| Cost per room photo | Quoted per shoot | Quoted per render | Designer time for every image | $0.70 to $0.98 |
| Turnaround | Booking, shoot day, then editing | Modelling, then rendering | Manual work on each image | Usually under 3 minutes a set |
| What you need | Photographer, stylist, studio | 3D modeller and renderer | A skilled designer | One photo of the rug |
| Consistency | Varies by photographer | Varies by artist | Varies by designer | One shared room for a whole batch |
| Checked against your rug | By eye | By eye | By eye | Every photo, automatically; a failed photo is held back and not charged |
| 500 rugs | A shoot schedule for every batch | A 3D model for every rug | Designer time for every rug | Self-serve, batch by batch |