Best PICOLAY Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 tools from focus stacking software ranked against PICOLAY on the same published basis.
- 1PICOLAY vs ImageFocus Alpha
- 2PICOLAY vs PlaneFuse
- 3PICOLAY vs ForgePix
- 4PICOLAY vs Helicon Focus
- 5PICOLAY vs PhotoAcute Studio
- 6PICOLAY vs Shine Stacker
- 7PICOLAY vs Zerene Stacker
- 8PICOLAY vs Aduku Stacker
- 9PICOLAY vs Macro Studio
- 10PICOLAY vs FOCUS projects 4 professional
- 12PICOLAY vs CKAN
- 13PICOLAY vs OpenFocus
- 14PICOLAY vs ChimpStackr
- 15PICOLAY vs Enfuse
- 16PICOLAY vs focus-stack
- 17PICOLAY vs FocusFusion
- 18PICOLAY vs Rekall Fusion
- 19PICOLAY vs TuFuse
- 20PICOLAY vs CombineZP
- 21PICOLAY vs Open Galileo
PICOLAY alternatives compared
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ImageFocus Alpha | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 2 | PlaneFuse | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | ForgePix | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | Helicon Focus | 7.0 | No | — | Mac, Windows |
| 5 | PhotoAcute Studio | 7.0 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | Shine Stacker | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | Zerene Stacker | 7.0 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | Aduku Stacker | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Mac, Windows |
| 9 | Macro Studio | 6.9 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | FOCUS projects 4 professional | 6.7 | No | — | Mac, Windows |
| 12 | CKAN | 6.1 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 13 | OpenFocus | 6.1 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 14 | ChimpStackr | 6.0 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 15 | Enfuse | 6.0 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 16 | focus-stack | 5.9 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 17 | FocusFusion | 5.7 | No | — | Windows |
| 18 | Rekall Fusion | 5.7 | No | — | Windows |
| 19 | TuFuse | 5.7 | No | — | Windows |
| 20 | CombineZP | 5.6 | No | — | Windows |
| 21 | Open Galileo | 5.6 | No | — | — |
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Questions about PICOLAY alternatives
What is the best alternative to PICOLAY?
ImageFocus Alpha, number 1 in focus stacking software with a score of 7.2 out of 10. The others here: PlaneFuse, ForgePix, Helicon Focus and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to PICOLAY?
ImageFocus Alpha is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 5 of the 20 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.