Flickr vs iCloud Backup
Flickr
flickr.com
iCloud Backup
apple.comSide by side
| Figure | Flickr | iCloud Backup |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $6.83/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 5 | 9 |
| Spec score · Photo Storage Services | 9.3 (#3) | 9.3 (#5) |
| Spec score · Photo Management Software | 9.3 (#2) | 9.3 (#4) |
| Developer API | Flickr provides an API for non-commercial use, while commercial use is possible by prior arrangement. | CloudKit provides framework interfaces for moving structured app and user data between apps and iCloud containers. |
| Licence | Flickr's service and API are proprietary under SmugMug terms; the separate Flickr API Swagger specification repository is MIT licensed. | Apple's iCloud terms describe the service software as proprietary and owned by Apple or its licensors. |
| Rating on Trustpilot | 1.5 out of 5 from 293 reviews | 1.3 out of 5 from 146 reviews |
| What it does | Flickr is an online photo management and sharing community for uploading, organizing, displaying and discussing photographs and videos. | iCloud stores and synchronizes photos, files, documents, contacts, calendars, mail and other data across Apple devices and iCloud.com. |
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
iCloud Backup
- iCloud freeFree
- iCloud 5GBPriced on request
- iCloud 5GBPrice not published
- iCloud+ 50GB$0.99 a month
- iCloud+ 200GB$2.99 a month
- iCloud+ 2TB$9.99 a month
- iCloud+ 6TB$29.99 a month
- iCloud+ 12TB$59.99 a month
- iCloud 5GBFree
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.
iCloud Backup
iCloud Backup is Apple’s iOS service for backing up and synchronizing files and other data across devices. It supports mobile and video backup, file restoration, original-quality storage, face search, shared albums, family sharing, and a desktop app. The free plan includes 5 GB. Paid iCloud+ storage starts at $0.99 a month for 50GB, with monthly tiers of 2.99 USD for 200GB, 9.99 USD for 2TB, 29.99 USD for 6TB, and 59.99 USD for 12TB. The 50GB tier adds iCloud Private Relay, Hide My Email, Custom Email Domain, and HomeKit Secure Video for one camera. The 200GB tier supports five cameras, and 2TB supports unlimited cameras; higher tiers include the preceding features. Computer and server backup are not supported, and ransomware protection is not included. The service is listed for iOS.