The Best Paid Adobe Lightroom AlternativesTop Photo Managers & Image Editors like Adobe Lightroom

The best paid alternative to Adobe Lightroom is Capture One. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Adobe Lightroom and many of them is paid so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting paid alternatives to Adobe Lightroom are Luminar Neo, ACDSee Photo Studio, Corel AfterShot Pro and Corel PaintShop Pro.

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  1. Capture One icon

    Capture One

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    Capture One is a leading raw converter and workflow software which enables photographers to reduce the time and effort required to deliver astounding ready-to-use images with excellent color and detail.

    54 Capture One alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
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    Same professional RAW editing results. Perpetual license option.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    DalsPhotography
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    Quite pricey, but very capable. Excellent for tethering in studio photography. Heavy on mac older machines, and builds catalogs as LR does which overtime can become a huge file catalog. NOT an easy importing option. To my personal opinion that is what really bothers most compared to other available programs. It's easy to work with but different in many aspects to LR. Many tutorials online and a good post sale service, much better than Adobe's in general.

    Gev X
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    Speed edit feature

    Uncrop ability (some wide-angle lens has hidden crop)

    Overexposing areas (e.g. bright color LED-lights) looks nicer in C1

    More customizable interface

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks Capture One is a great Adobe Lightroom alternative.

    • Capture One is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Adobe Lightroom.

    • Capture One is the most popular commercial alternative to Adobe Lightroom.

    • Capture One is Paid and ProprietaryAdobe Lightroom is also Paid and Proprietary
  2. Luminar Neo icon

    Luminar Neo

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    Advanced RAW photo editing software equipped with AI-driven features like GenErase, GenExpand, and GenSwap. Enhances portraits and landscapes using Sky AI and Atmosphere AI. Compatible with Adobe and Apple products, supports multiple formats, and offers panorama stitching, noise reduction, and more.

    84 Luminar Neo alternatives

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    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • iPad
    • Apple Photos
    • Adobe Photoshop
    • visionOS
    • Adobe Lightroom
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    BJ
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    Skylum's business model is to overpromise and under-deliver. Learned that the hard way. Maybe they'll actually enable GPU processing before the next decade.

    Guest
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    It's slow on my old Mac, but it's «easy to understand»!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks Luminar Neo is a great Adobe Lightroom alternative.

    • Luminar Neo is Paid and ProprietaryAdobe Lightroom is also Paid and Proprietary
  4. ACDSee Photo Studio icon

    ACDSee Photo Studio

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    Offers organization, viewing, and editing tools for digital images, supports over 700 RAW formats, enables metadata embedding and syncing, dynamic category and keyword filters, workflow optimizations, non-destructive edits, detailed image preview, and sharing options.

    169 ACDSee Photo Studio alternatives

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    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • iPhone
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    maurosoft391
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    it's not free. you have to pay to get it

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    • Most users think ACDSee Photo Studio is a great Adobe Lightroom alternative.

    • ACDSee Photo Studio is Paid and ProprietaryAdobe Lightroom is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Offers organization, viewing, and editing tools for digital images, supports over 700 RAW formats, enables metadata embedding and syncing, dynamic category and keyword filters, workflow optimizations, non-destructive edits, detai...

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  6. Corel AfterShot Pro icon

    Corel AfterShot Pro

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    Digital photography software with ultra-fast RAW processing, non-destructive editing, seamless Photoshop workflow, batch processing, HDR features, and customizable workspaces for creative efficiency.

    65 Corel AfterShot Pro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
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    Guest
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    love it ,easy to understand on the first glance.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    DalsPhotography
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    I had to send my mac to service (Imac) and used this on an older Imac I own. The camera database is quite outdated. It couldn't recognize my xt4 which is not new by any means.

    Guest
    Positive
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    Lightweight, powerful alternative to Lightroom without the price tag

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    • Most users think Corel AfterShot Pro is a great Adobe Lightroom alternative.

