Flickr vs SmugMug
Flickr
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SmugMug
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| Figure | Flickr | SmugMug |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $6.83/mo | $10/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 5 | 12 |
| Spec score · Photo Storage Services | 9.3 (#3) | 8.6 (#11) |
| Spec score · Photo Sharing Software | 9.3 (#2) | 8.6 (#8) |
| Company ownership | SmugMug, Inc. owns and operates Flickr and acquired it from Yahoo in 2018. | SmugMug describes itself as a self-funded, family-owned business. |
| Founded | 2004 | 2002 |
| Integrations | Official tools include Lightroom and Aperture upload integrations, a Chrome new-tab extension, and desktop Uploadr applications. | Official integrations include Adobe Lightroom, Flickr uploads and Dropbox uploads. |
| Intended users | Flickr describes its community as a place for photographers to connect, learn, curate, and grow. | SmugMug says photographers use the service for hobbies, side-hustles, and businesses. |
| Rating on Apple App Store | 4.5 out of 5 from 15,000 ratings | 4.8 out of 5 from 48K ratings |
| Rating on G2 | 4.1 out of 5 from 332 reviews | 4.2 out of 5 from 39 reviews |
| Rating on Google Play | 3.3 out of 5 from 34,100 reviews | 4.5 out of 5 from 7.58K reviews |
| Support | Flickr directs users to contact its help service for questions, concerns, and customer service inquiries. | SmugMug advertises 24/7 human customer support and provides a support center and contact channel. |
| What it does | Flickr is an online photo management and sharing community for uploading, organizing, displaying and discussing photographs and videos. | SmugMug is a photography platform for storing, sharing, showcasing and selling 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
SmugMug
- Direct$20 a month
- Portfolio$23.50 a month
- Pro$37 a month
- SmugMug Source RAW add-on$10 a month
- SmugMug Source RAW storage add-on$10 a month
- Direct$20 a month
- Portfolio$23.50 a month
- Pro$37 a month
- Direct$240 a year
- Portfolio$282 a year
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.
SmugMug
SmugMug is a photography service for storing, sharing, and selling images. Its plans include unlimited full-resolution JPEG storage; RAW storage is a separate add-on priced at $10 a month for up to 1TB, then $6/mo for each additional TB. The Direct plan is $20 a month billed annually and includes privacy controls, digital delivery, Lightroom integration, and 24/7 live human support. Portfolio costs $23.50 a month billed annually and adds print and digital download sales, website templates, and order fulfillment. Pro costs $37 a month billed annually and adds custom pricelists, coupons and packages, client favoriting, and customer download limits. Subscribers can manage photos with iOS and Android apps, or use macOS and Windows apps for automatic uploads. Integrations include Adobe Lightroom and uploads from Flickr and Dropbox. Privacy settings, passwords, watermarks, and right-click protections help control access to photos and galleries. SmugMug offers a 14-day trial but no free plan.