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We ordered the same 10 photos from Snapfish and FreePrints, scanned them all in, and created this guide just for you.
Snapfish (Test: Glossy)
FreePrints (Test: Glossy)
Snapfish (Test: Glossy)
FreePrints (Test: Glossy)
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Pricing, shipping, paper quality, and other juicy details
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|---|---|---|
| When we tested | August 2020 | August 2020 |
| Summary | Shutterfly and Snapfish are two very similar services. We found the Snapfish quailty to be better than Shutterfly by a longshot. | FreePrints is a solid-quailty photo printer. Be mindful of the shipping costs, though. We found their upsells to be a bit pushy. |
| Print quality (local pickup) | Online only | Online only |
| Print quality (online orders) | 75% 10 Photos: $4.99 $0.09 4x6s + $4.09 to ship 9-12 days | 80% 10 Photos: $2.99 $0.00 4x6s + $2.99 to ship 5-7 days |
| | |
| Local pickup available | No | No |
| Cost per 4x6 print (local pickup) | Online only | Online only |
| Formats available for pickup | Online only | Online only |
| Finishes available for pickup | Online only | Online only |
| Paper type for pickup orders | Online only | Online only |
| Pickup speed | Online only | Online only |
| Online only | Online only | |
| | |
| Online ordering available | Yes | Yes |
| Cost per 4x6 print (online) | $0.09 | $0.00 |
| Formats available online | 4x5.3, 4x4, 4x6, 5x7, 8x8, 8x10, 11x14, 12x18, 16x20, 20x30 | 4x6, 5x5, 5x7, 8x10, 11x14, 12x18, 16x20 |
| Finishes available online | Glossy,matte | Glossy,Matte |
| Paper type for online orders | Fujicolor Crystal Archive 22 millimeters thick | Fujicolor Crystal Archive 22 millimeters thick |
| Cheapest shipping option | $4.09 To ship 10 photos | $2.99 To ship 10 photos |
| Delivery speed for cheapest shipping option | 9-12 days | 5-7 days |
| Order online | Order online |
Snapfish vs
FreePrints
print quality comparison
On 2/13/20, we ordered the following photos from Snapfish. On 2/13/20, we ordered the same photos from FreePrints.
We scanned in both sets of prints without color correction.
Here's how Snapfish compares to FreePrints.
Snapfish (Test: Glossy)
FreePrints (Test: Glossy)
Snapfish (Test: Glossy)
FreePrints (Test: Glossy)
Snapfish (Test: Glossy)
FreePrints (Test: Glossy)
Snapfish (Test: Glossy)
FreePrints (Test: Glossy)
Snapfish (Test: Glossy)
FreePrints (Test: Glossy)
Snapfish (Test: Glossy)
FreePrints (Test: Glossy)
Snapfish (Test: Glossy)
FreePrints (Test: Glossy)
Snapfish (Test: Glossy)
FreePrints (Test: Glossy)
Snapfish (Test: Glossy)
FreePrints (Test: Glossy)
Snapfish (Test: Glossy)
FreePrints (Test: Glossy)
Snapfish envelopes
When you order photos from Snapfish, here's what you can
expect the envelope to look like.
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Photo credits
Atlantic puffin photo by @miss_ohara
Cardinal photo by @drphotomoto
