Best PICOLAY Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from focus stacking software ranked against PICOLAY on the same published basis.
- 1PICOLAY vs ImageFocus Alpha
- 2PICOLAY vs PlaneFuse
- 3PICOLAY vs ForgePix
- 4PICOLAY vs Shine Stacker
- 5PICOLAY vs Aduku Stacker
- 7PICOLAY vs ChimpStackr
- 8PICOLAY vs CKAN
- 9PICOLAY vs Enfuse
- 10PICOLAY vs focus-stack
- 11PICOLAY vs OpenFocus
- 12PICOLAY vs FocusFusion
- 13PICOLAY vs TuFuse
- 14PICOLAY vs CombineZP
- 15PICOLAY vs Focus Stacking Online
- 16PICOLAY vs Helicon Focus
- 17PICOLAY vs Macro Studio
- 18PICOLAY vs Open Galileo
- 19PICOLAY vs PhotoAcute Studio
- 20PICOLAY vs Zerene Stacker
- 21PICOLAY vs FOCUS projects 4 professional
PICOLAY 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 |
| 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 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 12 | FocusFusion | 5.2 | No | — | Windows |
| 13 | TuFuse | 5.2 | No | — | 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 |
| 18 | Open Galileo | 5.1 | No | — | — |
| 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 |
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Questions about PICOLAY alternatives
What is the best alternative to PICOLAY?
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 PICOLAY?
ImageFocus Alpha is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 5 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.