Pixpa review
Bottom line
Pixpa is a single platform that runs a creative professional's portfolio website, client galleries, print store and blog under one login. Its clearest strength is that every plan takes zero commission on sales, with payments going straight to the seller through Stripe or PayPal. The main limitations are that there is no free plan, and lower tiers cap products, pages and gallery links, so growing sellers will need to move up. Photographers, artists and designers who want portfolio and selling in one place should pick it.
What is Pixpa?
Pixpa is a website builder for photographers, artists, designers and other creative professionals. It combines a portfolio website, client galleries, an online store and a blog in one platform, billed as one subscription. It addresses the problem of running a portfolio, delivering proofs and selling prints across separate tools with separate logins, and often with a commission taken on each sale.
Day to day, you start from one of 200+ designer-made templates and adjust layout, type, spacing and color in a visual editor, with custom CSS and HTML available for finer control. To deliver a shoot, you upload images to a client gallery, set a password and an expiry date, and send the link. Clients can view, favorite and download on any device, and couples or families can pick photos together. Prints, products, services and digital files sell from a branded checkout on your own domain, and gallery orders and portfolio orders appear in the same order list.
Pixpa serves photographers, artists, illustrators, graphic designers, UI/UX designers, models, fashion designers, architects, musicians and writers. Plans are named Basic, Creator, Professional and Advanced, and each tier raises limits on pages, products, contributors, gallery links and storage. Yearly and two-year billing reduce the monthly rate, and Basic starts at $8/mo. A 15-day free trial requires no card, and a 30-day money-back guarantee applies to paid plans. Students and educators can get up to 55% off all plans through Pixpa Edu.
What sets Pixpa apart is its zero commission policy, which applies on every plan, with Stripe and PayPal paying the seller directly. The portfolio, galleries, store and blog share one login rather than being bolted together through plugins. Built-in SEO tools, marketing pop-ups, custom forms and more than 100 apps and integrations are included. Support is 24/7 live chat with real people, which sets it apart from tools that rely on help articles alone.
Who it's for
- Photographers and artists who sell prints
- Designers who need a portfolio and client proofing
- Small creative businesses running a store
- Students and educators using Pixpa Edu discounts
Who should look elsewhere
- Shoppers who need a free plan
- Large retailers with thousands of products
- Teams that need native mobile apps
Typical uses
- Showcase a photography portfolio with a built-in blog
- Deliver and sell client galleries with password protection
- Sell prints and digital downloads without marketplace commission
- Run a small online store with branded checkout
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