SmugMug vs Waldo Photos
SmugMug
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| Figure | SmugMug | Waldo Photos |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $10/mo | $4.17/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 12 | 10 |
| Spec score · Photo Storage Services | 8.6 (#11) | 7.6 (#58) |
| Integrations | Official integrations include Adobe Lightroom, Flickr uploads and Dropbox uploads. | The company page describes a wireless DSLR uploader to the Waldo app and photo delivery through text and app alerts. |
| Product | SmugMug describes its service as an all-in-one platform for storing, sharing, and selling photography. | Waldo uses facial and jersey recognition and location awareness to find photos and deliver them through text and app alerts. |
| Support | SmugMug advertises 24/7 human customer support and provides a support center and contact channel. | Waldo directs users to its Knowledge Base and support contact, and lists sales contact as [email protected]. |
Plans
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
Waldo Photos
- Waldo Plus$7.99 a month
- Waldo Gold$49.99, paid once
- Waldo Plus$49.99 a year
- Single Event License — Up to 1000 Photos$149.99, paid once
- Photo Finder — 1,000 credits$150, paid once
- Single Event License — Up to 3000 Photos$249.99, paid once
- Waldo Photo Manager$299.99 a year
- Photo Finder — 5,000 credits$500, paid once
- Photo Finder — 10,000 credits$900, paid once
- Photo Finder — 25,000 credits$2,000, paid once
In their own words
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.
Waldo Photos
Waldo Photos has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.