a five-person cast exceeds the documented limit. The public page does not establish a fixed daily free allowance or universal subscription price, so check the offer for your actual upload. A “free” headline alone does not confirm the final download's restrictions.

6. Akool: face swaps with plan-specific business features

Akool combines face swap with avatars and other media tools. Current monthly starting prices are Starter $12, Pro $30, Pro Max $59 and Business $249 per seat; credit selections and annual billing can change the total.

Why switch: it is worth evaluating when face swapping is one part of a team or API workflow. API access is listed from Pro Max.

Tradeoff: Starter, Pro and Pro Max list personal licenses; Business lists a business license. A paid entry plan is therefore not interchangeable with a client-advertising plan. Read the Face Swap row separately from other video features: current upload durations are five minutes on Starter/Pro, ten on Pro Max and fifteen on Business.

7. Unboring: use Reface on the web

Unboring by Reface is useful if the missing feature is browser access. It accepts your own photos and videos as well as catalog selections. You may not need a different vendor just to leave the mobile workflow.

Why choose it: it provides Reface's own upload-and-catalog experience on the web.

Tradeoff: its published annual offers are Basic $90.99/year and Premium $119.99/year, displayed as approximately $7.58 and $9.99 per month. These are annual charges, not month-to-month prices. Both list watermark-free output and unlimited photo face swaps; video usage depends on factors including length, frame rate and the faces processed.

Check a mobile subscription separately. A web offer does not establish that the same purchase or allowance carries over to the Reface app.

Before switching, compare one complete job

Use a ten-second sample from your own permitted footage, with a clear replacement portrait. Include a head turn or a hand briefly crossing the face if those occur in the full clip. This is a suggested evaluation workflow, not a claim that we ran every tool on identical footage.

1. Upload the original file. Do not judge custom-video support from a template preview.
2. Select the intended person. For group footage, verify that people entering or leaving the frame keep the correct assignment.
3. Play the downloaded result. Check eyes, teeth, jaw edges, flicker, transitions and audio. A convincing thumbnail is not enough.
4. Confirm delivery requirements. Note the watermark, resolution, file format and required usage rights.
5. Price the full clip with retries. Compare cash required today, remaining credits and renewal terms.

For a thirty-second video generated three times, Remaker's regular rate gives ninety credits, while DeepSwap's regular rate gives six credits. These are different credit currencies; the smaller number does not establish the lower dollar cost. Magic Hour's guest limit only covers a short trial, so use the account's quote for the full clip. Unboring's video units require the actual file's settings.

Keep the original source files when moving between tools. Reprocessing a compressed export can carry artifacts into the next result.