Adobe Photoshop vs Photopea
Adobe Photoshop scores 8.5 to Photopea's 8.1 among the photo editors we rate, and is the better pick for 2 of the 4 kinds of buyer below.
Adobe Photoshop wins, 8.5 to 8.1
Photopea runs only in a browser, while Photoshop runs on 5 platforms including phone apps. Both open and save layered PSD files and offer generative fill and expand. Photoshop generates whole images from a prompt and can upscale them with AI; Photopea does neither, sticking to editing what you already have. Photopea exports to 7 file formats against Photoshop's 5, and its own privacy policy says it never uses your files for anything else.
Pick Adobe Photoshop if you need AI image generation, upscaling or more platforms.
Pick Photopea if you want a browser only editor with more export formats.
Best for
Who each one suits, decided on the criteria that matter to that buyer and the checked facts where the two differ.
- Generates images from a prompt: Adobe Photoshop yes, Photopea no
- AI upscaling: Adobe Photoshop yes, Photopea no
- Apps it connects to: 5 integrations against 3 integrations
- File formats it exports: 7 export formats against 5 export formats
- But Adobe Photoshop leads on where it runs: 5 platforms against 3 platforms
- Cheapest plan you can edit in, monthly: $0 against $19.99
- SOC 2: Adobe Photoshop yes, Photopea no
- GDPR: Adobe Photoshop yes, Photopea no
How they score
Both are scored the same way, against the other photo editors we rate, from facts on each vendor's own pages. They split the criteria 2 each.
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 (12)
Pricing, plan by plan
Every plan each vendor publishes, monthly and yearly where both are offered.
Adobe Photoshop
Photopea
For everything else about each tool, read the full Adobe Photoshop review and Photopea review.
Adobe Photoshop vs Photopea: common questions
Which is better, Adobe Photoshop or Photopea?
Adobe Photoshop scores 8.5 and Photopea 8.1 out of 10 among the photo editors we rate. Adobe Photoshop is ahead on what it adds beyond the basics and privacy and trust. Photopea is ahead on workflow and output and pricing.
Is Adobe Photoshop or Photopea cheaper?
Adobe Photoshop's cheapest paid plan is $19.99/mo (Photography plan, includes Lightroom) and Photopea's is Free (Premium removes ads). Compare what each plan includes below before going on price alone.
What can Adobe Photoshop do that Photopea cannot?
On the facts both vendors publish: generates images from a prompt, aI upscaling, sOC 2 and gDPR.
