--- title: "Capture One Reviews, Pros and Cons - 2026 Software Advice" description: "Reviews of Capture One. Learn how real users rate this software's ease-of-use, functionality, overall quality and customer support. Talk to our advisors to see if Capture One is a good fit for you!" source_url: "https://www.softwareadvice.com/photo-editing/capture-one-enterprise-profile/reviews/" page_type: "reviews" language: "en" --- [Home](https://www.softwareadvice.com/) / [Other Artificial Intelligence (AI) Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com/category/4877-other-artificial-intelligence-ai/) / [Capture One](https://www.softwareadvice.com/photo-editing/capture-one-enterprise-profile/) / Capture One Reviews Software Advice offers objective insights based on verified user reviews and independent product and market research. When our advisors match you to a software provider, we may earn a referral fee. [Overview](https://www.softwareadvice.com/photo-editing/capture-one-enterprise-profile/) Reviews [Alternatives](https://www.softwareadvice.com/photo-editing/capture-one-enterprise-profile/alternatives/) # Capture One User Reviews ## Reviews summary - Overall rating: 4.7/5 - Total reviews: 66 ### Secondary ratings - Ease of use: 4.2/5 - Customer support: 4.3/5 - Value for money: 4.1/5 - Functionality: 4.5/5 ### Rating distribution - 5 stars: 48 reviews (73%) - 4 stars: 17 reviews (26%) - 3 stars: 0 reviews (0%) - 2 stars: 1 reviews (2%) - 1 star: 0 reviews (0%) ### Most mentioned pros - Overall, I do not have any complaints with Capture One other than the price. - Generally positive, I've been a user for many years and on the whole it performs as expected. - I've been using and training photo professionals on Capture One software since its beginning, and there's no better image capture and processing software in the market today or in the past for that matter. ### Most mentioned cons - Also in the Windows version there are several ongoing bugs which have not been addressed despite me reporting them and trying to explain them. - Sometimes it can seem a little bloated and the ongoing subscription model is frustrating. - With Adobe Lightroom being a widely used software, the lack of preset is another major lockdown for Capture One. ## Capture One customer reviews Showing reviews 1-25 of 66 (page 1). ### The best Raw processor software ever - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Muegbeyogho C. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Photography - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: March 2020 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Its worth every dime spent. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### 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 --- ### excellent tool for photography - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Slash P. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Business Supplies and Equipment - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 12 months - Reviewed: June 2021 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered 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: 4/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### 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. --- ### A resourceful photo editing solution - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: wyclife b. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Higher Education - Company size: 501-1000 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 12 months - Reviewed: May 2020 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 3/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 3/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### 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. --- ### Probably the best photo management platform out there - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Christopher C. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Maritime - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for free trial - Reviewed: February 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Love it, am seriously considering continuing with the platform but having a hard time with their pricing #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 3/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### 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 --- ### Could be great, if you started there - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Joseph C. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Photography - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used weekly for free trial - Reviewed: September 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered 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: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### 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 --- ### Fast, consistent RAW editor with excellent output - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Klemen V. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Marketing and Advertising - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 2 years - Reviewed: July 2021 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. 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: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### 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. --- ### Great photo editing software! - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Tania J. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Marketing and Advertising - Company size: 501-1000 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 12 months - Reviewed: April 2020 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### 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. --- ### Capture one : Making the photo editing great ! - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Yasiru G. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Computer Software - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 12 months - Reviewed: May 2020 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. 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: 4/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### 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. --- ### Great experience - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Prince Billy Graham K. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Electrical/ Electronic Manufacturing - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 12 months - Reviewed: April 2020 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### 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. --- ### Refined & Balanced color management photo editing Solution - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: arehman a. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Oil & Energy - Company size: 10000+ employees - Product usage: Used other for free trial - Reviewed: December 2020 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Its a great opportunity for the professional image processing, customization and editing personnel. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### 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. --- ### the king's return - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Arts and Crafts - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: January 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I have been using Capture one for many years. I worked a lot with the competitor software Adobe lighroom. The latter remains far behind Capture One on almost all points. The main difference in favor of Adobe Lightroom is that it has a cataloguing function. However, thanks to its layers, which remain unmatched in the most recent versions of the competitor's software, Capture One remains the one and only serious and professional solution for the development of digital photography. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Capture one remains the best solution for analyzing, developing and working with .raw files, as well as for studio photography in connected mode. The software is powerful, easy to use, once you have its logic and terribly customizable, which allows it to adapt to any user configuration. #### Cons Perhaps the most disturbing point is the force of habit. Like any new software, we have to get used to the UX/UI couple. Once this small effort is made, the software fully deploys all its quality and efficiency. --- ### really the best app - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: erick d. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Photography - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: July 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered amazing, really easy to use and with incredible results #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros the way the app see the colours, the way the app its organized its incredible, the multiples options the program gives me to do what i need to, its really fast to work with it and i really love the app because i can reach colours i can't reach with other apps #### Cons actually, only the price sometimes makes me sad, but its not the worst, because the app has its value #### Reasons for switching to Capture One the way the app read the raw archive --- ### Plantage incessant - Overall rating: 2/5 - Reviewer: Richard L. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Photography - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: September 2023 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 2/5 - Functionality: 2/5 #### Pros Dés l'utilisation des outils des calques, le logiciel rame et se plante sans arrêtj'ai pourtant en ma possession deux tours très puissantes et c'est le même souci #### Cons Ses plantages qui me font perdre de nombreuses minutes #### Reasons for choosing Capture One Livré avec ma Blackmagic 6k Pro --- ### Wow! This is the best RAW editing tool! - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Fernando F. