Adobe Camera Raw comparisons
Adobe Camera Raw is compared head-to-head with Adobe Lightroom, Capture One and darktable and more: 7 head-to-heads in RAW Photo Processing Software, each with the specs and prices we checked.
Adobe Camera Raw head-to-head
- Adobe Camera Raw vs Adobe Lightroom
- Adobe Camera Raw vs Capture One
- Adobe Camera Raw vs darktable
- Adobe Camera Raw vs DxO PhotoLab
- Adobe Camera Raw vs Zoner Photo Studio X
- Adobe Camera Raw vs Canon Digital Photo Professional
- Adobe Camera Raw vs Nikon NX Studio
Adobe Camera Raw vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Catalog workflow | Lens correction | Local adjustments | Tethered capture | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adobe Camera Raw | No | — | No | Yes | Yes | — | 6.9 |
| 1 | Adobe Lightroom | Yes | — | — | — | — | — | 9.0 |
| 2 | Capture One | No | — | — | — | — | — | 8.0 |
| 3 | darktable | Yes | None | — | — | — | — | 7.7 |
| 4 | DxO PhotoLab | No | — | — | — | — | — | 7.4 |
| 5 | Zoner Photo Studio X | No | — | — | — | — | — | 7.1 |
| 7 | Canon Digital Photo Professional | Yes | None | — | — | — | — | 6.8 |
| 8 | Nikon NX Studio | Yes | None | Yes | Yes | Yes | — | 6.6 |
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