Best Pillow Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from image converter software ranked against Pillow on the same published basis.
- 1Pillow vs Aspose.Imaging
- 2Pillow vs XnConvert
- 3Pillow vs Converseen
- 4Pillow vs GraphicsMagick
- 5Pillow vs ImageMagick
- 6Pillow vs libvips
- 8Pillow vs ImageCool Converter
- 9Pillow vs Convertio
- 10Pillow vs Sharp
- 11Pillow vs reaConverter
- 12Pillow vs ImageOptim
- 13Pillow vs Online Image Converter
- 14Pillow vs Cyan
- 15Pillow vs FreeConvert GIF Maker
- 16Pillow vs Light Image Resizer
- 17Pillow vs OpenImageIO
- 18Pillow vs Quick Any2Ico
- 19Pillow vs CloudConvert Audio Converter
- 20Pillow vs LocalPix
- 21Pillow vs Photopus
Pillow alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aspose.Imaging | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | XnConvert | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 3 | Converseen | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | GraphicsMagick | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 5 | ImageMagick | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 6 | libvips | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 8 | ImageCool Converter | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 9 | Convertio | 5.8 | No | $6.99/mo | Android, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 10 | Sharp | 5.6 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 11 | reaConverter | 5.5 | No | $4.08/mo | API, Browser, Web, Windows |
| 12 | ImageOptim | 5.4 | No | $12/mo | API |
| 13 | Online Image Converter | 5.4 | No | — | Web |
| 14 | Cyan | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 15 | FreeConvert GIF Maker | 5.3 | No | — | Web |
| 16 | Light Image Resizer | 5.3 | No | — | Windows |
| 17 | OpenImageIO | 5.3 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 18 | Quick Any2Ico | 5.3 | No | — | Windows |
| 19 | CloudConvert Audio Converter | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 20 | LocalPix | 5.2 | No | — | Windows, Mac |
| 21 | Photopus | 5.2 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
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Questions about Pillow alternatives
What is the best alternative to Pillow?
Aspose.Imaging, number 1 in image converter software with a score of 6.8 out of 10. The others here: XnConvert, Converseen, GraphicsMagick and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Pillow?
Aspose.Imaging is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 8 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.