SmugMug

RATING:

3.3

(7)
Overview

About SmugMug

SmugMug is a digital asset management software that helps professional photographers, freelancers and studios upload, store, share and sell images via online stores. The platform enables marketers to create custom coupons and run marketing campaigns to promote business and engage with the target audience. The white-labelling capabilities in SmugMug let administrators design personalized websites using custom themes, logos, colours, fonts, shopping cart and shipping to extend custom printing and other products/service to clients. It offers a host of features include sorting, pricing management, search engine optimization (SEO) tools, bulk uploading, automated backup, watermarking, drag-and-drop interface and more. Additionally, users can provide secure access to ima...

SmugMug Pricing

SmugMug offers a free free trial after which it is available on monthly/annual subscriptions. Details include: Basic - $7/month or $55/year Power - $11/month or $85/year Portfolio - $27/month or $200/year Pro - $41.99/month or $360/year

Starting price: 

$7.00 per month

Free trial: 

Available

Free version: 

Not Available

SmugMug account configuration
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SmugMug Reviews

Overall Rating

3.3

Ratings Breakdown

Secondary Ratings

Ease-of-use

3

Customer Support

3.5

Value for money

2.5

Functionality

3.5

Most Helpful Reviews for SmugMug

7 Reviews

Anonymous

1 employee

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

4

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed October 2023

SmugMug – Simply the best

Excellent. I love the package.

PROS

It's ease of use. It is a brilliant platform to show and share my images with family as well as with clients. The IOS auto upload is brilliant for backing up iPhone photos and it does this automatically.

CONS

if I search for keywords I would like to be able to select all those photos and collect them into a new gallery. This is not possible at the moment.

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Cathy

Verified reviewer

Internet, 1 employee

Used weekly for less than 6 months

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

4

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed November 2023

SmugMug wins my biggest Hug!

I needed an App that would house unlimited amounts of images and I had tried out a few apps which disappointed. My search now stops at SmugMug.

PROS

Continues to upload pictures from your device in real time.

CONS

Even if I went searching for it, there were no qualms or cons that I'm aware of.

Anonymous

1 employee

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

3

EASE OF USE

2

VALUE FOR MONEY

3

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

4

FUNCTIONALITY

3

Reviewed December 2022

SmugMug versus the world

The experience was a bit laborious at first, the time to discover how the interface works and its limitations. The interface seems to me less pleasant and less simple than several competing tools, and the limitations imposed by the platform pushed me not to finalize my purchase and to turn to another more powerful product for the same price range

PROS

I appreciated the opportunity to test the platform for an extended period of time. It allows you to really create your own site. SmuMug allows you to quickly visualize the result, as well as the changes you want to make.

CONS

The operating tree and the interface are less simple and less fluid than some competing products. The fact that for certain functions such as the sale and printing of photos, you can only choose one of the three service providers present on the site has been for me a real brake on the purchase and has pushed me to use a third party solution.Although useful and pleasant once you understand how the interface works, SmugMug and this for my activity seemed to me to lack flexibility and intuitiveness.

Reason for choosing SmugMug

SmugMug me semblait plus simple d'accès, avec de plus grandes possibilités de personnalisation, et une gestion de boutique, même si au final cette dernière a été le point de discorde

Reasons for switching to SmugMug

the simplicity of the tool, a better interface, available and efficient online help, and the fact that the solution I chose in the end does not impose limitations on printing partners, allowing me to keep total control over the quality of my production.

Anonymous

1 employee

Used less than 12 months

Review Source: GetApp
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

3

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed June 2021

Would Prefer Other Products

PROS

Smugmug is fairly inexpensive compared to other photo delivery platforms.

CONS

I do not like the set up and do not think it looks professional

Devon

Photography, 2-10 employees

Used monthly for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

1

EASE OF USE

1

VALUE FOR MONEY

1

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

1

FUNCTIONALITY

1

Reviewed July 2022

My First Software Review: Broken Hearted and Angry

SmugMug was where we put any image online that we wanted to sell. It worked well. They tried to get us paid, claimed they couldn't get ahold of us, removed our access to our paid account causing us to miss a crucial deadline and then tried to justify their actions with no restitution or sincere apology.

PROS

It's a great platform, used it for years. They destroyed my faith, trust & confidence in them after the way they handled something that wasn't even an issue.

CONS

Customer Service Justified their actions to me using outright lies and offered no restitution to my issue nor did they take any responsibility for their actions.

Reason for choosing SmugMug

Cause it's better. I regret it.

Anonymous

1 employee

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

3

EASE OF USE

3

VALUE FOR MONEY

1

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

4

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed October 2021

NOT for photographers

I felt taken advantage of when I realized about the 15% per transaction. However, customer service was extremely nice and cancelled my plan and provided a full refund. The people there are extremely nice, I believe it's just a bad management decision about not being upfront with the 15% fees. That just makes the website super expensive without providing more features like almost every other platform out there.

PROS

The best thing was their file management system. Did take some time to get used to, but in the end it was fairly easy to use.

CONS

They have HIDDEN FEES. After purchasing a $30 a month plan, you expect not to pay anything more. But after I spent days preparing my website, I realized I still have to pay 15% per each transaction! This fee wasn't mentioned when buying the plan. It was hidden somewhere in the guides.

Anonymous

2-10 employees

Used more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

3

EASE OF USE

3

VALUE FOR MONEY

3

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

3

Reviewed July 2021

Switched years ago- prior experience

PROS

I used smugmug in its early days so I’m sure it’s come a long way but at the time it seemed like a dream to share clients catalogs of images and protect them.

CONS

Again, my experience with this software was in its early days. The cost was high and you couldn’t get around measures to share an account. There wasn’t a way to brand yourself. And it was a rather lengthy process to set up and continue to upload. I’m sure it’s much different now.

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