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# Adobe Photoshop Lightroom vs Pixelmator Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**Adobe Photoshop Lightroom** [

4.6/5(3,299)

](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-photoshop-lightroom/reviews#reviews)

**Pixelmator** [

4.4/5(91)

](https://www.g2.com/products/pixelmator/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**Adobe Photoshop Lightroom**
No pricing available

**Pixelmator**
No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**Adobe Photoshop Lightroom**
2 months

Based on 125 responses

**Pixelmator**
Not enough reviews yet

Return on Investment

**Adobe Photoshop Lightroom**
10 months

Based on 113 responses

**Pixelmator**
Not enough reviews yet

Perceived Cost

**Adobe Photoshop Lightroom**
$$$$$

**Pixelmator**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**Adobe Photoshop Lightroom**
10%

**Pixelmator**
Not enough reviews yet

Pros & Cons

**Adobe Photoshop Lightroom**
[
Ease of Use (99)
](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-photoshop-lightroom/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1263044&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Efficiency (84)
](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-photoshop-lightroom/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1263013&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Expensive (37)
](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-photoshop-lightroom/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1262909&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Slow Performance (35)
](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-photoshop-lightroom/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1263235&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**Pixelmator**
[
Cloud Integration (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/pixelmator/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2419813&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Design (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/pixelmator/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2419796&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Limited Features (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/pixelmator/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2419767&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Limited Templates (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/pixelmator/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2419806&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

**Adobe Photoshop Lightroom**
[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_e89d21750715f4646ed61c011b2917dc/adobe-acrobat.png "Product Avatar Image")

Adobe Acrobat

](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-acrobat/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_5310bf2a94ca281ed7aefe45d4179887/adobe-bridge.png "Product Avatar Image")

Bridge

](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-bridge/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_7fe3ac866a6ee2c8e79ddc61b45ae7d2/adobe-illustrator.png "Product Avatar Image")

Illustrator

](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-illustrator/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_b63a01034ac032eb534b8ffbbe659987/adobe-indesign.png "Product Avatar Image")

Adobe InDesign

](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-indesign/reviews)[
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](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-photoshop-lightroom/integrations)

**Pixelmator**
Not enough data

Screenshots

**Adobe Photoshop Lightroom**
No screenshot available

**Pixelmator**
 ![Pixelmator screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/37489/Pixelmator_screenshot1.jpg)

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**Adobe Photoshop Lightroom**

9.1

9.12,787

**Pixelmator**

8.8

8.880

Ease of Use

**Adobe Photoshop Lightroom**

8.5

8.52,805

**Pixelmator**

8.8

8.880

Ease of Setup

**Adobe Photoshop Lightroom**

8.8

8.8438

**Pixelmator**

9.8

9.811

Ease of Admin

**Adobe Photoshop Lightroom**

8.8

8.8260

**Pixelmator**

9.5

9.57

Quality of Support

**Adobe Photoshop Lightroom**

8.5

8.52,268

**Pixelmator**

8.6

8.654

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Adobe Photoshop Lightroom**

9.0

9.0244

**Pixelmator**

9.6

9.68

Product Direction (% positive)

**Adobe Photoshop Lightroom**

8.6

8.62,717

**Pixelmator**

8.7

8.779

Features

Photo Editing[Hide 35 FeaturesShow 35 Features](javascript:void(0);)

7.5

213

Not enough data

Generative AI

AI Text-to-Image

7.6(won by default)

165

Not enough data

AI Text-to-3D

7.0(won by default)

136

Not enough data

Photos/Images

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Photo Editing

Cross-system Integration

8.0(won by default)

84

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

File Conversion

Not enough data

Not enough data

Image Editing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real Time Editing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Social Sharing

Not enough data

Not enough data

File Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Animations & Transitions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Watermarking

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Presentation Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

File Sharing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multiple Output Formats

Not enough data

Not enough data

File Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Templates

Not enough data

Not enough data

Task Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Image Library

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Batch Processing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Project Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content Sharing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Drag & Drop

Not enough data

Not enough data

Pre-built Templates

Not enough data

Not enough data

Preview Functionality

Not enough data

Not enough data

Search/Filter

Not enough data

Not enough data

Image Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Media Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![Adobe Photoshop Lightroom](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/9564ba120f5c03c806b95f934cfb3ec2/adobe-photoshop-lightroom.svg "Adobe Photoshop Lightroom")](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-photoshop-lightroom/reviews)

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

72.2%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

18.0%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

9.8%

[![Pixelmator](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_edfdfdb8a7110b678c1b43b2647ffc2f/pixelmator.png "Pixelmator")](https://www.g2.com/products/pixelmator/reviews)

Pixelmator

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

78.0%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

9.9%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

12.1%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

72.2%

78.0%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

18.0%

9.9%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

9.8%

12.1%

Reviewers' Industry

[![Adobe Photoshop Lightroom](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/9564ba120f5c03c806b95f934cfb3ec2/adobe-photoshop-lightroom.svg "Adobe Photoshop Lightroom")](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-photoshop-lightroom/reviews)
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom

Photography

19.1%

Marketing and Advertising

8.5%

Design

8.1%

Graphic Design

5.9%

Higher Education

3.2%

Other

55.2%

[![Pixelmator](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_edfdfdb8a7110b678c1b43b2647ffc2f/pixelmator.png "Pixelmator")](https://www.g2.com/products/pixelmator/reviews)
Pixelmator

Marketing and Advertising

13.2%

Internet

9.9%

Computer Software

8.8%

Higher Education

5.5%

Religious Institutions

5.5%

Other

57.1%

Alternatives

**Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Alternatives**

 ![Canva](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/020885d89318f0483f6222194b3ee8ff/canva.svg "Canva")

[
Canva
](/products/canva/reviews)

 ![GIMP](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_c1ef7dba448cecec96775ad06eb16ca8/gimp.png "GIMP")

[
GIMP
](/products/gimp/reviews)

 ![Picsart](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_923f519157856934e73d404233b0d742/picsart.jpg "Picsart")

[
Picsart
](/products/picsart/reviews)

 ![Pixlr](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_ffe46f2ca4b34fd92c06d6ec0ee8e036/pixlr.jpg "Pixlr")

[
Pixlr
](/products/pixlr/reviews)

**Pixelmator Alternatives**

 ![PhotoScape X](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_a7af414dd8ccc58b5cac9d6261ad51aa/photoscape-x.jpg "PhotoScape X")

[
PhotoScape X
](/products/photoscape-x/reviews)

 ![RawTherapee](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_63d454574898b50a4a9cb9d625d5d729/rawtherapee.jpg "RawTherapee")

[
RawTherapee
](/products/rawtherapee/reviews)

 ![Easel.ly](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_901dad39d57e7d00e07d9f80cf878c2a/easel-ly.png "Easel.ly")

[
Easel.ly
](/products/easel-ly/reviews)

 ![Divi](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_4efbebb39c27a7585bf2c9299a95895f/divi.png "Divi")

[
Divi
](/products/divi/reviews)

## Adobe Photoshop Lightroom vs Pixelmator

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Pixelmator easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Pixelmator overall.

- Reviewers felt that Adobe Photoshop Lightroom meets the needs of their business better than Pixelmator.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Pixelmator is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Pixelmator over Adobe Photoshop Lightroom.