Saal Digital once again secures overall victory. The provider performs best in the “Offering and Software” category. With up to 160 pages, the photo book service offers the greatest flexibility ...
Saal Digital also scores highly in terms of service: telephone, email, and chat support are available.
“The photo books in the Professional Line from Saal Digital are aimed at users who want to present their pictures in high quality. The series is therefore particularly suitable for occasions such as weddings or anniversaries, where an elegant look is required.”
“Thanks to the layflat binding, pictures can be presented across both pages without any annoying folds.”
"The Saal Digital Photo Book impresses with its wide range of design options and layouts, as well as outstanding quality and craftsmanship."
"We were especially impressed by the acrylic cover – it feels like a framed photograph and gives the book an exceptional sense of elegance."
"Premium leatherette cover with elegant acrylic window – with no distracting barcode."
"Overall rating: SUPER – 5 out of 5 stars."
In its 2025 feature, FotoHits magazine highlighted the vibrant colors, impressive sharpness, and premium finish of Saal Digital’s Acrylic Wall Art. The verdict: Excellent.
“Saal Digital is this year’s test winner, both among digitally printed photo books and among photo books on photo paper. Above all, it achieved the best results in the areas of range and software.”
“Saal Digital delivered the finished photo book to us in just two days — perfect for last-minute gifts. Saal Digital consistently delivers: Last year, the provider also delivered within just three business days.”
“Saal Digital’s dominance in the two major categories is rounded off by its repeated victory in the ‘Value for Money’ category.”
"There is no more stylish way to immortalize your wedding photos than with this Photo Book from Saal Digital's Professional Line XT"
"The Professional Line XT from Saal Digital is of a very high quality, the Photo Book was delivered in an elegant Gift box with black Leatherette. The barcode-free Photo Book has a white leatherette cover."
"The real Photo Book from Saal Digital leaves nothing to be desired."
"A highlight: If you wish, you can have the obligatory barcode on the book cover removed for an extra charge. This also makes the Photo Book interesting for professional use."
"OVERALL RATING: TEST WINNER, 5/5"
"Represented in our Calendar test for the first time, Saal Digital immediately secures its place at the top"
"The design is possible via software, online and via app and offers a wide range of design options. Print and processing quality are top."
"OVERALL RATING: TEST WINNER, 5/5"
"The Professional Line Photo Book is particularly impressive due to its high-quality design, compact size, and variety of design options."
"The cover made of brushed metal is a real eye-catcher. As soon as the Photo Book is opened, you can see the extremely high-quality professional quality of the (...) photo paper. Once you hold this product in your hands, you will never want to give it up again."
"Creating the Photo Book is extremely easy and uncomplicated. There are countless options to choose from to find an attractive design that corresponds exactly to your own ideas."
“Saal Digital scores best with their Photo Books in our reader test. Web presence and ordering methods, design options, delivery and service and, above all, the quality were rated as very good by our reader testers.”
“Excellent quality, comprehensible and sophisticated operation with very many design options. Superfast delivery and safely packed. Adequate internet presence.”
“The finished book leaves a first class impression. It reflects the precise working methods and professional skills of everyone involved in the production. This also applies to the bookbinding side.”
“First-class software with very intuitive operation, image quality and range of products”
“When it comes to exposed Photo Books on real photo paper, Saal Digital is way ahead: excellent image quality meets an extensive range and accessible software. Two tiny slip-ups in the finishing cost the book the perfect rating in the end; still first class!”
“At Saal, we treated ourselves to something special: The ’’Professional Line’’ Photo Book […]”
“The acrylic glass cover is surprisingly light and has a fascinating glossy depth. The book does not show barcodes or logos.”
“Portraits and black and white pictures are very appealing.”
“The defending champion does everything right this time too: the range and software are unrivalled in digital printing.”
“The intuitive handling of the configurator is complemented by a wide range of options. The overall image quality is very good, despite a few slight weaknesses in color reproduction, brightness and the contrasts displayed.”
“Software, offer and processing are second to none and helped the Saal Photo Book win for the second time in a row.
“For creation options and quality: All things considered, Saal Digital’s Photo Book undoubtedly belongs to the top class.”
“Saal Digital offers many ways to create the Book, such as the professional upload, with plugins for Photoshop and InDesign as well as file templates with exact dimensions and the PDF upload including ICC profiles. Alternatively, the Books can also be designed offline using the Saal Design software, which offers more design options than many other Photo Book creation programs, for example for text formatting.”
“Saal Digital’s exquisitely manufactured Photo Canvas and sharp, high-contrast printing are impressive.”
“Saal Digital’s exquisitely manufactured Photo Canvas and sharp, high-contrast print are impressive.” High color fidelity to the original image also distinguishes the canvas from others. The black shadow gap frame with the 8 mm wide visible gap enhances the canvas enormously. The textile fabric Saal Digital uses has a very nice feel. The 2 cm real wood stretcher frame is very neatly finished and is highly stable. The Photo Canvas from Saal Digital comes with a mounting kit and additional wall buffers. This overall offer is rated as very good.”
“Saal Digital won us over with exposure and digital printing.”
“Last year, we concluded that good quality does not have to be expensive. This conclusion only applies to a limited extent to the current Photo Book test […]”
“However, test winner Saal Digital demonstrates that high quality has its price. The provider takes first place for both versions, with Photo Books in digital printing and with real photo paper costing 35 euros each. Add 4 euros to that for shipping and handling. It’s not a bargain, but it’s still our price tip.”
“As usual, Saal delivered a superbly bound exposed Photo Book with brilliant photos in record time.”
“The finishes provide a big plus in terms of feel. The look & feel come across as particularly valuable.”
“A clear recommendation for Photo Books that need to look particularly elegant.”
“The pictures in the Photo Calendar are sharp, and details correspond to the original.”
“At Saal Digital, you’ll find everything you need to create a Photo Calendar.”
“Instead of standard cookie-cutter layouts, the software gives you the opportunity to design your calendar as uniquely as possible with the least effort.”
“At Saal Digital, you’ll find an extremely diverse range of photo products”
“Photo Booklets and Photo Books are part of the product rage in upscale quality — e.g. pictures that take up two pages are printed in such a way that the page crease does not disturb the overall appearance.”
“The quality of the Photo Books is the best we’ve ever seen.”
“The photos in particular look brilliant — it doesn’t get any better than that.”
“If you’re looking for the best photo quality above all else, Saal Digital is the right choice when it comes to Photo Books.”
“A Photo Book that’s hard to beat in terms of quality.”
“In the test, the Photo Book was delivered within 48 hours, making Saal Digital one of the fastest providers.”
“Numerous functions from automatic image optimization to image editing tools such as color filters & effects are available.”
“If you opt for an exposed Photo Book on real photo paper, you’ll get the best, well-rounded package with good software and the best image quality at Saal.”
“By the way, Saal uses significantly smaller QR codes, which are not particularly noticeable”
“We found attractive book templates at Saal […].”
Edition: 09/2015, fotoMagazin
“Saal Digital has an impressive complete service offer”
“If you order in the morning, you will usually receive your book the next day — and the speed does not diminish the quality at all.”
“Color brilliance and sharpness are excellent”
“Even the transitions between the sharp and blurred areas are smooth, without steps or moiré.”
“In fact, with Saal Digital, you have the best chance of getting a professional quality book in the shortest possible time.”
Edition: 06/2015, Photography
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