List of photo sharing websites

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This is a list of major photo-sharing websites.

Please note the list is non-exhaustive, but is limited to notable, well known sites.


Name Description/Focus/Registration requirements Registered users Storage Space Allowed Per User (standard) Global Alexa[1] Page ranking (2008-Nov-12)
23 organize and share photos &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000Unknown Upload 30 images per month for free or pay 20 € a year to get unlimited upload &0000000000058477.00000058,477[5]
Bayimg free image hosting, no registration required, uncensored &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000Unknown unlimited storage for 547x410 pix reduced images &0000000000010898.00000010,898[6]
Bilddagboken free image hosting, registration required &Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","1,028,849[2] unlimited storage for 547×410 pix reduced images &0000000000001436.0000001,436[7]
dotPhoto free image hosting, no registration required &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000Unknown (unlimited) 8MB per photo (Registered users only) &0000000000033516.00000033,516[8]
DrUpload free image hosting, no registration required &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000Unknown (unlimited for now) Guests (2.5MB per photo) Registered users (5MB per photo) &0000000000205522.000000205,522[9]
Flickr Open (Yahoo! login) &0000000026000000.00000026,000,000[3] 100MB monthly upload limit (10MB per photo)[4] &0000000000000030.00000030[10]
Fotki Free registration photo sharing service and communication portal. &0000000001250000.0000001,250,000[5] 50MB for free, unlimited storage for $30/year[6] &0000000000001546.0000001,546[11]
Fotoalbum largest photo sharing service in Estonia. &0000000000080000.00000080,000 unlimited storage for 720 pix reduced photos &Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","48,833[12]
fotocommunity Europes largest community for non-professional Photographers &0000000000800000.000000800,000 different membership-models, starting free &Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","48,833[13]
Fotolog Photoblogging. Popular in South America. &0000000015000000.00000015,000,000[7] The free version is ad-supported, and limits users to uploading one picture per day

