Photobucket Introduces New $13/Month Hosting Plan with Enhanced Sharing and Editing Features
What happened
Between the Oct 1, 2024 and Jan 1, 2025 captures of Photobucket's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Hosting plan added at $13/month with embedded sharing, group sharing, personal & social sharing, photo editing tools, and video playback features. Pulse files it as a packaging change (new plan) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Jun 12, 2026) lists Group Buckets at $8 and Hosting at $13.
Photobucket's previous recorded change was "Photobucket Introduces Embed Links for Hosting in Group Buckets and My Bucket Plans" (Q3 2024). Photobucket has been tracked since 2024-10-01.
In the same window Smugmug and Dropbox also changed their Marketing & Content pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Hosting · PlanAddedNo Hosting planHosting plan
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosting | Plan | No Hosting plan | Hosting plan | Added |
Values as written on Photobucket's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Photobucket's pricing page (photobucket.com) from Oct 1, 2024 and Jan 1, 2025; the change is marked on the page, where Hosting plan now appears.
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Photobucket, the last 90 days
Full history- Q3 2025improvedPhotobucket Introduces Unlimited Invites and Enhanced Integration Features for Group Buckets and Hosting Plans
- Q2 2025packagingPhotobucket Introduces 7-Day Free Trial for Group Buckets Plan, Enhancing Accessibility for Users
- Q1 2025packagingPhotobucket Removes 7-Day Free Trial for Group Buckets Plan, Now Requires Immediate Purchase
- Q4 2024packagingPhotobucket Introduces New $13/Month Hosting Plan with Enhanced Sharing and Editing Features · this change
- Q3 2024improvedPhotobucket Introduces Embed Links for Hosting in Group Buckets and My Bucket Plans
Across Marketing & Content in the same window
All Marketing & Content changes- SmugmugJan 13Smugmug Introduces New Seller and Enterprise Plans, Renames Power Plan to Personal
- DropboxJan 11Dropbox Introduces End-to-End Encryption in Business Plus Plan
- SmugmugJan 13Smugmug Simplifies Pricing by Removing All Plans Except Portfolio and Pro
- SmugmugJan 13Smugmug Removes Proof Delay Feature from Pro Plan, Impacting Photographers' Control Over Order Timing
- SmugmugJan 13Smugmug Implements Significant Price Increases Across Plans, with Pro Plan Rising 15.6% to $444/Year
Questions about this change
Did Photobucket raise prices in January 2025?
No list-price increase was recorded between Oct 1, 2024 and Jan 1, 2025. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: new plan.
What changed on Photobucket's pricing page between Oct 1, 2024 and Jan 1, 2025?
Hosting plan: No Hosting plan → Hosting plan, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Oct 1, 2024 and Jan 1, 2025; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Photobucket change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for Photobucket in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Photobucket Introduces Embed Links for Hosting in Group Buckets and My Bucket Plans" in Q3 2024; Photobucket has been tracked since 2024-10-01.