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Real Estate - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: October 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. For many years I've used Lightroom, but Lr has many problems with color management (even for Canon cameras) and too much use of CPU that makes the exports very slow and burns the computer. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Color correctionNoise correctionIncredibly fastDark and brightest areas correctionEfficiency Librarys and sesions #### Cons The price is higher than Photoshop+Lightroom, but, believe me, it is worth it to use Capture One and Photoshop!Is not very intuitive at first use, but Capture One has many tutorials to leave Lr and start using this fantastic tool.Believe me: you won't regret the change. #### Reasons for switching to Capture One Mentioned above --- ### After you get accustomed ,using it becomes second nature - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Hristo M. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Photography - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: May 2020 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 3/5 - Value for money: 3/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros The setting seem pre-tailored to my lens and helped me drastically improve the quality of my images . The folder organization within the program is neat and you can easily maneuver and drastically reduce the time you spend on non-essential tasks . It is very sensitive to the different needs of different camera types and supports all of them ( at least all of the ones I have tried ) . #### Cons There was definitely a learning curve to overcome at the beginning . The price can also be discouraging for small businesses. But after a while you find it was well worth it . --- ### Ottimo software di fotoritocco RAW avanzato - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Jacopo P. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Marketing and Advertising - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 2 years - Reviewed: January 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Uso saltuariamente il prodotto in alternativa a Lightroom, finora si è rivelato veloce e di semplice utilizzo generale. Qualche noia in accelerazione hardware con processori AMD Ryzen #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 3/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Interfaccia utente, controlli HDR, esportazione #### Cons Un po' macchinoso su alcune funzioni e importazione immagini, problemi con accelerazione hardware AMD #### Reasons for switching to Capture One Costo inferiore --- ### Quality Raw Photo Editor - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Automotive - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 2 years - Reviewed: March 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Does an excellent job rendering RAW images from camera. Images have more detail and great color. I love the layers. #### Cons It is expensive for the available features. Could have better presets. --- ### valid alternative to the usual programs - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Fabio Z. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Media Production - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 12 months - Reviewed: March 2020 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros For some time now I have decided to try it and place it alongside the usual and classic photo editing program (out of respect I don't name it but you know which one it is). it is much more advanced in terms of color management #### Cons some commands can be improved, and not yet up to the competition #### 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 April 2020 --- ### Ottima alternativa a photoshop per lavorare fotografie - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Giacomo F. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Research - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 12 months - Reviewed: December 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Capture One è un ottima alternativa a Photoshop per sviluppare foto, molto reattivo, molto potente e soprattutto molto stabile.Adoro questo software. #### Cons Avolte è un pochino lento ad avviarsi, ma forse è colpa del mio pc.Sotware comunque molto consigliato --- ### I don't think It's the best photo editor. (It's too expensive) - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Zwelibanzi K. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Photography - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used monthly for less than 6 months - Reviewed: April 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered I cannot call it the worst image editing software out there, but it's not worth the price. Too expensive for the value it gives. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 3/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 3/5 #### Pros I like the speed and stability of this program and the rendering of RAW images from my camera. The customer service is also amazing queries are attended to promptly. #### Cons The software is not my cup of tea mainly because it does not integrate with photoshop. But going in deeper with the problems I have with the product, my number one issue is the price. I do not know why I have to pay that much for software that is not better than Adobe Lightroom, in my opinion. It has very few plugins and presets, and the software needs improvement. It's not value for your money. Maybe if the developers can make the product cheaper, it would be worth it. --- ### Capture One Review - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Chidera U. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Photography - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 6 months - Reviewed: October 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Capture is a great software for colourgrading images #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros The software has comprehensive colour grading system and simple to navigate in it #### Cons The layers while working. It sometimes gets complicate for me. --- ### Once you use it you won't go back - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Joshua C. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Hospital & Health Care - Company size: 5001-10000 employees - Product usage: Used monthly for less than 6 months - Reviewed: April 2020 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. A great program that really elevated my photography hobby. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Capture one is a great program for everything pictures. It really helped me to streamline my photo taking process from transferring the photos to editing. It has made it so much easier to actually edit my photos and get a finished product instead of unedited photos just sitting on my PC. #### Cons The program has so many functions that it was a bit overwhelming at first. --- ### Capture One, a solid alternative to Lightroom - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Tom D. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Photography - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2025 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Overall, I do not have any complaints with Capture One other than the price. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 3/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros I liked the multiple features it has, with photo editing and camera control #### Cons The app is sometimes somewhat overwhelming, and the price is high. #### Reasons for switching to Capture One Capture One had more features and flexibility. --- ### A Solid Choice for Wedding Photographers - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Dave B. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Photography - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: February 2025 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Generally very positive with a few caveats #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 2/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Capture One has been my bulk photo editing software of choice for about 15 years. I have come back to it many times after trying alternatives. Perpetual licences available. #### Cons No Linux support. Also in the Windows version there are several ongoing bugs which have not been addressed despite me reporting them and trying to explain them. --- ### The standard for studio image capture. - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Sam A. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Photography - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: January 2025 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Generally positive, I've been a user for many years and on the whole it performs as expected. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 3/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros It's the standard for studio based photography image capture. Really there is nothing equivalent out there. #### Cons Sometimes it can seem a little bloated and the ongoing subscription model is frustrating. ## More reviews [Next reviews](https://www.softwareadvice.com/photo-editing/capture-one-enterprise-profile/reviews/?page=2) --- Capture One Reviews, Pros and Cons - 2026 Software Advice