Adobe Lightroom vs ON1 Photo RAW
Adobe Lightroom scores 8.1 to ON1 Photo RAW's 7.6 among the raw photo editors we rate, and is the better pick for 2 of the 4 kinds of buyer below.
Adobe Lightroom wins, 8.1 to 7.6
ON1 Photo RAW sells one-time purchases for both its standard edition and a pricier MAX edition, with no subscription required. Lightroom charges $11.99 a month billed yearly for Lightroom alone and never sells a licence you keep. Lightroom includes a developer console for building against its cloud service. ON1 answers with 200 GB of cloud sync included in its MAX edition, plus a cloud-rendered Generative Erase and Crop tool for removing objects.
Pick Adobe Lightroom if you want cloud sync included by default and a developer api.
Pick ON1 Photo RAW if you want to pay once instead of every year.
Best for
Who each one suits, decided on the criteria that matter to that buyer and the checked facts where the two differ.
- Developer or scripting API: Adobe Lightroom yes, ON1 Photo RAW no
- Sells a licence you own outright: ON1 Photo RAW yes, Adobe Lightroom no
- Cheapest plan you can edit in, monthly: $7.49 against $11.99
- But Adobe Lightroom leads on free plan: Adobe Lightroom yes, ON1 Photo RAW no
- Ways to reach support: 3 support channels against 2 support channels
How they score
Both are scored the same way, against the other raw photo editors we rate, from facts on each vendor's own pages. Adobe Lightroom leads on 2 of 4 criteria.
Where they differ
Every point where the two vendors' published facts disagree, with a link to where each fact was read. "Not published" means the vendor does not say either way.
Published by only one of them
Where they match (9)
Pricing, plan by plan
Every plan each vendor publishes, monthly and yearly where both are offered.
Adobe Lightroom
ON1 Photo RAW
For everything else about each tool, read the full Adobe Lightroom review and ON1 Photo RAW review.
Adobe Lightroom vs ON1 Photo RAW: common questions
Which is better, Adobe Lightroom or ON1 Photo RAW?
Adobe Lightroom scores 8.1 and ON1 Photo RAW 7.6 out of 10 among the raw photo editors we rate. Adobe Lightroom is ahead on workflow and sharing and privacy and trust. ON1 Photo RAW is ahead on pricing.
Is Adobe Lightroom or ON1 Photo RAW cheaper?
Adobe Lightroom's cheapest paid plan is $11.99/mo billed yearly (Lightroom) and ON1 Photo RAW's is $79.99 one-time. Compare what each plan includes below before going on price alone.
Do Adobe Lightroom and ON1 Photo RAW have a free plan?
Adobe Lightroom does and ON1 Photo RAW does not.
What can Adobe Lightroom do that ON1 Photo RAW cannot?
What can ON1 Photo RAW do that Adobe Lightroom cannot?
On the facts both vendors publish: sells a licence you own outright.
