Alternatives to SmugMug

A paid photo hosting service for storing, sharing and selling photos, aimed at photographers. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

  • SmugMug

    A paid photo hosting service for storing, sharing and selling photos, aimed at photographers.

    PaidProprietaryWeb

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as SmugMug.

  • Pixieset

    An online platform for photographers to deliver client galleries, build websites and manage bookings.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    Pixieset also offers client galleries and photo sales for professional photographers, adds website and booking tools, and has a free tier instead of a paid-only subscription.

  • Flickr

    A long-running photo hosting and sharing service with a community of photographers.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    Flickr is a hosted sharing service with a large photographer community and a free tier with ads, but no selling of prints is listed.

  • Zenphoto

    A self-hosted CMS for gallery-focused websites with images, audio, video, a blog and pages.

    FreeOpen sourceSelf-hosted

    Zenphoto is a free open-source gallery CMS you host yourself, with themes, a blog and multi-user rights, but no built-in sales or storage service.

  • Piwigo

    Open-source photo library and digital asset management software, self-hosted or used as a hosted service.

    FreemiumOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    Piwigo is open source and can be self-hosted or used as a hosted service, with plugins and an API but no print selling listed.

  • Chevereto

    Self-hosted image and video hosting software for running your own media sharing site.

    FreemiumProprietaryWebSelf-hosted

    Chevereto lets you run your own image and video sharing site with public and private albums, self-hosted with a paid managed option.

  • Lychee

    Open-source, self-hosted photo management server for uploading, organizing and sharing photo albums.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    Lychee is a free open-source album server you host yourself, with public and password-protected sharing but no selling features listed.

  • Adobe Lightroom

    Adobe's photo organizer and RAW editor with a library synced across desktop, web and mobile.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOSAndroidiOSWeb

    Adobe Lightroom focuses on a synced library with RAW editing across desktop, web and mobile, under a subscription rather than hosted galleries for selling.

Also worth comparing

These listings name SmugMug as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • FOREVER

    A paid permanent cloud storage service for preserving, organizing and sharing family photos and videos.

    PaidProprietaryWeb

    SmugMug is a paid subscription for hosting, sharing and selling photos, aimed at photographers running a business rather than family archiving with a one-time payment.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.