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Capture One vs Opus

Both stand on photo scanning software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Capture One

Paid iPhone

Choose Capture One for advanced photo editing, RAW conversion, and tethering across desktop and mobile plans. All in One adds mobile access and online collaboration, while Studio targets high-volume production. Look elsewhere if you need a free plan or a platform beyond desktop, iPad, and iPhone.

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Opus

Paid Windows

Choose Opus WorkFlow for larger institutional digitization projects that need coordinated work, image processing, metadata capture, and archiving. Teams seeking published pricing or a platform other than Windows may need to look elsewhere.

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The facts

	Capture One	Opus
Free plan	No	Not published
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	iPhone	Windows
Lowest paid plan	Free or on request	Free or on request
Plans published	11	1
Maker	Capture One	Not published
Website	captureone.com	imageaccess.com
On photo scanning software	#24 of 29	#28 of 29

Capture One: what it does well

Supports RAW conversion and more than 550 cameras.
Includes tethering and camera controls.
Editing tools include masking, layers, and batch editing.
Live Share supports sessions, feedback, and notifications.
Seven-day trial is available without commitment.

What to know first

No free plan is offered.
The mobile app is limited to iPad and iPhone.
Plan prices are not provided in the listed facts.

Opus: what it does well

Tracks digitization stages, projects, and worker schedules.
Corrects scan issues with automatic treatment and manual adjustment.
Captures hierarchical metadata using configurable templates.
Archives raw scans, treated images, and metadata.
Supports multiple repository formats and third-party image editing.

What to know first

Runs on Windows; no other platform is listed.
Pricing is available only on request.

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