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| Alternatives to Google Photos to save and organize your photos - InTallaght Posted: 04 May 2020 10:31 AM PDT
Google is undoubtedly the Internet giant, not only for its great search engine but also for the wide range of services and utilities that it offers completely free of charge. We refer to services such as Gmail, the Chrome browser, Google Drive, Docs, Forms, presentations or Google Photos, among others. In this sense, Google Photos has long been one of the best options for storing your photos and videos and always having them available from any device simply by accessing the cloud service. In addition, if we have a smartphone with the Android operating system, it allows us to synchronize the automatic upload of the photos we take from the mobile to the cloud to keep them safe and not take up space on our device. However, there are other services and tools that we can also use for this purpose. These are some of the best alternatives to Google Photos. While there are many who prefer to use everything related to Google, there are many others who prefer not to depend on the environment of the giant search engine. Therefore, we have compiled some of the best alternatives to Google Photos to store our photos and videos or to synchronize the upload of all snapshots taken from our mobile phone.
Best alternatives to Google PhotosDropboxDropbox is undoubtedly one of the most popular cloud storage services, as it offers a large free space to store our photos and videos in the cloud. But in addition, it also has the option of synchronizing the upload of all the photographs and videos made with the camera of our mobile phone directly to the service. In this way, we can have all our snapshots safe, available from any device with an Internet connection and not occupy the internal storage space of our device.
The storage service is available through its website from any browser on our desktop and it also has its own app available for devices iOS and Android. PiwigoIf what we are looking for is a tool to store all our photos in a safe place and design our own galleries, then Piwigo is a great alternative to Google Photos. It is a tool available as a desktop and device application iOS and Android completely free of charge.
Piwigo allows us to create a photo library and organize them to our liking in albums by date, places or people that appear in our photos. In addition, it allows you to choose whether our images are stored locally or in other Piwigo-compatible cloud storage systems. OneDriveAnother of the most classic solutions is OneDrive. The Microsoft cloud storage service offers the possibility of saving all our photos and videos in the cloud to keep them safe, organize and access them whenever we want from any computer. But also, it also makes it easier for us to make backup copies of the photos taken with the camera of our mobile phone, synchronizing the upload of files from the mobile to the cloud.
OneDrive is available from the browser or Windows 10, but also offers its own app for mobile devices with operating system iOS or Android. Amazon PhotosThe online shopping giant also has its own alternative to Google Photos, Amazon Photos. An exclusive service for Amazon Prime customers that offers unlimited storage and allows us to access our photos from anywhere to view and share them from our computer, mobile phone or tablet. Secure storage for our photographs that respect the resolution of the uploaded images and that allows us to have all our photos stored and organized, as well as free up space on our smartphone. In addition to its web version, it has an app for devices iOS, Android and also for Windows and Mac.
MegaAnother of the very popular cloud storage services is Mega, therefore, we can say that it is an interesting alternative to Google Photos, since it offers a large amount of space completely free of charge. In this way, we can save all our photos in an organized way to be able to access them at any time and without having to occupy space on our hard drive, internal storage space of our mobile or on the memory card of the same.
In addition, from the Mega app, it is possible to activate uploads from the camera. In this way, we will be able to disregard having to upload the photos taken from the mobile to the cloud, since with this function, it will automatically synchronize and will be uploaded to the storage service space to free our mobile. Available for iOS and Android. FlickrFlickr is another of the great alternatives to Google Photos. The service allows us to create an account for free and have a large amount of space to upload all our photos to the cloud. In this way, we can have all the photos and videos stored safely, available from any device and without taking up space on our phone or PC.
From your mobile app, available for devices with operating system iOS and Android, we can activate the automatic image upload function to the service. A + GalleryIt is a great image gallery tool to consider. Perhaps it is not especially an alternative to Google Photos since it is not a service as complete as that of Google, but if what we are looking for is an app to store, order and view our photos, it is worth trying. A + Gallery organizes our photos automatically by date and offers integration with Facebook, Dropbox and Amazon Cloud, making it easy to store and synchronize our photos in the cloud.
