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Head-to-head · Portfolio Website Builders

Portfoliobox vs Pixpa

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
Higher score Portfoliobox #1 in Portfolio Website Builders 9.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 6 features Visit Portfoliobox
Pixpa #3 in Portfolio Website Builders 9.0/10 15-day trial Free trial✓ 3 of 6 features Visit Pixpa

Portfoliobox leads on 1 check, Pixpa on 0, and 4 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 5 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scorePortfoliobox · 9.4/10
  • Free planonly Portfoliobox
  • Free trialonly Pixpa
  • Most featuresPortfoliobox · 4 of 6

Portfoliobox scores higher on our rubric for portfolio website builders: 9.4 against 9.0 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #3.

Portfoliobox offers free plan; Pixpa doesn't.

Portfoliobox is the better fit for broad portfolios with commerce and client work. Pixpa is the better fit for affordable portfolios with proofing and stores.

  • Portfoliobox fits best

    Broad portfolios with commerce and client work

  • Pixpa fits best

    Affordable portfolios with proofing and stores

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Side by side

Feature Portfoliobox 9.4/10 Visit ↗ Pixpa 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.4 9.0
Ranking #1 in Portfolio Website Builders #3 in Portfolio Website Builders
Best for Broad portfolios with commerce and client work Affordable portfolios with proofing and stores
Pricing model Free plan + paid Paid
Starting price €7.90/mo $5.40/mo
Free plan ✓ (best) —
Free trial — 15 days
Money-back guarantee 14 days 30 days
Deployment Cloud, Browser extension Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Support Email, Docs Live chat, Email, Docs · 24/7
Compliance GDPR GDPR
Integrations 14 integrations 100+ integrations
Built for Solo, Small business Solo, Small business
Features Portfoliobox 4/6 · Pixpa 3/6
Custom domain ✓ ✓
Client proofing ✓ ✓
Portfolio analytics ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Selling tools ✓ ✓
Video hosting Not checked yet Not checked yet
Code export Not checked yet Not checked yet
Specs
Published projects Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Free plan supports 30 images, 5 pages, and responsive sites
  • Professional adds commerce, bookings, invoices, quotes, and analytics
  • Client proofing, blogging, SEO tools, and broad media integrations
  • Combines portfolio sites, client proofing, secure delivery, and stores
  • Plans start at $9 per month with a 15-day trial
  • Supports custom domains, blogs, analytics, and custom CSS and HTML
Cons
  • The Free plan uses a Portfoliobox subdomain
  • Personal is limited to 150 images and 15 pages
  • Custom-domain inclusion depends on eligible annual plans
  • Basic limits sites to 10 pages or galleries and 200 gallery images
  • Video files require embeds from services such as YouTube or Vimeo
  • No time-unlimited free plan is available
Our verdict

Portfoliobox is a browser-based website builder for photographers, designers, artists, architects, illustrators, and other creatives. Its visual drag-and-drop editor combines responsive templates with mix-and-match page designs and more…

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Pixpa is a hosted portfolio website builder for photographers, artists, designers, and other creative professionals. Its visual drag-and-drop editor, responsive templates, custom domain connection, blogging, client galleries, and online…

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  1. PortfolioboxPortfolio Website Builders 9.4Free plan
  2. PixpaPortfolio Website Builders 9.015-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Portfoliobox — where it wins

    • Free plan supports 30 images, 5 pages, and responsive sites
    • Professional adds commerce, bookings, invoices, quotes, and analytics
    • Client proofing, blogging, SEO tools, and broad media integrations

    Where it doesn't

    • The Free plan uses a Portfoliobox subdomain
    • Personal is limited to 150 images and 15 pages
    • Custom-domain inclusion depends on eligible annual plans

  • Pixpa — where it wins

    • Combines portfolio sites, client proofing, secure delivery, and stores
    • Plans start at $9 per month with a 15-day trial
    • Supports custom domains, blogs, analytics, and custom CSS and HTML

    Where it doesn't

    • Basic limits sites to 10 pages or galleries and 200 gallery images
    • Video files require embeds from services such as YouTube or Vimeo
    • No time-unlimited free plan is available

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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