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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (72.2% of reviews)
Small-Business (79.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
Star Rating
(3,190)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 LightroomPixelmator
Star Rating
(89)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (79.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about PixelmatorAdobe 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.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
No pricing availablePixelmator
No pricing availableFree Trial
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
No trial information availablePixelmator
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.2
2,711
8.8
78
Ease of Use
8.5
2,725
8.7
78
Ease of Setup
8.8
358
9.8
9
Ease of Admin
8.8
256
9.5
7
Quality of Support
8.5
2,208
8.6
53
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
241
9.6
8
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
2,649
8.7
78
Features by Category
Generative AI
7.3
127
Not enough data
7.0
120
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Photo Editing
7.0
39
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and Pixelmator share no categories
Unique Categories
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is categorized as Photo Editing
Pixelmator is categorized as Other Design
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Pixelmator
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
55.1%
Marketing and Advertising
13.5%
Internet
10.1%
Computer Software
7.9%
Religious Institutions
5.6%
Photography
5.6%
Other
57.3%
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
Is pixelmator better than Photoshop?
2 Comments
BB
Only for your more basic tasks (which accounts for in my guess about 80% of Photoshop use). The price point can't be beat..Read more
Pixelmator has no more discussions with answers
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