TL;DR: My Social Book auto-creates photo books from your Facebook, Instagram, or Dropbox in under 3 minutes, preserving dates, captions, and likes. Artifact Uprising produces premium, handcrafted photo books with archival-quality paper and linen covers. Choose MSB for speed, social media integration, and value. Choose Artifact Uprising for luxury materials and gift-worthy presentation.

At-a-glance comparison

How they compare

Photo sources and book creation

My Social Book connects to your Facebook, Instagram, or Dropbox account, imports your photos automatically, and generates a complete book in under 3 minutes. No downloading, no uploading, no sorting. The system organizes everything chronologically and builds the layout for you. It also preserves the dates, captions, likes, and locations from your original posts.

Artifact Uprising requires manual uploads. You select photos from your device, upload them to the editor, and arrange them on pages yourself. There's no social media integration and no automatic organization. If your best photos are scattered across social platforms, you'll need to download them first, then upload and arrange them one by one.

For someone with thousands of social media photos spanning several years, the difference in effort is massive. My Social Book can turn a decade of Facebook posts into a 450-page book in minutes. Doing the same thing manually with Artifact Uprising would take days.

Customization and design

Artifact Uprising offers a clean, minimalist design editor. You won't find hundreds of templates or stickers here. Instead, the focus is on elegant simplicity: white space, careful typography, and layouts that let the photos speak. It's a curated aesthetic, and it works beautifully for people who want a refined, gallery-quality look.

My Social Book generates its layout automatically. The design is clean and chronological, built around your social media timeline. You can preview every page before ordering, remove posts you don't want, add or remove content, and customize the cover. You won't be moving individual photos around the page, but you won't need to spend hours doing it either.

Artifact Uprising gives you more design control. My Social Book gives you back your time. Both produce good-looking books, but the experience of creating them is completely different.

Book quality and formats

This is Artifact Uprising's strongest category. The company positions itself as a premium brand, and the materials reflect that. Books are printed on archival-grade Mohawk Superfine paper. Cover options include linen, leather, and fabric wraps. Layflat binding means pages open perfectly flat for edge-to-edge photos. The finished product feels like something you'd find in a boutique bookshop. If you're making a wedding album or a milestone gift, the tactile quality is outstanding.

My Social Book produces a well-made hardcover (glossy or matte) or softcover book at 21 x 25 cm. The print quality is solid and 700,000+ customers have been satisfied with the result. But the materials aren't at the same luxury tier as Artifact Uprising. My Social Book wins on capacity: up to 450 pages per book versus roughly 100 pages for most Artifact Uprising formats. When you need to fit years of content into a single volume, that page count matters.

Pricing

The price gap is significant. My Social Book starts at $33 for a 25-page softcover and $53 for a hardcover. Most customers receive discounts of 40% or more. A 100-page hardcover typically runs between $80 and $130 before discounts.

Artifact Uprising starts around $59 for a small softcover and quickly climbs from there. A hardcover photo book with 40-60 pages often costs $100 to $200+. Add layflat binding or a linen cover and you're well above $200 for a single book. The quality justifies the price for special occasions, but it's a meaningful investment.

If you're making one important gift, the Artifact Uprising price tag might be worth it. If you want to create a book every year for your family, or you're printing multiple volumes to cover different time periods, My Social Book is far more practical on a per-book basis.

Who should choose My Social Book

• Your photos are on social media. MSB pulls directly from Facebook, Instagram, and Dropbox. No downloading, no uploading, no sorting through folders.
• You want a book that reads like a journal. Preserved dates, captions, likes, and locations turn a photo book into a timeline of your life. No other service does this.
• You need a lot of pages. Up to 450 pages means you can fit years of memories in one volume. Artifact Uprising maxes out around 100.
• You don't have hours for design work. Under 3 minutes from start to preview. Connect your account and the book builds itself.
• You want an affordable way to print your memories regularly. With frequent discounts, creating a family yearbook every year is realistic without breaking the budget.

Over 12 years and 700,000+ books printed, My Social Book has a 4.7 Trustpilot rating. See your free preview in under 3 minutes.

Who should choose Artifact Uprising

• You're creating a luxury gift. A wedding album, a milestone birthday, a retirement present. When the book itself needs to feel special, Artifact Uprising's materials deliver. Linen covers, archival paper, and layflat binding make a real impression.
• Print quality is your top priority. If you want museum-grade paper and boutique craftsmanship, Artifact Uprising is one of the best in the business. The finished product is genuinely beautiful.
• You have professional or high-resolution photos. If your photos come from a DSLR or a professional shoot, the premium paper and printing will show off that quality. The manual upload process makes more sense when you're hand-picking your best shots.
• You prefer a minimalist, curated aesthetic. Artifact Uprising's design style is intentionally simple and elegant. If that matches your taste, the books look stunning.
• Budget is not a concern. At $100-250+ per book, you're paying for premium materials. If that fits your budget for a special occasion, the result is worth it.

Artifact Uprising makes a genuinely premium product. For once-in-a-lifetime occasions where presentation matters as much as the photos inside, it's an excellent choice.

FAQ

Does Artifact Uprising connect to social media?

No. Artifact Uprising requires manual photo uploads from your computer or phone. My Social Book is the only one of the two that connects directly to Facebook, Instagram, and Dropbox for automatic book creation.

Which service can hold more pages?

My Social Book supports up to 450 pages per book. Most Artifact Uprising formats max out around 100 pages. If you want to cover years of content in a single volume, MSB can handle it.

Is Artifact Uprising worth the higher price?

For special occasions, many people think so. The archival paper, linen covers, and layflat binding are genuinely premium. But for an annual family yearbook or a regular photo archive, the cost adds up fast. My Social Book offers a more practical price point for books you'll want to create regularly.

Does My Social Book preserve captions and likes?

Yes. Every post in your book includes the original date, caption, number of likes, and location from your social media account. Artifact Uprising includes only the photos you upload, with no social context attached.

Can I use both services for different projects?

That's actually a great approach. Use My Social Book for your annual social media yearbook (because manually building a 200-page book every year isn't practical at any price). Use Artifact Uprising for a wedding album or a special gift where premium materials matter most. You can also check our Shutterfly alternatives roundup for even more options.

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