Pics.io allows to share photos with family and friends without nasty ads getting in your way. Pics.io stores photos in your personal Google Drive, so they won't disappear in case of an unexpected shut down. Pics.io also allows RAW photo uploads for Canon, Nikon, Sony and Olympus cameras.

1. Pics.io
Almost free Flickr alternative
without nasty ads
Stored on Google’s servers, in your Google Drive.

2. PROBLEM:
Flickr is here for 10 years now. It is a trusted photo sharing
website that gathered a great community of photographers.
But... It is spoiled with ads.
My experience: I recently opened a Flickr account for vacation photo sharing
and saw there were these surreptitious advertisements between every 2 of
my uploaded photos.
So, I paid the $50 to open an Ad-free account, which I thought meant that no
one who viewed my photos would see the Ads. Boy was I wrong--it only
means that I can't see the Ads, but everyone else can. And me not seeing Ads
is the only feature you get for your $50.
“
User MSRG from Washington in comments at nytimes.com

3. It tries to justify this by providing 1TB storage and a great
network of photography communities.
But the majority of us doesn’t need so much space. Not now,
not even in a 10-year perspective. Also, we share photos with
family and photographing friends more often than with
strangers on the Internet.
That’s why, we believe, Pics.io will be a much better for
many-many snap-heavy photographers.

4. FAQ
“Pics.io is pretty new. What if it gets shut down?
“How Pics.io compares to Flickr in functionality?
Good question. In that case you will still have access to
your photos since they are stored in Google Drive.
Google’s servers are as reliable as Yahoo’s.
In some cases we provide even more. We allow RAW
uploads, for example. See comparison table below.

5. COMPARISON
Yes
Yes
Canon, Nikon,
Sony, Olympus
$150/yr
$50 + $50 + $50 = $150
$60/yr
$25 + $20 + $15 = $60
No
No ads
forever
No Free: 1TB
$200/yr: 2TB
Free: 15Gb
(3-5 years of
vacation photos)
$24/yr: 100Gb
$120/yr: 1TB
Good
Google’s
servers
Good
Yahoo’s
servers
Full
on album
level
Full
on collection
level
Pics.io
STORAGE
RELIABIITY
PRIVACY
CONTROL
ADS COST OF AD-FREE
PHOTO SHARING
FOR A FAMILY*
RAW
UPLOADS
STORAGE
AMOUNT &
COST
* average family consists of three people. So with Flickr you need to buy 3 ad-free plans.

6. PRICING*
First gift: $20
Second: $15
Each next: $15
$0/yr
If you constantly upload
photos, create and share
collections, you can use
Pics.io for free. Your only
cost would be the cost of
Google Drive’s storage.
If you want to use Pics.io
at your own pace and
thank us for the great
service, just buy a $25/yr
subscription.
Pics.io is great for families.
We encourage you to buy a
subscription for your family
member or a friend at a
discounted price.
$25/yr
FREE BASIC PICS.IO AS A GIFT
* pricing may change before launch. If pricing changes and you’re already a subscriber, your will be able to renew
your subscription on previous terms.

7. SIGN UP
Pics.io
Sign up today & forget about
ads spoiling your photo collection.

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ads spoiling your photo collection.
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