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Excire Foto vs Luminar Neo
Both are professional tools for photography. Excire Foto has a published monthly price and a free trial.
Excire FotoPattern Recognition Company GmbH (Lübeck, Germany)GDPR: Limitedone-off licence (amount in the shop) · free trial
Stronger on 2 by 2 points with a clear margin
Luminar NeoShinyfields Limited / Skylum (Limassol, Cyprus)GDPR: Unknownone-off licence or subscription, price on the pricing page
Stronger on 0 by 2 points with a clear margin
The key differences
- Luminar Neo publishes a monthly price (€29.90); for Excire Foto the price is a one-off licence or subscription, amount….
- Luminar Neo has a free trial; for Excire Foto we have not found one.
| Criterion | Excire Foto | Luminar Neo |
|---|---|---|
| GDPR profileOur summary of what the provider itself publishes about your data. For a professional tool: whether the data is stored in the EU, whether there is a certification or GDPR guarantee, and whether the provider is based in the Netherlands or the EU. For a general model: EU hosting, no training on your data and self-hosting. From Strong to Unknown; Caution only for a model with a documented problem. How we measure | Limited | Unknown |
| Price | one-off licence (price in the shop) | one-off licence or subscription, price on the pricing page |
| Free trial | Yes | Not found |
| Origin | EU | Unknown |
| Tasks | – | AI for images and video |
Choose Excire Foto if…
- you want to know the cost up front
- you want to try it for free first
- what you're looking for: search by motif, person and mood
Choose Luminar Neo if…
- what you're looking for: AI Assistant: editing with text
- what you're looking for: skyAI, SkinAI and FaceAI
- what you're looking for: genErase: removing objects
Features of Excire Foto
- Search by motif, person and mood
- Search by visible text in photos
- Automatic keywords
- Quick selection, including on closed eyes
- Map view and timeline
- Excire Search for Lightroom Classic
- Office Edition: shared database
- Local, without cloud or subscription
Features of Luminar Neo
- AI Assistant: editing with text
- SkyAI, SkinAI and FaceAI
- GenErase: removing objects
- Noiseless AI and Supersharp AI
- Upscale AI: enlarging photos
- Crop AI: crop suggestions
- Removing backgrounds with AI
- Desktop, tablet and mobile
Frequently asked questions
- Which is better: Luminar Neo or Excire Foto?
- Excire Foto has a published monthly price and a free trial. What matters most to you will determine the choice; the table puts everything side by side.
- Which is cheaper: Luminar Neo or Excire Foto?
- Luminar Neo: one-off licence (amount in the shop); Office Edition €29.90 per user/month or €199 per year. Excire Foto: one-off licence or subscription, amount on the pricing page.
- Which is safer for your data: Luminar Neo or Excire Foto?
- On the GDPR profile they don't clearly differ (limited and unknown). The profile summarises what the provider publishes; always sign a data processing agreement. See the GDPR check for photography.
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