BestShots vs Kepla
BestShots
bestshots.aiKepla
getkepla.comSide by side
| Figure | BestShots | Kepla |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $8.25/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 6 |
| Spec score · AI Photo Culling Software | 7.8 (#17) | 8.1 (#8) |
| File formats | The site lists CR3, NEF, ARW, RAF, DNG, and JPEG as supported formats. | The Mac app lists support for CR3, NEF, ARW, RAF, DNG, ORF, JPEG, and HEIF. |
| Integrations | BestShots exports ratings and labels as one-way XMP sidecars for Lightroom, Capture One, and Photo Mechanic, with no two-way sync back into BestShots. | Kepla writes XMP sidecars and provides a Lightroom Classic plugin; the maker says Capture One and Bridge read the same sidecars. |
| Originals | BestShots says it does not alter original photos and exports non-destructive XMP sidecars. | Kepla says it does not delete, move, rename, or write reject flags to photo files; it records decisions in XMP sidecars. |
| Security | The privacy policy states that data is encrypted at rest with AES-256 and in transit with TLS 1.3, with short-lived Azure access tokens. | Kepla states that traffic uses HTTPS with HSTS, its database and storage providers encrypt data at rest, and production access is limited to the founder behind multi-factor authentication. |
Plans
BestShots
- Starter Pack$10, paid once
- Pro Pack$30, paid once
- Studio Pack$60, paid once
Kepla
- Private previewFree
- Solo monthly$19 a month
- Studio monthly$39 a month
- Founding 100$99 a year
- Solo$180 a year
- Studio$384 a year
In their own words
Kepla
Kepla is a Mac app that sorts photo cards as they copy, flagging frames for the photographer to review rather than making the final selection. It groups burst duplicates and flags similar shots, out-of-focus frames, closed eyes, very dark or blown frames, and images with nobody in them. The maker says it does not delete, move, rename, or add reject flags to photo files; decisions are recorded in XMP sidecars. Processing runs on the Mac, works offline, and does not upload photo frames, according to the maker. Supported formats include CR3, NEF, ARW, RAF, DNG, ORF, JPEG, and HEIF. Kepla provides a Lightroom Classic plugin; the maker says Capture One and Bridge read the same sidecars. It requires macOS 14 Sonoma or later and runs on Apple silicon and Intel Macs. The app is in private preview, with the preview plan listed at free and billing starting when version 2.0 ships. Solo is listed at $15 a year, billed $15 a month yearly. A separate Solo monthly option costs $19 a month.