Affinity Photo vs Capture One Pro

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The interface, especially the Photo persona, is laid out in way that's very similar to Photoshop - a panel for icons for tools on the left, a panel for information and settings on the right.

Affinity Photo can import and export .psd files.

Uses the GPU extensively for fast speed on any platform.

Layer styles allow non-destructively applying effects to a layer.

At a high level the interface is organized into broad groups of tools called Personas. Personas like Photo for in-depth image manipulation, Liquify for warping the image, Develop for basic RAW photo development and Export for exporting. Each persona displays only those tools that are needed for that task.

Dozens of visual effects available. All run extremely fast with live previews

Extensive adjustment layers are non-destructive.

Easy to find and use tools.

But still it does not actually matter which tutorial you're actually watching, Photoshop or Affinity's, they are pretty much the same.

Takes about 20 mins, it's that easy.

Capture pilot is a feature that allows any web-enabled device to remotely connect to Capture One and use a subset of its functionality like view a selected catalogue, rate images and even make minor edits to photos. An iOS app for Capture Pilot is available as well that in addition to default functionality also allows controlling a tethered camera though that functionality has to be purchased separately.

Once you hook up your camera to Capture One, the program offers a bunch of useful tools and workflows based on your needs.

For example, it has Composition Mode that allows setting up the shot without taking up hard-drive space by replacing the last image taken with the a one as soon as you take it. It has Hot Folder functionality that will keep an eye on changes in a set folder and as soon as any new images appear in that folder they will be added to Capture One; great for cameras that are not supported by Capture One natively and unlike other Hot Folder functionality in other programs C1 captures everything coming in quickly and imports all images as active. Many cameras can be controlled via the program and if the camera has live view, similar functionality can be enabled in Capture One. Plus, live view allows superimposing an overlay; great for cover shooting. There's also a overlay mask that shows wether a shot is in focus or not. And many other functions and design decision that help with ease of use.

A huge amount of color editing options, with the ability to modify overall, to extremely targeted ranges. Especially robust support for editing skin tones.

Straight imports seem a bit sharper and more dynamic than many other RAW editors.