TryDrobe vs Google Virtual Try-On

Google Virtual Try-On is a free feature built into Google Shopping that lets you upload a photo of yourself and see how clothing items look on you. Launched in 2023 and expanded significantly through 2025-2026, it uses Google's AI to generate realistic previews of how garments drape, fold, and fit on your body.

The feature works within Google Shopping, Google Search, and Google Images. When browsing eligible product listings, you'll see a "Try it on" button. Tap it, upload a full-length photo, and Google generates a preview in moments. It currently supports tops, bottoms, dresses, and shoes — though lingerie, swimwear, and accessories are not yet supported.

Key limitation: Google's try-on only works with products listed on Google Shopping. You cannot upload your own clothing images or try on items from sources outside Google's catalog.

TryDrobe is a dedicated virtual try-on platform that works with clothing from any source. Screenshot a dress from Instagram, save a jacket from a boutique website, or photograph a shirt you saw in a magazine — upload the image and see how it looks on you in seconds.

Beyond try-on, TryDrobe includes a digital closet for organizing clothes you own, an outfit planner for scheduling what to wear, and a Shopify plugin that lets merchants add try-on directly to their product pages. Plans start at $4.99/week or $14.99/month. Available on web and iOS.

This is the biggest difference between the two. Google's try-on only works with items in its Shopping catalog — if a product isn't listed on Google Shopping, you can't try it on. This means independent designers, local boutiques, secondhand finds, and international brands without Google Merchant accounts are excluded.

TryDrobe accepts any clothing image from any source. Screenshot from Zara's app, save from a Pinterest board, photograph from a magazine, or even snap a picture of something in a physical store. This makes it far more flexible for real-world shopping across multiple retailers.

Google's try-on is a point-of-shopping tool — you use it while browsing Google Shopping and that's it. There's no way to save results, organize your wardrobe, or plan outfits.

TryDrobe doubles as a wardrobe management platform. The digital closet lets you catalog clothes you already own with categories, colors, and seasons. The outfit planner lets you schedule looks for the week ahead. You can try on new items alongside clothes in your closet to see how they work together before buying.

Google offers virtual try-on to merchants through Google Merchant Center, but it's limited to displaying within Google's own shopping experience. Your customers have to be browsing Google Shopping to use it.

TryDrobe's Shopify plugin embeds directly on your product pages, so customers can try on your products without leaving your store. Plans start at a free tier with 10 guest credits/month, scaling to Business Pro Max at $99/month with 1,000 monthly credits. Products also become discoverable in TryDrobe's consumer app, giving you additional exposure.

Google states that photos uploaded for virtual try-on are not stored, not used for training, and not shared with third parties. This is the strongest privacy position of any virtual try-on service.

TryDrobe stores photos with encryption for the duration of your plan (30-365 days depending on tier) to enable features like the digital closet and saved try-on results. Photos are processed through Google's Gemini API for generating results and are not used to train models. You can delete your photos at any time.

Google Virtual Try-On is currently available in six countries: the US, UK, Canada, Australia, India, and Japan. Users must be 18+ with a Google account and certain personalization settings enabled. It does not work with Shopping Ads.

TryDrobe is available worldwide on any device with a web browser, with no geographic restrictions. The iOS app is available globally on the App Store.