Glass photo sharing
Ranked 2 of 3 photo sharing services by recommenders
People recommend Glass as a photo-sharing service with a well-considered UI/UX and a sustainable, profitable business model, though it requires payment.
People recommend Glass as a photo-sharing service with a well-considered UI/UX and a sustainable, profitable business model, though it requires payment.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 88%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 7 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Paid subscription is a high barrier
“I actually quite like it. You have to pay, though, which is a high entrance barrier”
Comment from 26 Apr 2026 in “Flickr: The First and Last Great Photo Platform” Upload limit of 10 photos at once
“It doesn‘t allow to upload more than 10 photos at once, and if you upload 2 or more you have to put them in a so-called series”
Comment from 26 Apr 2026 in “Flickr: The First and Last Great Photo Platform” Unclear long-term survival
“the service probably won't survive the next 5-10 years, but at least the UI/UX is done with some thought”
Comment from 26 Apr 2026 in “Flickr: The First and Last Great Photo Platform”
Other photo sharing services people recommend
The two most recommended other photo sharing services, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
See all 3 photo sharing services, rankedWhat people said
6 of the 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I'm currently doing this with https://github.com/fixed-width/glass (see ci & release workflows)”
“has a sustainable business model, has been profitable since day 1”
“the service probably won't survive the next 5-10 years, but at least the UI/UX is done with some thought”
“It doesn‘t allow to upload more than 10 photos at once, and if you upload 2 or more you have to put them in a so-called series”
“I publish all my photos on my own website and syndicate them to (in order of preference): Glass, Pixelfed”
“I actually quite like it. You have to pay, though, which is a high entrance barrier”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.