BatchPhoto vs Pillow
BatchPhoto
batchphoto.comPillow
python-pillow.orgSide by side
| Figure | BatchPhoto | Pillow |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 7 | 1 |
| Spec score · Image Converter Software | 9.0 (#5) | 7.5 (#27) |
| Image formats | BatchPhoto converts to and from more than 170 image formats, including JPEG, TIFF, PNG, GIF, and PDF. | The library can identify and read over 30 raster file formats, while write support is less extensive and covers most common interchange and presentation formats. |
| Purpose | BatchPhoto automates repeatable photo tasks such as resizing, converting, cropping, watermarking, date stamping, and renaming. | Pillow adds image processing capabilities to Python for opening, editing, and saving image files. |
| Support | Support provides activation and license-transfer instructions, video tutorials, online help and email assistance. | Development and technical discussions are directed to GitHub, Stack Overflow, and Gitter, and the core maintainers are volunteers. |
Plans
BatchPhoto
- BatchPhoto Home$29.95, paid once
- BatchPhoto Home$29.95, paid once
- BatchPhoto Pro Mac App Store$29.99, paid once
- BatchPhoto Pro$49.95, paid once
- BatchPhoto Pro$49.95, paid once
- BatchPhoto Enterprise$129.95, paid once
- BatchPhoto Enterprise$129.95, paid once
In their own words
BatchPhoto
BatchPhoto has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Pillow
Pillow is a free, open-source Python library for opening, editing, and saving image files. It can identify and read more than 30 raster formats, while its write support is narrower and covers common interchange and presentation formats. Its documented operations include image processing, color transforms, enhancement, geometric transforms, and image sequences. Pillow supports current Linux, macOS, and Windows systems; its version 12 support table covers Python 3.10 through 3.14. The project documents installation with pip using `python3 -m pip install --upgrade Pillow`. JPEG and zlib are required by default for source builds, while WebP, JPEG 2000, color management, and complex text layout rely on additional libraries. The project flags parsing untrusted image data as its primary attack surface and recommends safeguards including format allowlists, input limits, and sandboxing. Pillow uses the MIT-CMU License. Development and technical discussions are directed to GitHub, Stack Overflow, and Gitter; the core maintainers are volunteers. Commercial support and maintenance are available through a Sonar Subscription.