--- title: "Mpix vs Shutterfly: Which is searched more in the United States?" description: "Is Mpix or Shutterfly more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Photo printing services set in the United States. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/mpix-vs-shutterfly" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Mpix vs Shutterfly: Which is searched more in the United States? Is Mpix or Shutterfly more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Photo printing services set in the United States. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Mpix and Shutterfly - **Competitive set**: Photo printing services - **Market**: United States - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Mpix Share of Search**: 9.3% - **Shutterfly Share of Search**: 68.6% ## Is Mpix or Shutterfly more popular in search? - In September 2026, Shutterfly had more branded searches than Mpix among photo printing services in the United States. Shutterfly had about 823,000 branded searches, while Mpix had 111,000. Shutterfly made up 68.6% of all photo printing service searches we track, and Mpix accounted for 9.3%. - Shutterfly was ahead of Mpix in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Mpix’s share of searches among photo printing services in the United States moved from 8.6% to 9.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 145K to 111K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Shutterfly’s share of searches among photo printing services in the United States moved from 72.6% to 68.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.2M to 823K. ## Top photo printing services in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Mpix appeared in all four answers. Shutterfly was mentioned in two out of four: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in the Google AI Overview. Mpix was listed before Shutterfly in three out of four answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Mpix | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | Nations Photo Lab | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | Printique | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Snapfish | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Shutterfly | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Bay Photo | 6th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | WhiteWall | 7th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 | ## Every AI answer about photo printing services - Asked ChatGPT "Which photo printing service should I buy in the US?": 1. Mpix, 2. Nations Photo Lab, 3. Printique - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best photo printing service brands in the US?": 1. Mpix, 2. Printique, 3. Nations Photo Lab, 4. Shutterfly, 5. Snapfish, 6. Bay Photo, 7. WhiteWall - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best photo printing service in the US for high quality prints?": 1. Printique, 2. Bay Photo, 3. Nations Photo Lab, 4. WhiteWall, 5. Mpix - Searched Google, AI Overview "photo prints online": 1. Snapfish, 2. Shutterfly, 3. Mpix, 4. Nations Photo Lab Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United States on October 19, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for United States photo printing services in September 2026? - Mpix’s share of searches among photo printing services in the United States has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 9.8% to 9.3% in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Shutterfly in the United States fell 32.5% over 12 measured months, from 1.2M to 823K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Mpix estimated searches | Mpix Share of Search | Mpix rank | Shutterfly estimated searches | Shutterfly Share of Search | Shutterfly rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 145K | 8.6% | 3 | 1.2M | 72.6% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 234K | 6.5% | 3 | 2.7M | 75.6% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 273K | 6.2% | 3 | 3.4M | 75.9% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 128K | 7.7% | 3 | 1.2M | 73.4% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 109K | 9.4% | 3 | 823K | 71.3% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 128K | 9.2% | 3 | 1M | 72.1% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 168K | 10.2% | 3 | 1.2M | 73.8% | 1 | | May 2026 | 162K | 9.6% | 3 | 1.2M | 72.1% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 118K | 9.8% | 3 | 823K | 68.4% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 117K | 9.7% | 3 | 823K | 68.3% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 115K | 9.5% | 3 | 823K | 68.1% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 111K | 9.3% | 3 | 823K | 68.6% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Mpix’s and Shutterfly’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Mpix**: Measured on the search terms “mpix” and “mpix photo prints”, summed into one figure. - **Shutterfly**: Measured on the search terms “photobook shutterfly” and “shutterfly”, summed into one figure. - [Mpix profile](/demand/us/brands/mpix) - [Shutterfly profile](/demand/us/brands/shutterfly) - [All photo printing services in the United States](/demand/us/categories/us-photo-printing-services): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Mpix or Shutterfly more popular in search? In September 2026, Shutterfly had more branded searches than Mpix among photo printing services in the United States. Shutterfly had about 823,000 branded searches, while Mpix had 111,000. Shutterfly made up 68.6% of all photo printing service searches we track, and Mpix accounted for 9.3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Mpix vs Shutterfly: Which is searched more in the United States?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/mpix-vs-shutterfly This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/mpix-vs-shutterfly. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.