How BoxBrownie pricing works
BoxBrownie is a service, not a self-serve app. You upload a photo of an empty room, pick a furniture style and add notes, and its professional editors stage the image to scale. As of October 2026, its US terms were:
- Virtual staging: US$30 per image, pay as you go
- Turnaround: under 48 hours
- Changes: free if requested within two months of the order
Other edits on its pricing page are also per image: image enhancement US$2, day to dusk US$5, item removal US$5–$10, floor plan redraws US$30–$45, and 3D renders from US$350. The site shows prices for the region it detects, so check from your own location before quoting a client.
Where the per-image model pinches
You get a person on every photo, but two costs are easy to underestimate. Time: a round trip of up to 48 hours is slow when a listing goes live tomorrow. Volume: the 50th photo costs the same as the first, so ten staged photos a month is about US$300 and thirty is about US$900, every month.
The AI alternative
With SofaBrain's virtual staging, a staged photo usually comes back in under a minute and costs 1 credit. A free account includes 3 credits with no credit card, and Studio is $59 a month for 100 credits, about $0.59 per photo (pricing). The same credits cover decluttering, day to dusk and other edits, and each re-run uses a credit.
The trade-off: no editor reviews an AI image, so unusual room shapes, tricky light or a luxury listing can still favor a service like BoxBrownie. Many agents use AI for routine listings and an editor for hero shots. See SofaBrain vs BoxBrownie.
Whichever you use, disclose virtually staged photos and keep the original. California's AB 723 requires a disclosure on or next to an altered listing image plus a link to the unaltered original, and many MLSs have their own labeling rules. See our disclosure language guide.
Frequently asked questions
How much does BoxBrownie charge for virtual staging?
As of October 2026, BoxBrownie's virtual staging page listed US$30 per image for US customers, with US$24 shown in some other regions. There is no subscription, so a 5–8 room listing costs roughly US$150–$240 at the US rate.
How long does BoxBrownie take?
BoxBrownie says staged images come back in under 48 hours. Changes are free within two months of the original job, but each change is another round trip.
Does BoxBrownie use AI or real people?
BoxBrownie describes its staging as work by professional editors who place furniture to scale, which is why it charges per image and takes up to 48 hours. Self-serve AI tools generate the staging themselves, usually in under a minute.
Is BoxBrownie cheaper than AI virtual staging?
Not beyond a handful of photos. Ten staged photos at US$30 cost about US$300, while self-serve AI subscriptions work out to roughly $0.50–$4 a photo depending on the plan. For an occasional photo you want a person to stage, per-image pricing is simple.