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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 (2009-May-20)
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 &0000000000048990.00000048,990[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 &0000000000011799.00000011,799[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 ","1,291,500[2] Unlimited storage for 547×410 pix reduced images, also unlimited resolution and size for paying BDB HD users, costing approximately equivalent to $10.5 a year &0000000000003619.0000003,619[7]
Deviantsart free image hosting, ad-free, no 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 ","Unknown (unlimited) 8MB per photo &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 ","9,591,464[8]
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) &0000000000047054.00000047,054[9]
Flickr Open (Yahoo! login) &0000000026000000.00000026,000,000[3] 100MB monthly upload limit (10MB per photo)[4], max 200 images viewable (free account[5]). If a free account is inactive for 90 consecutive days, it will be deleted.[6] &0000000000000033.00000033[10]
Fotki Free registration photo sharing service and communication portal. &0000000001250000.0000001,250,000[7] 50MB for free, unlimited storage for $30/year[8] &0000000000002905.0000002,905[11]
fotocommunity Europes largest community for non-professional Photographers &0000000000800000.000000800,000 different membership-models, starting free &0000000000003193.0000003,193[12]
Fotolog Photoblogging. Popular in South America. &0000000015000000.00000015,000,000[9] 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

 &0000000000000150.000000150[13]
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. &0000000000016547.00000016,547[14]
Burn-Blue.com Imagehosting and photo sharing service. &Expression error: Unrecognised word "unknown"Expression error: Unrecognised word "unknown"Expression error: Unrecognised word "unknown"Expression error: Unrecognised word "unknown"Expression error: Unrecognised word "unknown"Expression error: Unrecognised word "unknown"Expression error: Unrecognised word "unknown"Expression error: Unrecognised word "unknown"Expression error: Unrecognised word "unknown"Expression error: Unrecognised word "unknown"Expression error: Unrecognised word "unknown"Expression error: Unrecognised word "unknown"Expression error: Unrecognised word "unknown"Expression error: Unrecognised word "unknown"Expression error: Unrecognised word "unknown"Expression error: Unrecognised word "unknown".Expression error: Unrecognised word "unknown"Unknown 20MB File Size per Images - Free Sign-UP - Host as many images as you want. &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 "?"?[15]
Fotopu free image hosting, no registration required &0000000000012000.00000012,000  ?  ?
GlowFoto free signup &0000000000106498.000000106,498  ? &0000000000019715.00000019,715[16]
GotSharing.com GotSharing? Its Good For The File! Free Unlimited Photo Hosting! Good For Twitter &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 2 MB Limit &0000000000031830.00000031,830[17]
ImageShack 5th largest photo hosting service &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000Unknown  ? &0000000000000063.00000063[18]
imeem Music, Video, Photos, Blogs &0000000026000000.00000026,000,000[10]  ? &0000000000000208.000000208[19]
iMGSRC.RU Free Registration(Required for hosting); Photo Sharing &Expression error: Unrecognised word "over"Expression error: Unrecognised word "over"Expression error: Unrecognised word "over"Expression error: Unrecognised word "over"Expression error: Unrecognised word "over"Expression error: Unrecognised word "over"Expression error: Unrecognised word "over"Expression error: Unrecognised word "over"Expression error: Unrecognised word "over"Expression error: Unrecognised word "over"Expression error: Unrecognised word "over"Expression error: Unrecognised word "over"Expression error: Unrecognised word "over"Expression error: Unrecognised word "over"Expression error: Unrecognised word "over"Expression error: Unrecognised word "over".Expression error: Unrecognised word "over"Over 100,000[11] Unlimited images, 10MB per image, 1024x768 &0000000000004482.0000004,482[20]
Ipernity Photo/video sharing, Groups, Blog  ? Unlimited image display/storage for paying users (200MB p/month upload, only last 1000 displayed with free account) &0000000000017240.00000017,240[21]
Jalbum free hosting of galleries created with Jalbum software &0000000000340000.000000340,000[12] 30mb of space given for free accounts, upgrade to 1gb space and 10gb monthly bandwidth available for €19/year &0000000000010045.00000010,045[22]
Kodak EasyShare Gallery free registration service, archiving photo service for $25/year &0000000020000000.00000020,000,000[13] 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. &0000000000001625.0000001,625[23]
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 &0000000000084797.00000084,797[24]
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 &0000000000018506.00000018,506[25]
MobileMe Web Gallery subscription service &0000000000180000.000000180,000[14] 10GB (standard level) &0000000000000921.000000921[26]
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 &0000000000068708.00000068,708[27]
MyPhotoAlbum free image and video hosting, free registration &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 ","Unknown (unlimited) 10MB per photo &0000000000047054.00000047,054[28]
