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At a Glance
ACDSee
ACDSee
Star Rating
(278)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (79.9% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$59.99 - $149.99 MSRP
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Luminar Neo
Luminar Neo
Star Rating
(109)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (84.1% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Luminar Neo

ACDSee vs Luminar Neo

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Luminar Neo easier to use, set up, and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of administration with ACDSee.

  • Reviewers felt that ACDSee meets the needs of their business better than Luminar Neo.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Luminar Neo is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Luminar Neo over ACDSee.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
ACDSee
ACDSee Photo Studio Standard, Professional, and Ultimate
$59.99 - $149.99 MSRP
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Luminar Neo
No pricing available
Free Trial
ACDSee
Free Trial is available
Luminar Neo
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
237
8.8
92
Ease of Use
8.6
240
9.0
92
Ease of Setup
9.2
52
9.6
19
Ease of Admin
8.8
42
8.7
9
Quality of Support
8.3
176
9.0
81
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
37
9.1
9
Product Direction (% positive)
8.0
234
8.4
86
Features by Category
Not enough data
7.2
29
Generative AI
7.7
5
6.8
29
7.0
5
6.0
28
Agentic AI - Photo Editing
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Photo Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
ACDSee
ACDSee
Luminar Neo
Luminar Neo
ACDSee and Luminar Neo are categorized as Photo Editing
Unique Categories
ACDSee
ACDSee is categorized as Photo Management
Luminar Neo
Luminar Neo has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
ACDSee
ACDSee
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
79.9%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
12.1%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
8.1%
Luminar Neo
Luminar Neo
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
84.1%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
10.3%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
5.6%
Reviewers' Industry
ACDSee
ACDSee
Photography
27.1%
Computer Software
4.8%
Non-Profit Organization Management
3.7%
Information Technology and Services
3.7%
Marketing and Advertising
2.9%
Other
57.9%
Luminar Neo
Luminar Neo
Photography
34.6%
Marketing and Advertising
8.4%
Information Technology and Services
6.5%
Design
6.5%
Media Production
3.7%
Other
40.2%
Alternatives
ACDSee
ACDSee Alternatives
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic
Add Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic
Photos
Photos
Add Photos
Adobe Photoshop
Photoshop
Add Adobe Photoshop
GIMP
GIMP
Add GIMP
Luminar Neo
Luminar Neo Alternatives
GIMP
GIMP
Add GIMP
Photoshop Elements
Photoshop Elements
Add Photoshop Elements
Paintshop Pro
Paintshop Pro
Add Paintshop Pro
Capture One Pro
Capture One
Add Capture One Pro
Discussions
ACDSee
ACDSee Discussions
How do you handle crashes when database grows big in size?
2 Comments
Randy D.
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
Alexandro L.
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
Luminar Neo
Luminar Neo Discussions
When will you integrate Luminar with Affinity and other products?
1 Comment
David C.
DC
that is a great feedback Read more
Why do some PCs with lower end specs run Luminar 4 better than my fully loaded gaming PC?
1 Comment
David C.
DC
Interesting question. Following!Read more
Is it any way to improve performance on a high-end Windows machine?
1 Comment
Alessandro S.
AS
I agree. Luminar AI is an excellent product and it brings tremendous value especially if purchased with a discount (which is pretty easy). I think with the...Read more