It can be hard to find a reliable reverse image search tool. Whether you need it for work, a quick lookup, or to investigate a potential catfish. 

I’ve tested several options side by side and ranked them from best to good.

Through a pros and cons list, you can find the one most suitable for your needs.

Reverse Image Search Tool Comparison Table

1. ProFaceFinder – Best for Catching Catfishers

ProFaceFinder is one of the most precise tools for finding people. It scans social media, dating sites, public criminal records and public web pages only to provide the best results.

Those features make it ideal for catching catfishes and verifying identities, making online dating safer.

Why use it?

• It finds the person you’re looking for even if you upload a cropped, zoomed, edited, or low-quality photo.
• Speedy, easy to use, and affordable. 💸
• Detects AI-generated images. 🤖 
• Great for short-term projects or a quick search. 
• A large and constantly updated database of faces.

Limitations:

• No free trial available.
• You must pay to view results—no previews.

Pricing:

• $5 = 2 deep scans + source access.
• $10 = 7 deep scans + source access.

2. Lenso.ai – Best for Finding Brands and Celebrities

Lenso.ai recognizes functions as a practical reverse image search tool. It’s especially useful for identifying famous people, finding duplicates, related images, and even specific locations.

With keyword and URL search options, it’s also great for tracking down brands and products. Since it only offers monthly or yearly subscriptions, it’s best suited for long-term use.

Pros:

• 10 free searches with preview access. 🔎
• Relatively affordable.
• Filters by keyword, website, result quality, or date (new/old). ⚙️

Cons:

• No access to sources with free searches.
• No short-term plan—only monthly or yearly subscriptions.
• Not accessible in some EU regions. ✖️
• Struggles with heavily edited or low-quality photos.
• Smaller database compared to other tools, leading to fewer results. 😕

Pricing:

• $16/month = Unlimited searches, 50 sources.
• $70/month = Unlimited searches, 500 sources.
• $2,800/month = Unlimited searches, 5,000 sources.

Yearly plans range from $160 to $28,000.

I tested Lenso.ai and got 18 results—16 of which were accurate, even though the images were altered. The People section returned 5 pages of matches, with only a few being irrelevant.

I also tried accessing sources without registering; a few opened, but most required an account.

3. ReverseImageSearch.com – Best for Casual Search

It’s a simple reverse image tool that helps identify the original source of a photo. It’s fast, somewhat accurate and allows basic scanning without a subscription. 

It works well for products and animal breeds; e.g., it correctly identified designer items like Birkin bags and specific dog breeds like Huskies. 

However, when it comes to identifying random people, it underperforms—even if their pictures are publicly available online.

Pros:

• Fast and easy to use.
• No sign-up needed for basic searches.
• Accurate with objects, animals, and products. 💪

Cons:

• Poor results for random people.
• Must pay to access sources and the People tab.
• CAPTCHA verification pops up with every search. 🤨

The Similar tab showed 19 results, all accurate. The Duplicates tab returned 10 results, each showing the exact same image from different sources.

Pricing:

• Weekly: $7 (70 sources), $10 (700 sources).
• Monthly: $20 (150 sources), $40 (1,500 sources), $80 (15,000 sources).
• Yearly: from $155 to $260.

4. Reversely.ai – Great for Finding Similar Images 

Reversely.ai is a simple tool that focuses more on visually similar images. It’s beginner-friendly and mostly free to use, making it a solid choice for casual searches.

Pros:

• Free searches available, no sign-up needed. 
• Flexible pricing for both short and long-term use.
• Provides access to sources even without a subscription. 😯

Cons:

• Limited number of results.
• Results and sources are often inaccurate. ❌

Pricing:

• Weekly: $7 (70 sources), $10 (700 sources).
• Monthly: $20 (150 sources), $40 (1,500 sources), $80 (15,000 sources).
• Yearly: from $155 to $260.

I received 20 results in total—7 of them were accurate. The Similar tab allowed free access to sources, but the People tab did not. For filtering options and more detailed scans, a subscription is required.

5. CopySeeker – Best For Finding Exact Matches 

CopySeeker is a reverse search engine whose main focus is finding sources of the exact photo you’ve uploaded. It’s simple, fast, free, and available to use even without creating an account. 

It typically returns only a few results, but its accuracy makes it a reliable choice, especially for spotting stolen content across the web.

Pros:

• Completely free, no sign-up required.
• Provides access to sources.
• Delivers accurate results quickly.

Cons:

• Often provides just a few or no results at all.
• No results for similar images.

I got just one result from the image I searched, but it was highly accurate, even though the person in the picture wasn’t alone—and the source was available for free.