Panoramio free registration service &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000Unknown  ? &0000000000000785.000000785[29]
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 &0000000000001261.0000001,261[30]
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  ? &0000000000031830.00000031,830[31]
Photo Art Gallery Free photo sharing site for emerging photographers. Buy and sell photo prints and canvases. &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.00000010,000 2GB &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 ","208,994[32]
Photobucket free registration service &0000000050000000.00000050,000,000[15] 500 mb free storage (25 GB with paid PRO account) &0000000000000039.00000039[33]
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 [34] &0000000000002253.0000002,253[35]
Photoshop.com Focused on for managing, editing, storing, and sharing photos online, with personal URL, Photoshop.com Mobile access, tutorials, help etc. Currently US-only, works from any Flash-enabled browser but Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 or Adobe Premiere Elements 7 users can also use it directly. &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000Unknown Two levels of membership: the Basic level is free with 2GB space and the option to purchase additional storage starting at $19.99 per year. The Plus level costs $69.99 per year with 20 GB included storage space, and $129.99 per year with 100GB and requires either Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 or Adobe Premiere Elements 7 to use Organizer. [36] &0000000000035380.00000035,380[37]
Picasa free registration service, &0000000000500000.000000500,000[16] 1 GB of photos for free space &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 * operatorExpression error: Unexpected * operator.Expression error: Unexpected * operator
Picturetrail free registration service, &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000Unknown  ? &0000000000006541.0000006,541[38]
Piczo.com free registration service, &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000Unknown  ? &0000000000001362.0000001,362[39]
Radar.net Free registration &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000Unknown  ? &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 ","77,065[40]
ScreenshotUploader.com Easy and free screenshot sharing. One click publishing. Provides program. Unknown  ? &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 "?"?[41]
Selfportrait.net  ?  ?  ? 1,632,594
Shutterfly free registration service &0000000002000000.0000002,000,000[18] Free, unlimited picture storage &0000000000001968.0000001,968[42]
SmugMug Free search, subscription hosting, $40/year (Standard); $60 (Power); $150 (Pro); too [19] &0000000000315000.000000315,000[19] "unlimited" storage, 12Mb per photo (Standard /Power), 24 Mb per photo (Pro) &0000000000001945.0000001,945[43]
Snapfish free registration service, also provides services for Costco's online photo processing store &0000000050000000.00000050,000,000[20] unlimited, pay per download &0000000000002208.0000002,208[44]
TinyPic free image hosting, no registration required &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000Unknown  ? &0000000000000168.000000168[45]
Webshots free registration service &0000000032000000.00000032,000,000[21]  ? &0000000000000450.000000450[46]
Zenfolio Free search, subscription hosting, $25/year (Basic); $40 (Unlimited): $100 (Premium); see [22] Free 14-trial available. $5 discount using code DE6-43F-DJY at checkout. &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000Unknown[22] 1Gb on Basic Account, otherwise unlimited storage, 12Mb per photo (Basic /Unlimited) 24 Mb per photo (Premium) &0000000000018817.00000018,817[47]
Zooomr free registration service &0000000000100000.000000100,000[23] Unlimited uploads and unlimited storage for ALL users. &0000000000019101.00000019,101[48]
Atpic free (for now) service, available in French and English &0000000000004435.0000004,435[24] (unlimited for now) &0000000000341330.000000341,330[49]
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) &0000000000678199.000000678,199[50]
Fotoalbum largest photo sharing service in Estonia. &0000000000080000.00000080,000 unlimited storage for 720 pix reduced photos &0000000013328687.00000013,328,687[51]
Fotonomy Free, registration required. Aimed at amateur photographers. &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000Unknown Unlimited &0000000001046265.0000001,046,265[52]
Halapo free signup &0000000000237032.000000237,032  ? &0000000000147989.000000147,989[53]
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 - &0000000001122239.0000001,122,239[54]
Photoswarm free registration service. Aimed at amateur and pro photographers. &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 Three levels of membership: Free level with a 300 photo limit. Light ($5.99 / mo) & Pro ($9.99 / mo) levels with unlimited photo storage. &0000000002391811.0000002,391,811[55]
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 &0000000003615953.0000003,615,953[56]
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 &0000000000486951.000000486,951[57]
SKYalbum.hk Free image hosting, registration required &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000Unknown 1 GB free storage &0000000000464487.000000464,487[58]
Woophy free registration service &0000000000026410.00000026,410[25]  ? &0000000000100895.000000100,895[59]
Pixcafe.net free image hosting service unknown unlimited  ?