Other features of this app should also be highlighted, such as the option to search by favourite albums, its tools or editing options or even the possibility to search by colour among all our photos. Download A + Gallery for Android. |
| The best photo storage and sharing sites in 2020 - Tom's Guide Posted: 28 Apr 2020 07:53 AM PDT Looking for the best photo storage site to store all those digital pictures that have been languishing in obscurity on your smartphone? The best of these services act not just as an online repository for your images, but also provide you ways to organize, edit, and then share them with family and friends. With smartphone cameras getting better and better, you're almost guaranteed to fill your phone with hundreds, if not thousands of photos and videos. Don't let those memories disappear on your device, unseen by no one but yourself. Plenty of sites — many of them free — let you easily save and show off your photos, make them into books or let friends and family print copies. Most of the best photo storage and sharing sites have some editing tools, as well as ways to tag photos so that you can find them easily; in fact, many can automatically recognize familiar faces and do the tagging for you. And, some services even allow you to sell your photos. What are the best photo storage and sharing sites?After testing all of the major services, we think the best photo storage and sharing site is Flickr. While the free version of Flickr has a cap of 1,000 photos, a Pro account costs just $49.99 per year, which gets you an unlimited number of uploads, as well as the ability to store videos up to 10 minutes in length. Flickr has excellent tools for touching up photos and lots of tagging features, so it's easy to find your images. And, Flickr excels at letting you share your photos with others. Android and iPhone owners who simply want an easy way to back up their photos and video should check out Google Photos and iCloud, respectively. These two photo storage services are less expensive, and can store all your images in the cloud automatically. Plus, if you have a Google Nest Hub Max or some other smart display, you can sync it with your Google Photos account. Google Photos can also be used on iOS devices, so it has a bit more versatility in that department. Both have more limited editing tools than Flickr, but if you're going to be doing a lot of touchups, it's worth investing in the best photo editing software. Amazon Prime members might want to check out Amazon Photos, which offers unlimited storage with your Prime membership, and has pretty good tagging and sharing features. And, you can also display your photos on an Amazon Echo Show. If you plan to print anything out, though, we recommend using something other than Amazon Prints. Read on for all of our top picks for the best photo storage and sharing sites. The best photo storage and sharing sites today
1. FlickrThe best photo storage service overall Free subscription: Up to 1,000 photos | Starting subscription price: : $49.99/year Great selection of tools Extensive tagging features Clean interface Free accounts limited to 1,000 photos Flickr is our top pick for photo sharing and storage, thanks to its massive amount of storage and a simple, clean interface that makes it a joy to use. It remains the best option for serious shooters. Flickr also offers a great selection of tools, extensive tagging features and support for both viewing and downloading photos at a variety of resolutions (including, unusually, the option to offer the original size). A stats engine lets you track who is looking at your photos. A very easy drag-and-drop system allows you to organize albums of your photos and collections of photos from you and other photographers. Since being sold to SmugMug, the company announced a cap of 1,000 photos on free accounts. If you upgrade to a Pro account ($49.99 per year), you get unlimited storage, the ability to view your images at resolutions up to 5K, no ads and the option to stream videos up to 10 minutes in length. Pro subscribers get $35 off a $70 order at photo-book service Blurb, up to four times a year. (In our opinion, Blurb isn't that great, so check out our picks for the best photo books). You also get two months of Adobe Creative Cloud for free (a $40 value).
2. 500pxPhoto storage for pro photographers Free subscription: Up to 2,000 photos | Starting subscription price: : $47.88/year Can sell your photos as royalty-free artwork through the site Affordable subscriptions Doesn't offer photo-printing services Aimed at serious photographers, 500px offers an image-focused design that puts your photos front and center, providing a clean and elegant way to display your best images. You can organize your pictures into Sets (photos on a particular theme) and Stories (photos of an event) that present the images in a strikingly dramatic fashion. The free version of the service allows you to upload up to seven photos per week and store up to 2,000 in total. There are three paid levels: Awesome ($3.99 a month, unlimited uploads), Pro ($5.99 a month) and Pro and Adobe ($13.99 a month), which includes a subscription to Adobe's Creative Cloud Photography Plan apps. (Pricing is shown as US only.) The last two levels also offer unlimited uploads, plus more customization options and listings in the sites' pro directory. You can switch between membership levels, but you have to sign up for a year's membership with the Pro and Adobe plan. You can also sell your photos as royalty-free artwork through the site. 500px no longer offers services like prints and photo books, but these are available elsewhere.
