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Compare Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and GIMP 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (72.2% of reviews)
Small-Business (68.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
Star Rating
(3,187)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 LightroomGIMP
Star Rating
(1,464)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (68.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about GIMPAdobe Photoshop Lightroom vs GIMP
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Adobe Photoshop Lightroom easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Adobe Photoshop Lightroom overall.
- Reviewers felt that Adobe Photoshop Lightroom meets the needs of their business better than GIMP.
- 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 GIMP.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
No pricing availableGIMP
No pricing availableFree Trial
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
No trial information availableGIMP
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.2
2,714
8.6
1,283
Ease of Use
8.5
2,728
7.5
1,289
Ease of Setup
8.8
361
8.7
152
Ease of Admin
8.8
256
8.4
125
Quality of Support
8.5
2,211
7.5
895
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
241
8.5
106
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
2,652
7.7
1,258
Features by Category
Generative AI
7.4
130
6.4
34
7.0
122
5.9
33
Agentic AI - Photo Editing
7.0
40
6.7
8
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and GIMP are categorized as Photo Editing
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
GIMP
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
19.3%
Marketing and Advertising
8.5%
Design
7.9%
Graphic Design
5.8%
Higher Education
3.3%
Other
55.2%
Design
9.2%
Computer Software
7.9%
Information Technology and Services
5.6%
Graphic Design
5.5%
Marketing and Advertising
5.2%
Other
66.6%
Discussions
Is Photoshop included in Lightroom?
7 Comments
ST
NoRead 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
What is the best way to use this software?
3 Comments
SR
gimp.org has many tutorials to help you get started.Read more
should gimp release mobile app
3 Comments
JG
It probably will but step by step. Remmember that is an open-source software! I guess it will exist one day, but not whit all the features you have in the...Read more
Is it to hard to make a smart object function in gimp?
1 Comment
EA
I do not believe that function is in gimp.Read more
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