Corel AfterShot Pro vs Photopea

Corel AfterShot Pro 3 is RAW photo-editing software for organizing, editing, and outputting photos on Windows, macOS, and Linux. Non-destructive editing lets users create multiple image versions while preserving the original file. Photos can be accessed in existing folders without catalog import, or managed with optional catalogs. Preset-based batch controls can be applied to one photo or thousands, and bulk renaming and resizing are supported. The Blemish Remover offers circle, brush, polygon, and freehand tools. Text and graphic watermarks can be applied to individual images or batches, with controls for size, rotation, position, and transparency. Listed formats include JPG, TIFF, and RAW formats from leading camera manufacturers; JPG and TIFF are output formats. TIFF files can be sent to PaintShop Pro, Photoshop, or another external editor. A Plugin Manager helps find and install plugins, and the maker provides an API and SDK for plugin creation. The software is 64-bit only. The listed purchase is $79.99 USD as a one-time payment, and a 30-day trial is listed.

Photopea is a browser-based editor for raster and vector graphics, with tools for image resizing, webpage design, illustration, and photo processing. Its editing toolkit includes layers, masks, blending, smart objects, adjustment layers, channels, paths, filters, and vector tools. It opens and saves PSD files and lists support for formats including PNG, JPG, SVG, PDF, AI, HEIC, TIFF, MP4, INDD, and Figma. Photopea also offers one-click background removal and image-part replacement from a text description. It says files are processed on the user's device and can still be opened, edited, and saved offline. Dropbox, Google Drive, and OneDrive can be connected optionally. Browser installation creates a homescreen icon but still runs the editor in a browser; a separate self-hosted package can run on a customer server or local network without internet access. The free editor has a free plan. School ad-free access costs $450 a year for the whole school. The self-hosted version is listed at $5,002,000 a month, paid a whole year in advance.