Independent side-by-side from StagingBench data (checked 2026-10-19). Same Room 01 photo; extra rooms shown where both tools have them.
| Metric | Collov AI | Apply Design |
|---|---|---|
| Room 01 architecture drift | 11.0 | 17.2 |
| Room 01 framing | Pass | Pass |
| Room 01 time | 18.6 s | ~585 s |
| Watermark (free output we downloaded) | Yes (logo) | No |
| Free tier (from test / pricing page) | 5 watermarked images | 1 free credit |
| Cheapest price / photo (public) | $0.45 | $15 |
| Watermark on free (vendor page) | Yes | No |
| Editor realism mean (Room 01, 1–5) | 4.2 | 4.0 |
| Rooms tested (of 10) | 5 | 1 |
| Declutter / remove furniture | ✓ | ✓ |
| Empty-room staging | ✓ | ✓ |
| Restyle a furnished room | ✓ | ? |
| Day to dusk | ✓ | ? |
| Sky replacement | ✓ | ? |
| Renovation / wall & floor recolor | ✓ | ? |
| 360 or video | ✓ | ✓ |
| API | ✓ | ? |
| "Virtually staged" disclaimer option | ✓ | ? |
| Commercial-use licence stated | ✓ | ? |
Generated from the numbers above · not a paid placement.
On Room 01 architecture drift, Collov AI kept walls and windows closer to the original (11.0 vs 17.2). Lower is better. Both passed framing on Room 01. Collov AI returned Room 01 faster (18.6 s vs about 585 s). On published cheapest-plan price per photo, Collov AI is lower ($0.45 vs $15). Editor realism mean is higher for Collov AI (4.2 vs 4.0; not blind). This is not a final overall ranking (partial rooms only). Nobody paid for this comparison.
Method: methodology. All tested tools: best list. Other pairs: REimagineHome vs Collov AI · REimagineHome vs Apply Design · Pedra vs Collov AI