# Adobe Photoshop Lightroom vs NVivo Comparison

| | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom | NVivo | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.6 out of 5 | 4.0 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 3,296 | 138 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (72.3% of reviews) | Small-Business (48.1% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Adobe Photoshop Lightroom

Pros:
- Ease of Use (99 reviews)
- Efficiency (84 reviews)

Cons:
- Expensive (37 reviews)
- Slow Performance (35 reviews)

### NVivo

Pros:
- Ease of Use (2 reviews)
- Efficiency Improvement (2 reviews)

Cons:
- Not User-Friendly (3 reviews)
- Poor Customer Support (3 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom | NVivo | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 9.1 (2785 reviews) | 8.5 (99 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.5 (2803 reviews) | 7.6 (102 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.8 (436 reviews) | 7.2 (25 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.8 (259 reviews) | 7.9 (19 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.5 (2267 reviews) | 7.7 (76 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 9.0 (243 reviews) | 7.5 (12 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.6 (2716 reviews) | 7.2 (99 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Adobe Photoshop Lightroom

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

### NVivo

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

Yes

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Business Intelligence

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Adobe Photoshop Lightroom** | N/A | N/A |
| **NVivo** | 7.0/10 | 31 |

#### Reports

| Feature | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom | NVivo | 
|---|---|---|
| **Reports Interface** | Not enough data | 7.0 (22 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Steps to Answer** | Not enough data | 6.7 (21 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Graphs and Charts** | Not enough data | 7.3 (23 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Score Cards** | Not enough data | 6.7 (17 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Dashboards** | Not enough data | 7.6 (19 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Self Service 

| Feature | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom | NVivo | 
|---|---|---|
| **Calculated Fields** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Column Filtering** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Discovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Search** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Collaboration / Workflow** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Automodeling** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Advanced Analytics

| Feature | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom | NVivo | 
|---|---|---|
| **Predictive Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Visualization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Big Data Services** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Building Reports

| Feature | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom | NVivo | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Transformation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Modeling** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **WYSIWYG Report Design** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Integration APIs** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Platform

| Feature | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom | NVivo | 
|---|---|---|
| **Mobile User Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Customization ** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **User, Role, and Access Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Internationalization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Sandbox / Test Environments** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Performance and Reliability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Breadth of Partner Applications** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Data Visualization

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Adobe Photoshop Lightroom** | N/A | N/A |
| **NVivo** | 7.0/10 | 32 |

#### Reports

| Feature | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom | NVivo | 
|---|---|---|
| **Reports Interface** | Not enough data | 7.0 (22 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Steps to Answer** | Not enough data | 6.7 (21 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Graphs and Charts** | Not enough data | 7.3 (23 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Score Cards** | Not enough data | 6.7 (17 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Dashboards** | Not enough data | 7.6 (19 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Reports

| Feature | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom | NVivo | 
|---|---|---|
| **Reports Interface** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Share Reports** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Steps to Answer** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom | NVivo | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Visualization

| Feature | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom | NVivo | 
|---|---|---|
| **Graphs and Charts** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Score Cards** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Dashboards** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Formats** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Data Updates

| Feature | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom | NVivo | 
|---|---|---|
| **Historical Snapshots** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Real-Time Updating** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Collaboration

| Feature | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom | NVivo | 
|---|---|---|
| **Sharing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Co-Editing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Devices** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Data Updates

| Feature | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom | NVivo | 
|---|---|---|
| **Historical Snapshots** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Real-Time Updating** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Email Reports** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Text Analysis

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Adobe Photoshop Lightroom** | N/A | N/A |
| **NVivo** | 4.5/10 | 6 |

#### Setup

| Feature | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom | NVivo | 
|---|---|---|
| **Integration** | Not enough data | 4.3 (5 reviews) | 
| **Maintenance** | Not enough data | 2.5 (6 reviews) | 
| **No-Code** | Not enough data | 5.3 (5 reviews) | 

#### Data

| Feature | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom | NVivo | 
|---|---|---|
| **Security** | Not enough data | 6.0 (5 reviews) | 
| **Data Visualization** | Not enough data | 5.7 (5 reviews) | 