Paying members can upload up to 6 pictures a day

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Fotopic.net Portfolio and photo sharing service. &0000000000067000.00000067,000 250MB for free, Premium service gives 2GB/year, ad-hoc increments in one-off fee. &0000000000013680.00000013,680[15]
GlowFoto free signup &0000000000106498.000000106,498  ? &0000000000010110.00000010,110[16]
Halapo free signup &0000000000006498.0000006,498  ? &0000000000147989.000000147,989[17]
ImageShack 5th largest photo hosting service &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000Unknown  ? &0000000000000054.00000054[18]
imeem Music, Video, Photos, Blogs &0000000026000000.00000026,000,000[8]  ? &0000000000000156.000000156[19]
Jalbum free hosting of galleries created with Jalbum software &0000000000340000.000000340,000[9] 30mb of space given for free accounts, upgrade to 1gb space and 10gb monthly bandwidth available for €19/year &0000000000014033.00000014,033[20]
Kodak EasyShare Gallery free registration service, archiving photo service for $25/year &0000000020000000.00000020,000,000[10] used to be unlimited low-resolution, paid users can download high-res images that they've uploaded. New minimum purchase requirements 3/09: $4.99/yr for 2GB or less, $19.99/yr for more than 2GB. &0000000000001071.0000001,071[21]
Memeo Share Free photo and video exchanging software, files are shared desktop to desktop without being resized. &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000Unknown 1GB is free, Premium account is $4.95 a month &0000000000073983.00000073,983[22]
MijnAlbum photo sharing service in The Netherlands &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000Unknown 500 MB after free registration &0000000000017444.00000017,444[23]
MobileMe Web Gallery subscription service &0000000000180000.000000180,000[11] 10GB (standard level) &0000000000000921.000000921[24]
MyOtherDrive online photo sharing and backup &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000Unknown 5GB free after registration, 25GB and more with subscription &0000000000000921.000000921[25]
Panoramio free registration service &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000Unknown  ? &0000000000001078.0000001,078[26]
Pbase.com subscription-based photo sharing &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000Unknown $23 yearly for 500 Megabytes of photo storage. $60/year for 1500 MB &0000000000001083.0000001,083[27]
Phanfare subscription-based photo sharing &Expression error: Unexpected / operatorExpression error: Unexpected / operatorExpression error: Unexpected / operatorExpression error: Unexpected / operatorExpression error: Unexpected / operatorExpression error: Unexpected / operatorExpression error: Unexpected / operatorExpression error: Unexpected / operatorExpression error: Unexpected / operatorExpression error: Unexpected / operatorExpression error: Unexpected / operatorExpression error: Unexpected / operatorExpression error: Unexpected / operatorExpression error: Unexpected / operatorExpression error: Unexpected / operator-1.000000Unknown  ? &0000000000030546.00000030,546[28]
Photobucket free registration service &0000000050000000.00000050,000,000[12] 1 GB free storage (10 GB with paid PRO account) &0000000000000032.00000032[29]
PhotoCubbie free registration service &Expression error: Unexpected / operatorExpression error: Unexpected / operatorExpression error: Unexpected / operatorExpression error: Unexpected / operatorExpression error: Unexpected / operatorExpression error: Unexpected / operatorExpression error: Unexpected / operatorExpression error: Unexpected / operatorExpression error: Unexpected / operatorExpression error: Unexpected / operatorExpression error: Unexpected / operatorExpression error: Unexpected / operatorExpression error: Unexpected / operatorExpression error: Unexpected / operatorExpression error: Unexpected / operator-1.000000Unknown
Photo.net Focused on photographers and photography critique &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000Unknown free users: 5 photos maximum; $25/year for unlimited storage [30] &0000000000001876.0000001,876[31]
Picasa free registration service, &0000000000500000.000000500,000[13] 1 GB of photos for free space &0000000000162578.000000162,578[14]
Picoy free registration service &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000Unknown Free, unlimited picture storage
Picturetrail free registration service, &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000Unknown  ? &0000000000004833.0000004,833[32]
Piczo.com free registration service, &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000Unknown  ? &0000000000000699.000000699[33]
Shutterfly free registration service &0000000002000000.0000002,000,000[15] Free, unlimited picture storage &0000000000001368.0000001,368[34]
SmugMug Free search, subscription hosting, $40/year (Standard); $60 (Power); $150 (Pro); too [16] &0000000000315000.000000315,000[16] "unlimited" storage, 12Mb per photo (Standard /Power), 24 Mb per photo (Pro) &0000000000002095.0000002,095[35]
Snapfish free registration service, also provides services for Costco's online photo processing store &0000000050000000.00000050,000,000[17] unlimited, pay per download &0000000000001503.0000001,503[36]
TinyPic free image hosting, no registration required &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000Unknown  ? &0000000000000154.000000154[37]
Twango Nokia's multimedia sharing service, also called Ovi &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000Unknown unlimited, pay per download &0000000000228542.000000228,542[38]
Webshots free registration service &0000000032000000.00000032,000,000[18]  ? &0000000000000438.000000438[39]
Woophy free registration service &0000000000026410.00000026,410[19]  ? &0000000000129867.000000129,867[40]
Zenfolio Free search, subscription hosting, $25/year (Basic); $40 (Unlimited): $100 (Premium); see [20] &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000Unknown[20] 1Gb on Basic Account, otherwise unlimited storage, 12Mb per photo (Basic /Unlimited) 24 Mb per photo (Premium) &0000000000023071.00000023,071[41]
Zooomr free registration service &0000000000100000.000000100,000[21] Unlimited uploads and unlimited storage for ALL users. &0000000000011892.00000011,892[42]
Atpic free (for now) service, available in French and English &0000000000004435.0000004,435[22] (unlimited for now) &0000000000347837.000000347,837[43]

[edit] Comparison of photo sharing websites

Legend:

