PhotoStage comparisons
PhotoStage is compared head-to-head with MAGIX Photostory deluxe, Icecream Slideshow Maker and Ashampoo Slideshow Studio HD 4 and more: 7 head-to-heads in Photo Slideshow Makers, each with the specs and prices we checked.
PhotoStage head-to-head
- PhotoStage vs MAGIX Photostory deluxe
- PhotoStage vs Icecream Slideshow Maker
- PhotoStage vs Ashampoo Slideshow Studio HD 4
- PhotoStage vs Smilebox
- PhotoStage vs 4K Slideshow Maker
- PhotoStage vs Photopia
- PhotoStage vs FotoMagico
PhotoStage vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Caption tools | Audio upload | Export formats | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | PhotoStage | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3GP, ASF, AVI, DV, FLV, GIF, MKV, MOV, MP4, MPG, OGG, RM, SWF, WEBM, WMV, DVD, CD, HTML5 | 8.7 | |
| 1 | MAGIX Photostory deluxe | No | $39.99 one-time | Yes | Yes | AV1, AVI, M2TS, MJPEG, MKV, MOV, MXV, VOB, WMV(HD), HEVC/H.265, BMP, JPEG, AVCHD disc, Blu-ray Disc, DVD | 8.9 |
| 3 | Icecream Slideshow Maker | Yes | $49.94 one-time | Yes | Yes | WebM, MOV, AVI, MP4 | 8.4 |
| 4 | Ashampoo Slideshow Studio HD 4 | No | $30 one-time | Yes | Yes | WebM, MKV, M4V, M2TS, AVI, MPG, WMV, DVD, Blu-ray | 8.2 |
| 5 | Smilebox | Yes | Yes | Yes | MP4 | 8.0 | |
| 6 | 4K Slideshow Maker | Yes | Free | Yes | Windows Standard, Mac OS Standard, iPhone, iPad, YouTube, Facebook, 4K Ultra HD | 7.9 | |
| 7 | Photopia | No | $99.95/yr | Yes | Yes | HD, 4K, DVD, Blu-ray, AVCHD, YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo | 7.9 |
| 8 | FotoMagico | Yes | Yes | Yes | HEVC, H264, JPEG, ProRes422, ProRes422HQ, ProRes444, standalone player, custom video format | 7.8 |
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