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When comparing Pixieset vs 500px, the Slant community recommends 500px for most people. In the question“What are the best cloud photo storage and portfolio services?” 500px is ranked 5th while Pixieset is ranked 12th.
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Pros
Pro Commission-free sales for paid accounts
Only the free tier has a 15% commission taken from sales.
Pro Integrated Google analytics and downloads tracking
Pro Can set gallery expiration dates
Pro Beautiful interface
Pro Has a free tier that allows selling photos
500px has a free tier that allows uploading 20 photos a week and earn money from them.
Pro Opportunity for exposure
Pro Commerce options
Pro Portfolio can be built without knowing code
Has a visual editor for non-coders and complete CSS, JavaScript and HTML access for coders.
Cons
Con No brand logo
You can not put your own logo on gallery pages.
Con Brand name might not be taken seriously
A few photographers dislike the name Pixieset due to fears of them not being taken seriously by clients because the domain name contains the word "pixie". A workaround with a custom domain names can be implemented.
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