The 2 Best Online Framing Services of 2025

Top pick

Why it’s great

Since we first recommended this service, in 2019, we remain confident that Framebridge will send you a beautiful frame—on time—and will make things right if it fails.

Framebridge has a vast catalog of frame styles to pick from. From its classic wood and metal frames to colorful lacquered models and standing frames, Framebridge was among the services offering the most styles and variety while still being easy to navigate. It currently offers around 30 to 40 different frame styles (90 if you count the color variations), 22 classic mat colors, and a variety of other unique mat or mounting options, like clear float and accent mats. Given all of these options, we think most people will be able to find something that matches their home decor.

Framebridge has proved to be trustworthy over the years. Since Framebridge first became our top pick, in 2019, several Wirecutter journalists have used it to frame their own photos, as well as to send framed photos to loved ones as gifts.

Everyone reported a positive ordering experience, with on-time delivery (and no mishaps) of their desired photos.

It’s customizable yet not confusing. Thanks to straightforward language and great website design, Framebridge’s interface is easy to navigate, even for those who aren’t tech-savvy (like me). All too often, online framing websites have clunky embedded menus or overly designed framing tools, which make them hard to use. But with Framebridge’s website, it’s easy to see everything it offers so you can start framing.

It gives clear guidance on both the size of your print and the size of your frame, so you’re certain of exactly what you’re ordering. You can select from among several mat colors or mounting styles. And you can pay extra for details like a brass plate or a thick, eight-ply mat, but even these options are limited, so the selection process remains simple.

It’s easy to visualize your frame in context. Framebridge places your print in a virtual room so you can see how it will look in real life, which is helpful for visual learners. And if you choose Framebridge’s gallery-wall-planning function, you can upload over a dozen images at once into its layout tool, to see how they’ll look all together.

Framebridge has genuinely great customer service. When I used the site’s chat function, within seconds I was greeted by either a real person or a very convincing AI, giving me clear answers to my questions.

Likewise, using the text-support function, I received prompt, humanlike help.

This service answers its emails in under 24 hours and takes phone calls Monday through Friday. When I called, I had a wait time of under 3 minutes before being connected with a real (and friendly) human, who was knowledgeable and helpful in answering my questions. Framebridge also has 28 stores scattered around the country, if you want to visit in person.

Framebridge’s “100% happiness guarantee” covers one year of design dissatisfaction. You may not need it: In my experience, the website is straightforward enough that it’s hard to mess up what you want, and it produces a high-quality product.

Only one Wirecutter staffer has had an issue with Framebridge, and the company resolved it readily: Her ornament photos had faded over two years; after she reported this complaint via email, Framebridge mailed her a replacement along with an apology.

Flaws but not dealbreakers

• Framebridge accepts all image file types except for TIFF. Most smartphones save photos as JPG or HEICC, so you should be all set. But if you plan to use Framebridge for some digital art, you may have to convert the file type.
• Framebridge’s acrylic glazing comes with standard 92% UV protection, but it doesn’t offer advanced UV protection as an add-on, like Level Frames or American Frames do. For anyone hanging photos on sunny walls or for delicate artwork, I’d recommend using a service that has more UV protection options, like our runner-up pick.
• Framebridge’s warranty could be more straightforward and easier to access, since it’s not posted officially anywhere on the site. The frames come with a one-year warranty, but we had to reach out via email to Framebridge’s support to get that information. The rep also told us it “may be considered a lifetime if any issues arise as a result of the framing process.” Though our staffer had luck getting her frames replaced two years after purchase, we wish this were an inked guarantee instead of the “case by case basis” the rep told us the company operates under.

Key specs

• Hanging style: sawtooth with felt pads for small frames; hanging wire for medium and large frames; corner brackets for extra-large frames
• Photo paper: lustre (standard) or matte (by request)
• Standard mat colors: 22
• Acceptable file types: JPG, GIF, HEIC, PNG
• Return policy: one-year warranty, lifetime guarantee against structural problems