The portfolio website builder for photographers, artists and designers

Four things do most of the work. A tightly edited body of work, closer to 15 pieces than 50, because a portfolio is judged on its weakest piece rather than its best. A way to reach you from every page, not just a contact tab. An about page with a real photo and a real sentence about what you do and who you do it for. And a custom domain, because the address is the first thing a client reads and the only part of an online portfolio you carry with you between platforms.

Pixpa is a portfolio website builder for photographers, artists and designers. It combines a portfolio website, client galleries with proofing and delivery, a zero-commission online store, and a blog in one platform, with no coding required. Pixpa is rated 4.7/5 across 600+ reviews on Capterra and has been top rated by photographers and designers for 12+ years.

Pixpa is a portfolio website builder made for photographers, artists and designers who need a professional online portfolio without technical work. That includes wedding, portrait, commercial and travel photographers, illustrators, graphic and UI/UX designers, architects, fashion designers, models, musicians and writers. It suits photographers especially, because client galleries for proofing, sharing and selling images are built into the same platform as the portfolio.

Pixpa has four plans billed annually, from an entry plan that covers an online portfolio and store through to a top tier with the most storage and the highest client gallery limits. A standalone Client Gallery plan is available on its own if you only need delivery and proofing. Every plan includes a 15-day free trial with no credit card, a 30-day money-back guarantee, and a free domain for the first year on annual billing. Students and educators qualify for an education discount. See pricing for current plans and figures.

Yes. Pixpa offers a 15-day free trial with no credit card required, so you can build and preview your full online portfolio before paying. Every new plan also comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee, so you can request a full refund within 30 days if it is not the right fit.

No. Pixpa is a drag-and-drop portfolio website builder: you choose a template, customize the layout, colors and type, add your work, connect a domain, and publish, all without code. Advanced users can go further with custom CSS and HTML overrides. Most people have a portfolio live within a day.

No. Pixpa charges zero commission on every sale from your online store or client galleries, on every plan. You keep the full sale price minus your payment processor's standard fee, and Stripe or PayPal pays you directly. This is a key difference from marketplace platforms and some gallery tools that take a percentage of each sale.

Yes. Pixpa lets you sell prints and digital downloads directly from your client galleries and online store, with automated print fulfillment through its WHCC lab integration. There is zero commission on every sale, and you set your own pricing and markup. You can sell physical products, services and digital files from the same store.

Yes. Photographers move to Pixpa from Squarespace, Pixieset, Zenfolio, SmugMug and Wix regularly. You rebuild your portfolio from 200+ templates, upload your images, connect your existing domain, and consolidate your portfolio website, client galleries and store into one platform and one subscription. Pixpa's support team helps with the move over live chat, 24/7.

Squarespace, Wix and WordPress are general-purpose website builders; Pixpa is a portfolio website builder made specifically for photographers, artists and designers. Pixpa includes client galleries with proofing, a zero-commission store, and shareable Gallery Links as built-in features, not plugins or paid add-ons. Squarespace and Wix need third-party tools for client proofing and image selling, and WordPress needs separate hosting, maintenance and plugins to match. Pixpa also answers support over live chat with real people, 24/7, which reviewers on Capterra and G2 cite as a reason they switched.

SmugMug and Zenfolio focus on image hosting and print sales but offer limited portfolio design. Pixieset handles client galleries and delivery well but has no full portfolio website builder, blog or online store. Showit is strong on design but needs a separate WordPress install for blogging and has no built-in galleries or store. Pixpa combines the portfolio website, client galleries with proofing, store, blog and marketing tools in one platform, usually at a lower combined cost than running two or three of these tools together.