- Lightroom: $9.99/month Photography plan. The default choice, huge preset ecosystem. - Capture One: from $4.99/month (iOS) and desktop subscriptions. The color-accuracy king for studio work. - Affinity: now free. Full RAW development with non-destructive layers. - darktable: free and open source. The Lightroom clone for people who refuse subscriptions. - DxO PhotoLab: paid, one-time licenses. Best-in-class noise reduction and lens corrections. Sources: Adobe, Blackmagic Design For the best photo editing software for RAW files, check first: does it read YOUR camera's RAW format? New cameras break old software. Then check export speed on your actual machine, not a reviewer's. Then presets: Lightroom's preset market (including packs like ours) is unmatched, and that ecosystem lock-in is real.