Tools
Luminar Neo vs ON1 Photo RAW
Luminar Neo or ON1 Photo RAW? 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 ON1 Photo RAW states: Image to video, Private generation
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.
ON1 Photo RAW
ON1 Photo RAW is a Mac and Windows app for organizing, editing, retouching, and exporting RAW photos with AI tools.
Plans
ON1 Photo RAW MAX
- $89.99 a year
- Photo RAW MAX (Full RAW Editor + Restore AI + Use Photo RAW as a Plugin) Always Up-to-date
- Complete AI Editing Toolset
- AI Photo Restoration
- 200 GB Cloud Sync
- Install on 3 computers
ON1 Photo Studio
- $179.99 a year
- Everything in Photo RAW MAX
- Use ON1 Apps as Standalone Software
- Full Access to ON1 Plus
- Get Any New Software Title Automatically
- 1 TB Cloud Sync
- Install on 5 computers
Prices checked 2026-09-26 by web search.
Capabilities
- Edits images — “Generative Eraser: Remove unwanted people or objects from photographs seamlessly.” source
- Upscales — “Resize AI: Enlarge images using AI technology suitable for large-format printing.” source
- Image to video — “Time-Lapse: Convert sequential still images into time-lapse video sequences.” source
- Private generation — “Images are processed only for the restoration task requested by the user and remain private.” source
- Mobile app — “Mobile: iOS and Android apps provide editing capabilities across multiple devices.” source
Latest updates
- ON1 Photo RAW 2027: Release Window, Upgrade Price & Pre-Order (2027)
- Introducing ON1 Photo RAW 2027: A New RAW Processing Engine, Improved NoNoise AI, an AI Culling Assistant and More (2027)
Photo RAW 2027 adds a new RAW processing engine, improved NoNoise AI, and an AI culling assistant.
- New ON1 NoNoise AI 2027: AI Noise Reduction, TackSharp AI & Model Selector (2027)
NoNoise AI 2027 adds remastered noise reduction models, upgraded TackSharp AI deblurring models, and a model selector.