Best Photomatix Pro Alternatives in 2026

19 platforms from HDR software ranked against Photomatix Pro on the same published basis.

  1. 1Photomatix Pro vs rawhdr
  2. 3Photomatix Pro vs Instant Meshes
  3. 4Photomatix Pro vs PhotomatixCL
  4. 5Photomatix Pro vs SNS-HDR
  5. 6Photomatix Pro vs ColorForge
  6. 7Photomatix Pro vs HDRMerge
  7. 8Photomatix Pro vs Luminance HDR
  8. 9Photomatix Pro vs MergeHDR
  9. 10Photomatix Pro vs easyHDR
  10. 11Photomatix Pro vs HDR Merge Master
  11. 12Photomatix Pro vs Tembrica Video Background Remover
  12. 13Photomatix Pro vs ON1 Portrait AI
  13. 14Photomatix Pro vs AKVIS Enhancer
  14. 15Photomatix Pro vs Dynamic Photo HDR
  15. 16Photomatix Pro vs AKVIS HDRFactory
  16. 17Photomatix Pro vs EnfuseGUI
  17. 18Photomatix Pro vs FOCUS projects 4 professional
  18. 19Photomatix Pro vs HDR-Merge
  19. 20Photomatix Pro vs ON1 HDR

Photomatix Pro alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1rawhdr6.8No—API, Linux
3Instant Meshes5.9Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
4PhotomatixCL5.9Free plan$19/moLinux, Mac, Windows
5SNS-HDR5.9Free plan€30/moMac, Windows
6ColorForge5.8Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
7HDRMerge5.8Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
8Luminance HDR5.8Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
9MergeHDR5.8Free plan$0.83/moiOS, Mac
10easyHDR5.5No—Linux, Mac, Windows
11HDR Merge Master5.5No—Linux, Mac, Windows
12Tembrica Video Background Remover5.5No—Web
13ON1 Portrait AI5.4No—Mac, Windows
14AKVIS Enhancer5.3No$69/moWindows, Mac, Linux
15Dynamic Photo HDR5.3No—Windows
16AKVIS HDRFactory5.2No—Linux, Mac, Windows
17EnfuseGUI5.2No—Mac, Windows
18FOCUS projects 4 professional5.2No—Mac, Windows
19HDR-Merge5.2No$27/moWeb
20ON1 HDR5.1No—Mac, Windows
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Questions about Photomatix Pro alternatives

What is the best alternative to Photomatix Pro?

rawhdr, number 1 in HDR software with a score of 6.8 out of 10. The others here: Instant Meshes, PhotomatixCL, SNS-HDR and 15 more.

What is the best free alternative to Photomatix Pro?

Instant Meshes 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 on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it.