Best PICOLAY Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from focus stacking software ranked against PICOLAY on the same published basis.
- 1PICOLAY vs PlaneFuse
- 2PICOLAY vs ForgePix
- 3PICOLAY vs Shine Stacker
- 4PICOLAY vs Aduku Stacker
- 5PICOLAY vs ImageFocus Alpha
- 7PICOLAY vs Helicon Focus
- 8PICOLAY vs Zerene Stacker
- 9PICOLAY vs Macro Studio
- 10PICOLAY vs FOCUS projects 4 professional
- 11PICOLAY vs Rekall Fusion
- 12PICOLAY vs OpenFocus
- 13PICOLAY vs PhotoAcute Studio
- 14PICOLAY vs ChimpStackr
- 15PICOLAY vs FocusFusion
- 16PICOLAY vs Open Galileo
- 17PICOLAY vs focus-stack
- 18PICOLAY vs CombineZP
- 19PICOLAY vs Focus Stacking Online
- 20PICOLAY vs Enfuse
- 21PICOLAY vs TuFuse
PICOLAY alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PlaneFuse | 8.1 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | ForgePix | 8.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 3 | Shine Stacker | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | Aduku Stacker | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | Mac, Windows |
| 5 | ImageFocus Alpha | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | Helicon Focus | 7.1 | No | — | Mac, Windows |
| 8 | Zerene Stacker | 6.9 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | Macro Studio | 6.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | FOCUS projects 4 professional | 6.5 | No | — | Mac, Windows |
| 11 | Rekall Fusion | 6.3 | No | — | Windows |
| 12 | OpenFocus | 6.1 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 13 | PhotoAcute Studio | 6.1 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 14 | ChimpStackr | 5.9 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 15 | FocusFusion | 5.8 | No | — | Windows |
| 16 | Open Galileo | 5.7 | No | — | — |
| 17 | focus-stack | 5.5 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 18 | CombineZP | 5.4 | No | — | Windows |
| 19 | Focus Stacking Online | 5.3 | No | — | Web |
| 20 | Enfuse | 5.2 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 21 | TuFuse | 5.2 | No | — | Windows |
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Questions about PICOLAY alternatives
What is the best alternative to PICOLAY?
PlaneFuse, number 1 in focus stacking software with a score of 8.1 out of 10. The others here: ForgePix, Shine Stacker, Aduku Stacker and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to PICOLAY?
PlaneFuse is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 5 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation. Paid placements never change a rank.