Flickr vs Orbit
Flickr
flickr.com
Orbit
orbit-photo.comSide by side
| Figure | Flickr | Orbit |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $6.83/mo | $17/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 5 | 5 |
| Spec score · Photo Sharing Software | 9.3 (#2) | 8.6 (#7) |
| Founded | 2004 | The opened company pages do not state a founding year. |
| Integrations | Official tools include Lightroom and Aperture upload integrations, a Chrome new-tab extension, and desktop Uploadr applications. | Documented integrations include Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, Stripe, PayPal, email delivery and SMS delivery providers. |
| Security | Flickr says it takes physical, technical, and administrative measures to protect information, while stating that it cannot promise information will remain secure. | Orbit states that data in transit uses TLS, stored data and backups are encrypted, administrative access uses MFA and role-based controls, and security events are logged. |
| Support | Flickr directs users to contact its help service for questions, concerns, and customer service inquiries. | Orbit’s help center lists 37 guides across seven topics in English and Spanish and provides a contact-support option. |
| What it does | Flickr is an online photo management and sharing community for uploading, organizing, displaying and discussing photographs and videos. | Orbit is a web platform for photographers that connects inquiries, booking, payments, communications and client-gallery delivery. |
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
Orbit
- Starter 5 GB$17 a month
- Starter 10 GB$19 a month
- Launch 25 GB$21 a month
- Launch 50 GB$25 a month
- Launch Pro 100GB$31 a month
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.