Is this a hosted editor?

No. rembg is a library/CLI you run. remove.bg is the pretty meter. That is the point.

imgproxy resizes and serves images (/replace/cloudinary). This page removes backgrounds.

Easy

rembg

Background removal you run. rembg is MIT — remove.bg without the credit meter.

The problem

remove.bg meters background-removal credits. You wanted a library and CLI on hardware you control. rembg is MIT (danielgatis/rembg). It needs a model file and usually a CPU or GPU; it is not a pretty hosted editor. imgproxy stays the Cloudinary-shaped resize pipeline (/replace/cloudinary). This is not remove.bg's every Photoshop plugin or batch-API SKU. GIMP stays general raster (/replace/photoshop).

Replaces

remove.bg

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Estimated SaaS saved

$1,200

per year, small team, before lock-in

Start on Railway

imgproxy if this is resize/CDN, not background removal

Sponsor this stack Tip jar

Placeholder: rembg as a worker or API next to the app that currently calls remove.bg. Models need disk; GPU is optional. No one-click template in this repo yet — Start on Railway. Image resize stays on /stacks/imgproxy-media.

The stack

rembg
MIT background-removal library and CLI
Catalog entry →

Cost table

You stop paying	Typical / year	Self-host instead
remove.bg (small team)	$1,200	rembg + a model

Agent setup prompt

Replace remove.bg with rembg (https://github.com/danielgatis/rembg).

- Install the project's documented CLI or API, persist the model, run one image you currently send to remove.bg.
- Do not claim every remove.bg plugin. Resize/CDN stays on /stacks/imgproxy-media. Write AGENT_PROMPT.md.

Also as markdown: /stacks/rembg-bg.md

FAQ

Is this a hosted editor?: No. rembg is a library/CLI you run. remove.bg is the pretty meter. That is the point.
Why not imgproxy?: imgproxy resizes and serves images (/replace/cloudinary). This page removes backgrounds.