Smugmug triples RAW storage base price to $10/mo for 1TB tier
What happened
Between the Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026 captures of Smugmug's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Limited-time promotion added: first 50 new Annual Pro subscribers receive a free MODE Festival ticket (photography festival, Sept 18-20 2026, Minneapolis). Valid Feb 27–Apr 30, 2026; SmugMug Source RAW storage add-on repriced: first tier changed from $3/mo for first 512GB to $10/mo for up to 1TB; additional storage from $5/mo per TB to $6/mo per additional TB. Pulse files it as a pricing change (discount added, add-on change) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Jun 13, 2026) lists Direct at $20, Portfolio at $23.5, Pro at $37 and RAW File Storage Add-on at $10.
It lands 16 days after Smugmug's previous change, "Smugmug Triples Source RAW Storage Add-on Price to $10/mo" (Mar 18, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Smugmug Bundles Free $440 Festival Tickets With Annual Pro Plans" (Week 10, 2026) and "Smugmug Implements Significant Price Increases Across Plans, with Pro Plan Rising 15.6% to $444/Year" (Jan 13, 2026). Smugmug has been tracked since 2024-10-01.
In the same window Squarespace, Adobe, Wix and Format also changed their Marketing & Content pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Pro · DiscountAdded
BeforeNo Limited-time promotion
AfterLimited-time promotion
- — · Add-on—$5/mo per TB$6/mo per additional TB
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pro | Discount | No Limited-time promotion | Limited-time promotion | Added |
| — | Add-on | $5/mo per TB | $6/mo per additional TB | — |
Values as written on Smugmug'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 Smugmug's pricing page (smugmug.com) from Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where Limited-time promotion now appears.
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Smugmug, the last 90 days
Full history- Apr 3, 2026packagingSmugmug triples RAW storage base price to $10/mo for 1TB tier · this change
- Mar 18, 2026increaseSmugmug Triples Source RAW Storage Add-on Price to $10/mo
- Week 10, 2026packagingSmugmug Bundles Free $440 Festival Tickets With Annual Pro Plans
- Jan 13, 2026packagingSmugmug Implements Significant Price Increases Across Plans, with Pro Plan Rising 15.6% to $444/Year
Across Marketing & Content in the same window
All Marketing & Content changes- SquarespaceApr 2Squarespace: Premium managed-service tier added to the pricing page
- AdobeApr 1Adobe Creativecloud hikes Stock plan 33% to $39.99 with AI editing tools
- WixFeb 24Removed 50% OFF promotional discount on select plans
- FormatJan 13Format Unveils New Unified Discount Structure: '50% or More Off' for Pro and Pro Plus Plans
Questions about this change
Did Smugmug raise prices in March 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a pricing change: discount added, add-on change.
What changed on Smugmug's pricing page between Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026?
Pro discount: No Limited-time promotion → Limited-time promotion, added; add-on: $5/mo per TB → $6/mo per additional TB. Pulse compared the captures it took on Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Smugmug change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 3 other pricing-page changes for Smugmug in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Smugmug Triples Source RAW Storage Add-on Price to $10/mo" on Mar 18, 2026; Smugmug has been tracked since 2024-10-01.