6. Google Images – Best if you need a Free and Large Database 

A great reverse image search engine with a massive database and simple interface. Sometimes, the focus might shift from face to background details, leading to inaccurate results, but most of the time, it’s reliable.

Pros:

• Free, quick, practical, and no account required.
• Often provides accurate results and insightful information.
• Gives results for products, anime, movies, celebrities, random people, and more.

Cons:

• Cannot access private social media or dating site photos.
• Sometimes fails to return any results.
• Often prioritizes products or backgrounds over the main subject
• Struggles with altered, cropped, or filtered images.
• No ongoing monitoring or alerts—you must manually search for new results.

After I uploaded a picture, I got 36 results including the person’s name and additional info about them. Since the person I searched for had a public Instagram account, most results came from there.

7. Yandex – To Find Visually Similar Images

Yandex stands out for its powerful result filtering, which helps you narrow down to very specific images based on your preferences.

It focuses more on visually similar photos rather than exact duplicates, making it ideal if you’re searching for images with the same aesthetic or vibe—even if the people or details differ.

Pros:

• Free to use, no sign-up needed and access to sources.
• Fairly accurate results, even if the image is edited.
• Allows filtering results by size, orientation, color, file type, and wallpaper.
• Supports reverse searching via direct image upload or pasted URL across multiple sites.

Cons:

• Unclear how long uploads are stored.
• Interface can feel cluttered.
• Struggles with low-quality images.
• Only searches public content.

After scanning, it provided more than 100 results—only 10 were accurate. It mostly focused on similarities and aesthetics rather than the face itself. 

8. Bing Visual Search – To Find Outfits and Products

A browser-based tool that helps you find visually similar images online. It doesn’t require an account and is simple to use, but it lacks depth for when you look for not-so-famous people.

It provides related searches which are very useful, and it works best for shopping and quick visual matches—like finding similar outfits, tracking down furniture styles or finding celebrities.

Pros:

• Free, speedy, and no registration required.
• Accurate sources.
• Helps you shop by identifying outfits or accessories and linking to places where you can buy them.
• Integrated into Microsoft Edge, Windows 11 Photos, and mobile Bing apps.

Cons:

• Unable to identify random people.
• Struggles with heavily cropped or edited photos.

In my case, all results and sources were accurate. The related searches were entirely about the person I searched. 

However, I can’t say the same happened after I uploaded a new photo of the same person, cropped, or of an unpopular person. 

9. ImgOps – For Multi-Engine Searching

Though it’s not a reverse image search engine itself, by uploading a picture, it redirects you to multiple tools such as Reddit, TinEye, Google, Bing, and Yandex to search the web and give results. 

It’s free, fast, user-friendly, no account required, and has additional tools like no other platform. 

Pros: 

• Shows hidden image data and checks for image manipulation.
• Scans image URLs for viruses, explicit content, exact copies, and converts images to different formats.  
• Finds media scenes by a screenshot.
• Allows you to edit the photo you uploaded.
• Deletes the uploaded picture from the system 1h after the search. 
• You can crop, optimize, split, or even add sound to GIFs.

Cons: 

• It often provides little to no results. 
• You rely on third-party tools.

My findings: 

• Google: 1 page of results; 3 were unrelated, the rest accurate.
• Google2: Identified the person and linked to detailed articles with their biography.
• Bing: 70+ results; around 50 accurate. Also suggested related and trending searches.
• Yandex: 100+ results; mostly accurate. Some focused on backgrounds, clothes, or aesthetics.
• TinEye: 57 results, all accurate.
• Reddit: No results.

10. TinEye – Exact Matches & Color Analysis

TinEye focuses on finding exact matches of an image across the web. While it often returns limited results—especially for lesser-known faces—its matches are usually very accurate when available.

Pros:

• Detects duplicates, altered copies, and image misuse.
• Offers special tools for wine label search, color analysis, and image tracking.
• Free access to all results and sources.
• Finds the exact image from multiple websites.
• Filters results.

Cons:

• Rarely returns results for unknown people or newer content.
• Doesn’t support visually similar or related image searches.
• Pricing plans for advanced features are unclear.

I got 9 results within seconds—all accurate and free to access. However, most were duplicates from the same website, mistakenly listed as separate results.

How was each Reverse Image Search tool tested? 🤔

Each tool was tested with the same and different images to compare accuracy, number of results, and access to source links. 

I used photos of real people—some popular, some unknown—just like real-world scenarios of verifying identities, spotting fake profiles, or finding a person you’ve lost contact with.

The rankings are based on actual performance, not just features or marketing claims.