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Plainfolio vs Adobe Portfolio
Adobe Portfolio is not sold on its own; it comes with Adobe subscriptions such as the Lightroom plan and the Photography plan. If you already pay for Lightroom or Photoshop, it is a good extra you already own, with custom domain support and Lightroom syncing. If you do not, Plainfolio gets you a photo portfolio for free without an Adobe subscription.
| Plainfolio | Adobe Portfolio |
| Price | Free, or $1.99 a month for Pro | Included with Adobe plans, for example Lightroom at $11.99 a month or Photography at $19.99 a month (yearly plan, billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Yes, free forever: 50 MB (about 30 to 35 photos), 3 categories | No free plan; needs a paid Adobe subscription |
| Setup | About two minutes: email, site name, upload | Pick a theme and build pages, can sync from Lightroom |
| Templates | None. 9 plain layouts free, more with Pro, plus your own colors, font, and bio | Yes, a set of themes |
| Photo grid | Automatic justified grid that fits every photo's shape, no cropping | Depends on the theme |
| Style | Deliberately plain and simple | Clean, modern |
| Your own domain | Yes, by forwarding your domain to yourname.plainfolio.site (the address bar then shows the plainfolio address) | Yes; you buy the domain separately |
| Online store | No | No |
Choose plainfolio if
- You do not have, or want, an Adobe subscription
- You want a free portfolio
- You want a plain site that needs no design work
Choose Adobe Portfolio if
- You already pay for Lightroom or Photoshop
- You want Lightroom albums to sync to your site
- You want your own domain to stay in the address bar
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Adobe Portfolio prices and features checked on their website in September 2026. Adobe Portfolio is a trademark of its owner and is named here only to identify it.
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