The Portfoliobox Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Portfoliobox in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Portfoliobox
The Insider’s Guide
Portfolio website builder with a built-in AI editor and a free plan
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among website and landing page builders, read from Portfoliobox’s own pages.
Made by Portfoliobox · checked Nov 13, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Portfoliobox’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Portfoliobox’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 13, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.0
GPA, above 16 of the 104 other website and landing page builders we grade
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.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Portfoliobox, taken from its own pages and our grades.
You build the pages yourself, with the AI assistant to help.
- 1
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.
- 2
Paid plans start at $8.90 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $8.90 per month, billed yearly ($12.90 billed monthly).
- 3
There is a free plan
30 images, 25 pages, a Portfoliobox subdomain, Portfoliobox branding and 25 AI requests a month.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
AI editor
An assistant built into the editor creates pages, galleries and menu entries from written requests, with monthly request caps by plan.
- 6
Gallery layouts
Full-bleed, grid, masonry, slideshow and lightbox layouts for showing images.
- 7
Store with no commission
Professional includes an e-commerce store where Portfoliobox takes 0% commission.
- 8
A 2.0 GPA, above 16 of 104
That is against the other website and landing page builders we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
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.
Portfoliobox at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $8.90 per month, billed yearly ($12.90 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Portfoliobox
- Category
- Website & Landing Page Builders
- Our grade
- 2.0 GPA, fair
The report card
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.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | $8.90 a month yearly for Personal and $15.90 for Professional, against a category middle of $12 a month. |
| Free plan and trial | C | A free plan, but 30 images, 3 products, a Portfoliobox subdomain and its branding is a cap you will hit. |
| Features | C | Gallery layouts, an AI editor, custom domain, hosting and SEO tools. Store, bookings, invoices, custom email and analytics are Professional only. |
| Ease of use | C | No rating on record. You build the pages yourself, with the AI assistant to help. |
| Platforms and integrations | C | Web only, and no integrations are on record. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
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 it 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
Good to know
Good for
- Artists, photographers and designers who need a small portfolio
- People who want to start on a free plan
- Creatives who want bookings and invoicing next to the portfolio
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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$8.90
A month to start. There is a free plan too
Portfoliobox has a free plan. Paid plans start at $8.90 per month, billed yearly ($12.90 billed monthly).
Free
$0
30 images, 25 pages, 3 products, a Portfoliobox subdomain and mobile-responsive layouts.
Personal
$8.90
per month, billed yearly ($12.90 billed monthly)
150 images, 50 pages, 100 blog posts, custom domain and 250 AI requests a month.
Professional
$15.90
per month, billed yearly ($22.90 billed monthly)
1,000 images and pages, store with 0% commission, bookings, invoices, quotes, custom email and analytics.
The free plan
30 images, 25 pages, a Portfoliobox subdomain, Portfoliobox branding and 25 AI requests a month.
Read from portfoliobox.com on Nov 13, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Yearly 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.
Stated on portfoliobox.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
Portfolio website builder with a built-in AI editor and a free plan. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: AI features, templates, no-code, invoicing, quotes and estimates, appointment booking, online store.
Gallery layouts, an AI editor, custom domain, hosting and SEO tools.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
Its own pages name no integrations.
Portfoliobox is made by Portfoliobox.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
16/104
Other website and landing page builders it is graded above
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
- CFree plan and trialAbove 25 of 104
- CFeaturesAbove 5 of 104
- CEase of useAbove 6 of 104
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 2 of 104
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 91 website and landing page builders. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Portfoliobox is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
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.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Format, Adobe Portfolio, Pixpa, Cargo and Carbonmade
The 5 tools Portfoliobox is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.4GPA
Format
Free trial · from $10/mo
Portfolio website builder for photographers and other creatives.
- Portfoliobox has a free plan. Format does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Format lists an iOS app.
- Portfoliobox also covers invoicing, quotes and estimates, appointment booking and online store.
Adobe Portfolio
Paid
Portfolio website builder included with Creative Cloud.
- Portfoliobox has a free plan. Adobe Portfolio does not.
- Portfoliobox also covers no-code, invoicing, quotes and estimates, appointment booking and online store.
- Adobe Portfolio also covers digital business card.
- 2.2GPA
Pixpa
Free trial · from $5.40/mo
Portfolio sites, client galleries and a store in one plan.
- Portfoliobox has a free plan. Pixpa does not, though it has a free trial.
- Portfoliobox also covers no-code, invoicing, quotes and estimates and appointment booking.
- Pixpa also covers file sharing, digital downloads and popups.
- 1.6GPA
Cargo
From $14/mo
Site builder for designers and artists, one price for every site.
- Portfoliobox has a free plan. Cargo does not.
- Portfoliobox also covers no-code, invoicing, quotes and estimates and appointment booking.
- 2.0GPA
Carbonmade
Free trial · from $99/yr
Drag-and-drop portfolio sites for creatives.
- Portfoliobox has a free plan. Carbonmade does not, though it has a free trial.
- Portfoliobox also covers invoicing, quotes and estimates, appointment booking and online store.
- Carbonmade also covers web analytics.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
12
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Portfoliobox free?
Portfoliobox has a free plan. 30 images, 25 pages, a Portfoliobox subdomain, Portfoliobox branding and 25 AI requests a month.
How much does Portfoliobox cost?
Portfoliobox lists 3 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Portfoliobox work on?
Portfoliobox is available on Web.
Does Portfoliobox offer any discounts?
Portfoliobox publicly lists the following: Yearly billing and a first-year domain.
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.
Who makes Portfoliobox?
Portfoliobox is made by a company of the same name.
What are the alternatives to Portfoliobox?
The closest alternatives to Portfoliobox in our directory are Format, Adobe Portfolio, Pixpa, Cargo and Carbonmade.
How does Portfoliobox compare with other website and landing page builders?
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.
Is Portfoliobox good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Portfoliobox C for value for money. On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4.
Could I make my own version of Portfoliobox?
To replace Portfoliobox you would be making checkout, card payments and sales tax handled for you.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Portfoliobox’s own pages on Nov 13, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 13, 2026. 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.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Portfoliobox. Prices change, so check portfoliobox.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
7,721
Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
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tools graded
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categories
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price changes on record
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What else is on toolgpa.com
- Portfoliobox, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/portfoliobox
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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