Verdict
TINTY kept the room closer to the original on room 01: architecture drift 18.1 vs 28.2 (lower is better). On published prices virtualstaging.ai is cheaper per staged photo: $1.25 vs $2.25 on the cheapest paid option.
- walls, windows and doors must stay as they are: lower room 01 drift (18.1 vs 28.2).
- the furniture has to look real: higher editor realism rating on room 01 (4.0 vs 3.4 of 5, one editor, not blind).
- you want to try it before creating an account (Yes (previews)).
- you want to judge a clean free result: our free download had no watermark (TINTY's had a watermark (tiled)).
- cost per photo decides it: $1.25 vs $2.25 on the cheapest paid option (Starter, $25/month).
- you need furniture removal (declutter), 360 or video output, a "virtually staged" disclaimer option and a stated commercial-use licence: listed on virtualstaging.ai's pages, not listed or not verified for TINTY.
Built from the numbers below, not a paid placement. This is not a final ranking.
| Metric | TINTY | virtualstaging.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Type | AI | AI |
| Tested by StagingBench | Room 01 (1 of 10) | Room 01 (1 of 10) |
| Room 01 architecture drift (lower = better) | 18.1 | 28.2 |
| Room 01 framing | Fail | Fail |
| Room 01 time to result | ~30 s | 38.7 s |
| Watermark on our free output | Yes (tiled) | No |
| Free output size (original 1280x960) | 1248x832 | 1280x960 |
| Editor realism, room 01 (1-5) | 4.0 | 3.4 |
| Cheapest paid option | Base, $9/month | Starter, $25/month |
| Price per photo, cheapest option | $2.25 | $1.25 |
| Next tier | Standard ($39/mo, 20 photos) · $1.95/photo | Studio ($49/mo, 50 photos) · $0.98/photo |
| Free tier (vendor page) | 6 previews per photo, 20 a month, plus 3 finished photos once (light watermark); 3 previews/day without an account | Free account, no card; our account got 2 credits after email confirmation |
| Try without an account | Yes (previews) | No |
| Turnaround | Previews in about 30 s | Seconds to under a minute (vendor claim); our run 38.7 s |
| Refund policy (vendor) | 30-day money-back guarantee on the first payment; renewals non-refundable | Refund within 7 days if no more than 15 images were generated |
| Redo / revisions (vendor) | Failed renders return to your balance | Unlimited revisions per image |
| Max resolution (vendor) | 2K (about 2,500 px long side) | not stated |
| 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 | ? | ✓ |
Room 01: original vs staged
Same empty open-plan room, default settings, first output only. Each image shows the original next to the aligned output.
TINTY · room 01
virtualstaging.ai · room 01
What we noted
TINTY
Room 01: Framing fails: the default crop frame returns a 3:2 image, so about 54 px are cut from the top and from the bottom (11% of the frame). Inside the visible area the architecture matches the original closely. Time is approximate (at most about 30 s).
Editor notes: Living zone staged; suits open plan. Believable sizes; the sideboard is pushed against the left door frame. No warped objects; a black chair is cut off at the right edge and the 3:2 crop loses the top and bottom.
Pricing notes: Listing pack $29 once for 10 photos ($2.90). TINTY Studio (human-finished): $10/photo, 2-24 h. Stages empty rooms only; no kitchens, bathrooms or exteriors.
Sources: tinty.ai/pricing (checked 2026-10-19)
virtualstaging.ai
Room 01: Highest architecture drift on room 01. The column is moved and the soffit is changed, which you can see in the comparison. It also zoomed out slightly and rotated about 0.8°, so framing fails. No watermark, same resolution as the original.
Editor notes: Living plus dining set-up suits open plan. A very large sofa plus a second sofa cut off at the bottom edge crowd the room; a dining table is cut off at the right. The building changed: the column moved left and the soffit and kitchen-side wall were redrawn.
Pricing notes: Unlimited plan $39/mo (fair use, own listings only) sits between Starter and Studio; yearly billing advertises 40% off. Credits roll over for 3 months.
Sources: virtualstaging.ai/pricing (checked 2026-10-19); virtualstaging.ai (checked 2026-10-19)
Architecture drift runs from 0 to 100, lower is better (how much walls, windows and doors changed after aligning the output to the original). Differences of about 3 points or less are within measurement noise. Framing fails if the tool cropped, zoomed, shifted or rotated the photo beyond our thresholds. Editor realism ratings are one person's 1-5 ratings, not blind. Details: methodology. Partial results: 1 of 10 rooms scored for most tools (Collov AI also has rooms 02-05, Pedra rooms 02-06 and Roomagen room 02. The leaderboard still compares room 01 only.). Prices from vendors' public pages, checked 19 October 2026; EUR converted at the ECB rate (1.1253, 2026-10-16). Nobody paid for a placement, and affiliate links never change the order.
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