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    PhotoDeck

    A French professional website builder and digital asset management platform for photographers and brands, to organize, share and sell media.

    FRFrance·Founded 2010
    Headquarters
    🇫🇷France
    Data Hosting
    EU (any EU region)
    Structure
    Independent
    Compliance
    ▣GDPR◆EU HQ

    PhotoDeck key facts

    Last updated
    Headquarters
    France (FR)
    Ownership
    Independent
    Founded
    2010
    Data hosting
    EU (any EU region)
    Open source
    No
    US Cloud Act exposure
    Low (no US parent)
    Replaces
    PhotoShelter, SmugMug, Zenfolio, Pixieset, Bynder, Canto

    About PhotoDeck

    PhotoDeck is a specialized French platform designed for professional photographers and brands managing visual assets. It functions as a comprehensive Digital Asset Management (DAM) system combined with a powerful website builder and e-commerce engine. The service allows users to create highly customizable, SEO-optimized professional websites that can handle both the display and sale of high-resolution images and video clips. The platform's architecture is unique in its hybrid hosting approach: while account and personal data are managed within the EU via OVH datacenters in France, the heavy lifting of media distribution (photos, videos, and static code) is handled by Amazon Cloud (AWS) servers located in Ireland. This setup aims to provide global performance for media delivery while maintaining European jurisdiction for core user account data. It serves a primarily B2B professional creator market, offering tools for licensing, client proofing, and global distribution.

    Alternative to

    PhotoShelterSmugMugZenfolioPixiesetBynderCanto

    Key Features

    Customizable professional photography websites
    Media library management (images and video)
    Digital and physical product e-commerce
    Content licensing and distribution tools
    Media storage and hosting
    Mobile-optimized galleries
    Client access and proofing systems

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