Capture One alternatives

At 100 photos a month, Capture One costs $26.25 a month. 1 photo editor costs less, from $22.49 (Adobe Lightroom). Ranked by price at the size you pick, with free plans, price hikes and how to switch.

Alternatives to Capture One at 100 photos a month, cheapest first

  • Adobe Lightroom: $22.49/mo Annual billed monthly: $14.99/mo (Lightroom plan (1TB), month-to-month). Free plan: Free Lightroom mobile app with basic editing; premium tools, desktop apps and cloud storage need a paid plan. Last price hike: Mar 2026.
  • Adobe Photoshop: $34.49/mo $22.99/mo with an annual commitment (Photoshop single-app plan (month-to-month)). Free plan: none. Last price hike: Nov 2023.

Prices at every size

  • Capture One: 100 photos a month $26.25/mo, 1,000 photos a month $26.25/mo, a 5-person team $131.25/mo (Monthly price conflicts across sources)
  • Adobe Lightroom: 100 photos a month $22.49/mo, 1,000 photos a month $22.49/mo, a 5-person team $189.95/mo (Annual billed monthly: $14.99/mo)
  • Adobe Photoshop: 100 photos a month $34.49/mo, 1,000 photos a month $34.49/mo, a 5-person team $189.95/mo ($22.99/mo with an annual commitment)

Monthly price on month-to-month billing of the cheapest plan (free plans count) that does the product's core photo job on 100 photos a month at full resolution, with no watermark and commercial use allowed; annual-only plans are divided by 12, perpetual-only licences spread over 36 months and one-time headshot packs counted as one month.

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