3. Google PhotosThe best photo storage option for backing up photos from your smartphone Free subscription: Unlimited storage for photos up to 16 megapixels and videos up to 1080p | Starting subscription price: : $12/year (50GB) Unlimited storage Lots of tagging and sharing features Basic editing tools Photos limited to 16MP in size unless you pay for a Google Drive subscription. Google's photo-sharing service was designed primarily as a way to back up photos and video taken on smartphones, but it has evolved into a decent photo editing and sharing service. Once you have uploaded a photo, you can edit it by cropping and tweaking colors. Once the editing is done, you can create albums of photos and video that can be shared publicly or with specific Google users. In our roundup of the best photo editing software, we named Google Photos best for sharing. And, it's available for both Android and iPhone users. Google keeps adding new features as well. For example, if Google Photos sees that a particular friend is in your photo, it will offer to share it with them. It can also automatically colorize black-and-white images, too. For more information, here's our complete guide to Google Photos. If you have a Google Assistant-enabled smart display, such as the Google Nest Hub or the Google Nest Hub Max, you can also sync your Google Photos with the display, so they'll show up on the screen. Google Photos offers unlimited space and uploads, but with a small caveat: Photos can be stored at a maximum resolution of 16MP and video at 1080p. If you want to store bigger image or video files, you'll need to pay for space on Google Drive, which starts at $1.99 / £1.99 a month for 100GB.
4. Amazon Prime PhotosUnlimited photo storage for Amazon Prime members Free subscription: n/a | Starting subscription price: : $120/year (unlimited) Unlimited storage Auto-tagging of photos and videos Decent sharing options No free tier Amazon Prints not very good Amazon Prime Photos is Amazon's photo storage site for Prime members. (Prime membership costs $119/ £79 year.) It lets you store and share unlimited photos on your desktop, smartphone or tablet. Amazon Photos also automatically tags images and videos, such as animal type, by person, and location. The service also lets you order photo prints, cards, calendars and more — all with free shipping. It's too bad that Amazon Prints is at the bottom of our best photo books. Users can invite up to five friends or family members to receive unlimited photo storage and collect photos in a Family Vault, and you can show photos on the Echo Show or Fire TV. That might be a good way to share the latest family snaps with the grandparents. Amazon has added a feature called Groups that allows you to share photos with a larger group, which is useful if you are involved in a club or society.
5. Apple iCloudA no-brainer photo storage backup option for iPhone owners Free subscription: 5GB | Starting subscription price: : $12/year (50GB) Easy to add photos from multiple users Simple sharing tools Tagging of people/places/things No Android version Apple's iCloud service integrates with its own Apple Photos software on Macs and iOS devices, although you can use the basic features on a Windows PC. You can upload photos to the free 5GB of space and share them in an online photo stream that can be viewed in Apple Photos or as a web page. Photos can be tagged with names and locations, and other iCloud users can also add their photos. That's a neat trick for creating a photo record from multiple photographers — say, of a party or concert everyone attended. If you run out of space, Apple offers three additional tiers: 50GB for 99 cents/month, 200GB for $2.99/month, and 2TB for $9.99/month. The latter two plans can be shared with other family members. While Apple Photos phased out its printing service, extensions are available for exporting photos to third-party printers.
6. Adobe PortfolioA good photo storage option for Adobe CC subscribers Free subscription: none | Starting subscription price: : $120/year (20GB) Multiple storage options Comes with subscription to Adobe programs Pricey for casual users Adobe offers its Portfolio photo storage service to users of its Creative Cloud software subscription service, which provides access to programs like Photoshop and Lightroom. The starting plan is $9.99/month, includes 20GB of storage, as well as Adobe Fonts, Photoshop and Lightroom. A Photoshop-only plan comes with 100GB of storage for $20.99/month, while a Lightroom-only plan with 1TB of storage is $9.99/month. The top-tier plan is $52.99/month, and includes 100GB of cloud storage, plus all of Adobe's apps, including Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, After Effects, and more. Individual photos and events can be tagged and labeled with captions. The presentation is clean and easy to use, as it is aimed particularly at professional photographers marketing their services on Adobe's Behance website. Still, it would also work well for amateurs looking for a clean, simple way to show off their work.
