Pixpa review (2026): is it worth $5.40 a month, billed yearly?
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Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for portfolio sites and client galleries in one plan
Pixpa bundles a portfolio site, client galleries and a store from $5.40 a month billed yearly. The Basic plan stops at 10 pages, 200 images and 3 store products, and a designer-built setup costs $199 extra.
Who Pixpa is for
- Fits if you are a photographer who wants a site and client galleries together
- Works for a small portfolio on a low yearly price
Who Pixpa is not for
- 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
Why Pixpa gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- BValue for moneyBasic is $5.40 a month billed yearly, inside the cheaper quarter ($7.42), though it caps at 10 pages and 200 images.
- CFree plan and trialA 15-day trial needs no card, and there is no free plan.
- CFeaturesPortfolio, galleries, blog and store, but Basic has 3 store products and the store limit rises by plan.
- CEase of useNo rating on record, and you build pages and galleries yourself.
- CPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, with WHCC (print lab) and Ionos (domains) listed as links.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Pixpa's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. Its pricing page text did not show the plan prices, so the starting price is carried from the listing. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/pixpa#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/pixpa.svg" alt="Pixpa: 2.2 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Pixpa stands among website and landing page builders
Pixpa's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 17 of the 55 other website and landing page builders we grade, and level with 16.
It stands best on value for money (B, above 33 of 55) and worst on platforms and integrations (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $5.40 a month, against a middle price of $12.42 for the category: 6 of the 52 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 5 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 56 website and landing page builders we grade, cut by the letter each got. Pixpa’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 33 of 55, level with 19
- CFree plan and trialAbove 10 of 55, level with 40
- CFeaturesAbove 4 of 55, level with 37
- CEase of useAbove 6 of 55, level with 43
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 55, level with 17
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 53 website and landing page builders. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Pixpa, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Pixpa you would be making checkout, card payments and sales tax handled for you. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 22 of the 55 other website and landing page builders grade higher. It costs $64.80 a year.
What you could make
- Templates, digital downloads and popups: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Checkout, card payments and sales tax handled for you.
- Storing and serving files for other people.
What this rests on. Pixpa’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Pixpa?
Pixpa is a website builder for photographers, artists and other creatives that puts a portfolio site, client galleries, a blog and an online store under one subscription. Four plans differ mainly in page, product and storage limits. Every plan starts with a 15-day free trial, and the store takes no commission on sales.
Worth knowing
- 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.
Key features
- 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.
Pixpa pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Pixpa is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $5.40 per month, billed yearly ($9 billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $5.40 per month, billed yearly ($9 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- 15-day free trial, no credit card; 30-day money-back guarantee
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | $5.40per 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 | $9per month, billed yearly ($15 billed monthly) | Unlimited pages and images, up to 10 store products and 5 GB of storage for original files. |
| Professional | $12per 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 | $15per month, billed yearly ($25 billed monthly) | Unlimited store products and 100 GB of storage for original files. |
Read from pixpa.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Pixpa before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discount40% 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).
Stated on pixpa.com - EducationUp to 55% off for students and educators
Pixpa's menu says Edu discounts give up to 55% off all plans to students and educators.
Stated on pixpa.com
Works with
- WHCC
- Ionos
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Common questions
Does Pixpa have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Pixpa is listed for Web.
Does Pixpa have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Pixpa is listed for Web.
Is Pixpa open source?
Pixpa is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.