Luminar Neo vs Photopea
Luminar Neo
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Photopea
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| Figure | Luminar Neo | Photopea |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $37.50/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 6 | 4 |
| Spec score · Photo Editing Software | 8.9 (#13) | 9.4 (#1) |
| Spec score · Photo editors | 8.9 (#11) | 9.3 (#4) |
| Spec score · AI Photo Editors | 8.6 (#27) | 8.9 (#14) |
| AI retouching | Yes | Yes |
| Batch editing | Yes | Yes |
| Cloud sync | Yes | Yes |
| Founded | 2008 | 2012 |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Layer editing | Yes | Yes |
| Masking tools | Yes | Yes |
| Platform | multi-platform | web |
| RAW support | Luminar supports more than 1,000 cameras and formats including JPEG, PNG, TIFF, CR2, CR3, NEF, ORF and RAF. | Yes |
| Self-hosting | Luminar Engine is designed to run on a customer's own servers and keep photos inside that network. | Photopea offers a self-hosted editor package that can run on the customer's server or local network without internet access or server-side technologies. |
| What it does | Luminar is an AI-powered photo editor for desktop, mobile and planned web use, with standalone and plug-in workflows. | Photopea is a browser-based editor for raster and vector graphics, for tasks including resizing images, designing webpages, creating illustrations, and processing photographs. |
Plans
Luminar Neo
- Desktop Only$129, paid once
- All Platforms$159, paid once
- Max$199, paid once
- Perpetual Desktop License$129, paid once
- Cross-device Perpetual License$159, paid once
- Max Perpetual License$199, paid once
Photopea
- Free accountFree
- School ad-free access$450 a year
- Premium accountPrice not published
- Self-Hosted VersionPrice not published
In their own words
Luminar Neo
Luminar Neo has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Photopea
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.