Face++ vs PimEyes

Face++ provides computer vision APIs and SDKs for adding image analysis and recognition to applications. Its face capabilities include detection, 1:1 comparison, 1:N search, facial landmarks and facial attributes. The platform also lists body and skeleton recognition, gesture recognition, OCR, image beautification and photo album clustering. Liveness detection distinguishes a live face from a photo, video or mask to help prevent spoofing attacks. Face++ presents identity verification, eKYC and passport matching, ride-hailing driver verification, biometric retail payments and skin analysis as use cases. Its platforms include Android, API, iOS, macOS, web and Windows. The Face Landmark SDK supports Android, iOS, Windows and Mac, and can perform face detection, tracking and landmarking locally on mobile devices. The free API key has shared QPS limits: 3 total for facial recognition APIs, with Dense Facial Landmarks API limited separately to 1. The SDK trial offers one day of authorized online licensing, with up to five authorizations per day. The free plan is free; other listed billing options have no listed price.

PimEyes searches publicly accessible web images for faces visually similar to a supplied image, then links to the websites where results appear. It says the service does not identify or verify individuals. Whole-image reverse search is also available for exact matches, altered versions, and visually similar images. The free plan costs nothing and allows 10 searches per day, with no takedowns. Open Plus lists 75 daily searches and 10 alerts; PROtect lists 125 searches per day, 20 alerts, 200 takedowns, AI reports, and result management; Advanced includes unlimited daily searches, 500 alerts, 1,000 takedowns, and full Deep Search. Monitoring alerts can track new online appearances, but takedowns are not automatic: removal depends on the external site owner. Results exclude social media and professional networks. Uploaded search images are automatically deleted within a maximum of 48 hours. Users can request a verified opt-out from future searches. PimEyes says it encrypts image processing, describes the service as GDPR compliant, and says it does not share data with third parties.