PhotoPrism vs SmugMug
PhotoPrism
photoprism.app
SmugMug
smugmug.comSide by side
| Figure | PhotoPrism | SmugMug |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $10/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 7 | 12 |
| Spec score · Photo Storage Services | 8.3 (#16) | 8.6 (#11) |
| Spec score · Photo Sharing Software | 8.5 (#10) | 8.6 (#8) |
| Headquarters | Berlin, Germany | Mountain View, California, United States |
| Integrations | PhotoSync can back up iOS and Android phones, while WebDAV clients such as Windows Explorer and Finder can connect to PhotoPrism. | Official integrations include Adobe Lightroom, Flickr uploads and Dropbox uploads. |
| Product | PhotoPrism is an AI-powered app for browsing, organizing, and sharing photos and videos, available self-hosted or in the cloud. | SmugMug describes its service as an all-in-one platform for storing, sharing, and selling photography. |
| Support | Community users can get help through public forums and community chat; Plus includes private chat, and team plans list email and chat or SLA support. | SmugMug advertises 24/7 human customer support and provides a support center and contact channel. |
Plans
PhotoPrism
- CommunityFree
- Essentials€2 a year
- Plus€6 a year
- PikaPods$6.50 a month
- Starter€79 a month
- Business€219 a month
- Enterprise€1,499 a month
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
PhotoPrism
PhotoPrism is a photo and video manager for browsing, organizing, and sharing collections, available in the cloud or self-hosted. It classifies images by content and location and recognizes faces; combined search filters and six high-resolution world maps help users explore them. The app indexes, displays, and converts common image, video, and RAW formats, including JPEG, PNG, HEIF, HEIC, MP4, MOV, WebP, and WebM. It also combines Exif, XMP, and other metadata, including Google Photos JSON. Albums can be shared through secret links that may expire, without recipients needing an account or app. PhotoSync can back up phones, and WebDAV clients such as Finder and Windows Explorer can connect. The Community Edition runs on Mac, Linux, and Windows via Docker, with other listed options including Raspberry Pi and NAS devices. Platforms include Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows, web, and self-hosting. Community is free; Essentials is €2/mo billed annually. PhotoPrism is based in Berlin, Germany.
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.