Luminar Neo vs Adobe Photoshop vs Adobe Lightroom vs Pixlr

Which one fits you in 2026? Traffic, pricing, input → output, tasks and community side by side.

Your tool
Luminar Neo
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Competitor 1
Adobe Photoshop
Competitor 2
Adobe Lightroom
Competitor 3
Pixlr
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Luminar Neo
skylum.com
AI-powered photo editing for photographers
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Competitor Adobe Photoshop
adobe.com
Adobe Photoshop is the long-established image editor for retouching photos, compositing layers, and creating digital artwork.
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Competitor Adobe Lightroom
adobe.com
Adobe Lightroom is a photo editing and organizing application for mobile, desktop and web, with Lightroom Classic included in the paid plan.
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Competitor Pixlr
pixlr.com
Photoshop alternative that runs in browser
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
1.4Mvisits/mo
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10.1Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 5.2%
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▼ 1.9%
6-month growth
+11.6%
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-3.7%
Global rank web
#43,337
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#6,770
Avg. last 3 months
1.3M
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10M
Bounce rate lower is better
48%
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50%
Pages / visit
2.5
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2.5
Visit duration
1m 02s
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2m 21s
Traffic sources
● Direct 72% · ● Mail 15%
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● Direct 92% · ● Referral 7%
Luminar NeoAdobe PhotoshopAdobe LightroomPixlr
03M6M9M12MLuminar Neo · 1.6MLuminar Neo · 1.9MLuminar Neo · 1.9MLuminar Neo · 1.3MLuminar Neo · 1.3MLuminar Neo · 1.4MLuminar Neo · 1.3MLuminar Neo · 1.3MLuminar Neo · 1.3MLuminar Neo · 1.4MPixlr · 11.9MPixlr · 12MPixlr · 11.2MPixlr · 10.1MPixlr · 10.4MPixlr · 9.9MPixlr · 10.2MPixlr · 9.6MPixlr · 10.3MPixlr · 10.1M1M10M100MLuminar Neo · 1.6MLuminar Neo · 1.9MLuminar Neo · 1.9MLuminar Neo · 1.3MLuminar Neo · 1.3MLuminar Neo · 1.4MLuminar Neo · 1.3MLuminar Neo · 1.3MLuminar Neo · 1.3MLuminar Neo · 1.4MPixlr · 11.9MPixlr · 12MPixlr · 11.2MPixlr · 10.1MPixlr · 10.4MPixlr · 9.9MPixlr · 10.2MPixlr · 9.6MPixlr · 10.3MPixlr · 10.1MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Paid
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Free Trial
Freemium
Starting price
€129per month
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$11.99per month
€1.99per month
Free tier
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Plans
Desktop Only €129All Platforms €159Max €199Luminar Prime €39/yr
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Lightroom $11.99/moPhotography $19.99/moCreative Cloud Pro $69.99/mo
Plus €2.49/moPremium €9.99/moUltra €24.99/moUltra MAX €49.99/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
Images
ImagesText
Images
ImagesText
Output
Images
Images
Images
ImagesVideo
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Image EditingAI BeautyAI Image EnhancerAI Photo Editor+2 more
Design & CreativeImage EditingAI Background RemoverAI Expand Image+4 more
Design & CreativeImage EditingAI Image UpscalerAI Photo Editor+3 more
Image EditingImage GenerationVideo CreationAI Background Remover+8 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 2 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Image editing
Object removal
Image enhancement
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Background removal
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Image expansion
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Image generation
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Photo retouching
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Face swap
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Image eyes editing
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Image fusion
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Image picking
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Image restoration
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Image upscaling
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Photoshop
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Beauty
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Blur removal
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Face editing
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Fusion images
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Graphic design
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Image merging editing
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Photography
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Traffic figures are third-party estimates for the tool's own domain; tools sharing a domain with a bigger product are not counted. Pricing is captured from each tool's site and may lag.