SlickPic vs SmugMug
SlickPic
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SmugMug
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| Figure | SlickPic | SmugMug |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $16.95/mo | $10/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 12 |
| Spec score · Photography Website Builders | 7.9 (#27) | 8.6 (#8) |
| Spec score · Photo Sharing Software | 7.8 (#27) | 8.6 (#8) |
| Founded | 2010 | 2002 |
| Integrations | The app and plug-in directory lists Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Bridge, Adobe Photoshop, and Photo Mechanic plug-ins. | Official integrations include Adobe Lightroom, Flickr uploads and Dropbox uploads. |
| Support | SlickPic directs users to its Customer Happiness Team and Client Support Team through its help center. | SmugMug advertises 24/7 human customer support and provides a support center and contact channel. |
| Website builder | Its drag-and-drop website builder creates mobile-ready photography portfolios without coding. | Users can build professional portfolio or storefront websites with drag-and-drop templates, custom branding and custom domains. |
Plans
SlickPic
- Pro$16.95 a month
- Bespoke Portfolio$41.42 a month
- Bespoke Website$299.95 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
SlickPic
SlickPic provides photographers with portfolio websites, photo galleries, and tools for sharing images with clients. Its drag-and-drop builder creates mobile-ready portfolios without coding. Albums can be public, private, or unlisted, with password protection and configurable permissions. Image safeguards include disabling right-click saves, adding watermarks, and limiting displayed image size. Clients can view, proof, share, and download gallery images, and SlickPic says it supports displaying photos on 8K screens. Listed plug-ins include Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Bridge, Adobe Photoshop, and Photo Mechanic. The Lightroom Classic plug-in supports gallery uploads and management, client feedback syncing, and metadata transfers. Desktop software for Windows and macOS downloads albums to a local drive; MobiAlbums are web apps optimized for iOS and Android. SlickPic has provided gallery and website services since 2010. A free plan and 14-day trial are listed. Pro costs $16.95 a month, billed annually, and includes 200GB storage, unlimited albums and collections, a site builder, and full-resolution cloud storage. Higher-priced Bespoke plans add website design or custom design and additional listed services.
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.