Best Open Galileo Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from focus stacking software ranked against Open Galileo on the same published basis.
- 1Open Galileo vs ImageFocus Alpha
- 2Open Galileo vs PlaneFuse
- 3Open Galileo vs ForgePix
- 4Open Galileo vs Shine Stacker
- 5Open Galileo vs Aduku Stacker
- 6Open Galileo vs PICOLAY
- 7Open Galileo vs ChimpStackr
- 8Open Galileo vs CKAN
- 9Open Galileo vs Enfuse
- 10Open Galileo vs focus-stack
- 11Open Galileo vs OpenFocus
- 12Open Galileo vs FocusFusion
- 13Open Galileo vs TuFuse
- 14Open Galileo vs CombineZP
- 15Open Galileo vs Focus Stacking Online
- 16Open Galileo vs Helicon Focus
- 17Open Galileo vs Macro Studio
- 19Open Galileo vs PhotoAcute Studio
- 20Open Galileo vs Zerene Stacker
- 21Open Galileo vs FOCUS projects 4 professional
Open Galileo alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ImageFocus Alpha | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 2 | PlaneFuse | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | ForgePix | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | Shine Stacker | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | Aduku Stacker | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Mac, Windows |
| 6 | PICOLAY | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 7 | ChimpStackr | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 8 | CKAN | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 9 | Enfuse | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 10 | focus-stack | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 11 | OpenFocus | 5.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | FocusFusion | 5.2 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 13 | TuFuse | 5.2 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 14 | CombineZP | 5.1 | No | — | Windows |
| 15 | Focus Stacking Online | 5.1 | No | — | Web |
| 16 | Helicon Focus | 5.1 | No | — | Mac, Windows |
| 17 | Macro Studio | 5.1 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 19 | PhotoAcute Studio | 5.1 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 20 | Zerene Stacker | 5.1 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 21 | FOCUS projects 4 professional | 5.0 | No | — | Mac, Windows |
Make your app an alternative to Open Galileo
See the priceThe sponsored alternative slot on this page is labelled Sponsored.
Questions about Open Galileo alternatives
What is the best alternative to Open Galileo?
ImageFocus Alpha, number 1 in focus stacking software with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: PlaneFuse, ForgePix, Shine Stacker and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Open Galileo?
ImageFocus Alpha is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 9 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.