Portfoliobox review (2026): is the free plan enough?
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Portfoliobox report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for a portfolio site for artists and photographers
Portfoliobox has a free plan and paid plans for creative portfolios, with an AI assistant that writes pages from a request. The free plan stops at 30 images with Portfoliobox branding, and the store, bookings and removing branding are on the top plan.
Who Portfoliobox is for
- Fits if you want a small portfolio of up to 30 images online without paying
- Works for artists who want an AI assistant to draft pages
Who Portfoliobox is not for
- Tight if you have more than 30 images, since that is the free plan's cap and Personal stops at 150
- Pricey if you need the store, bookings, custom email or analytics, all on Professional at $15.90
- Watch out: removing Portfoliobox branding is Professional only
- Watch out: monthly plans do not include a domain, and domains renew at the standard rate after year one
- Watch out: prices exclude VAT
Why Portfoliobox gets a 2.0
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for money$8.90 a month yearly for Personal and $15.90 for Professional, against a category middle of $12 a month.
- CFree plan and trialA free plan, but 30 images, 3 products, a Portfoliobox subdomain and its branding is a cap you will hit.
- CFeaturesGallery layouts, an AI editor, custom domain, hosting and SEO tools. Store, bookings, invoices, custom email and analytics are Professional only.
- CEase of useNo rating on record. You build the pages yourself, with the AI assistant to help.
- CPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, and no integrations are on record.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Portfoliobox's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Portfoliobox's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 16 of the 104 other website and landing page builders we grade, and level with 23.
Its paid plans start at $8.90 a month, against a middle price of $11.50 for the category: 34 of the 89 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 22 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 105 website and landing page builders we grade, cut by the letter each got. Portfoliobox’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 12 of 104, level with 53
- CFree plan and trialAbove 25 of 104, level with 66
- CFeaturesAbove 5 of 104, level with 81
- CEase of useAbove 6 of 104, level with 92
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 2 of 104, level with 32
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 91 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 Portfoliobox, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Portfoliobox 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: 65 of the 104 other website and landing page builders grade higher. It costs $106.80 a year.
What you could make
- Templates, appointment booking, invoicing and quotes and estimates: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Checkout, card payments and sales tax handled for you.
- A builder that other people can use without writing code.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Portfoliobox’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 Portfoliobox?
Portfoliobox is a portfolio site builder aimed at photographers, artists, designers and similar creatives. A free plan gives a Portfoliobox subdomain with 30 images, and paid plans lift the limits and add a custom domain. The editor includes an AI assistant that makes pages and edits the site from written requests.
Worth knowing
- The free plan caps at 30 images and keeps Portfoliobox branding and a subdomain.
- Custom email, analytics and removal of branding are Professional-only.
- Monthly plans do not include a domain; domains renew at the standard rate after the first year.
- Prices exclude VAT, which depends on the billing country.
Key features
- AI editor
- An assistant built into the editor creates pages, galleries and menu entries from written requests, with monthly request caps by plan.
- Gallery layouts
- Full-bleed, grid, masonry, slideshow and lightbox layouts for showing images.
- Store with no commission
- Professional includes an e-commerce store where Portfoliobox takes 0% commission.
- Bookings, invoices and quotes
- Professional adds appointment bookings, invoices and quotes, with up to 1,000 of each.
- Custom domain
- Personal and Professional include a custom domain; yearly plans cover registration for the first year on eligible extensions.
- Hosting, SSL and SEO tools
- Included on every plan, with meta titles, descriptions and a sitemap.
Portfoliobox pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Portfoliobox has a free plan, and paid plans start at $8.90 per month, billed yearly ($12.90 billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $8.90 per month, billed yearly ($12.90 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- 30 images, 25 pages, a Portfoliobox subdomain, Portfoliobox branding and 25 AI requests a month.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 30 images, 25 pages, 3 products, a Portfoliobox subdomain and mobile-responsive layouts. |
| Personal | $8.90per month, billed yearly ($12.90 billed monthly) | 150 images, 50 pages, 100 blog posts, custom domain and 250 AI requests a month. |
| Professional | $15.90per month, billed yearly ($22.90 billed monthly) | 1,000 images and pages, store with 0% commission, bookings, invoices, quotes, custom email and analytics. |
Read from portfoliobox.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Portfoliobox before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountYearly billing and a first-year domain
Yearly costs $8.90 and $15.90 a month against $12.90 and $22.90 monthly, and yearly plans include a new domain for the first year.
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Portfoliobox alternatives
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- Portfoliobox vs Carbonmade
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Common questions
Does Portfoliobox have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Portfoliobox is listed for Web.
Does Portfoliobox have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Portfoliobox is listed for Web.
Is Portfoliobox open source?
Portfoliobox is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Sources for this page
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