Photomatix Essentials Photomatix Pro Photomatix Pro Bundle

$39 

one-time purchase - perpetual license

 $99

$74.25 

one-time purchase - perpetual license

 $129

$96.75 

one-time purchase - perpetual license

4 HDR methods 6 HDR methods 6 HDR methods
30 HDR presets and 33 HDR settings 40 HDR presets and 70 HDR settings 40 HDR presets and 70 HDR settings
Alignment of hand-held photos Alignment of hand-held photos Alignment of hand-held photos
Automatic ghost removal Advanced ghost removal tools Advanced ghost removal tools
  Batch processing with previews Batch processing with previews
Brush Tool Brush Tool
  Options for real estate photography Options for real estate photography
  Plugin for Lightroom (non-batch) Plugin for Lightroom (non-batch)
  Plugin for Capture One Plugin for Capture One
    + HDR Batch Plugin for Lightroom
    +  Tone Mapping Plugin for Photoshop
$39 

 $99

$74.25 

 $129

$247  $96.75 
 
You save $150.25 compared to buying Photomatix Pro, the HDR Batch plugin and Tone Mapping plugin separately
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Features detailed

Photomatix Essentials Photomatix Pro Photomatix Bundle
Merge to HDR
Maximum number of bracketed photos per set 5 Unlimited Unlimited
HDR "Look" with a Single Photo
Native RAW support
Realistic presets
Artistic presets
Real Estate presets -
Black & White presets -
Details Enhancer HDR method
Contrast Optimizer HDR method
Tone Balancer HDR method
Tone Compressor HDR method
Fusion/Natural HDR method
Fusion/Interior HDR method -
Advanced HDR settings -
Individual color adjustments -
Brush Tool -
Blend with original and source exposures -
Exposure Fusion from a single RAW file -
Finishing (Sharpening & Contrast)
Crop Tool
Straightening Tool -
Custom Watermark Tool -
Saving & loading custom presets
Thumbnails of built-in presets
Thumbnails of custom presets -
Favorite presets -
Preset thumbnails display options -
Automatic alignment of hand-held photos
Automatic ghost removal
Selective ghost removal tool -
Load and save ghost masks -
Noise reduction
Chromatic Aberration reduction -
Automatic lens correction of RAW files -
Batch Bracketed Photos with preview -
Batch Single Photos -
Batch Bracketed Photos -
32-bit HDR Image Inspector -
Histogram -
32-bit HDR Histogram -
Color managed workflow
Open & save in JPEG and TIFF file formats
Open in RAW image file formats
Save in DNG file format -
Open & save in 32-bit HDR image formats -
Plugin to export from Lightroom -
Plugin to export from Capture One -
Plugin to batch merge to HDR in Lightroom - -
Plugin to HDR tone map an image in Photoshop - -

Note:

If you buy a Photomatix Essentials license, you can later upgrade to Photomatix Pro for the US$60 price difference between the two products.

And if you buy a license Photomatix Pro license, you can upgrade to Photomatix Pro Plus Bundle for the price difference between the two products.