    • Corel AfterShot Pro is Paid and ProprietaryAdobe Lightroom is also Paid and Proprietary
  7. Corel PaintShop Pro icon

    Corel PaintShop Pro

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    Corel's tool provides comprehensive photo editing and design features including enhanced layers, precise tools, RAW editing, and organization capabilities such as keyword tags, auto sorting, and facial recognition, making it ideal for both novices and professionals in various projects.

    157 Corel PaintShop Pro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  8. Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic icon

    Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic

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    Desktop photo editing software optimized with advanced controls for enhancing and organizing photos. Features include new masking tools, Content-Aware Remove for unwanted objects, Adaptive Presets, denoise and Generative Remove, all part of Adobe's Photography plan.

    47 Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic alternatives

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    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  10. DxO PhotoLab icon

    DxO PhotoLab

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    Conversion software for Mac and PC that automatically corrects optical flaws, extends dynamic range, and seamlessly removes digital noise from images.

    32 DxO PhotoLab alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    DalsPhotography
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    It is a very capable replacement for Lroom, and not so pricey. You can buy Nik collection as well, and with both you have a larger toolset to work with. They finally worked around Fuji .raf files and is quite good dealing with it. The denoise is not as good as Topaz Denoise . UI is not hard to learn, and there are lot of videos to get what they are for, plus a good website explaining what each tab may accomplish.

    Guest
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    Best denoise and color editing software!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks DxO PhotoLab is a great Adobe Lightroom alternative.

    • DxO PhotoLab is Paid and ProprietaryAdobe Lightroom is also Paid and Proprietary
  11. Zoner Studio icon

    Zoner Studio

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    Advanced photo software offering RAW processing, layer support, retouching, and video editing. Includes cataloging, presets, automatic import, and robust sharing. Supports RAW and JPG editing with post-trial photo products creation while maintaining non-subscription features.

    92 Zoner Studio alternatives

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    • Windows
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    ON1 Photo RAW

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    ON1 Photo RAW is the lightning fast raw processor, photo editor and plug-in collection all in one app photographers have been asking for. Unlike the current class of raw-based photo editors requiring catalogs, bouncing between apps for editing, and a subscription ecosystem, ON1...

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
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    • Mac
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    DalsPhotography
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    For me is the best alternative till now to LR, though it takes quite a bit of your machine power to process your photos. Different to LR , lot's of presets included, a very different business model where you may pay only once per year. NO database to burden your main hard-drive is one of the greatest things this programs has. Lots of instructional videos make this program one of the best alternatives to Lr.

    Guest
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    Great editing power, great organizational power, no subscriptions. The few areas where it lacks won't make a difference to the home user.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks ON1 Photo RAW is a great Adobe Lightroom alternative.

    • ON1 Photo RAW is Paid and ProprietaryAdobe Lightroom is also Paid and Proprietary
  13. Musebox icon

    Musebox

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    Organize, edit, and share your photography and digital media with ease.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  14. Photo Mechanic icon

    Photo Mechanic

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    Plug in your memory cards and start picking winners and deleting rejects almost instantaneously. Move from image to image without that annoying rendering delay. Add dynamic caption, copyright, and keyword information individually or in batches.

    91 Photo Mechanic alternatives

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    • Pay once
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    DalsPhotography
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    The best image viewer for the professional community. It has the ability to get your photos to newspapers just by inputting some details (in numbers ). Speedy, light, free updates for a long time . I use it with Mac and it works amazingly fast.

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    • Photo Mechanic is Paid and ProprietaryAdobe Lightroom is also Paid and Proprietary
  15. Photonest Plus icon

    Photonest Plus

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    PhotoNest helps photographers organize faster — batch rename, sort by metadata, geotag, clean EXIF, and find duplicates. A simple Windows app built for speed, privacy, and control — no cloud, no sign-in.

    5 Photonest Plus alternatives

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    • Pay once
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    • Windows
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