Tools
Fotor Photo Editor vs Luminar Neo
Fotor Photo Editor or Luminar Neo? Their plans monthly and yearly, the capabilities their makers state, security and latest updates, side by side — read from the makers' own pages.
In short
- Both: Edits images, Upscales, Mobile app
- Only Fotor Photo Editor states: Text to image, Image to video, Text in images, Private generation
Fotor Photo Editor
Fotor Photo Editor is a web-based editor for enhancing, retouching, generating, and designing images with manual and AI tools.
Plans
Not read from the maker’s page yet.
Prices checked 2026-09-25 on the maker’s page.
Capabilities
- Text to image — “Just describe the image you want and watch as our powerful AI image generator tool brings it to life in the blink of an eye.” source
- Edits images — “Simply brush over an area, describe what you want to add, and AI will seamlessly blend new elements into your photo.” source
- Upscales — “Image Upscaler Upscale image to 4x online.” source
- Image to video — “Image to Video Make Video from Photo.” source
- Text in images — “GPT Image 2 Accurate multilingual text rendering.” source
- Private generation — “✅ Free ✅ No signup ✅ 100% Private” source
- Mobile app — “Yes, our photo editor is available on Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android devices.” source
Luminar Neo
AI photo editor for enhancing, retouching, compositing, and restoring images on desktop and mobile.
Plans
All Platforms
- $159.00
- Luminar on Desktop and Mobile for life
- Cross-device editing
- Luminar on Web (coming Fall 2026)
- Luminar Prime included
- Continuous updates
- AI Tools renewable after 365 days with Luminar Prime
Max
- $199.00
- Luminar on Desktop and Mobile for life
- Cross-device editing
- Luminar Prime included for 1 year; renews every year
- New features released during your subscription are yours to keep forever
- Access to Library of Assets for 365 days
- Luminar on Web (coming Fall 2026)
Desktop Only
- $129.00
- Luminar on Desktop for life
- AI Tools included for 365 days
- Continuous updates
- Access to Fall Upgrade 2026 features
- AI Tools renewable after 365 days with Luminar Prime
- Access to Library of Assets
Prices checked 2026-09-24 on the maker’s page.
Capabilities
- Edits images — “Replace unwanted or damaged pixels with pixels of your choosing from anywhere in your photo.” source
- Upscales — “Enlarge your photos while preserving every detail and texture.” source
- Mobile app — “Mobile App for iOS/Android/ChromeOS” source
Latest updates
- Luminar 1.28.1: Better DNG support, faster editing and more (1.28.1)
Uses the official Adobe DNG SDK for DNG handling; adds JPEG XL DNG support; batch export around 15% faster; Details up to 40% faster.
- Luminar 1.28.0: Meet a fresh design in Luminar (1.28.0)
Catalog and Edit are now one space; redesigned right sidebar; exports up to 27% faster; Preset previews up to 3.8× faster.
- Luminar Neo 1.27.1: Bring your Lightroom library along (1.27.1)
Lightroom Migration transfers photos, folders, albums, ratings, and basic edits; adds support for the Ricoh GR IV and Ricoh GR IV Monochrome.