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Head-to-head · Portfolio Website Builders

Zenfolio vs Framer

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 8 checks side by side
Higher score Zenfolio #2 in Portfolio Website Builders 9.2/10 Paid ✓ 5 of 6 features Visit Zenfolio
Framer #5 in Portfolio Website Builders 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 6 features Visit Framer

Zenfolio leads on 1 check, Framer on 1, and 6 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 8 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreZenfolio · 9.2/10
  • Lowest starting priceZenfolio · $9/mo
  • Free planonly Framer
  • Most featuresZenfolio · 5 of 6

Zenfolio scores higher on our rubric for portfolio website builders: 9.2 against 8.8 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #5.

Framer offers free plan; Zenfolio doesn't. Zenfolio is cheaper to start at $9/mo against $10/mo.

Zenfolio is the better fit for photographers selling and delivering media. Framer is the better fit for design-led portfolios and collaborative teams.

  • Zenfolio fits best

    Photographers selling and delivering media

  • Framer fits best

    Design-led portfolios and collaborative teams

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Side by side

Feature Zenfolio 9.2/10 Visit ↗ Framer 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.2 8.8
Ranking #2 in Portfolio Website Builders #5 in Portfolio Website Builders
Best for Photographers selling and delivering media Design-led portfolios and collaborative teams
Pricing model Paid Free plan + paid
Starting price $9/mo (best) $10/mo
Free plan — ✓ (best)
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Desktop, Mobile Cloud
Platforms Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android Web
Support Live chat, Email, Docs · 24/7 Docs
Integrations 4 integrations 12 integrations
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Zenfolio 5/6 · Framer 4/6
Custom domain ✓ ✓
Client proofing ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Portfolio analytics ✓ ✓
Selling tools ✓ ✓
Video hosting ✓ ✓
Code export Not checked yet —
Specs
Published projects Not checked yet 30 projects
Our review
Pros
  • Combines portfolio sites, galleries, proofing, storage, and commerce
  • Supports digital, print, package, and video sales
  • Adds booking, scheduling, payments, analytics, and AI gallery tools
  • Strong responsive visual design canvas with CMS and dynamic content
  • AI-assisted page, section, copy, and visual creation
  • Collaboration, staging, analytics, SEO, video, and integrations
Cons
  • There is no free plan
  • Client proofing and shopping tools begin on the Professional plan
  • The platform is available on the web rather than as a listed native app
  • Sites are hosted through Framer and cannot be exported as HTML for self-hosting
  • Basic and Pro limits apply to pages, CMS collections, items, and bandwidth
  • Less portfolio-specific than tools focused narrowly on portfolio websites
Our verdict

Zenfolio is a web-based portfolio and business platform for photographers and videographers. It combines customizable portfolio websites, custom domains, client galleries, photo and video storage, proofing workflows, commerce, bookings,…

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Framer is a hosted website builder for designers, marketers, freelancers, and teams creating interactive portfolio sites. Its visual responsive canvas supports page design, CMS collections, dynamic content, custom-domain publishing,…

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  1. ZenfolioPortfolio Website Builders 9.2Paid
  2. FramerPortfolio Website Builders 8.8Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Zenfolio — where it wins

    • Combines portfolio sites, galleries, proofing, storage, and commerce
    • Supports digital, print, package, and video sales
    • Adds booking, scheduling, payments, analytics, and AI gallery tools

    Where it doesn't

    • There is no free plan
    • Client proofing and shopping tools begin on the Professional plan
    • The platform is available on the web rather than as a listed native app

  • Framer — where it wins

    • Strong responsive visual design canvas with CMS and dynamic content
    • AI-assisted page, section, copy, and visual creation
    • Collaboration, staging, analytics, SEO, video, and integrations

    Where it doesn't

    • Sites are hosted through Framer and cannot be exported as HTML for self-hosting
    • Basic and Pro limits apply to pages, CMS collections, items, and bandwidth
    • Less portfolio-specific than tools focused narrowly on portfolio websites

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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