Pixpa vs Showit (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Pixpa grades higher than Showit: 2.2 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Pixpa grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Pixpa
Portfolio sites, client galleries and a store in one plan
Showit
Drag-and-drop website builder with an optional WordPress blog
Which one is for you
Pick Pixpa if
- Fits if you are a photographer who wants a site and client galleries together
- Works for a small portfolio on a low yearly price
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if your site is large: Basic stops at 10 pages and 200 images
- Skip it if you sell much: store products go from 3 on Basic to unlimited on Advanced
- Watch out: the domain is free for the first year through Ionos, with Ionos renewal pricing after
- Pricey if you want a designer to build it: that is a one-time $199 add-on
Pick Showit if
- Fits if you want to place things freely on the page and run a WordPress blog behind it
- Works for photographers and small studios who care about layout
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a blog on the cheapest plan, because the $22 plan has none
- Tight if you can't test properly: the trial blocks domain connection and the WordPress admin
- Pricey if your blog grows, with $63 at 100K visits and $119 at 200K
- Watch out: blog migration works only from WordPress and Squarespace, and Basic Starter allows only pre-installed plugins
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAPixpaFair | 2.0GPAShowitFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BBasic is $5.40 a month billed yearly, inside the cheaper quarter ($7.42), though it caps at 10 pages and 200 images. | C$22 a month billed annually ($27 monthly), right at the category's dearer-quarter mark. The $27 plan is the first with a blog. |
| Free plan and trial | CA 15-day trial needs no card, and there is no free plan. | CA 14-day trial with no card, but no domain connection or WordPress admin during it, and no free plan. |
| Features | CPortfolio, galleries, blog and store, but Basic has 3 store products and the store limit rises by plan. | CFree-form design, a WordPress blog, backups and SEO controls. Gaps: no blog on the base plan, visit caps, and migrations only from WordPress and Squarespace. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record, and you build pages and galleries yourself. | CNo store rating on record. A builder where the work is designing the site yourself. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with WHCC (print lab) and Ionos (domains) listed as links. | CWeb only, with WordPress as the one integration. |
| Best for | portfolio sites and client galleries in one plan | free-form site design with a WordPress blog |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Pixpa and Showit. How we grade
Price against what you get
Pixpa starts at $5.40 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Showit starts at $22 a month and scores 2.0.
They score the same, and Pixpa starts $16.60 a month lower. Of the other website and landing page builders on the chart, 10 score higher than Pixpa for less, and 43 score higher than Showit for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Pixpa also covers file sharing, online store, digital downloads and popups.
- Showit also covers no-code.
At a glance
| Pixpa | Showit | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $5.40 per month, billed yearly ($9 billed monthly) | $22 per month, billed annually ($27 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 15-day free trial, no credit card; 30-day money-back guarantee | 14-day free trial, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Pixpa | Showit |
| Price read from | pixpa.com | showit.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Pixpa
- Basic stops at 10 pages, 200 images and 3 store products.
- The store product limit rises by plan, from 3 on Basic to unlimited on Advanced.
- A domain is free for the first year through Ionos, with Ionos renewal pricing after that.
- A designer-built site setup is a separate add-on at a one-time $199 fee.
Showit
- During the free trial you cannot connect a domain or reach the WordPress admin.
- Blog plans cap monthly blog visits, and traffic above 200K needs a custom arrangement.
- Blog migrations are only available from WordPress and Squarespace.
- The Basic Starter Blog plan allows only the pre-installed plugins.
Key features
Pixpa
- Portfolio website builder
- A visual editor with more than 200 premium templates, mobile-optimized sites, a free SSL certificate and hosting on every plan.
- Client galleries
- Unlimited private albums on every plan for proofing, favorites, comments and secure file delivery, plus standalone gallery links of up to 250 images.
- Store with zero commission
- Sell products, services and digital files with checkout on your own domain. Selling photos as prints or downloads is not capped by the product limit.
- Print lab fulfillment
- Print orders can be fulfilled automatically through WHCC or a custom lab, or fulfilled by you.
- Blog and marketing tools
- Built-in blogging, forms, marketing popups, an announcement bar and SEO tools are included, without adding plugins.
Showit
- Free-form drag-and-drop design
- Place elements anywhere on the page without code, with templates, fonts, galleries, pop-ups and animations.
- WordPress blog
- Design blog posts and the WordPress theme in Showit; the blog can use thousands of WordPress plugins on Advanced plans.
- Blog migration
- Free migration from WordPress or Squarespace is included on the Advanced Blog plans.
- Hosting and backups
- Hosting with HTTPS is included; blog plans add backups, daily on Basic and every 10 minutes on Advanced.
- SEO controls
- The editor lets you set on-page SEO details for each page.
Plans
Pixpa
Basic$5.40
per month, billed yearly ($9 billed monthly)
10 pages, 200 images, 1 blog, up to 3 store products and 3 GB of client-gallery storage.
Creator$9
per month, billed yearly ($15 billed monthly)
Unlimited pages and images, up to 10 store products and 5 GB of storage for original files.
Professional$12
per month, billed yearly ($20 billed monthly)
Marked most popular. Up to 100 store products and 25 GB of storage; adds advanced forms and coupon rules.
Advanced$15
per month, billed yearly ($25 billed monthly)
Unlimited store products and 100 GB of storage for original files.
Showit
Showit$22
per month, billed annually ($27 billed monthly)
Website builder with hosting and 20 GB of media storage, no blog.
Showit & Basic Starter Blog$27
per month, billed annually ($34 billed monthly)
Adds a WordPress blog with pre-installed plugins, 10K visits a month, 20 GB blog storage.
Showit & Advanced Blog$39
per month, billed annually ($49 billed monthly)
Up to 25K blog visits, custom WordPress plugins, unlimited WordPress users and free blog migration.
Showit & Advanced Blog 100K$63
per month, billed annually ($758 per year)
Advanced Blog with higher traffic limits, up to 100K blog visits a month.
Showit & Advanced Blog 200K$119
per month, billed annually ($1,430 per year)
Up to 200K blog visits a month and 30 GB of blog storage.
Ways to pay less
Pixpa
- Annual discount
40% off on yearly billing
The pricing page shows yearly plans at 40% off the monthly rates, and 2-yearly plans at 55% off (Basic at $4.05 a month).
- Education
Up to 55% off for students and educators
Pixpa's menu says Edu discounts give up to 55% off all plans to students and educators.
Showit
- Annual discount
Save 20% with annual billing
The pricing page labels annual billing as a 20% saving over monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Pixpa or Showit?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Pixpa is cheaper to start with: $5.40 a month, against $22 a month for Showit. Pixpa starts at $5.40 per month, billed yearly ($9 billed monthly), and Showit starts at $22 per month, billed annually ($27 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Pixpa or Showit?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Pixpa nor Showit has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.