SimIMG.com Free Simple Image hosting site. Free requirements, but not needed. Unknown 1 MB max filesize per photo. &0000000000729818.000000729,818[60]

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[26]
  • 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[27] collections contain albums No size limit. Free accounts get to upload 30 images a month. Some[28], [29] Yes Yes Some[30] Yes arbitrary notes, face recognition Yes No API docs, 23 API forum colors, CSS[31] e-mail [61], RSS [62], Web [63]
GotSharing.com Animated GIF[32], JPEG, PNG[33]; BMP and TIFF are converted to JPEG e-mail,Twitter, Facebook, Myspace, BB Code (tends to crash), browser (mass/fetch from URL; upload one photo at a time) hierarchical folders contain folders or albums 2MB limit. Some[29] Yes No[34] No Some No Yes Some[35] Full API No[36] /wikipedia/]}}
ImageSaved.com Animated GIF[37], JPEG, PNG[38]; BMP and TIFF are converted to JPEG e-mail,Twitter, Facebook, Myspace, BB Code (tends to crash), browser (mass/fetch from URL; upload one photo at a time) hierarchical folders contain folders or albums 2MB limit. Some[29] Yes No[34] No Some No Yes Some[39] Full API No[40] /wikipedia/]}}
expono JPEG, GIF, PNG HTTP albums, channels free user 1 GB Yes partly Yes Yes Yes for pro paid acounts Yes Yes Yes Yes No RSS, e-mail
Flickr JPEG, ? collections contain albums free members: photos are resized to max. 1024 or 1280[41]; max. 3 sets; only most recent 200 photos displayed[42] Some[29] Yes Some Some[43] Some[44] arbitrary notes Yes No Flickr Services No RSS
Fotki Animated GIF[45], JPEG, PNG[46]; 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 50Mb for non-paying users; can get 20Mb extra/month; filenames are truncated to 34 characters Some[29] Yes Yes[34] No Some[47] No Yes Some[48] Fotki full help registered users[49] RSS [64], Web [65]
fotocommunity JPEG[50] 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, albums, 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
Photo Art Gallery JPEG browser, up to 50MB of images per upload Private, public and collector's galleries, collections Unlimited uploads, 2GB total limit No Yes Yes Yes No No No No No colors RSS, e-mail
Picasa#Picasa_Web_Albums Animated GIF, JPEG, PNG Picasa, Exporter for iPhoto, the Aperture to Picasa Web Albums plug-in, Uploader on Mac OS X,[51] or F-Spot on Linux flat albums 1GB for free accounts; paid storage option Some[29][52] Yes Some No Yes[53] 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[29] Yes Yes[54] Yes[55] Yes[56] No Yes No Yes
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
Atpic JPEG, GIF, PNG; AVI, MOV, WMV FTP, HTTP galleries No size limit. Limit on individual file size of 100Mb. No[57] Some[58] Yes Yes Yes No Some[59] No[60] 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[61] Some[62], [56] No No No
Fotonomy JPEG HTTP flat albums Unlimited uploads Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No No No RSS
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[63] Some[64] Some Yes No No Some
imeem JPEG Flash multi-uploader No[65] Some Some No
iMGSRC.RC JPEG, PNG, TIFF, GIF HTTP, Batch-uploader software Flat Albums, Categories 10MB per image limit, No limit on amount, 1024x768 No Yes Yes No Yes No No No No NoFew themes available RSS
Lifephoto JPEG e-mail, Java from URL Contains folders or albums unlimited photos No No No No Yes No No Yes[66] No Yes email, Web [66]
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[34] Yes Yes No ?
