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 immortalise 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"
"Featured in our calendar test for the first time, Saal Digital immediately secures its position at the top"
"Design is possible via software, online and via app, offering a wide range of design options. Print and processing quality are excellent."
"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 straightforward. There are countless options to choose from to find an attractive design that matches your own ideas exactly."
“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 a great many design options. Extremely fast delivery and securely packaged. 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 aspect.”
“First-class software with very intuitive operation, image quality and a great 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 finish cost the Book the perfect rating in the end – but it was still first class!”
“We treated ourselves to something special from Saal: The Professional Line Photo Book […]”
“The acrylic glass cover is surprisingly light, with an impressive, glossy depth. The Book does not show barcodes or logos.”
“Portraits and black and white pictures look very appealing.”
“The defending champions does everything right again this time: the range and software are unrivalled in digital printing.”
“The intuitive handling of the configurator is complemented by a wide range of options. The image quality is very good overall, despite a few slight weaknesses in colour reproduction, brightness and contrast being displayed.”
“The software, offer and processing are second to none and help the Saal Photo Book to win for the second time in a row.
“Whether it’s creation options or quality: overall, Saal Digital’s Photo Book undoubtedly belongs in the top class.”
“Saal Digital offer 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 even 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 programmes; for example, for formatting text.”
“Saal Digital impress with an excellently manufactured Photo Canvas and sharp, high-contrast printing.”
“Saal Digital impress with an excellently manufactured Photo Canvas and sharp, high-contrast print. High colour fidelity to the original image also distinguishes their canvas from others. The black shadow gap frame with the 8 mm wide visible gap enhances the canvas enormously. The textile fabric used has a very nice feel. The 2 cm real wood stretcher frame is very neatly finished and has a high level of stability. The Photo Canvas from Saal Digital comes with a set for hanging and additional wall buffers. This overall offer is rated as very good.”
“Saal Digital convinces with great exposure and digital printing.”
“Last year we concluded that good quality need not be expensive. This conclusion only applies to a limited extent to the current Photo Book test […]”
“However, test winner Saal Digital shows that high quality can be competitively priced. This provider takes first place for both versions, with Photo Books in digital printing and real photo paper costing 35 euros each. In addition, delivery and handling was only 4 euros. Not quite a bargain cost, but it’s still our best price tip.”
“As usual, Saal delivered a superbly bound exposed Photo Book with brilliant photos in record time.”
“The finishes and feel are a big plus. The look and feel come across as particularly valuable.”
“A clear recommendation for Photo Books that need to look exceptionally classy.”
“With the Photo Calendar, the pictures are sharp and details match the original.”
“At Saal Digital you will find everything you need to create a Photo Calendar.”
“Instead of prefabricated standard layouts, the software gives you the opportunity to design your calendar as individually as possible in the simplest way.”
“At Saal Digital you will find an extremely diverse range of photo products”
“Photo Booklets and Photo Books are part of the product rage in top quality – e.g. pictures that take up two pages are printed in such a way that the page crease does not spoil the overall appearance.”
“The quality of the Photo Books is the best we have ever seen.”
“The photos in particular look brilliant – it doesn’t get any better than that.”
“If you are looking for the best photo quality above all else, when it comes to Photo Books, Saal Digital is the right choice.”
“A Photo Book that is 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 are available, from automatic image optimisation to image editing tools such as colour filters and effects.”
“If you opt for an exposed Photo Book on real photo paper, you get the best, most well-rounded package with good software and the best image quality from Saal.”
“Additionally, Saal uses significantly smaller QR codes which are not particularly noticeable.”
“We found attractive book templates at Saal […]”
Edition: 09/2015, fotoMagazin
“Saal Digital impress with a complete service offer”
“If you order in the morning, you usually receive your book the next day – and the speed does not have an impact on the quality at all.”
“Colour brilliance and sharpness are excellent”
“Even the transitions between 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 within the shortest possible time.”
Edition: 06/2015, Photography