Facet vs Cullit

Facet9.2Visit Cullit8.4Visit

Higher score Facet #2 in AI Photo Culling Software 9.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 7 of 7 features Visit Facet

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Cullit #7 in AI Photo Culling Software 8.4/10 From $5.99/mo (annual) · 14-day trial ✓ 0 of 7 features Visit Cullit

• Facet fits best

  Users wanting free, broad, self-hosted culling

• Cullit fits best

  Mac users seeking inexpensive offline culling

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Side by side

Feature	Facet 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Cullit 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.4
Ranking	#2 in AI Photo Culling Software	#7 in AI Photo Culling Software
Best for	Users wanting free, broad, self-hosted culling	Mac users seeking inexpensive offline culling
Pricing model	Free	Paid
Starting price	Not published	$5.99/mo
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Self-hosted, Desktop	Desktop
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux	macOS
Support	Community, Docs	Email
Integrations	6 integrations	2 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market	Solo, Small business
Features Facet 7/7 · Cullit 0/7
AI quality scoring	✓ (best)	Not published
Subject detection	✓ (best)	Not published
Duplicate detection	✓ (best)	Not published
RAW photo support	✓ (best)	Not published
Blur detection	✓ (best)	Not published
Closed-eye detection	✓ (best)	Not published
Lightroom export	✓ (best)	Not published
Our review
Pros	Scores quality across sharpness, faces, exposure, color, and composition Detects bursts, duplicates, similar images, closed eyes, and expressions Supports RAW, Lightroom export, galleries, search, and self-hosting	On-device AI checks face sharpness, eyes, smiles and image sharpness Batch keep, reject, rate and color-label actions speed up selection RAW previews, metadata presets and Lightroom Classic XMP export
Cons	Local deployment puts hardware and maintenance responsibility on the user Its broad gallery and organization features may exceed simple culling needs Workflow setup varies across Docker, native, desktop, and web deployments	Available only as a macOS desktop application No free plan; annual billing is required for the $5.99 monthly rate Each plan includes one device
Our verdict	Facet is a free, open-source photo-analysis and culling engine for photographers who want processing on their own hardware. It runs across web, Windows, macOS, Linux, and self-hosted deployments, and supports RAW, JPEG, and HEIF/HEIC… Read the review →	Cullit is a macOS desktop application for photographers who need to review and select images before editing. It suits wedding, sports, portrait and event workflows, with imports from folders or SD cards, RAW previews for major camera… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Facet — where it wins

  • Scores quality across sharpness, faces, exposure, color, and composition
  • Detects bursts, duplicates, similar images, closed eyes, and expressions
  • Supports RAW, Lightroom export, galleries, search, and self-hosting

  Where it doesn't

  • Local deployment puts hardware and maintenance responsibility on the user
  • Its broad gallery and organization features may exceed simple culling needs
  • Workflow setup varies across Docker, native, desktop, and web deployments

• Cullit — where it wins

  • On-device AI checks face sharpness, eyes, smiles and image sharpness
  • Batch keep, reject, rate and color-label actions speed up selection
  • RAW previews, metadata presets and Lightroom Classic XMP export

  Where it doesn't

  • Available only as a macOS desktop application
  • No free plan; annual billing is required for the $5.99 monthly rate
  • Each plan includes one device

• Facet9.2/10 · Free plan

  A free, open-source culling engine with broad AI analysis and local deployment.

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• Cullit8.4/10 · From $5.99/mo (annual) · 14-day trial

  A focused macOS culling tool with local AI analysis and Lightroom export.

  Visit CullitFull verdict →