Futura Photo vs Selekt

Futura Photo automates early photo workflow steps before metadata, tagging, and image editing. It can flag images with exposure errors, low sharpness, duplicates, or closed eyes for archiving or deletion. It also groups burst shots, RAW-plus-JPG pairs, panoramas, and time-lapse images, and can align time-lapse frames. For video, it can identify short clips and move other videos into a dedicated directory. Photographers can tailor quality checks by enabling or disabling custom rules. Listed formats include JPG, CR2, CR3, NEF, RAF, RW2, ARW, ORF, DNG, AVI, FLV, MOV, MP4, and MTS. The free Community plan allows unlimited analyses of up to 100 images per analysis, with one concurrent installation and no support. Enthusiast costs $29 a year and allows up to 500 images per analysis; Professional costs $69 a year and allows up to 2,000, with two concurrent installations. Enterprise has custom pricing. The listed requirements for version 2.8 or earlier include Windows 10 64-bit or Windows 11, at least 4 GB RAM, and a monitor resolution of at least 1920 × 1080.

Selekt is a desktop photo library manager for photographers, with tools to import, organize, cull, rate, process RAW images, and tag photos. It groups bursts, similar frames, and duplicates for comparison, while on-device scoring checks focus, exposure, and blur using profiles for weddings, portraits, sports, and events. Optional cloud analysis can flag closed eyes, create face close-ups, and tag subjects and scenes for search. Importing, manual culling, and export work offline; cloud AI, sync, and client proofing need an internet connection. The app runs on Apple silicon and Intel Macs and has a 64-bit installer for Windows 10 and 11. Supported formats include camera RAW files such as CR2/CR3, NEF, ARW, RAF, RW2, ORF, PEF, SRW, and DNG, plus JPEG, TIFF, PNG, HEIC, and HEIF. XMP sidecars can be exported for Lightroom Classic, Capture One, and Adobe Bridge. Import, culling, and export do not require sign-in; a free account enables AI scoring and grouping. The Free plan includes cloud AI for 100 photos/month and 1 GB sync and client proofing. Pro costs A$16 a month and includes unlimited cloud AI and 10 GB sync and client proofing.