BackThen vs Flickr
BackThen
backthen.comFlickr
flickr.comSide by side
| Figure | BackThen | Flickr |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $6.83/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 5 |
| Spec score · Photo Storage Services | 8.0 (#32) | 9.3 (#3) |
| Intended users | The site presents BackThen as a family space for parents to preserve children’s stories and share them with relatives and friends. | Flickr describes its community as a place for photographers to connect, learn, curate, and grow. |
| Purpose | BackThen is a private family journal for saving and sharing children’s photos, videos, milestones and stories. | Flickr is an online photography community for managing, sharing, and discovering photos. |
| Support | The company directs users to its support site or [email protected] for help. | Flickr directs users to contact its help service for questions, concerns, and customer service inquiries. |
Plans
BackThen
- Free Starter PackFree
- VIP annualPrice not published
- VIP monthlyPrice not published
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.