Flickr vs Photobucket
Flickr
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Photobucket
photobucket.comSide by side
| Figure | Flickr | Photobucket |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $6.83/mo | $5/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 | 5 | 4 |
| Spec score · Photo Storage Services | 9.3 (#3) | 7.9 (#42) |
| Integrations | Official tools include Lightroom and Aperture upload integrations, a Chrome new-tab extension, and desktop Uploadr applications. | The site lists Facebook integration and a WhatsApp and Facebook plugin on its plans. |
| Intended users | Flickr describes its community as a place for photographers to connect, learn, curate, and grow. | The site describes Group Buckets for sharing memories with family and friends and image hosting for bloggers and e-commerce sellers. |
| Privacy controls | Users control visibility, downloads and interactions per item; EXIF and GPS data can be hidden or exposed according to settings. | Photobucket says users can use visibility controls to manage who sees their photos and videos. |
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
Photobucket
- Free PlanFree
- My Bucket$5 a month
- Group Buckets$8 a month
- Hosting$13 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.
Photobucket
Photobucket has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.