Best Photomatix Pro Alternatives in 2026
Updated
19 apps from HDR software ranked against Photomatix Pro on the same published basis.
- 1Photomatix Pro vs ColorForge
- 2Photomatix Pro vs HDRMerge
- 3Photomatix Pro vs Instant Meshes
- 4Photomatix Pro vs Luminance HDR
- 5Photomatix Pro vs PhotomatixCL
- 6Photomatix Pro vs SNS-HDR
- 7Photomatix Pro vs MergeHDR
- 8Photomatix Pro vs easyHDR
- 9Photomatix Pro vs HDR Merge Master
- 10Photomatix Pro vs rawhdr
- 11Photomatix Pro vs Tembrica Video Background Remover
- 13Photomatix Pro vs AKVIS Enhancer
- 14Photomatix Pro vs AKVIS HDRFactory
- 15Photomatix Pro vs ON1 Portrait AI
- 16Photomatix Pro vs EnfuseGUI
- 17Photomatix Pro vs FOCUS projects 4 professional
- 18Photomatix Pro vs Dynamic Photo HDR
- 19Photomatix Pro vs HDR-Merge
- 20Photomatix Pro vs ON1 HDR
Photomatix Pro alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ColorForge | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | HDRMerge | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 3 | Instant Meshes | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | Luminance HDR | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | PhotomatixCL | 6.5 | Free plan | $19/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | SNS-HDR | 6.5 | Free plan | €30/mo | Mac, Windows |
| 7 | MergeHDR | 6.4 | Free plan | $0.83/mo | iOS, Mac |
| 8 | easyHDR | 5.6 | Linux, Mac, Windows | ||
| 9 | HDR Merge Master | 5.6 | Linux, Mac, Windows | ||
| 10 | rawhdr | 5.4 | API, Linux | ||
| 11 | Tembrica Video Background Remover | 5.4 | Web | ||
| 13 | AKVIS Enhancer | 5.1 | No | $69/mo | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 14 | AKVIS HDRFactory | 5.1 | No | Linux, Mac, Windows | |
| 15 | ON1 Portrait AI | 5.1 | Mac, Windows | ||
| 16 | EnfuseGUI | 5.0 | Mac, Windows | ||
| 17 | FOCUS projects 4 professional | 5.0 | No | Mac, Windows | |
| 18 | Dynamic Photo HDR | 4.9 | No | Windows | |
| 19 | HDR-Merge | 4.9 | No | $27/mo | Web |
| 20 | ON1 HDR | 4.9 | Mac, Windows |
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Questions about Photomatix Pro alternatives
What is the best alternative to Photomatix Pro?
ColorForge, number 1 in HDR software with a score of 6.7 out of 10. The others here: HDRMerge, Instant Meshes, Luminance HDR and 15 more.
What is the best free alternative to Photomatix Pro?
ColorForge is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 7 of the 19 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.