Adobe Lightroom comparisons
Adobe Lightroom is compared head-to-head with Adobe Photoshop, Capture One and darktable and more: 6 head-to-heads in Photo Editing Software, each with the specs and prices we checked.
Adobe Lightroom head-to-head
- Adobe Lightroom vs Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Lightroom vs Capture One
- Adobe Lightroom vs darktable
- Adobe Lightroom vs GIMP
- Adobe Lightroom vs ON1 Photo RAW
- Adobe Lightroom vs DxO PhotoLab
Adobe Lightroom vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Platform | RAW photo support | Layer editing | Masking tools | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Adobe Lightroom | Yes | Multi-platform | Yes | Yes | 9.2 | ||
| 1 | Adobe Photoshop | No | Multi-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.4 | |
| 3 | Capture One | No | Multi-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.0 | |
| 4 | darktable | Yes | Free | Multi-platform | Yes | Yes | 8.8 | |
| 5 | GIMP | Yes | Free | Multi-platform | No | Yes | Yes | 8.7 |
| 6 | ON1 Photo RAW | No | Desktop | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.6 | |
| 7 | DxO PhotoLab | No | $159.99 one-time | Multi-platform | Yes | Yes | 8.5 |
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