MyPhotoAlbum JPEG, GIF, PNG; MOV, AVI, WMV, MPEG, M4V Flash-based batch for all except Mac+Firefox, which uses an applet Hierarchical folders contain folders or albums Video size limited to 100MB No Yes Yes Yes (User-enabled voting) Yes for subscribers No No No Yes Gallery2 remote protocol No Yes
photo.net JPEG, ? browser, one at a time 5 photos for free users No No No No none
Photo Art Gallery JPEG, ? browser, one at a time 5 photos for free users No No No No none
Photoswarm JPEG browser, flash based bulk upload flat albums, tag cloud 300 photos for free users No Yes No No No No No Yes No colors none
Shutterfly JPEG, ? Flash batch flat albums No viadesktop app (Shutterfly Studio) Some No
Snapfish JPEG only No No ? No $0.25/photo No
SnapGalaxy JPEG only Universal Flash, Activex, Batch albums Unlimited No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Webshots JPEG, ? No Yes Some[67] Some[68] Some[69] No No No
Zenfolio JPEG, TIFF, PNG, GIF unlimited during 14-day free trial Some[29] Yes Yes[70] Yes[71] Yes[56] No No No Yes Yes templates and themes Yes RSS, Atom
Zooomr JPEG, TIFF, PNG,GIF browser, flash smartset unlimited photos Yes Yes Yes Some Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Some
Pixcafe.net JPEG, GIF, BMP browser, flash galleries, albums unlimited photos Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No No No
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

References

  1. ^ Alexa Top 500 Sites
  2. ^ [1] October 19, 2009
  3. ^ USA Today: May 6, 2008
  4. ^ flickr FAQ
  5. ^ flickr FAQ
  6. ^ http://www.flickr.com/help/limits/
  7. ^ Fotki
  8. ^ Fotki Help
  9. ^ Hi-Media press release February 20, 2008
  10. ^ ReadWriteWeb: March 24, 2008
  11. ^ iMGSRC.RU
  12. ^ Jalbum Forum
  13. ^ Kodak EasyShare Gallery
  14. ^ Apple Press Release, 2002
  15. ^ Photobucket reaches 50M users (as of August 29, 2007)
  16. ^ paying customers in 2005 -- much has changed since Google acquired them.
  17. ^ Alexa does not break down rankings for third-level domains. Quantcast lists the picasaweb.google.com domain with a 256 ranking equivilent as of August 2009
  18. ^ SEC 10-K filing (served over 2M customers as of 2007-12-31)
  19. ^ a b 315,000 paying customers
  20. ^ Snapfish.com AboutUs (May 2008)
  21. ^ Webshots' overview page, 2004
  22. ^ a b [2]
  23. ^ Zooomr
  24. ^ look up of the highest userid numbers as of May 2008
  25. ^ Source: Woophy
  26. ^ Photo Resizer
  27. ^ 23hq upload options
  28. ^ [3]
  29. ^ a b c d e f g h 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
  30. ^ No numeric rating. "Add as favorite" available to logged-in users only.
  31. ^ Can select among 25 themes, define custom colors, custom CSS (no help on classes or IDs), but not custom HTML
  32. ^ animated GIF hosted on Fotki.com
  33. ^ PNG file hosted on Fotki.com
  34. ^ a b c d no CAPTCHA
  35. ^ GotSharing offers short-urls at www.gotsharing.com/s/
  36. ^ Fotki:Its all Free
  37. ^ animated GIF hosted on Fotki.com
  38. ^ PNG file hosted on Fotki.com
  39. ^ GotSharing offers short-urls at www.imagesaved.com/s/
  40. ^ Fotki:Its all Free
  41. ^ http://flickr.com/help/forum/en-us/65935/
  42. ^ http://www.flickr.com/help/photos/ If you have a free Flickr account, no one (including you) can access your original file. But if you have a free Flickr account, you'll only see the most recent 200 photos displayed.
  43. ^ members can mark an image as favorite
  44. ^ http://www.flickr.com/help/photos/ If you have a free Flickr account, no one (including you) can access your original file.
  45. ^ animated GIF hosted on Fotki.com
  46. ^ PNG file hosted on Fotki.com
  47. ^ anyone can download photos uploaded by Premium members
  48. ^ Fotki limits the length of the file portion of the URL to 24 characters
  49. ^ Fotki: paying users can edit the HTML of their album layout (Co-branding. Non-paying users can only select the photo frame style.
  50. ^ [4]
  51. ^ Picasa Web Albums
  52. ^ Picasa Help on Google Groups, Other edits: creating captions (Picasa Help)
  53. ^ filenames are preserved
  54. ^ CAPTCHA-protected for anonymous users
  55. ^ both star-rating and thumbs up/down
  56. ^ a b c files get renamed to unique ID
  57. ^ Only supports EXIF at the moment
  58. ^ Atpic: "a tag may take up to 24 hours to appear on the document's page"
  59. ^ 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
  60. ^ An Atpic photo with a title, placed in a named gallery, has a numeric URL
  61. ^ public galleries can be rated
  62. ^ dotPhoto: Visitors can't download originals
  63. ^ No support for description or tags
  64. ^ The user can add tags, but they are not displayed on the photo page
  65. ^ imeem: IPTC keywords or captions were not imported upon upload
  66. ^ Lifephoto limits the length of the file portion of the URL
  67. ^ "To be able to leave a comment please Log in or Sign up."
  68. ^ only Pro or Premium photos can be star-rated; rating by members or anonymous users
  69. ^ 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"
  70. ^ CAPTCHA-protected for anonymous users
  71. ^ comments

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