A Zenfolio alternative: Aurant vs Zenfolio
Zenfolio combines a website, client galleries and a store with integrated print labs, plus tools for school, sports and event work at volume. Aurant puts files, galleries and the client work (invoices, contracts, booking) in one account, with a free plan. Here is how to choose.
What we say about Zenfolio was checked on Zenfolio’s own pages, as of October 2026. Prices and features change, so check their site before you decide.
Choose Zenfolio if…
- You sell prints, digitals and packages and want integrated lab fulfilment (Miller’s, Mpix, Bay Photo, Fujifilm and others), from the Professional plan.
- You shoot schools, sports or events at volume and want its Volume Wizard and QR code workflow.
- You want unlimited JPEG storage and 4K video on one plan (Advanced).
Choose Aurant if…
- You want booking pages included: on Aurant, contracts with online signing and booking pages come with every plan, Free included; Zenfolio sells booking and scheduling as a $10-a-month add-on below Advanced.
- You want to start without paying: Aurant has a free plan with no card and no time limit, where Zenfolio has a free trial.
- You would rather keep the whole sale: when you sell downloads from a gallery, Aurant takes no cut; Zenfolio charges a 7% commerce fee on each order.
- You or your clients work in French: the app and the pages your clients open are fully in English and French.
- Your files must arrive exactly as you exported them: Aurant keeps them at full resolution and never recompresses them.
- You want your delivered work kept: on Aurant, galleries stay online, read-only, whatever your plan, and are never deleted.
- You would rather pay in your local currency: in much of Africa, an Aurant plan can be prepaid by mobile money.
Side by side.
| What you get | Aurant | Zenfolio |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes: 5 GB, one portfolio, unlimited galleries with no limit on files per gallery. No card. | No free plan; a free trial, with no card required. |
| Paid plans from | £9 a month (Basic, 200 GB). Yearly billing saves 15%. | $9 a month, or $7 a month billed annually (Basic, 15 GB). Selling starts on Professional, at $23 a month billed monthly (150 GB). |
| Most storage | 4 TB on Ultimate. | Unlimited JPEG storage plus 150 GB of video, on Advanced ($40 a month billed monthly). Add-on storage up to 100 TB. RAW files are not stored. |
| Print and product sales | No print store or lab integration. From Basic, you can sell digital downloads from a gallery if you choose to, at your price, and Aurant takes no cut. | From Professional: prints, digitals and packages, with integrated lab fulfilment (Miller’s, Mpix, Bay Photo, Fujifilm and others) or self-fulfilment. A 7% commerce fee per order, plus $0.09 per single digital file downloaded; payment processing fees apply. |
| Invoices, contracts, booking | In the same account: invoices, quotes and client management on every plan (Free includes 3 clients and 3 invoices, unlimited from Basic); contracts with online signing and booking pages on every plan, Free included. | Booking and scheduling, with invoicing and online payments, is a $10-a-month add-on on Basic and Professional, and included on Advanced. |
| If you stop paying | Delivered galleries stay online, read-only, and are never deleted. Export everything, any time. | After a downgrade, your galleries stay and existing files are not deleted. After a cancellation, once the billing period ends, your website goes offline and your content becomes inaccessible. |
What we say about Zenfolio was checked on Zenfolio’s own pages, as of October 2026. Prices and features change, so check their site before you decide.
Switching from Zenfolio
Download your galleries from Zenfolio as folders or zip files, then use Import galleries in Aurant: each folder becomes a gallery and its sub-folders become sets, at full resolution. Your client list comes across from Zenfolio’s export file. Imported galleries stay hidden until you have checked them.
Questions.
- Is Aurant cheaper than Zenfolio?
- It depends on what you need. Aurant has a free plan with 5 GB, and its paid plans start at £9 a month with 200 GB. Zenfolio starts at $9 a month, or $7 a month billed annually, with 15 GB; selling starts on Professional, at $23 a month billed monthly (as of October 2026). Check Zenfolio’s current prices on their site.
- Can I sell prints with Aurant?
- Not today. Aurant has no print store or lab integration; from Basic, you can sell digital downloads from a gallery if you choose to, at your price, and Aurant takes no cut. If print and package sales are a big part of your income, Zenfolio’s store and integrated labs are the stronger choice.
- Can I bring my Zenfolio galleries over?
- Yes. Download them from Zenfolio as folders or zip files, then use Import galleries: each folder becomes a gallery and its sub-folders become sets, at full resolution. Imported galleries stay hidden until you have checked them.
- Is booking included?
- On Aurant, yes: contracts with online signing and booking pages come with every plan, Free included. On Zenfolio, booking and scheduling is a $10-a-month add-on on Basic and Professional, and included on Advanced (as of October 2026).
- Is Aurant available in French?
- Yes, fully. The app, and the galleries and pages your clients open, are in English and French.
- What happens to my galleries if I stop paying?
- On Aurant, nothing is deleted: your galleries, files and portfolios stay online, read-only, and you can export everything at any time. Zenfolio keeps your files after a downgrade, but once a cancelled plan’s billing period ends, your website goes offline and your content becomes inaccessible, so download your galleries before then.
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