  • File formats: the image or video formats allowed for uploading
  • IPTC support: support for the IPTC image header
    • Yes - IPTC headers are read upon upload and exposed via the web interface; properties such as captions and keywords are written back to the IPTC header and saved along with the photo when downloading or e-mailing it
    • Some - IPTC headers are read but information added via the web interface is not saved back to the IPTC header; or, IPTC headers are lost on resizing
  • Tags/keywords: the ability to add to and search by tags or keywords
  • Comments: the ability of users to leave comments on the photo
    • Yes - full control over who can leave comments (friends, registered users, non-registered users)
    • Some - users must register with the website to leave comments
  • Rating:
    • Yes - star rating: the ability to rate photos numerically, usually on a scale from 1 to 5.
    • Some - thumbs up/down rating, "mark as favorite", or a rating system accessible only to logged-in users
  • Notes/annotations: the ability to overlay textual notes to areas of a photo (Flickr)
  • Download originals:
    • Yes - anyone can download the original photo
    • Some - only photos of "pro" members can be downloaded
  • Friendly URLs: human-readable URLs (e.g. /photos/greece_album/athens.jpg) vs. numeric identifiers (MemViewImage.asp?AID=5610943&IID=205062034&INUM=5&ICT=5&IPP=16)
  • Subscriptions
    • Some - RSS feeds (example) and web interface (example)
    • Yes - RSS feeds, web interface, plus photo updates can be sent by e-mail to non-registered members (example)
Name File formats Upload Folder/ album structure Limitations IPTC support Tags/ keywords Comments Rating Download originals Notes Geo- tagging Friendly URLs API Custom layout Subscriptions
23 JPEG, GIF, PNG e-mail, Explorer extension, Flash-based Edit-as-you-go batch uploader, Java, Picasa, URL[23] collections contain albums No size limit. Free accounts get to upload 30 images a month. Some[24], [25] Yes Yes Some[26] Yes arbitrary notes, face recognition Yes No API docs, 23 API forum colors, CSS[27] e-mail [44], RSS [45], Web [46]
Flickr JPEG, ? collections contain albums free members: photos are resized to max. 1024 or 1280[28]; max. 3 sets Some[25] Yes Some Some[29] Yes[30] arbitrary notes Yes No Flickr Services No RSS
Fotki Animated GIF[31], JPEG, PNG[32]; BMP and TIFF are converted to JPEG e-mail, crippled FTP, Java (tends to crash), browser (mass/fetch from URL; upload one photo at a time), desktop app (basic), desktop image viewers hierarchical folders contain folders or albums 50Gb for non-paying users; can get 20Mb extra/month; filenames are truncated to 34 characters Some[25] Yes Yes[33] No Some[34] No Yes Some[35] Fotki full help registered users[36] RSS [47], Web [48]
fotocommunity JPEG[37] HTTP albums, channels free user 1 photo per week No partly Yes Yes No Yes No No No Yes RSS, e-mail
Nicelol JPEG, GIF, PNG Categories, galleries, sorted list of pictures. No No No Fully threaded, voted comments. Voting, scores, see who voted. Full originals are linked to. Yes No Some No Nearly full HTML/CSS support with only javascript restrictions. No
Picasa Animated GIF, JPEG, PNG flat albums Some[25][38] Yes Some No Yes[39] face recognition Yes friendly album/path, numeric filename No RSS
SmugMug JPEG, TIFF,PNG,GIF,Video 12Mb per Photo (Standard/Power), 24Mb per Photo (Pro and during 14 day trial) Some[25] Yes Yes[40] Yes[41] Yes[30] No Yes No Yes
Atpic JPEG, GIF, PNG; AVI, MOV, WMV FTP, HTTP galleries No size limit. Limit on individual file size of 100Mb. No[42] Some[43] Yes Yes Yes No Some[44] No[45] No cumbersome
dotPhoto JPEG, GIF, PNG, TIFF, BMP; MOV, AVI, WMV, MPEG, M4V Flash-based batch free members: photos are compressed if more than 10% filesize saved with a 92% JPG compress No No Some Some[46] Some[47], [30] No No No
ImageShack JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP, TIFF browser (one at a time), browser (multiple, zipped) flat slideshows free users: 1.53Mb/image limit; subscribers: 3Mb/image limit No[48] Some[49] Some Yes No No Some
imeem JPEG Flash multi-uploader No[50] Some Some No
Memeo GIF, JPEG, PNG, BMP, RAW, TIFF; MOV, AVI, WMV, MPEG, M4V Free up to 1GB, $4.95 a month for Premium Version No ? Yes[33] Yes Yes No ?
photo.net JPEG, ? browser, one at a time 5 photos for free users No No No No none
Shutterfly JPEG, ? Flash batch flat albums No viadesktop app (Shutterfly Studio) Some No
Snapfish JPEG only No No ? No $0.25/photo No
Webshots JPEG, ? No Yes Some[51] Some[52] Some[53] No No No
Zenfolio JPEG, TIFF,PNG,GIF unlimited during 14-day free trial Some[25] Yes Yes[54] Yes[55] Yes[30] No No No Yes Template:Templates and themes Template:RSS, Atom
Name File formats Upload Folder/ album structure Limitations IPTC support Tags/ keywords Comments Rating Download originals Notes Geo- tagging Friendly URLs API Custom layout Subscriptions

