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Compare Capture One Pro and Paintshop Pro 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (76.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (67.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Capture One Pro
Star Rating
(77)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (76.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Capture One ProPaintshop Pro
Star Rating
(206)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (67.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Paintshop ProCapture One Pro vs Paintshop Pro
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Paintshop Pro easier to use and administer. However, reviewers preferred the ease of set up, and doing business with Capture One Pro overall.
- Reviewers felt that Capture One Pro meets the needs of their business better than Paintshop Pro.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Paintshop Pro is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Capture One Pro over Paintshop Pro.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Capture One Pro
No pricing availablePaintshop Pro
No pricing availableFree Trial
Capture One Pro
No trial information availablePaintshop Pro
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.9
70
8.4
176
Ease of Use
7.8
70
8.4
178
Ease of Setup
8.9
14
8.3
33
Ease of Admin
6.4
6
8.5
28
Quality of Support
8.0
57
8.1
143
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.3
6
8.2
25
Product Direction (% positive)
9.1
66
7.5
174
Features by Category
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.3
14
Not enough data
8.5
14
Agentic AI - Photo Editing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Capture One Pro and Paintshop Pro are categorized as Photo Editing
Unique Categories
Capture One Pro has no unique categories
Paintshop Pro has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Capture One Pro
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Paintshop Pro
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
54.7%
Marketing and Advertising
6.7%
Retail
5.3%
Apparel & Fashion
5.3%
Media Production
2.7%
Other
25.3%
Design
9.5%
Graphic Design
7.0%
Photography
5.5%
Marketing and Advertising
5.0%
Internet
4.5%
Other
68.7%
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Discussions
Is Capture One Pro free?
1 Comment
MH
An excellent piece of software, Capture One Pro is designed for the most advanced levels of professional image processing. You won't find a more capable...Read more
Capture One Pro has no more discussions with answers
Is Corel PaintShop Pro free?
2 Comments
LV
It gives a 30 day free trail and then you need to subscribe to go forward.Read more
Will this program ever get a Mac version?
1 Comment
MS
I haven't heard of any progress on PaintShop Pro getting a Mac version. I wish they would. In the mean time, I'll keep using products like Canva and Gimp on...Read more
What does PaintShop pro do?
1 Comment
FN
Paintshop pro is a program like photo-paint, but with a slightly different tool set.Read more
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