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BioID Web Service vs PimEyes
Both stand on facial recognition software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Paid Web
Visit BioID Web Service 
Free plan Web
Consider PimEyes if you need to search publicly accessible web images for visually similar faces or whole-image matches and want links to source pages. Look elsewhere if your search depends on social media or professional networks, or if you need a service that can automatically remove images from external sites.
Visit PimEyesThe facts
| BioID Web Service | PimEyes | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not published | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | Web | Web |
| Lowest paid plan | Not published | Free or on request |
| Plans published | None | 4 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | bioid.com | pimeyes.com |
| On facial recognition software | #9 of 16 | #5 of 16 |
BioID Web Service: what it does well
PimEyes: what it does well
- Searches publicly accessible web images for visually similar faces.
- Provides links to pages where matching images appear.
- Supports reverse image searches for exact, modified, and similar images.
- Alerts can track new online appearances.
- Uploaded search images are automatically deleted within a maximum of 48 hours.
What to know first
- Search results exclude social media and professional networks.
- Free plan allows 10 searches per day and no takedowns.
- Paid-plan prices are not provided here.
- Image removal from external websites depends on each site owner.
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