I also choose the photos I want to process with PureRAW because it takes quite long for a batch of photos. You are right, it is not really configurable but I think default settings could suit most people.
So it's a large superset of the same functionality, just more expensive. Photolab 4 (Elite) can run the same demosaic/denoise/lens corrections as PureRAW-but with sliders for sharpness, denoising, etc.-and can very easily export to another program or DNG, if you want to edit in something else rather than Photolab 4. (Denoising is also pretty strong and could be too much for some images for the look many people want.) PureRAW is nice in theory but it's not really configurable and the default processing settings are very aggressive for sharpness, going way beyond what you might call "lens corrections" and into the territory of making textures pop in a way that can be distracting and even introduce halos in some photos. I recommend definitely to try the free demo version. My workflow is the following: 1) insert the SD card 2) process photos with PureRAW directly in the SD card (a DxO subfolder is created containing the DNG files) 3) import original RAW files + PureRAW DNG files in Lightroom so I have both versions to choose. DeepPRIME is also very good in high ISO situations, noise is removed completely while keeping details. I use HD for photos taken in low ISO: they look less grainy and clean. PureRAW also applies noise reduction with one of the 3 options: HD, PRIME or DeepPRIME. I have also found that the resulting images have a wider field of view with some of my old lenses: Lumix 14mm and Lumix 14-45mm. The resulting DNG files look nicer than those obtained with Lightroom: better clarity, sharpness, vignetting correction, etc. I like the lens correction applied to RAW files. Not sure what adjustments are available in PureRAW but I generally take the sharpness setting down a bit (to around -.75) as I found the default results in a slightly oversharpened image with Panasonic RAWs. I use Photolab 4 which has the same DeepPRIME denoiser and it produces excellent results on my G85 with any combination of lenses.
I have found it didn't create a good image for the E-M1III-Oly 8mm f1.8 fisheye combination, but tests with other primes on 2 different MFT cameras resulted in excellent results. It automatically produces a DNG with lens correction and noise elimination ready for your favorite software (or a JPG, if you prefer). MFT photographers shooting RAW should take a test run with the new app from DxO - DxO PureRAW.
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