I’m going to keep this roundup short and sweet. I’ve gotten 4â€?x6â€? prints from five of the top digital photo printing services and I’m going to rate them out of 5 on price, speed, the quality, and their website as well as give you the approximate cost of 50 4â€?x6â€? prints shipped.

Price will be judged on cost per print as well as the cost of shipping. Speed will be determined by how fast they get to my door. Quality will be judged the paper quality, print clarity and how well they upsize a smaller than optimal photo. The quality of their website will be judged on ease of use, correction tools and style.

Snapfish

Snapfish is probably going to be your bet for your average user. The website is pretty busy with ads and isn’t quite as snappy as it could but, but they do provide a very good photo correction utility that gets it right most of the time. The cost/value ratio is the best by far, they provided the fastest shipping, 3 days from order to door, as well as the best print quality of any service I tried. The photos have the best color reproduction airing on the blue/white side and the up-scaled photo was crisp and clear almost to the quality of a larger photo.
Price: 4
Speed: 4
Quality: 4
Website: 3
Overall: 4
Cost for 50: $8.95

Shutterfly

I don’t really have much to say about Shutterfly except that they’re the most expensive with below average quality. The website is fine they provide a good photo correction tool. The speed was average, 4 days order to door. You just really don’t get what you pay for. The photos print clear/slightly warm and the up-scaled photo was blurry but acceptable.
Price: 1
Speed: 3
Quality: 2
Website: 3
Overall: 2
Cost for 50: $12.49

Kodak Easyshare Gallery

As you may have expected from their range of digital camera, Kodak is a solid C student, providing nothing exceptional besides a friendly interface, a high ease of use and good-enough correction utility. The quality, speed (4 days) and website are all average with the cost per print being second highest of the companies reviewed. This is probably the site best left for your grandma because of the friendliness of the process and lack of advantage. The photos print clear with slightly warm tone and the up-scaled photo was reasonably clear.
Price: 2
Speed: 3
Quality: 3
Website: 3
Overall: 3
Cost for 50: $11.49

Winkflash

Winkflash is where you get the absolute most for your money. The cost per print and shipping is lowest of any site I’ve reviewed and the quality is higher-end. The website is another matter entirely, it is awwwwful, yes, with four “Wâ€?s, but it’s usable enough to order with and it has a passable photo correction utility if you can find it. Order to door took an average 4 days. This is the site for Je… bargain shoppers. The photos print very clear and on the slightly blue side and the up-scaled photo was crisp and clear.
Price: 5
Speed: 3
Quality: 4
Website: 1
Overall: 4
Cost for 50: $6.99

Image Station

Image Station gets everything wrong but the website. Classic Sony style of having design over substance. As I said, the website is very decent, snappy and easy to use. The problem comes in with the actual prints, it took them the longest time of 5 days to arrive and they were easily the worst of the bunch. The photos looked as if they had been intentionally yellowed, the up-scaled photo was blocky and completely unacceptable and the photo paper was cheap and thin. The only reason they get one is because they exist. Please DO NOT use Image Station.
Price: 3
Speed: 2
Quality: 1
Website: 4
Overall: 1 (Badprints = Bad service)
Cost for 50: $8.83