Facet vs Selekt

Facet9.2Visit Selekt8.3Visit

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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Selekt #8 in AI Photo Culling Software 8.3/10 Free plan · paid from 16 AUD/mo Free plan✓ 0 of 7 features Visit Selekt

• Facet fits best

  Users wanting free, broad, self-hosted culling

• Selekt fits best

  Shooters wanting hybrid offline and cloud workflows

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Side by side

Feature	Facet 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Selekt 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.3
Ranking	#2 in AI Photo Culling Software	#8 in AI Photo Culling Software
Best for	Users wanting free, broad, self-hosted culling	Shooters wanting hybrid offline and cloud workflows
Pricing model	Free	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Self-hosted, Desktop	Cloud, Desktop
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux	macOS, Windows
Support	Community, Docs	Email
Integrations	6 integrations	2 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market	Solo, Small business
Features Facet 7/7 · Selekt 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 scoring and grouping work offline on macOS and Windows RAW/JPEG previews with burst grouping and side-by-side comparison Exports to Lightroom, Capture One, XMP sidecars, and social presets
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	Cloud AI tagging, sync, and proofing require an internet connection Pro cloud usage can require in-app top-ups Desktop support is limited to macOS and Windows
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 →	Selekt is a desktop photo library and culling application for photographers who want local review with optional cloud analysis. It imports and organizes shoots, groups related frames and bursts, previews RAW and JPEG files, and applies… 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

• Selekt — where it wins

  • On-device scoring and grouping work offline on macOS and Windows
  • RAW/JPEG previews with burst grouping and side-by-side comparison
  • Exports to Lightroom, Capture One, XMP sidecars, and social presets

  Where it doesn't

  • Cloud AI tagging, sync, and proofing require an internet connection
  • Pro cloud usage can require in-app top-ups
  • Desktop support is limited to macOS and Windows

• Facet9.2/10 · Free plan

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

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• Selekt8.3/10 · Free plan · paid from 16 AUD/mo

  A flexible desktop culling workflow with offline scoring and optional cloud analysis.

  Visit SelektFull verdict →