{"id":55058,"date":"2024-02-06T14:27:34","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T14:27:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.websitebuilderly.com\/?p=55058"},"modified":"2024-02-06T14:28:05","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T14:28:05","slug":"zenfolio-vs-smugmug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitebuilderly.com\/zenfolio-vs-smugmug\/","title":{"rendered":"Zenfolio vs Smugmug 2024 : Which is Better for Portfolios"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Smugmug and Zenfolio have been the search results for lots of photography website builders. They are popular website builders among photographers. If you ask me what makes them special among other top website builders. My answer would be they have been built specifically for photographers unlike other website builders who offer general features but maybe not be suitable for the photographers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Comparison: Zenfolio vs Smugmug<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Features<\/th>Zenfolio<\/th>Smugmug<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Photography related domains for free<\/td>\"\"<\/td>\"\"<\/td><\/tr>
Photography Themes<\/td>25+<\/td>25+<\/td><\/tr>
Client Proofing<\/td>\"Yes\"<\/td>\"Yes\"<\/td><\/tr>
Client gallery protection<\/td>\"Yes\"<\/td>\"Yes\"<\/td><\/tr>
Photography Store<\/td>\"Yes\"<\/td>\"Yes\"<\/td><\/tr>
Photo Blog<\/td>\"Yes\"<\/td>\"\"<\/td><\/tr>
Water Mark<\/td>\"Yes\"<\/td>\"Yes\"<\/td><\/tr>
Disable Download
or Disable right click<\/td>		\"Yes\"<\/td>\"Yes\"<\/td><\/tr>
Privacy Control For Client Albums<\/td>\"Yes\"<\/td>\"Yes\"<\/td><\/tr>
Control Image Downloadable Sizes<\/td>\"Yes\"<\/td>\"Yes\"<\/td><\/tr>
Photo Storage<\/td>100GB<\/td>Unlimited Cloud storage for free<\/td><\/tr>
High-Resolution Images<\/td>Zenfolio has set 2040 pixels wide as the maximum after that image will be compressed. maximum size will be 65 MB.<\/td>You can upload images up to 50MB and Smugmug doesn’t compress them, it will be having original quality<\/td><\/tr>
Client Contracts<\/td> \"Yes\"<\/td>it doesn’t have contracts that can be created and sent to their system, However, you can set up a\u00a0Wufoo form<\/a>\u00a0to collect and give information you would like to share.<\/td><\/tr>
adobe Lightroom integrations<\/td>\"Yes\"<\/td>\"Yes\"<\/td><\/tr>
Image format<\/td> JPEG, TIFF, GIF, PNG.<\/td>JPG, PNG, GIF<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Ease of Use<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Both Zenfolio and Smugmug provide a 14-day free trial. Zenfolio is easy to use as it just takes 2-3 steps to get started. Users can create accounts just by using a name, or email. Then it takes users through 3 steps to get started with the platform. The platform provides plenty of beautiful portfolio layouts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Smugmug in comparison to Zenfolio might not be easy to get started. It will be easy once you get along with the platform. The platform has some good themes & gallery options but it lacks blogging and add-ons. Smugmug has made it easier for users for creating and selling prints in the niche marketplace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Themes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/td>Zenfolio<\/strong><\/td>Smugmug<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Themes<\/strong><\/td>25+<\/td>25+<\/td><\/tr>
Free Themes<\/strong><\/td>25+<\/td>25+<\/td><\/tr>
Mobile-Friendly<\/strong><\/td>Yes<\/td>Yes<\/td><\/tr>
Theme Customization level<\/strong><\/td>Good<\/td>Good<\/td><\/tr>
Prebuilt Sections<\/strong><\/td>Yes<\/td>No<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Zenfolio has 25+ website templates that are compatible with mobile devices. These themes have been built well to assess all kinds of photographers like explorer, canvas, discover, portland, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zenfolio themes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Zenfolio has provided a beautiful prebuilt galley layout. This layout contains multiple types of galleries like Masonry, Grid, Stacked, Landscape, etc. Users can also create custom gallery layouts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zenfolio gallery layout<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Smugmug has 25+ beautiful themes to choose from. As can be seen from the theme library the portfolio themes are photography oriented. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Smugmug themes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The process of creating a portfolio is easy on the Smugmug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n