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24 alternatives to PixelUP

PixelUp is a lightweight, 100% offline AI video upscaler for Windows. Say goodbye to subscriptions—upscale your videos locally with CUDA and Vulkan hardware acceleration.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1
Upscale Pics▲343
Increase your resolution with AI, with no pixelation.
2019 · upscalepics.com · its alternatives →
2
AI Image Upscaler by Upscale.media▲298
Increase image resolution up to 4x with our free AI tool
2022 · upscale.media · its alternatives →
3
Image Upscaler▲235
Upscale and enhance your photo, animes and cartoons in batch
2021 · imgupscaler.com · its alternatives →
4
Nero AI Video Upscaler▲250
New Restoration model for sharper 4K results.
2024 · pcai.nero.com · its alternatives →
5
Smart Upscaler▲485
Use ML to improve and enlarge images for free
2020 · icons8.com · its alternatives →
6
ClipDrop Image Upscaler▲345
Upscale & enhance your images up to 4x with AI
2022 · clipdrop.co · its alternatives →
7
Upscale.Media Plugins Suite▲206
Amplify your workflow with effortless image upscaling plugin
2024 · upscale.media · its alternatives →
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Image Upscaler AI▲102
Upscale your images, photos, cartoons and more with AI
2023 · imageupscalerai.com · its alternatives →
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PixAI▲93
The image multiplier, powered by AI
2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
10
Astra From Topaz Labs▲142
Creative upscaler for video
2025 · astra.app · its alternatives →
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Pixelfy▲109
Create stunning pixel art images with AI
2023 · pixelfy.ai · its alternatives →
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Pics Enhancer▲65
Powerful AI tool to enhance & upscale photos
2023 · its alternatives →
13
Free AI Photo Upscaler▲6
Enhance photo resolution - photoupscaler.ai
Nov 2025 · photoupscaler.ai · its alternatives →
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NextGenUp▲6
Upscale photos to 8K and video to 4K, locally and free
Aug 2026 · matily.org · its alternatives →
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Pixusai ▲15
PixusAI – Upscale Your Images, Elevate Your Vision.
2025 · its alternatives →
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Real time AI Video Upscaling in the browser▲24
The story of Vectorly — four pivots, three years, and a Hopin acquisition. From video compression to AI upscaling to virtual backgrounds. Founded 2018, acquired by Hopin December 2021.
2021 · vectorly.io · its alternatives →
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ImageUpscaleAI▲3
Upscale image with AI.
Feb 2026 · steelsoft.site · its alternatives →
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AI Image Upscaler and Photo Enhancer with up to 10x resolution boost▲38
Upscale images to 10X resolution and turn any selfie into a professional AI headshot — no studio, no $300 photographer. Watermark-free results in 60 seconds, from $9/month.
2024 · imageupscaler.io · its alternatives →
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Nero AI Image Upscaler▲10
Upscale photos up to 16x without quality loss.
2022 · ai.nero.com · its alternatives →
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Upscayl▲9
AI Image Upscaler
2024 · upscayl.org · its alternatives →
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4K AI Upscaler - Free AI image tool▲13
Transform any image-> stunning 4K quality with AI, instantly
2024 · upscale-image.com · its alternatives →
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Free AI Image Upscaler▲11
Locally Increase Resolution of Images
Jun 2026 · free-ai-image-upscaler.com · its alternatives →
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PixelBurn AI▲3
Unified Cinematic Video & Image Studio powered by Google Veo
May 2026 · pixelburn.io · its alternatives →
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Pixelcut▲2
Pixelcut AI | Free Background Remover & Image Upscaler
Apr 2026 · pixelcut.art · its alternatives →

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