The BEST Noise Reduction Software for Astrophotography in 2023

Noise reduction is crucial in night photography. In this video, six different noise reduction softwares are compared side by side. The softwares shown in this video include Adobe Lightroom Classic CC, ON1 NoNoise AI, Luminar Neo, Topaz DeNoise, Topaz PhotoAI, and DxO PureRAW3.
I'll start off by showing you each of the softwares and how they work, followed by showing you three different images that I de-noised with each of the softwares. Finally, I talk about the pricing and pros and cons of each software to help you decide which noise reduction software is right for you.
Links to purchase the software shown in this video:
Topaz Photo AI: www.topazlabs.com/topaz-photo...
Topaz DeNoise AI: www.topazlabs.com/denoise-ai/...
DxO PureRAW3: tidd.ly/45S7tGF
Luminar Neo: skylum.evyy.net/LP3eyj
ON1 NoNoise AI: on1.sjv.io/za073e
0:00 - Introduction
0:55 - Lightroom Classic
3:04 - Luminar Neo
4:06 - ON1 NoNoise AI
4:58 - DxO PureRAW3
6:24 - Topaz DeNoise AI
7:55 - Topaz Photo AI
8:52 - Image Comparisons
17:20 - Pricing Information
19:36 - Final Thoughts

[@martinsarre]

I already own Topaz Denoise AI, so Topaz Photo IA would cost me $138. Downloading a trial now. I'll use your link if I decide to purchase.

[@AustinJamesJackson]

Awesome! Would love you hear what you think.

[@krimke881]

Have you any info on on1 vs topaz, on the subject of photo improvement other than noise. topaz photo ai fixes camera shake, scratches and dust, in addition to regular noise. I really like ON1, but does it do the same ? Experience and other ppl's demos, shows that it's actually random what the various software does a good job on. One photo can come out great using ON1, and another photo can be great using Luminar etc. There seems to be no all around winner here. Been looking for a year for a great catch-all.

[@AustinJamesJackson]

I’ve found Topaz and DxO outperform all other softwares in every scenario regarding the things you mentioned.

[@nikokane5]

Is it best to do the noise reduction with topaz AI before or after your LR adjustments ? Tnx

[@AustinJamesJackson]

Either way should work just as well. I personally prefer doing it after, incase anything weird happens with the noise reduction and I don’t notice and then I can go back and do it again without having to do the whole edit all over again.

[@pspr33]

I think to get an apples to apples comparison, you need to only select noise reduction rather than let it do automatic stuff like DxO and some others do.
Definitely overcooked the noise reduction in LR too, never 100%! The others would have looked worse than that if they were set to 100%.

[@AustinJamesJackson]

I believe I did only do noise reduction and turned off the automatic things like in DxO. Unfortunately, to set them all to one value wouldn’t be a fair comparison either. 20 on the slider in Lightroom is basically nothing, but in Topaz it is usually all you need.

[@akkarparkiamopas3401]

if you look more carefully in Lr Denoise, you will definitely see sort of lines artifact on the sky near the building. To me, that is not acceptable.

[@AustinJamesJackson]

Yeah, it’s not my favorite. But for people that don’t want to spend additional money, it does pretty well.

[@sanglierdefranchecomte]

I have topaze but LR is better denoiser and free.

[@AustinJamesJackson]

Lightroom is actually the most expensive option if you own it more than two years!

[@dpalms24]

You didn't even compare the only noise reduction software specifically designed for Astrophotography. Noise Xterminator could have easily won this showdown. It is not designed for landscape or daytime photos, but the title of your video specifically says for Astrophotography.

[@AustinJamesJackson]

I haven’t even heard of that app but I’ll give it a go on the next video!