Updated September 5, 2026 · France

Symfuse vs Photoweb

A thank-you book for a teacher or colleague can be made together. On Symfuse, contributors write and decorate their pages; you approve them without doing all the layout yourself.

Symfuse or Photoweb?

Features of Symfuse and Photoweb
Criterion Symfuse Photoweb
Friends and family’s contributions Everyone creates their own pages Each contributor designs their own pages in the same project. Collection link for friends and family to add photos.
Page corrections Send a page back to its author A page needing changes goes back to its author. The organiser approves it when it is ready. Corrections in the book editor before confirming the order.
Paying for the book Everyone can pay for their own pages The organiser pays for the first copy, or each person pays for their own pages. Book and copies grouped in the order basket.
Colours and palettes Palettes chosen for the group The organiser can restrict text and background colours to the palettes they have chosen. Creative backgrounds and customisable coloured borders.
Fonts 50 fonts available The organiser can limit the available fonts to keep the album consistent. Choice of font, text size and colour.
Stickers and decorations Search for stickers Search by keyword or category: flowers, animals, travel… You can also crop photos into hearts, stars or circles. Stickers, frames and shaped photos.
Extra copies Separate payments, shared discount Up to 20% off books linked to the main order, even when everyone pays for their own copy. Delivery excluded. Quantity selected at checkout; album can be duplicated in the basket.
Editor access No software to install In your browser, with no installation. A computer is recommended. Online editor with page customisation.

The Symfuse editor

Add stickers

Search for stickers by keyword or browse the categories: flowers, animals, travel, birthdays…

Single-stem daisy Heart balloon Camera Coffee cup Cat Anemone Aeroplane Gift box Birthday candles

Choose your book’s colours

Limit the colours available to contributors: choose palettes for text and separate ones for page backgrounds.

Ocean
Pastel
Editorial

Choose from 50 fonts

You can limit the fonts offered to participants to keep the album’s design consistent.

  • Montserrat
  • Playfair Display
  • Lobster Two
  • Mali
  • Almendra
  • Kanit
  • Chubbo
  • Sour Gummy

Give your photos a shape

Crop your photos into hearts, stars or circles, directly in the editor.

Each person can pay for their pages

For the first copy, choose between one payment by the organiser and each participant paying for their pages directly on Symfuse.

See both payment options

Several copies, up to 20% off

Copies linked to the main order count together for the discount, even when each participant pays for their own.

2 copies
−10%
3-4 copies
−15%
5+ copies
−20%

Discount applies to the books, excluding delivery. Independent orders are not combined.

Participants can also have a copy delivered to their own address, even after the project closes.

Calculate the price of my copies

One square format, 20 × 20 cm.

Glossy 200 gsm paper. Stapled softcover for 8–21 pages; hardcover from 22 pages.

€49.00 for a 24-page, 20 × 20 cm hardcover book with one-off payment. Delivery excluded.

FAQ
An open, square Symfuse photo book showing a double-page spread
A 20 × 20 cm Symfuse photo book.

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