Nippy vs Adobe Portfolio
A portfolio that outlives the subscription.
Adobe Portfolio is a fair deal while you pay for Creative Cloud: polished templates, Lightroom integration, and no extra cost on top of the subscription you already have. The catches are structural, and worth knowing before the portfolio matters: if the Creative Cloud subscription lapses, the site goes offline until it’s reactivated, and there is no site export — so leaving, whenever it happens, means rebuilding from scratch (both as of June 2026).
Nippy starts from the opposite premise: the portfolio is your files. Drop folders of project images and they become galleries with a lightbox; bring a hand-built or exported HTML portfolio and it’s hosted exactly as designed, at an address like folio.nippy.site or your own domain on paid plans — and none of it is coupled to any other product’s billing.
The honest trade runs the other way too: Nippy has no templates and no visual builder, so a designed multi-section portfolio takes more assembly than Adobe Portfolio’s editor, and the Lightroom-to-web flow belongs to Adobe alone. Pay for Creative Cloud anyway and love the templates — stay. Want the portfolio to exist on its own terms — host it.
Last reviewed: 12 June 2026
Side by side
The differences, at a glance.
| Nippy | Adobe Portfolio | |
|---|---|---|
| Tied to another subscription | No — independent free and paid plans | Yes — offline if Creative Cloud lapses (June 2026) |
| Getting your site out | Your files are the site — they’re already yours | No site export; leaving means rebuilding |
| Templates and builder | None — hosts what you bring, generates galleries from folders | Polished templates with a visual editor |
| Lightroom workflow | Export images, drop the folder in | Native Lightroom integration |
| Free option | One live site, 25 MB, small banner | Included with paid Creative Cloud only |
| Custom domain | Paid plans — one CNAME, HTTPS automatic | Supported while the subscription is active |
Which one?
An honest fork in the road.
Choose Nippy when…
- The portfolio should survive any other subscription decision you make
- You already have the work as files or a static export
- You want galleries, a CV and client files on one account
Choose Adobe Portfolio when…
- You pay for Creative Cloud regardless and want included templates
- Your workflow lives in Lightroom and the integration earns its keep
FAQ
Questions, answered.
What happens to an Adobe Portfolio site if I cancel Creative Cloud?
It goes offline until the subscription is reactivated (as of June 2026). The site isn’t deleted, but it isn’t reachable while you’re not paying — worth weighing for a portfolio that recruiters or clients may open at any time.
Can I export my Adobe Portfolio site and host it elsewhere?
No — there is no built-in site export. Workarounds like printing pages to PDF preserve a record, not a website. Any move from Adobe Portfolio is a rebuild, which is a good argument for owning the next version as plain files.
How would I move my portfolio to Nippy?
Gather the work itself: export images from Lightroom into folders (they become galleries automatically), or build/export a static HTML portfolio with any tool and drag the folder in. The site is then files you own.
Is Nippy a portfolio builder?
No — it’s a host. Folders of images become clean galleries without design work, but there are no templates. If you want a designed, multi-section portfolio without code, a builder remains the right category.
More questions? Visit the help center or email support@nippy.host
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