Adobe Lightroom vs RAW Power
Adobe Lightroom
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| Figure | Adobe Lightroom | RAW Power |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $9.99/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 9 | 3 |
| Spec score · Photo Editing Software | 9.3 (#4) | 8.2 (#57) |
| Spec score · RAW Photo Processing Software | 9.3 (#1) | 7.8 (#14) |
| AI retouching | Yes | No |
| Batch editing | Yes | It can apply presets and adjustments, run Auto Enhance, and export multiple images at once. |
| Cloud sync | Yes | Yes |
| Editing tools | Features include AI Lens Blur, Adaptive Presets, portrait Quick Actions, and sensor Dust Removal. | Features include RAW adjustments, lens correction, split toning, HSL, curves, presets, and LUTs. |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Masking tools | Yes | No |
| Photo organization | Lightroom keeps photo libraries organized and searchable. | It can rate and flag images, filter by criteria such as rating and file type, and sync ratings and flags through iCloud Photos. |
| Platform | multi-platform | multi-platform |
| Purpose | Lightroom is a cloud-based service for creating, editing, organizing, storing, and sharing photos across devices. | RAW Power is a photo editor that provides controls for Apple’s RAW decoder. |
| RAW photo support | Yes | It adds support for compressed Fujifilm, GoPro, and newer Sony, Canon, and Nikon cameras. |
| Trial | Adobe offers a 7-day free trial; billing begins after the trial ends, and the page describes a further 14-day refund period. | The Mac trial has no time limit; exports are limited in size, custom watermarks are disabled, and exported images are watermarked with the RAW Power logo. |
Plans
Adobe Lightroom
- Creative Cloud Pro for students and teachersPrice not published
- Creative Cloud Pro for students and teachersPriced on request
- Lightroom for teamsPriced on request
- Lightroom for teamsPrice not published
- Creative Cloud Pro for teamsPrice not published
- Creative Cloud Pro for teamsPriced on request
- Lightroom$11.99 a year
- Photography$19.99 a year
- Creative Cloud ProPrice not published
RAW Power
- macOS$49.99 a month
- iOS$9.99 a month
- RAW Power for macOS$49.99, paid once
In their own words
Adobe Lightroom
Lightroom is Adobe’s cloud-based service for creating, editing, organizing, storing, and sharing photos across devices. Its photo libraries are searchable, and the editing toolkit includes RAW support, batch editing, masking, AI retouching, AI Lens Blur, Adaptive Presets, portrait Quick Actions, and sensor Dust Removal. Generative Remove uses Adobe Firefly to remove distractions, while Assisted Culling helps sort photos by image quality and group similar shots. Generative upscale with Topaz Gigapixel can enlarge images by up to 4x. Users can collaborate in shared albums, post to social network apps, or share with the Lightroom community. Lightroom is available on Android, iOS, macOS, web, and Windows, with a free mobile app and premium features available as an upgrade. Adobe offers a free plan and a 7-day trial; billing begins when the trial ends, with a further 14-day refund period described. Named plans include Lightroom, Photography, and Creative Cloud Pro, as well as student, teacher, and team options.
RAW Power
RAW Power has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.