A Publuu alternative for your creative portfolio.
Compare Publuu and Portfolia when your PDF is ready to share. Publuu offers interactive publication and marketing tools. Portfolia focuses on the way creative work is seen: clean reading styles, optional Studio lighting and a personal portfolio profile.
Portfolia vs Publuu · Reviewed 11 October 2026
The difference that matters
Publuu advertises multimedia hotspots, reader analytics, lead generation and virtual bookshelves. It also offers a branded Android app with offline access. For a catalogue library or recurring publication, those can be valuable; for one portfolio, test whether you actually need that distribution system.
| What you need | Portfolia | Publuu |
|---|---|---|
| Interactive content | Website-link icons, scrapbook notes and page tabs. | Videos, links, hotspots, galleries and audio are advertised. Source |
| Engagement reporting | Basic view statistics. | Views, time on pages and interactions are advertised. Source |
| Collection display | Creator profile with published portfolios. | Virtual bookshelf for a branded publication library. Source |
| Reader app | Browser-based viewer; no branded mobile app. | Branded Android app with offline access is advertised. Source |
Publuu offers trial access and several paid plans. Consult its current pricing page for the publication allowance and feature tier; this page does not assume trial access is a permanent free plan.
Which fits your next project?
Choose Publuu when a publication needs richer media, a branded library or reader engagement tools. Choose Portfolia when the PDF is the finished creative artefact and you want to share it directly. Try your busiest spread, portrait pages and small captions in both viewers before deciding.
Portfolia currently has no public discovery gallery, in-page video/audio player, lead forms, custom domains or team approval workflow. Its visit statistics are basic. A link to your store does not provide an integrated checkout.
Drag your PDF here
PDF only · publish up to 30 MB on your plan
Large PDF? Upload options
Everything happens on your device and your original file is never changed. Free publishes PDFs up to 30 MB, Personal up to 100 MB, and you can preview files up to 150 MB first.
No sign-up to preview. Sign in to save and publish.
See a portfolio before uploading yours
Explore Scarlett Bushell’s fashion lookbook in the live viewer. Try the Simple and Studio appearances before sharing your own work.
Open the example portfolioKeep your original layout
Upload the finished PDF you designed. The portfolio editor changes its presentation, with separate settings for each portfolio.
Choose the reading experience
Offer Simple or Studio lighting alongside Flipbook, Scroll or Page by page. Add website icons, scrapbook notes and tabs.
Start with a real PDF
Free includes one portfolio up to 30 MB, QR codes and embedding. Personal is £3/month or £25/year, with up to ten portfolios and 100 MB per PDF.
A simple viewer for a professional presentation
Choose scroll, page-by-page or PDF flipbook reading. The flipbook offers a clean Simple view and a 3D Studio view with paper finishes, room lighting and wood backdrops. On phones, the book camera follows the current page.
Start free with one PDF up to 30 MB. Explore the free PDF flipbook or learn about Portfolia as an Issuu alternative.
How it works
- 1Export your original portfolio as a PDF.
- 2Upload it, test each page and choose your viewer settings.
- 3Publish, then replace the links and embeds you want to move.
- Free plan: one PDF portfolio up to 30 MB
- Permanent sharing link and downloadable QR code
- Profile, email, LinkedIn and contact links
- Basic visit statistics
Need more? See pricing for the Personal plan.
Questions
- Do readers need an app to open Portfolia?
- No. A portfolio opens in the browser from its link or QR code. Portfolia does not currently provide a downloadable offline flipbook or a branded mobile application.
- Can I import my existing Publuu web address?
- No. Upload your original PDF to create a new Portfolia link. Third-party addresses, viewer settings, interactive overlays and analytics are not automatically imported.