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Capture One vs Adobe Photoshop Elements

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Capture One vs Adobe Photoshop Elements: Which is best for you?

Updated December 15, 2025
4.7 (66)
Starting Price
$699.00

per year

$69.99

one time

Free Trial
Free Version
Screenshots
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Top Rated
  Features
Project Management
4.54
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Animations & Transitions
4.83
Image Editing
4.74
Watermarking
4.62
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Integrations
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Pros / Cons
  • 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.
  • Also in the Windows version there are several ongoing bugs which have not been addressed despite me reporting them and trying to explain them.
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  • It offers powerful photo editing features and I can also automatize some editing
  • One thing that is hard with photoshop is that there are so many functions it is hard to know what exactly to do to get the look you're going for.
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Ease-of-Use
4.2/ 5
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.3/ 5
Value for Money
4.1/ 5
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.3/ 5
Customer Support
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.3/ 5
4.1/ 5
Functionality
4.5/ 5
4.5/ 5
Support Options
Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
24/7 (Live Rep)
Chat
Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
24/7 (Live Rep)
Chat
Training Options
In Person
Live Online
Webinars
Documentation
Videos
In Person
Live Online
Webinars
Documentation
Videos
FrontRunners
N/A
N/A
Advisor
  Recommendations
N/A
N/A
Ideal Customer Size
Small
Medium
Large
Small
Medium
Large
Deployment Options
Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Desktop - Mac
Desktop - Windows
Desktop - Linux
Desktop - Chromebook
On-Premise - Windows
On-Premise - Linux
Mobile - Android
Mobile - iPhone
Mobile - iPad
Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Desktop - Mac
Desktop - Windows
Desktop - Linux
Desktop - Chromebook
On-Premise - Windows
On-Premise - Linux
Mobile - Android
Mobile - iPhone
Mobile - iPad