Albumy vs Pic-Time vs ShootProof vs Pixieset for wedding photographers
The short answer
Pic-Time is strongest for print and album sales. ShootProof suits studios that want commission-free print sales and built-in invoicing on a long-established platform. Pixieset has the lowest entry price and a website builder. Albumy is the one built for weddings delivered as photos and film together: guests find and add their own photos, and contracts, client payments and paid gallery hosting are included. Albumy Pro is $33/month with 1.5TB of photos and 250GB of video, and its print store is in beta.
Side by side
| Feature | Albumy | Pic-Time | ShootProof | Pixieset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price, billed annually | Starter $10.75/mo, Pro $27.42/mo, Studio $66.58/mo ($129, $329, $799 a year) | Beginner $7/mo, Professional $21/mo, Advanced $42/mo | Starter $8.33/mo, Standard $16.67/mo, Professional $26.67/mo, Premium $50/mo | Client Gallery: Basic $8/mo, Plus $16/mo, Pro $24/mo, Ultimate $40/mo |
| Free plan or trial | 90-day trial of Pro, no card. No free plan. | Free plan (10GB, later reduced to 3GB); 30-day trial | Free plan (3GB, photos only); 14-day trial | Free plan (3GB) |
| Photo storage | 350GB Starter, 1.5TB Pro, unlimited on Studio (5TB fair use) | 20GB, 100GB, unlimited on Advanced | 20GB and 100GB shared with video, 1,000GB Professional, unlimited Premium | 10GB, 100GB, 1TB, unlimited on Ultimate |
| Wedding film in the gallery | Plays beside the photos with adaptive 1080p streaming; 4K originals kept. 50GB, 250GB or 500GB of video by plan; +500GB for $20/mo | Up to 4K on every plan; 5GB, 30GB or 60GB of video by plan | Up to 4K on paid plans; 50GB on Professional, 150GB on Premium | 30 minutes on Basic, video support on higher plans; extra video $5/mo per hour |
| Guests find their own photos (face search) | Every plan | Search by faces and selfie search on Advanced | Not found on its plans, features or FAQ pages | Not found on its pricing or product pages |
| Guests upload their photos (QR code) | Every plan, no app or account for guests | Not found on its plans or features pages | Not found on its plans, features or FAQ pages | Not found on its pricing or product pages |
| Print and product sales | Print store in beta: canvas and fine-art prints, US shipping. General availability planned for 2027 | Live, with about 40 labs by region, including WHCC, Miller's and Bay Photo | Live, with Bay Photo, Miller's, WHCC, Mpix and others, plus self-fulfilled items | Live, with automatic fulfilment through partner labs such as WHCC |
| Commission on print sales | 0% on paid plans | 15% on Free and Beginner; 8% Professional and 6% Advanced by default, 0% if you collect payments yourself | 0% on every plan, including Free | 15% on Free, 0% on paid plans |
| Automated sales and email campaigns | Not yet | Automated marketing campaigns, coupons and gift cards | Email marketing on every plan | Email campaigns, 100 to 10,000 a month by plan |
| Contracts and invoicing | Built in: e-signed contracts, plus payment requests and schedules for retainers and balances by card or US bank account. Albumy keeps 1.5%, plus Stripe's fee | Through integrations such as HoneyBook and Studio Ninja | Built in on Starter and above, with installment plans; ShootProof Pay 2.9% + 30¢ | Separate app, Studio Manager: free tier, then $12 to $18/mo billed annually |
| Clients pay to keep the gallery online | Yes: 1, 3 or 5-year plans at your prices. You keep 85%. Unpaid galleries go offline, not deleted | Gallery Backup: a yearly subscription through PayPal. Pic-Time keeps $1 + 10% on paid plans | Archiving is paid by the photographer, from $2.99/mo. No client-paid option found | No client-paid option found |
| Booking and scheduling | Not yet | Through integrations | Paid add-on | In Studio Manager |
| Custom domain | Your studio's albumy.pro subdomain. Custom domains are temporarily unavailable | Professional and Advanced | Custom subdomain | Paid plans |
| Downloads and leaving | Studio and clients download whole albums at full resolution any time; clients can export to Google Photos | Clients download full galleries or save to Dropbox or Google Photos | Download limits per gallery; no export tool for leaving found | Full-resolution downloads on paid plans |
| Founded | 2024 | 2010 | 2010 | 2013 |
Competitor details come from each company's own pricing and help pages, read on October 23, 2026. Plans change; check the sources below before you decide.
Which one should you choose?
- Choose Albumy if you deliver the photos and the film together, want guests to find their own photos and add their own, and want contracts, client payments and paid gallery hosting in the same plan. Pro is $33/month with 1.5TB of photos and 250GB of video.
- Choose Pic-Time if print and album sales with automated campaigns are your main income after a wedding, and you already run contracts and invoices in a separate CRM.
- Choose ShootProof if you want a long-established platform with contracts, invoices and commission-free print sales on every plan, and video is a small part of what you deliver.
- Choose Pixieset if you want the lowest entry price and a website builder in the same suite, and are happy to add Studio Manager for contracts and invoices.
Questions photographers ask
Which client gallery is best for wedding photographers in 2026?
It depends on where your income comes from. For print and album sales, Pic-Time. For commission-free prints with built-in invoicing, ShootProof. For the lowest entry price, Pixieset. For delivering photos and film together, with guest face search, QR guest uploads, contracts, client payments and paid gallery hosting in one plan, Albumy.
What is Albumy Pro?
Albumy Pro is Albumy's $33/month plan ($329/year) with 1.5TB of photo storage, 250GB of video, three team seats, guest face search, QR guest uploads, contracts, client payment requests and paid gallery hosting, where the studio keeps 85% of each sale.
Which platform is best for delivering wedding films?
Albumy gives the most video room for the price: 250GB on Pro and 500GB on Studio, with a 500GB video pack, adaptive 1080p playback and the 4K original kept. Pic-Time and ShootProof support up to 4K with smaller video allowances.
Which platforms let clients pay to keep their gallery online?
Albumy and Pic-Time. Albumy sells 1, 3 or 5-year hosting plans and the studio keeps 85%; Pic-Time's Gallery Backup is a yearly subscription and Pic-Time keeps $1 + 10% on paid plans. ShootProof's archiving is paid by the photographer.
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No card needed. Bring one wedding over and deliver it alongside your current platform before you decide.
Sources
- Albumy pricing
- Albumy features
- Pic-Time pricing
- Pic-Time commission rates
- Pic-Time print labs
- Pic-Time AI gallery search
- Pic-Time Gallery Backup
- Pic-Time integrations
- ShootProof plans
- ShootProof printing labs
- ShootProof FAQ
- Pixieset pricing
- Pixieset Studio Manager pricing
- Pixieset client gallery
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