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| Cost (per year) | $39.95 Basic Account $59.95 for Power Account $149.95 Pro
Account |
Free* (as long as you make at least one purchase a year). $24.99 Premier $49.99 Premier w/ Prints |
Free* (as long as you make at least
one purchase a year) |
Free* (as long as you make at least
one purchase a year) |
Kodak, Snapfish, and Clarkcolor |
| Customizable Galleries? |
Yes, fully customizable
galleries from many styles pre-made, and the ability to import your own
CSS style sheets. |
Free account No Premier account has some customizations |
No |
No |
Smugmug |
| Disk Space, Max Size of
Photo Upload |
Unlimited Storage. Photo size up
to 12 megabytes for Standard and Power users 24 megabytes for Professional users 48 megapixels for all users |
Unlimited, with one purchase per
year. Or unlimited with a yearly fee for Premier plan. Photos up to 9
Megabytes. |
Unlimited, with one purchase a year,
Photos up to 5 megabytes |
Unlimited with one purchase a year.
Photo size up to 5 megabytes. |
Smugmug |
| File Types |
JPEG, GIF, PNG (RAW, TIFF, PSD with
SmugVault for extra cost) |
JPEG files only |
JPEG or ZIP Files of JPEGS only |
JPEG, BMP (Upload tool only), ZIP
Files of JPEGS only |
Smugmug |
| Suitable Backup Storage
for Photos? |
Best. Can store unlimited number
of photos with any account level. Can always download original size images
for free. |
Free account is OK, as you can pay
to order a backup CD. Premier plan more suitable, allows unlimited full
size downloads for 24.99 a year. |
OK, but you must pay for downloads.
Can download 50 at a time for $2.75 |
Unsuitable. While you can download
full resolution pictures for free, the fine print clearly states that
"hi res images may be deleted after 30 days on your account." |
Smugmug |
| Ads? |
None |
Kodak Related Ads only |
Snapfish related ads only |
Clarkcolor related ads only |
Smugmug |
| Print at Home? |
Yes, any size |
Yes, but only if you have Microsoft
Windows XP, and Internet Explorer 6.0 or above |
Yes, up to 8x10 |
no |
Smugmug and Snapfish |
| Customize Domain Name? |
Yes, with Power or Professional
Accounts |
Yes, with Premier Account. |
No |
No |
Smugmug and Kodak |
| Privacy |
Best, all account levels. Can password
protect galleries, hide, or even remove pictures from web search engines |
Good, with Premier account. can
password protect galleries |
No |
No |
Smugmug and Kodak Premier |
| Develop Film? |
No |
Yes - $7.99. Negative scanning and
automatic upload included for free. Free shipping, but prints not included
extra and sold at normal prices |
Yes -$4.98. Negative scanning and
automatic upload included for free. Free shipping. Includes 24 4x6 prints |
Yes -$3.99. Negative scanning and
automatic upload included for free. Free shipping. Includes 24 4x6 prints |
ClarkColor |
| 4x6 Print Prices |
4x6 .19 - .21 depending on finish |
4x6 .15 (.10 Cents with Premier
Print Plan at $49.99 yearly) |
4x6 .09 (.08 with pre-purchase in
blocks of 100) |
4x6 .08 |
Snapfish and ClarkColor |
| Startup Offer |
15 days free |
20 Free Prints (or more) |
20 Free Prints (or more) |
20 Free Prints (or more) |
4 Way Tie! |
| Overall Rating |
Overall, Smugmug gives you the ultimate in cusmitzation, storage, and privacy controls |
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