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Plainfolio vs Neocities for photographers

Neocities is a free host for handmade websites, in the spirit of GeoCities. You write your own HTML and CSS, so you have total freedom but you build everything yourself. Plainfolio has the same old school spirit for photographers who do not want to code: upload photos and the grid, pages, and phone layout are made for you.

PlainfolioNeocities
PriceFree, or $1.99 a month for ProFree, or $5 a month for Supporter
Free planYes, free forever: 50 MB (about 30 to 35 photos), 3 categoriesYes: 1 GB of storage and 200 GB of bandwidth
SetupAbout two minutes: email, site name, uploadWrite and upload your own HTML and CSS
TemplatesNone. 7 plain layouts free, more with Pro, plus your own colors, font, and bioNo, you build the site yourself
Photo gridAutomatic justified grid that fits every photo's shape, no croppingWhatever you code yourself
StyleDeliberately old school, like a 2005 websiteAnything you make; classic indie web
Your own domainYes, by forwarding your domain to yourname.plainfolio.site (the address bar then shows the plainfolio address)Supporter plan only
Online storeNoNo

Choose plainfolio if

  • You want the old school look without writing code
  • You want photos arranged into a grid automatically
  • You want a site that works well on phones with no effort

Choose Neocities if

  • You want to hand code your own site
  • You want total creative freedom
  • You want more free storage for non photo sites
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Neocities prices and features checked on their website in September 2026. Neocities is a trademark of its owner and is named here only to identify it.

plainfolio  ::  a plain place for photographs

Made by James Paquette  ::  terms