7. PhotobucketA plethora of editing and ecommerce tools for pros Free subscription: 250 photos | Starting subscription price: : $71.88/year Lots of editing tools Easy to sell prints Intrusive ads on free version The free version of Photobucket offers photo storage for 250 photos, though it comes with very intrusive ads, including pop-ups that obscure your photos. There are three levels of paid, ad-free service: Beginner (25GB of storage for $5.99/month), Intermediate (250GB for $7.99 a month) and Expert (unlimited storage for $12.99/month). For a limited time, Photobucket is offering the Expert package for $9.99/month. All of these plans allow you to show the photos on a third-party site, which is useful if you want to put the photos on a social network site that doesn't have its own image-uploading feature. Photobucket has a generous collection of editing tools through a simple, easy-to-use interface. This list includes unusual tools like the smart color brush, which selectively adds color back into a black-and-white image. Once you have edited your photos, you can add basic tags and organize them into albums or stories, the latter of which is a neat scrolling presentation of photos and accompanying text. Photobucket provides extensive support for selling prints: You can buy individual photos, photo books (starting at $1.99) or even things like fleece blankets and tablet cases with your photos on them.
8. SmugMugLots of ecommerce tools for pro photographers Free subscription: none | Starting subscription price: : $48/year Lots of templates Ecommerce tools Unlimited storage No free subscription SmugMug is another design-focused photo storage site that offers a stylish home for your photos, with a custom homepage (such as richardb.smugmug.com) and many well-made design templates. SmugMug costs more than other services, though; there is no free version (though there is a 14-day free trial). The cheapest level of service costs $5.99 per month ($48/year), up to $360/year for the Pro plan, which offers professional features such as ecommerce tools. Regardless of the plan, you get a lot for your money, with unlimited storage of photos (each up to 150MB in size) and 1080p videos, and a good range of editing tools that are simple to use but powerful. These won't replace Photoshop in a professional photographer's toolbox, but they are good enough to fix most common photography issues and tweak a photo.
9. DropboxGenerous photo storage, but no tagging or editing features Free subscription: 2GB | Starting subscription price: : $120/year (2TB) Good sharing options Lots of storage space No tagging of photos No editing features Dropbox offers support for photo storage, with its Android and iOS apps automatically uploading photos from mobile devices. You can also upload images from your computer to Dropbox as you would with any other files. Once photos are in the cloud, you can create and share basic slideshows that anybody can access, or share the files directly with other Dropbox users. Unfortunately, there is no tagging, no printing and no way to edit photos online. Dropbox does offer a free collaborative editing tool, called Dropbox Paper, that is rather like Google Docs, but this doesn't offer photo-editing features. As such, Dropbox is a good option for photographers who want to back up photos, but not for those who want to catalog and permanently store their images. Dropbox offers a free 2GB plan; a 2TB plan costs $9.99/month, and includes 30 days of version history and file recovery. The Pro Plan ($16.58/month) gets you 3TB of storage, but 180 days of file recovery, as well as a host of other features. Here is a list of all of Dropbox's storage plans.
10. FacebookFree photo storage, but images get compressed Free subscription: unlimited | Starting subscription price: : n/a Free to use Facial recognition auto-tags people Easy to share with others on Facebook It's Facebook Images get compressed The big kahuna of social sites also offers a surprisingly good set of photo storage, sharing and editing tools, with some caveats. After uploading photos from a cellphone, web browser or desktop client, you can create albums, add captions and tag photos by date, location or the people in the pictures. Face recognition has also been added; it will try to recognize the faces in your shots and tag those people if they are on Facebook. However, Facebook does shrink the images to fit onto the page. Facebook recommends sizing pictures to 720 or 960 pixels wide. You can use 2048-pixel-wide images if you select the high-quality upload option, but if the image is larger than 100 kb, it will get compressed for viewing. Another downside is that there is no way to share the original-size photo. But if a lot of your family members and friends are already on Facebook, it's a great way to share casual shots or family photos. How to pick the best photo storage site for youA good photo storage service should offer six things:
How we test photo storage sitesTo find out which photo sites offer the best bang for your buck, we tested a number of them by uploading an assortment of photos from our camera reviews, tagging and organizing them as the site recommended. We also evaluated how well a site's auto-tagging feature worked, if available, and looked at if a site stored our images at their full resolution. We then looked at the various ways we could share and print photos, to determine which site offers the best and easiest-to-use range of features. Also part of our evaluation was the cost of storage, for both free and paid tiers. While this wasn't the determining factor — organizational and sharing features were given a higher priority — it did count in our overall rating. |
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