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Compare ACDSee and Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (79.6% of reviews)
Small-Business (72.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$59.99 - $149.99 MSRP
No pricing available
ACDSee
Star Rating
(279)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (79.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$59.99 - $149.99 MSRP
Learn more about ACDSeeAdobe Photoshop Lightroom
Star Rating
(3,194)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (72.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Adobe Photoshop LightroomACDSee vs Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found ACDSee easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with Adobe Photoshop Lightroom overall.
- Reviewers felt that Adobe Photoshop Lightroom meets the needs of their business better than ACDSee.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom over ACDSee.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
ACDSee
ACDSee Photo Studio Standard, Professional, and Ultimate
$59.99 - $149.99 MSRP
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
No pricing availableFree Trial
ACDSee
Free Trial is available
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.9
238
9.1
2,715
Ease of Use
8.6
241
8.5
2,730
Ease of Setup
9.2
53
8.8
363
Ease of Admin
8.9
43
8.8
256
Quality of Support
8.3
177
8.5
2,212
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
38
9.0
241
Product Direction (% positive)
8.0
235
8.6
2,654
Features by Category
Generative AI
8.1
6
7.3
129
7.0
5
6.9
121
Agentic AI - Photo Editing
Not enough data
6.9
40
Agentic AI - Photo Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
ACDSee and Adobe Photoshop Lightroom are categorized as Photo Editing
Unique Categories
ACDSee is categorized as Photo Management
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
ACDSee
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Photography
27.0%
Computer Software
4.7%
Non-Profit Organization Management
3.6%
Information Technology and Services
3.6%
Marketing and Advertising
2.9%
Other
58.0%
Photography
19.3%
Marketing and Advertising
8.5%
Design
7.9%
Graphic Design
5.8%
Higher Education
3.3%
Other
55.2%
Discussions
How do you handle crashes when database grows big in size?
2 Comments
RD
When mine gets buggy I delete my database then the database gets rebuilt as you access different folders This might be a problem for some folks that use a...Read more
I don't think ACDSee allows a change to the 'canvas size' as is found in Photoshop?
2 Comments
AW
Photo Studio 2020. Canvas size can be changed shown in last weeks webinarRead more
How can I avoid mixing the old rated pictures with the new ones?
2 Comments
AL
Hi! What do you mean with old and new? Do you mean pics that you rated some days ago that you want to filter now? If so, with the new version you can create...Read more
How do you keep it organized?
5 Comments
AD
Hi Brittany: If I'm understanding your question, assuming that you are not speaking about files that you edit in Photoshop that are originally in Lightroom....Read more
How can I correct overexposure in the simplest way.
3 Comments
RC
With the exposure slider in the develop module Read more
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