| The following is the comparison of prices of online printing services. In no way to we endorse or guarantee the prices or services, all the price lists are taken from the companies’ websites (Last checked July 2007). A useful resource if your are trying to decide where to get your digital photos turned into prints (in Canada and the U.S.) | ||||||
| Prices in $CDN Prices are a guide only as they are updated frequently by each photo lab | ||||||
| Company | Pricing page | 4X6 price | 5X7 Price | 8X10 Price | Other Info | |
| Costco Canada | Prices | 0.15 | 0.39 | 1.39 | $45 Membership | |
| Walmart Photo Centre | Prices | 0.19 | 0.97 | 1.97 | ||
| PhotoLab | Prices | 0.19 | 0.99 | 2.99 | ||
| GTA Photo (Professional Lab) | Prices | 0.25 | 0.75 | 3.99 | ||
| easypix.ca (Shoppers Drugmart) | Prices | 0.29 | 1.79 | 2.99 | ||
| Black’s Photo Centre | Prices | 0.35 | 1.99 | 5.99 | ||
| BonusPrint Canada | Prices | 0.17 | 0.34 | 2.80 | ||
| DigiPix.ca | Prices | 0.29 | 1.99 | 7.99 | ||
| Digital Pro Lab (Professional Lab) | Prices | 0.35 | 1.50 | 3.25 | ||
| Toronto Image Works (Professional Lab) | Prices | 0.33 | 0.90 | 10.00 | ||
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| Prices in $US Prices are a guide only. |
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| Company | Prices | 4X6 price | 5X7 Price | 8X10 Price | Other Info | |
| Fotki | Prices | 0.15 | 0.40 | 1.50 | Lowest price and a great way to host your photos |
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| Costco | 0.17 | 0.69 | 1.99 | $45 Membership |
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| Adorama | Prices | 0.15 | 0.35 | 1.99 | ||
| Sony ImageStation |
Prices | 0.12 | 0.79 | 2.69 | Large Format (>20X30) available | |
| WinkFlash | Prices | 0.12 | 0.29 | 1.99 | ||
| Apple iPhoto * |
Prices | 0.19 | 0.99 | 3.99 | ||
| BonusPrint | Prices | 0.11 | 0.29 | 1.99 | ||
| FujiFilm.net | Prices | 0.27 | 1.29 | 2.99 | ||
| Shutterfly * | Prices | 0.25 | 0.99 | 3.99 | ||
| Dot Photo | Prices | 0.15 | 0.89 | 2.89 | ||
| ez prints * | Prices | 0.19 | 0.65 | 1.99 | ||
| PhotoAccess | 0.44 | 3.74 | $5 free at sign up | |||
| PrintRoom ~ | Prices | 0.39 | 0.99 | 2.99 | Professional Lab | |
| Walmart | 0.12 | 0.58 | 1.96 | |||
| Kodak EasyShare Gallery |
Prices | 0.15 | 0.99 | 3.99 | ||
| SnapFish (by HP) | Prices | 0.12 | 0.79 | 2.99 | ||
| Yahoo! Photos (uses PhotoLab – See previous) | 0.15 | 0.59 | 1.99 | |||
Some information provided with permission from a copyrighted web page by Richard Akerman.
Resources and Reviews
Comparison of online photo printing prices US$, ordered by 4×6″ price.-
Online Photo Resource Guide (USA). A searchable database - Getting prints: Online photo ordering Web sites Reviews 4 services available from Canada: pictures.aol.ca (AOL members only),
FuturePhoto, Walmart Canadda Photo and Shutterfly. In Hub Canada , November 2004.
Reviews: [UK] Online Print Services 2003? and July 2004
[UK] Digital photo print services review November 2003 and June 2004- Photo-Printing Services March 16, 2004. 10 services reviewed by PC Magazine . Editors’ Choice is Shutterfly.
The picture on digital [photo printing in Canada] Feb. 9, 2004. Covers PhotoLab.ca, Wal-Mart, Japan Cam, Future Photo (FutureShop), and Black’s.- The Best Online Photo Services January 16, 2004 Brief review of Ofoto, Shutterfly, SnapFish, ImageStation, Wal-Mart by
Time . - PC Photo Review has a list of online photo sharing and printing services with user ratings and reviews.
- smugmug – Online print services compared November 2003
- CNET reviews 10 online photo services July 17, 2003
- Print Your Digital Photos July 2003. Club Photo, Ofoto, PhotoWorks, Shutterfly, and Snapfish. Part of a PC World special on digital photography.
- Online Prints July 1, 2003. Brief reviews of Ofoto, Shutterfly,
Walmart, Sams Club, Costco. - Jack’s Digital Photo Shoot-Out May 2003. Compares ezprints, Ofoto, PhotoAccess, PhotoBox, PrintRoom, ritzpix, Shutterfly, Wal-Mart.
- TechTV Review: Ofoto , Review: Shutterfly , Video:
Best online photo service (Windows Media format) April 29, 2003 - Forbes Best of the Web The
Good Life – Photo Albums They selected Ofoto as the best out of 10 services reviewed. March-April 2003
Experiments with Ofoto, EZprints & Photoaccess September 06, 2002- [UK] Commercial printing services tested . By Ian Burley, Digital Photography Now , Thursday 11 July 2002.
- From
Pixels to Paper, by Way of the Web . In the Washington Post . June 30, 2002. - As quality zooms, photo Web sites snap up business in USA Today . June 26, 2002.
- Michelle’s Online Photofinishers Test Results reviews 10 services in great detail. March 16, 2002.
Review of 4 online photo developers February 28, 2002. DotPhoto, Walmart, Sam’s Club, Costco.
Photo Processing Experiences February 20, 2002- Printing Digital Photos: Part
1 , Part 2 February 11 and 18, 2002 - photo finisher test: final results January 05, 2002
- Canadian Photo Printing Services is a great review of some of the services available in Canada, done by Jay circa 2001-2002.
- Ted Felix reviews Digital
Prints 2001 ? - BinaryGirl.com Digital
Photo Printing compares Ofoto, Kodak, PhotoAccess, PhotoWorks, Shutterfly (uses report from Infotrends Research Group, Inc.) 2001 ? - Is there Hope for North American Photofinishing Companies?
August 10, 2001. Reviews the print quality from several different services. Best Prints Update . February 10, 2002.
Your Best Shots: PC Magazine Reviews Photo Web Sites August 1, 2001. Shutterfly is their Editors’ Choice.- Digital Cameras – Online Photofinishers compares Ofoto and Walmart, mentions PhotoAccess. Includes comparative photo results (warning: many images). 18-May-2001
- Belgium Digital select Photofinishing test – covers many European services along with American ones. You can also go directly to their review .
December 2000 - online photo printing services compares Ofoto, Shutterfly and PhotoWorks
- Print Quality Science Fair Experiment PhotoBox, PhotoAccess, Ofoto, Shutterfly and a printer
- UK online lab printing review
On pages 34-36 of the print version of the August 2002 Yahoo Internet Life (which continues, ironically, to have minimal content available online) they reviewed 5 sites again and chose Ofoto as the top site again.
In the print version of the May 2001 Yahoo Internet Life the Web Lab: Gold Star Sites section reviews online photo services and chooses Ofoto as the best. Here is their report card grading the top 5 sites.
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