Capture One 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

Capture One

4.7

(66)

Pricing

Starting at $699.00 per year

About Capture One

Capture One is an on-premise RAW converter and photo editing solution that assists photographers with media capturing, editing, sharing, printing and management on a centralized dashboard. The application streamlines step-by-step workflows for image editing including tethered capture, photo processing and result export.

Businesses can use an image browser to search, view and locate photos and present them in different formats including full screen and slideshow. Professionals can also share edited photos and image outputs with internal and external stakeholders using a computer.

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Capture One Pricing and Plans

Starting price: $699.00 per year

Free Trial

Free Version

Basic

$699.00

flat rate, per year

No plan information available

Capture One Features

Popular features found in Photo Editing
Animations & Transitions
Content Import/Export
Customizable Templates
Image Editing
Image Library
Multiple Output Formats
Pre-built Templates
Real Time Editing
More features of Capture One
Project Management

Capture One User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.7

Ratings Breakdown

73%

26%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.2

Value for money

4.1

Customer support

4.3

Functionality

4.5

Muegbeyogho C.

Verified reviewer

Photography

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed March 2020

The best Raw processor software ever

Its worth every dime spent.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

the color science, The ability to stack layers and build effects, the icc profile etc.

Cons:

It lacks camera calibration sliders like Lightroom does have.

Vendor Response

Thank you for your review and your recommendation. Please also be aware that the Capture One Enterprise version has Enterprise features only e.g. Barcode scanner integration, workflow support etc.

Replied March 2020

Slash P.

Verified reviewer

Business Supplies and Equipment

Self-Employed

Used weekly for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed June 2021

excellent tool for photography

With this program I felt more comfortable working and I got used to it and its benefits, it has a very good graphics engine and its tools are advanced but easy to use.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

is a program that runs smoothly and that features many tools that make working on photos easier.

Cons:

It is not cheap and buying the latest version every year can be expensive and the latest updates have been reducing the brightness of the program.

Reasons for switching to Capture One

the issue was whether to make a single purchase or pay a subscription and also capture one is more fluid in the equipment I have.

wyclife b.

Verified reviewer

Higher Education

501-1000 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed May 2020

A resourceful photo editing solution

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The most useful part of this software is the ease of integration with most of the popular camera brands such as Canon.

Cons:

Well, other than the price being a bit on the higher end compared to the competition, the software has features that really need improvement and these features include Edge detection which does work well with low-end camera sets.

Christopher C.

Verified reviewer

Maritime

11-50 employees

Used daily for free trial

Review source

Reviewed February 2022

Probably the best photo management platform out there

Love it, am seriously considering continuing with the platform but having a hard time with their pricing

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Functionality

Pros:

The learning curve is not too difficult and is a far superior product to Lightroom, it's fast and easy to work with, it feels like it's been designed by photographers for photographers.

Cons:

very few plugins available and ridiculously expensive

Reasons for switching to Capture One

Looking for a faster, better platform that works for me

Joseph C.

Verified reviewer

Photography

Self-Employed

Used weekly for free trial

Review source

Reviewed September 2022

Could be great, if you started there

I wanted to stay with it, but I just couldn’t. As a small creator, I don’t have the funds to have both Adobe (for photoshop) & Capture One. There is a lot of promise here though.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Functionality

Pros:

The flow of the program, Layers, tethering & the catalogue

Cons:

No presets. Coming from Adobe, I love my presets.

Reasons for choosing Capture One

I wanted to try the product. Ultimately, I stuck with LR

Reasons for switching to Capture One

I wanted to try something different

Klemen V.

Verified reviewer

Marketing and Advertising

2-10 employees

Used weekly for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed July 2021

Fast, consistent RAW editor with excellent output

At first C1 was my goto RAW editor for Fuji XT4. Later we tried to launch editing outsourcing services. We have choosen C1 because of consistency between different cameras.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

My camera is Fuji, and C1 is specially good for Fuji camera's. I also like layers. Think of best mix of PhotoShop and LightRoom.

Cons:

Anamorphic pictures can only squeze up to 25%. Why limit that feature in the first place? WebP output would be nice. Specially with Google taking speed as ranking factor.

Reasons for switching to Capture One

Luminar did not have native support for XT4 therefore editing was slow and results were not that good. Luminar was good fo individual editing, but working process for editing large amount of photos was just not great.

Tania J.

Verified reviewer

Marketing and Advertising

501-1000 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed April 2020

Great photo editing software!

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Love this software! As a hobby photographer I am now able to organize and consolidate all my photos in one place. I love that I am also able to easily use it with both my Nikon and Canon cameras.

Cons:

The annual plan is a bit expensive and limits the number of users on each plan so if you’re running a business this might be something to evaluate to see if it’s cost worthy.

Yasiru G.

Verified reviewer

Computer Software

11-50 employees

Used weekly for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed May 2020

Capture one : Making the photo editing great !

Overall experience is very good. Capture one has given me a centralized solution for managing and editing my photos very easily with great features.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

One of the best features I liked about Capture one is their sophisticated user interface. Even though it is sophisticated user interface is very user friendly too. And another one is Tethered capture where it gives users the ability to shoot photos directly to their computers.

Cons:

I wish there is a free tier where there are less features so the beginners who starting their career will be able to use this without worrying about the finance.

Prince Billy Graham K.

Verified reviewer

Electrical/ Electronic Manufacturing

2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed April 2020

Great experience

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

There are lots of functions and the user interface is very friendly and gives the ability to modify user interface.

Cons:

The plans are a bit expensive. The documentation is not well organized.

arehman a.

Verified reviewer

Oil & Energy

10000+ employees

Used other for free trial

Review source

Reviewed December 2020

Refined & Balanced color management photo editing Solution

Its a great opportunity for the professional image processing, customization and editing personnel.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

It covers a wide range of photo editing features which is required by any photo expert but its color corrections are the best to mention here. HDR management works such that even after the photo has been captured HDR still works. Secondly for a new photo editor its a good place to learn the basics and specific photo customizations.

Cons:

My personal experience with this photo editing soliton is very good. What I would suggest to make a little interactive iconic interface.

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