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500px vs SmugMug

500px

500px.com

Depends
Confidence: Medium

Fine as a free inspiration feed and hobbyist photo community, but licensing terms, paywalling, and weak support make it a poor buy for working pros.

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Pick 500px when

  • Hobbyist photographers wanting curated feedback
  • Browsing high-quality inspiration feeds
  • Amateurs open to stock royalties

When 500px is not a fit

  • Working pros needing control over licensing and pricing
  • Anyone depending on photo sales for income
  • Privacy-cautious users . breached in 2018
  • People who expect responsive customer support

Sources

  1. 500px Trustpilot reviewstrustpilot.com
    review
  2. 500px on G2 (27 reviews)g2.com
    review
  3. What is the state of 500px in 2024? . Redditreddit.com
    review
  4. 9 Reasons I No Longer Use 500pxmrussellphotography.com
    review
  5. 500px's Hostile Licensing Policy . Mediummedium.com
    review
  6. 500px Data Breach . Have I Been Pwnedhaveibeenpwned.com
    security
  7. Security breach affects 14.8 million 500px users . CISO Magcisomag.com
    security
  8. 500px Memberships page500px.com
    official
  9. 500px review . Creative Bloqcreativebloq.com
    review
  10. 500px Reviews and Pricing . F6Sf6s.com
    official
  11. 500px raises $8.8M Series A . Forbesforbes.com
    news
  12. The Best Photo Sharing Sites . PetaPixelpetapixel.com
    review