#### Analysis

| Feature | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom | NVivo | 
|---|---|---|
| **Automation** | Not enough data | 5.0 (5 reviews) | 
| **Named entity recognition** | Not enough data | 5.0 (5 reviews) | 
| **Keyphrase Extraction** | Not enough data | 2.3 (5 reviews) | 
| **Topic Analysis** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Sentiment Analysis** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Language Identification** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Syntax/Part of Speech Parsing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Customization

| Feature | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom | NVivo | 
|---|---|---|
| **Pre-Built Parameterization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Custom Extension** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Compositionality** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom | NVivo | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Photo Editing

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Adobe Photoshop Lightroom** | 7.6/10 | 211 |
| **NVivo** | N/A | N/A |

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom | NVivo | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text-to-Image** | 7.6 (165 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **AI Text-to-3D** | 7.0 (136 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Photo Editing

| Feature | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom | NVivo | 
|---|---|---|
| **Cross-system Integration** | 8.1 (85 reviews) | Not enough data | 

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## Categories

**Unique to Adobe Photoshop Lightroom (1):** [Photo Editing Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/photo-editing)

**Unique to NVivo (2):** [Text Analysis Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/text-analysis), [Data Visualization Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/data-visualization-tools)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom | NVivo | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 72.3% | 48.1% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 17.9% | 19.5% | 
| **Enterprise** | 9.8% | 32.3% | 

### By Industry

#### Adobe Photoshop Lightroom

- **Photography:** 19.1%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 8.5%
- **Design:** 8.1%
- **Graphic Design:** 5.9%
- **Higher Education:** 3.2%
- **Media Production:** 3.0%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 3.0%
- **Computer Software:** 2.5%
- **Education Management:** 2.0%
- **Non-Profit Organization Management:** 1.9%
- **Other:** 42.9%

#### NVivo

- **Higher Education:** 30.1%
- **Research:** 28.6%
- **Education Management:** 13.5%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 3.8%
- **Market Research:** 3.0%
- **Management Consulting:** 2.3%
- **Professional Training & Coaching:** 1.5%
- **Primary/Secondary Education:** 1.5%
- **Government Administration:** 1.5%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 0.8%
- **Other:** 13.5%

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## Alternatives

### Alternatives to Adobe Photoshop Lightroom

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- [Canva](https://www.g2.com/products/canva/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (7595 reviews)
- [Data Studio](https://www.g2.com/products/data-studio/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (476 reviews)
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- [Domo](https://www.g2.com/products/domo/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (1038 reviews)
- [Spotfire Analytics](https://www.g2.com/products/spotfire-analytics/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (362 reviews)

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## Top Discussions

### Adobe Photoshop Lightroom

- Title: [Is Photoshop included in Lightroom?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-photoshop-included-in-lightroom) — 7 comments
  > **Top comment:** "No"
- Title: [How do you keep it organized?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/30584-how-do-you-keep-it-organized) — 5 comments
  > **Top comment:** "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...."
- Title: [What is Adobe Photoshop Lightroom used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/adobe-photoshop-lightroom-what-is-adobe-photoshop-lightroom-used-for) — 3 comments, 2 upvotes
  > **Top comment:** "Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is a photo editing software that is used for a variety of purposes, including

Importing and organizing photos

Editing..."
- Title: [What is Adobe Photoshop Lightroom used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-adobe-photoshop-lightroom-used-for) — 3 comments
  > **Top comment:** "Colour correction & grading "
- Title: [How can I correct overexposure in the simplest way.](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-can-i-correct-overexposure-in-the-simplest-way) — 3 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "With the exposure slider in the develop module "

### NVivo

- Title: [What is NVivo used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-nvivo-used-for) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "NVivo is used for qualitative data analysis, helping researchers organize, analyze, and visualize unstructured data such as interviews, surveys, focus..."
- Title: [What is NVivo software used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-nvivo-software-used-for) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Qualitative interviews coding"

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/adobe-photoshop-lightroom-vs-nvivo)