Best Photomatix Pro Alternatives in 2026

19 tools from HDR software ranked against Photomatix Pro on the same published basis.

  1. 1Photomatix Pro vs PhotomatixCL
  2. 2Photomatix Pro vs ColorForge
  3. 3Photomatix Pro vs SNS-HDR
  4. 4Photomatix Pro vs Instant Meshes
  5. 5Photomatix Pro vs MergeHDR
  6. 7Photomatix Pro vs easyHDR
  7. 8Photomatix Pro vs Luminance HDR
  8. 9Photomatix Pro vs ON1 Portrait AI
  9. 10Photomatix Pro vs HDRMerge
  10. 11Photomatix Pro vs AKVIS Enhancer
  11. 12Photomatix Pro vs EnfuseGUI
  12. 13Photomatix Pro vs HDR Merge Master
  13. 14Photomatix Pro vs FOCUS projects 4 professional
  14. 15Photomatix Pro vs HDR-Merge
  15. 16Photomatix Pro vs Tembrica Video Background Remover
  16. 17Photomatix Pro vs AKVIS HDRFactory
  17. 18Photomatix Pro vs Dynamic Photo HDR
  18. 19Photomatix Pro vs rawhdr
  19. 20Photomatix Pro vs ON1 HDR

Photomatix Pro alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
1PhotomatixCL7.5Free plan$19/moLinux, Mac, Windows
2ColorForge7.4Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
3SNS-HDR7.4Free plan€30/moMac, Windows
4Instant Meshes7.3Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
5MergeHDR7.3Free plan$0.83/moiOS, Mac
7easyHDR7.2Linux, Mac, Windows
8Luminance HDR7.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
9ON1 Portrait AI7.0Mac, Windows
10HDRMerge6.9Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
11AKVIS Enhancer6.7No$69/moWindows, Mac, Linux
12EnfuseGUI6.7Mac, Windows
13HDR Merge Master6.7Linux, Mac, Windows
14FOCUS projects 4 professional6.6NoMac, Windows
15HDR-Merge6.5No$27/moWeb
16Tembrica Video Background Remover6.5Web
17AKVIS HDRFactory6.4NoLinux, Mac, Windows
18Dynamic Photo HDR6.2NoWindows
19rawhdr6.2API, Linux
20ON1 HDR6.1Mac, Windows
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Questions about Photomatix Pro alternatives

What is the best alternative to Photomatix Pro?

PhotomatixCL, number 1 in HDR software with a score of 7.5 out of 10. The others here: ColorForge, SNS-HDR, Instant Meshes and 15 more.

What is the best free alternative to Photomatix Pro?

PhotomatixCL is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 7 of the 19 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.