Local one-hour pickup options usually cost more. You get better paper quality for that higher price. Of the photo printing services we tested, the most expensive mail-order photos cost 36 cents for a 4-by-6 print-that's from Nations Photo Labs and Mpix (plus shipping).
Shutterfly caps this offer at 100 photos per month, while Snapfish says the offer is unlimited. Shutterfly and Snapfish have one of the cheapest options of all: If you use their mobile apps, you get 4-by-6-inch prints for free and only pay for shipping (though their shipping charges aren't cheap).
The lowest prices are from Snapfish (10 cents), Walmart (14 cents), and Amazon Prints (17 cents). For 17 cents or less per photo, you can have 4-by-6-inch prints from several services here. You don't have to break the bank to get printed photos. Many services use Fuji Crystal archive, which is perfectly good, but higher-end services like Nations Photo Lab, Mpix, and Printique use truly professional-quality Kodak Endura paper, which is thicker and rated to last longer. And here's a 4-by-6 portrait comparing the services: (Credit: PCMag/Justin Pietropaoli)
