A Palette.fm alternative for your old photos
Palette.fm is known for colourising black and white photos. Souvenotte colourises too, but as part of a full restoration: grain, sharpness, faces, then colour, and a delivered print if you want one. Here is a factual comparison to help you choose.
Why look for a Palette.fm alternative?
Usually because the photo needs more than colour: grain, blur, faded contrast, damaged faces. Souvenotte deals with all of that before colourising, in one pass.
Others simply want to pay for one or two photos with no plan, or to receive a framed print. Souvenotte charges per photo and prints in Europe.
How does the price of Palette.fm compare?
According to its official site, checked on 23 October 2026: '$6/month, or $49 for 75 credits'. Souvenotte costs €1.99 per HD photo, €9.99 for a pack of 10 or €19.99 for a pack of 30, VAT included, with no subscription.
Palette.fm's pack works out at about $0.65 per credit, which can be cheaper per photo if you have lots; Souvenotte's pack of 30 comes to about €0.67 per photo. The currencies differ and prices may have changed: the dated table further down shows the figures as checked.
What do the free previews show?
On Palette.fm, according to the same check, free previews are capped at 500 px with a watermark. On Souvenotte, the free preview is the full restoration, watermarked, at about 1,100 px, with a before/after slider.
A larger preview makes it easier to judge faces before you pay. With either tool, look at eyes and skin, where differences show most.
How is Souvenotte's colourisation different?
It comes at the end of a restoration: the photo is first cleaned, enlarged 2× and its faces rebuilt, then colour is laid on the brightness of that restored photo. Saturation is deliberately reduced to 85 % for natural-looking skin.
It is also automatic: there is no manual colour picker, and the colours are imagined. The details are in how AI colourisation works and the real colours of old photos.
When might Palette.fm suit you better?
If you have a large batch of already clean photos to colourise, its 75-credit pack at $49 can be cheaper per photo. If colour is all you need, a tool focused on it may feel simpler.
If your photos are grainy or blurred, or you want to keep them black and white but better, Souvenotte's full restoration is the closer fit; the keep black and white option restores without adding colour.
How do you compare them on your own photo?
Pick a typical photo with faces and run it through both. Compare how sharp the faces are, how natural the skin looks and what colour the clothes come out.
On Souvenotte, redoing the photo in black and white or in colour is free, so you can compare both versions. If what you really need is enlargement, see also the Pixelcut alternative.
| Tool | Listed price | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| Souvenotte | €1.99 per photo, no subscription | free preview before paying, delivered print as an option |
| Let's Enhance | Starter: $12/month, or $9/month yearly (100 credits) official page, checked on 23 October 2026 | remaining credits are lost when you cancel Where they are better: 100 images a month if you have many |
| Palette.fm | $6/month, or $49 for 75 credits official page, checked on 23 October 2026 | free previews capped at 500 px with a watermark |
| Pixelcut | Pro: $8/month billed yearly official page, checked on 23 October 2026 | Where they are better: unlimited upscaling in the subscription |
Compared use : restore one old photo in HD
Frequently asked questions
Does Souvenotte colourise every photo?
On the automatic setting, only photos that are black and white, sepia or nearly a single tint. You can force colourisation or keep black and white.
Can I get a print of the colourised photo?
Yes: a 10×15 cm print for €1.90, a fine art print, frames, canvas or sticker, delivered to 10 European countries, with the HD file included.
Where do the Palette.fm prices come from?
From its official site, checked on 23 October 2026. Check them before you decide.