Tool for agents and brokerages
Virtual staging cost calculator for agents and brokerages
Enter how many photos you stage per listing and how many listings you take on each month. The calculator sets physical staging, a done-for-you virtual staging service and self-serve AI staging side by side, per listing and per month. Every default is a published figure with its source, and you can overwrite all of them. It costs nothing and needs no account.
Your listings
Only affects physical staging, which is billed by the month.
Assumptions
Published figures. Replace any of them with your own quotes.
Median for a staging service, NAR 2025 Profile of Home Staging. Source
Low end of the $150 to $1,200 range reported by HomeLight. Source
Styldod, checked November 2026. Source
Styldod, 8 or more images, checked November 2026. Source
Styldod's volume price starts at 8 images. Source
Estimated cost
EstimatePhysical staging
- Per listing
- $1,500
- Per month
- $6,000
- $1,500 for the first month
Done-for-you virtual staging
- Per listing
- $138
- Per month
- $552
- 6 images x $23
Self-serve AI with RoomLift
- Per listing
- $4.75
- Per month
- $19
- 24 images a month = 24 credits
- Starter plan: $19 a month, 100 credits included
- $0.79 per image
Difference
- RoomLift costs $1,495.25 less per listing than physical staging ($5,981 less per month).
- RoomLift costs $133.25 less per listing than a done-for-you service ($533 less per month).
Estimate only. Physical staging also furnishes the room for in-person showings; virtual staging changes the photos only. Third-party figures are US market data in US dollars.
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How the numbers are calculated
The calculator compares costs only. It does not project a sale price or a return.
- Physical staging: the first-month cost, plus the monthly fee for every additional month the listing is on the market. A started month counts as a full month. The defaults are $1,500, the median cost of a staging service in NAR's 2025 Profile of Home Staging, and $150 per additional month, the low end of the $150 to $1,200 range reported by HomeLight.
- Done-for-you virtual staging: photos per listing times the price per image. The default is Styldod's published $23 per image, or $16 per image on orders of 8 or more.
- Self-serve AI with RoomLift: photos per month times the credits per image (1 for standard, 3 for Pro, 5 for 4K), matched to the lowest-priced RoomLift plan that includes that many credits. The per-listing figure is the plan price divided by your listings per month.
- Monthly totals: the per-listing cost times your listings per month. For physical staging that is what you commit to for the listings you take on in one month.
Treat the result as an estimate. Physical staging also furnishes the room buyers walk into, while virtual staging changes the photos only, and most MLSs require virtually staged photos to be labeled. Vendor prices were checked in November 2026 and can change, so confirm them before you order.
Assumptions and sources
These are the defaults in the calculator. Each one can be replaced with your own quote.
| Assumption | Default | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Physical staging, first month | $1,500 per home (median for a staging service) | NAR, 2025 Profile of Home Staging |
| Physical staging, each additional month | $150 (reported range: $150 to $1,200) | HomeLight, citing HomeGuide |
| Done-for-you service, per image | $23 | Styldod service page, checked November 2026 |
| Done-for-you service, 8 or more images | $16 per image | Styldod service page, checked November 2026 |
| Photos staged per listing | 6 (a typical listing needs 3 to 6) | RoomLift virtual staging cost guide |
| RoomLift credits per image | 1 for standard, 3 for Pro, 5 for 4K | RoomLift pricing |
| RoomLift plans | Starter $19 a month (100 credits), Basic $29 (200), Premium $79 (700), Pro+ $199 (3,000). One-time packs: $39 for 50 credits, $79 for 120. | RoomLift pricing |
The NAR, HomeLight and Styldod figures are US market data in US dollars. Listings per month and months on the market are your own numbers, not market averages.
Go deeper
The full vendor price table is in How much does virtual staging cost? If you are choosing between a vendor and software for a team, read virtual staging services. To see what AI staging does to a listing photo, go to virtual staging for real estate.