How to Get Started with Adobe Photoshop Elements CyberLink PhotoDirector, which has features found in both Lightroom and Photoshop, costs the same one-time price as Photoshop Elements at $99.99, but is also available as a subscription for $54.99 per year, with lots of effects and stock content included. Another similar option, ACDSee Photo Studio, costs $149.99 one-time or as an $89-per-year subscription that includes four other apps for video editing and more.

(Opens in a new window)Ĭlose competitor Corel Paintshop Pro costs a one-time price of $79.99 and also offers many features found in Photoshop. Since 1982, PCMag has tested and rated thousands of products to help you make better buying decisions. Unlike Adobe's Photoshop and Lightroom, which start at $9.99 per month, no recurring subscription is required to keep using the Elements software. If you're updating from a previous version, you pay $79.99.

You can purchase Photoshop Elements either as a package with its enthusiast-level video-editing companion, Premiere Elements, for $149.99 or you can buy it alone, for $99.99. With its wealth of tools and ease of use, Photoshop Elements remains a PCMag Editors' Choice winner for enthusiast-level photo editing software. Elements provides many of Photoshop’s tools and capabilities without requiring you to sign up for a subscription, as its bigger sibling does. Like Adobe's pro-level Creative Cloud applications, new features in Elements add web functionality and take advantage of Adobe's AI technology, called Sensei. This consumer photo editing software continues to make splashy Photoshop effects possible for novices. Photoshop Elements brings much of the visual magic pioneered by Adobe Photoshop to nonprofessionals.

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