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Life of Pix vs Picfair
Both stand on stock photo websites. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Free plan Web
Life of Pix offers a broad free photo library with permissive commercial and non-commercial use. Users should follow its limits on redistribution, resale, uploads, and depictions of people or brands.
Visit Life of Pix Free plan Web
Choose Picfair if you want a web portfolio that can also sell photographs as downloads and printed products, with store customization and fulfillment handled through the service. Look elsewhere if you need Lite to publish a store or make sales, or if contributors must be able to opt out of licensed digital downloads.
Visit PicfairThe facts
| Life of Pix | Picfair | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | Web | Web |
| Lowest paid plan | Free or on request | Picfair Plus: 23 PLN a month |
| Plans published | 1 | 4 |
| Maker | Not published | Picfair |
| Website | lifeofpix.com | picfair.com |
| On stock photo websites | #41 of 80 | #26 of 80 |
Life of Pix: what it does well
- Free high-resolution photography
- Commercial and non-commercial use allowed
- No attribution requirement
- Multiple themed galleries
- Photographer names and download links shown
What to know first
- More than 10 uploads require written consent
- Cannot build a competing photo service
- Resale requires significant modification
- People images have usage restrictions
Picfair: what it does well
- Customizable store templates and layouts include personal branding details.
- Supports public and password-protected albums.
- Photographers set prices for prints and downloads.
- Picfair handles print production and shipping.
- Images can be uploaded by website, FTP, or API.
What to know first
- Lite is limited to 20 images and a preview store.
- Lite cannot publish or enable print and download sales.
- The listed Plus price is 19.16 PLN a year.
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