CEWE vs Pixum

CEWE is a photo-book service for making a book from photographs and ordering a printed copy. Automatic layouts can help arrange a book, and a finished project can also be exported as a PDF. Print ordering is available, and books can have up to 202 pages. CEWE offers web, mobile, and desktop apps, with platforms listed for Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, web, and Windows. The free plan gives users an option before purchasing; the listed Small Square Photo Book costs £8.99 per once and covers 26–202 pages. Paid plans are listed from £8.99. CEWE was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Oldenburg, Germany.

Pixum lets customers use their own pictures to create photo books and other photo products. Books can be designed online, in the Pixum app, or with Pixum Photo World software. Available formats include landscape, portrait, and square, with hardcover, softcover, and booklet choices. The app's MagicBooks feature can fill a book with selected photos and offer suggestions that users can customise. It also supports drag-and-drop layouts, text, clipart, background colours, and stickers. Photo World adds templates, maps, GPS routes, QR-linked video, and photo editing tools. Page capacity depends on the book: classic binding allows up to 202 pages, layflat up to 130, and the small square book up to 74. Listed UK options include a small square booklet for £9.95, a small landscape hardcover for £22.95, and larger books from £34.95 to £69.95; the examples are priced for 26 pages. Pixum says the inside pages of all its photo books are FSC-certified. It also states that uploaded images remain in a private gallery for 28 days and saved projects for up to 36 months.