500px vs Flickr
500px
500px.com
Flickr
flickr.comSide by side
| Figure | 500px | Flickr |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $6.83/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 5 |
| Spec score · Photo Sharing Software | 8.4 (#11) | 9.3 (#2) |
| Founded | 2009 | 2004 |
| Integrations | Portfolio sites can sync with Google Analytics, and custom domains can be purchased through Hover and connected to a Portfolio. | Official tools include Lightroom and Aperture upload integrations, a Chrome new-tab extension, and desktop Uploadr applications. |
| Privacy controls | Users can deactivate their account in Account Settings, and 500px says users can control information shared with the service, though opting out may affect the experience. | Users control visibility, downloads and interactions per item; EXIF and GPS data can be hidden or exposed according to settings. |
| Security incident | 500px reported that an unauthorized party acquired partial profile data in an incident involving data accessed around July 5, 2018, and said it forced password resets and engaged security experts. | A February 5, 2026 third-party email-provider vulnerability may have exposed names, emails, usernames, account type, IP/general location and Flickr activity; passwords and payment cards were unaffected. |
Plans
Flickr
- Flickr FreeFree
- Flickr Pro$8 a month
- Flickr Pro Monthly$11 a month
- Flickr Pro Annual$82 a year
- Flickr Pro 2-Year$148, paid once
In their own words
Flickr
Flickr is an online photography community for managing, sharing, and discovering photos. Users can store and organize images, make galleries, and explore galleries from photographers they follow. Groups, contests, and a photography blog provide community activities, while daily curation and Creative Commons images support discovery. Privacy settings let users choose default visibility and control who can view, download, or interact with individual photos and videos. The mobile app can upload camera-roll photos and videos automatically, keeping them private until the user chooses to share them. Image recognition can find visually similar images and assist with search and organization. Users may authorize third-party apps to work with their accounts and later revoke access in settings. Flickr offers an API for non-commercial use; commercial use requires prior arrangement. The free plan permits 1,000 public photo and video uploads and displays ads. Flickr Pro costs $8 a month, billed annually, and includes unlimited full-resolution sharing and backup, ad-free browsing, detailed statistics, and enhanced privacy settings.