PFPMaker vs Aragon AI
Both turn your selfies into professional photos. The difference is what you pay, how many selfies you have to find first, and whether you get anything other than a corporate headshot.
You have been meaning to sort out your profile photo for a while now. The one you are using was taken by a friend at something, and you have been cropping other people out of it for two years. That is the actual problem. Not resolution, not style count, just the fact that fixing it has always felt like a task rather than a five minute thing.
Aragon will fix it. So will we. The question worth answering before you pick is what each one asks of you first: how many usable selfies you need to dig up, how long you wait, and how much you are out if the results are not right.
Aragon figures below come from their own pricing page. Their page renders with JavaScript, so we recheck it by hand rather than scraping.
The short answer
Aragon is the safe, well known pick for a corporate headshot. PFPMaker costs a fraction of it, needs far fewer photos from you, and gives you more than headshots.
Aragon has generated tens of millions of headshots and it shows in the polish. If your only goal is a conventional business headshot and you want the most reviewed name in the category, nobody would call that a bad decision.
Where the two part company is scope and cost. Aragon starts at $35 and asks for around six selfies before it can do anything. PFPMaker starts far lower, adjusts to what things cost where you live, and works from as little as one photo. You also get more than headshots: professional shots, full body portraits and creative profile pictures across more than fifty styles, rather than one corporate look.
The speed comparison is closer than most people expect. Aragon's fastest tier is their most expensive one, at fifteen minutes. Our fastest is ten.
Aragon AI: The best known name in AI headshots, built around speed and realism for a straight corporate headshot.
Pick PFPMaker when
- You do not want to hunt through your camera roll for six good selfies first
- You want a creative or social profile picture, not only a business headshot
- You would rather pay once, at a price that reflects where you live
- You want the fastest delivery without buying the most expensive plan to get it
What people say about their photos
Updated all our executive photos in one afternoon. The consistency across the team looked better than our last in-person studio shoot. Saved us a full day of scheduling and logistics.
Carlos Mendoza
CEO
Been looking for something like this for months. The executive headshot came out genuinely good. No uncanny valley, no weird hands, nothing off. And it doesn't make you jump through three sign-up screens before you can try it. That alone puts it ahead of half the competition.
David Osei
Tried the linkedin headshot option last month. Profile views went up that same week. I was honestly skeptical but the result looked like I paid a photographer. My recruiter asked where I got it done.
Priya Sharma
Marketing Manager
PFPMaker vs Aragon AI at a glance
Every Aragon figure here is published on their own site. Where we would lose a row, we have left it out rather than spin it.
- 1PFPMaker prices are purchasing-power adjusted, so the figure you see depends on where you are. Live prices are shown further down this page.
Aragon AI figures were read from their own site and verified 15 August 2026. Prices and plans change, so check before you decide.
Who each one is for
Choose PFPMaker if
- You want to be done in ten minutes without hunting for six selfies
- You want more than a corporate headshot: casual, full body or creative
- You are outside the US and a flat dollar price does not reflect what you earn
- You want to try this without thinking hard about whether it is worth the money
Choose Aragon if
- You want the most established, most reviewed name in the category
- A conventional corporate headshot is the only thing you need
- Your finance team requires consolidated per-seat billing today
Looking for an Aragon AI alternative?
Most people who go looking for an Aragon alternative are not unhappy with Aragon. They have looked at the price, done the mental maths on a photo they will use on LinkedIn and nowhere else, and decided to check what else is out there first.
That is a reasonable instinct, and the honest answer is that the gap between paid AI headshot tools is smaller than any of us would like to admit. Most of us are running similar generations on similar hardware. What actually differs is the price, how much work you have to do before you start, and whether the tool does anything beyond a corporate headshot.
One photo is enough
Aragon asks for around six selfies before it can start. We work from as few as one. If the photo on your phone right now is clear and recent, that is the whole input requirement, and you can be finished in the time it takes to reply to an email.
The price follows you
Aragon charges $35 whether you are in San Francisco or São Paulo. Our pricing is purchasing-power adjusted, so what you pay reflects what things cost where you actually live. Nobody else in this category does that.
Not just headshots
Aragon is built for the business headshot and does it well. If you also want a full body portrait, something for Instagram, or a profile picture that does not look like a LinkedIn photo, that is a second tool and a second payment there. Here it is a style choice.
Fast without paying for fast
Aragon reserves fifteen minute turnaround for their $75 tier. Our ten minute delivery is on the Pro plan, which costs a small fraction of that. Speed is not something you should have to buy your way up to.
Is there a free Aragon AI alternative?
There are free AI headshot tools, and they are worth understanding before you spend anything. Canva, Adobe and a handful of others will generate something at no cost. What you generally get is a generic result that looks AI made, because free tools are not trained or tuned for keeping your actual face intact. Several also keep your uploads indefinitely, which is the real price.
We are not free, and it would be dishonest to pretend the gap between free and paid does not exist. But the gap between free and us is a few dollars, not the thirty-five that starts the conversation elsewhere. If a free tool has already disappointed you, the step up from there is much smaller than you are expecting.
Already bought from Aragon? You do not need anything from them to try this. Upload one clear photo, pick a style, and compare the two sets side by side before you decide which one goes on your profile.
What each one costs
Our prices adjust to your country, so the figures on the left are the real ones for wherever you are reading this from.
Starter
- 10 photos
- Ready in 60 minutes
- Full commercial rights
Signature
- 30 photos
- Ready in 30 minutes
- Full commercial rights
Pro
- 60 photos
- Ready in 10 minutes
- Full commercial rights
One payment. No subscription, no credits, and nothing to cancel later.
Basic
- 40 headshots
- Ready in about 45 minutes
Standard
- 60 headshots
- Ready in about 30 minutes
Executive
- 100 headshots
- Ready in 15 minutes
Published by Aragon AI and checked 15 August 2026. Source: aragon.ai/pricing
Aragon runs frequent promotions, so the price you see on their site may be lower than list. Check before you decide.
Cost per photo
12c
PFPMaker, at our best rate
75c
Aragon, at their best rate
Same arithmetic on both sides: the cheapest published price divided by the number of photos it delivers. That makes Aragon about 6 times the cost per photo.
Frequently asked questions
Everything you need to know about our AI photo service.
Yes, by a wide margin. Aragon starts at $35 for their Basic plan. Our plans start well below that, and because our pricing is adjusted for purchasing power, the gap is usually larger still outside the US. The live prices on this page are the real ones for your country.
Aragon offers a free headshot generator as a way to try the product, with the full photo sets behind their paid plans. Free tiers across this category tend to produce noticeably more generic results than paid generations, whichever tool you use.
Yes, on both. Full commercial rights are included with every PFPMaker order, with no attribution required and no extra licensing fee. Aragon includes commercial rights too.
Yes. Aragon asks for around six selfies to get started. We work from as few as one, though two to ten from different angles gives the AI more to work with and generally produces better variety.
Our Pro plan delivers in about ten minutes. Aragon lists fifteen minutes on their Executive plan at $75, with their cheaper plans taking thirty to forty-five minutes. So we are faster, and you do not have to buy the top tier to get the speed.
We offer a money-back guarantee. If you do not end up with at least one photo worth using, email support with your order number within seven days of receiving them and we will review it within a day.
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