#1
- Fit
- 0.91
- Cost
- free free plan qualifies
- Value
- 0.909
Best fit per dollar of the 7 tools ranked for this job.
Facts verifiedWhat is the best software for editing RAW photos: as of 20 Sep 2026 the top 4 by fit per dollar are darktable, Capture One Pro, Adobe Lightroom and Affinity, with darktable scoring 0.909.
Top 4 / Painting and photo editors
What is the best software for editing RAW photos?
- Fit
- 1.00
- Cost
- $17.99/mo
- Value
- 0.691
- Fit
- 0.86
- Cost
- $12.50/mo
- Value
- 0.639
Affinity
Canva- Fit
- 0.64
- Cost
- free
- Value
- 0.636
Full ranking
| # | Tool | Fit | Cost | Value | Facts verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | darktable | 0.91 | free | 0.909 | |
| 2 | Capture One Pro | 1.00 | $17.99/mo | 0.691 | |
| 3 | Adobe Lightroom | 0.86 | $12.50/mo | 0.639 | |
| 4 | Affinity | 0.64 | free | 0.636 | |
| 5 | Adobe Photoshop | 0.64 | $19.99/mo | 0.431 | |
| 6 | GIMP | 0.36 | free | 0.364 | |
| 7 | Photopea | 0.36 | free | 0.364 |
Weights used
3 other painting and photo editors are not ranked here: they lack a required capability, are unpublished, or have data awaiting re-verification.
- RAW photo editing Required
- Photo catalogue
- Layers and masks
- Tethered capture
- Works offline