[edit] References

  1. ^ Alexa Top 500 Sites
  2. ^ [1] December 25, 2008
  3. ^ USA Today: May 6, 2008
  4. ^ flickr FAQ
  5. ^ Fotki
  6. ^ Fotki Help
  7. ^ Hi-Media press release February 20, 2008
  8. ^ ReadWriteWeb: March 24, 2008
  9. ^ Jalbum Forum
  10. ^ Kodak EasyShare Gallery
  11. ^ Apple Press Release, 2002
  12. ^ Photobucket reaches 50M users (as of August 29, 2007)
  13. ^ paying customers in 2005 -- much has changed since Google acquired them.
  14. ^ Alexa ranks picasa.com very low because it's mostly accessed through picasaweb.google.com, which has Google's traffic rank, 2
  15. ^ SEC 10-K filing (served over 2M customers as of 2007-12-31)
  16. ^ a b 315,000 paying customers
  17. ^ Snapfish.com AboutUs (May 2008)
  18. ^ Webshots' overview page, 2004
  19. ^ Source: Woophy
  20. ^ a b [2]
  21. ^ Zooomr
  22. ^ look up of the highest userid numbers as of May 2008
  23. ^ 23hq upload options
  24. ^ [3]
  25. ^ a b c d e f tags added via the web interface are not written back to the IPTC header; EXIF and IPTC headers are lost when saving resized versions of the image
  26. ^ No numeric rating. "Add as favorite" available to logged-in users only.
  27. ^ Can select among 25 themes, define custom colors, custom CSS (no help on classes or IDs), but not custom HTML
  28. ^ http://flickr.com/help/forum/en-us/65935/
  29. ^ members can mark an image as favorite
  30. ^ a b c d files get renamed to unique ID
  31. ^ animated GIF hosted on Fotki.com
  32. ^ PNG file hosted on Fotki.com
  33. ^ a b no CAPTCHA
  34. ^ anyone can download photos uploaded by Premium members
  35. ^ Fotki limits the length of the file portion of the URL to 24 characters
  36. ^ Fotki: paying users can edit the HTML of their album layout (Co-branding. Non-paying users can only select the photo frame style.
  37. ^ [4]
  38. ^ Picasa Help on Google Groups, Other edits: creating captions (Picasa Help)
  39. ^ filenames are preserved
  40. ^ CAPTCHA-protected for anonymous users
  41. ^ both star-rating and thumbs up/down
  42. ^ Only supports EXIF at the moment
  43. ^ Atpic: "a tag may take up to 24 hours to appear on the document's page"
  44. ^ Atpic: geotagging is cumbersome in that lat/lon must be determined on a separate page then copy&pasted to the picture page; there is no textual searching for locations
  45. ^ An Atpic photo with a title, placed in a named gallery, has a numeric URL
  46. ^ public galleries can be rated
  47. ^ dotPhoto: Visitors can't download originals
  48. ^ No support for description or tags
  49. ^ The user can add tags, but they are not displayed on the photo page
  50. ^ imeem: IPTC keywords or captions were not imported upon upload
  51. ^ "To be able to leave a comment please Log in or Sign up."
  52. ^ only Pro or Premium photos can be star-rated; rating by members or anonymous users
  53. ^ attempting to download a the full-size version of a photo produces a Flash file of the photo and the message "This photo may only be saved by friends"
  54. ^ CAPTCHA-protected for anonymous users
  55. ^ comments

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