Best Alternatives to Photoshop

Why look for alternatives?

Adobe Photoshop remains the benchmark in professional image editing, but its subscription price — between €20 and €60 per month depending on the Creative Cloud plan — puts it out of reach for many independent photographers, students, and small businesses. Additionally, the forced transition to a subscription model in 2013 generated distrust among users who preferred the one-time purchase model. The good news is that in recent years powerful alternatives have emerged, some completely free, covering 80-90% of the most common Photoshop use cases.