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The best Pixieset alternatives in 2026, compared honestly

If print and album sales drive your income, Pic-Time and ShootProof are the closest Pixieset alternatives, and ShootProof takes no commission on any plan. For a website and store in one, look at Zenfolio or SmugMug; for proofing and review, Picflow. If you want galleries, invoices, contracts and booking in one account, in English and French, with films delivered untouched and galleries that are never deleted, Aurant is built for that, though it sells no prints.

Updated 25 October 202611 min read

The Pixieset alternatives at a glance

Seven alternatives to Pixieset, each with what it does best and its lowest paid plan, as each company’s own pricing page showed it on 25 October 2026, before tax:

  • Pic-Time: best for selling prints and albums through labs worldwide. From $7 a month, billed annually. Free plan, 3 GB after the first three months.
  • ShootProof: best for selling with no commission on any plan. From $8.33 a month billed annually, or $9.99 monthly. Free plan, 3 GB of photos.
  • Zenfolio: best for a website, a store and high-volume event, school and sports work in one. From $9 a month, billed monthly. Free trial, no free plan.
  • SmugMug: best for unlimited photo storage and a portfolio website. From $20 a month, billed annually. Free trial, no free plan.
  • CloudSpot: best for galleries plus a studio manager, for photographers in the US. Free plan, 5 GB and up to 3 galleries.
  • Aurant: best for galleries, invoices, contracts and booking in one account, films delivered untouched, and work in English and French. From £9 a month. Free plan, 5 GB and unlimited galleries.
  • Picflow: best for proofing and review with clients and teams, video included. From $12 a month billed yearly, or $15 monthly. Free plan, 2 GB.

How we checked. Every price and feature of another company in this guide was read on that company’s own website on 25 October 2026, and the pages are listed under Sources at the end. Dollar prices are as each page showed them, before tax. Plans change, so check before you decide. Aurant is our product, and we have held it to the same standard, gaps included.

What Pixieset does well, and why photographers compare it

Pixieset is a polished client gallery platform with a built-in store. According to Pixieset’s pricing page (October 2026), its free plan has 3 GB of storage and a 15% commission on store sales. Paid Client Gallery plans run from $8 a month billed annually ($10 monthly), with 10 GB and 30 minutes of HD video, to $40 a month billed annually ($50 monthly), with unlimited storage, and carry no commission.

Invoices, contracts and booking are a separate Pixieset product, Studio Manager, which has a free tier and paid plans from $12 a month billed annually ($15 monthly). The Pixieset Suite, which bundles the apps, is listed from $28 a month.

The reasons photographers look elsewhere are usually specific: they want the client work in the same product as the galleries, they deliver films longer than a plan’s video minutes, they or their clients work in French, or they want to know what happens to their galleries if they stop paying. Pixieset’s terms say that when an account is cancelled, its contents “may be removed immediately”.

Pic-Time: best for selling prints and albums

Best for: photographers whose income depends on prints, albums and wall art. Pic-Time’s print shop works with more than 30 labs in the US and Canada, Europe, the UK, Australia and New Zealand, and India, and it is included on every plan, Free too.

What it costs (as of October 2026, from [Pic-Time’s pricing page](https://www.pic-time.com/pricing/client-delivery-suite)): Beginner is $7 a month billed annually or $8 monthly, with 20 GB for photos and 5 GB for video. Professional is $21 a month billed annually or $25 monthly, with 100 GB. Advanced is $42 a month billed annually or $50 monthly, with unlimited photo storage and 60 GB of video. There is a free plan.

  • When Pic-Time collects the payment, its commission is 15% on Free and Beginner, 8% on Professional and 6% on Advanced. Professional and Advanced pay no commission when you collect payments yourself.
  • The free plan starts with 10 GB of photo storage, which falls to 3 GB three months after the account is created. Galleries over 3 GB are then permanently deleted a week later, oldest first.
  • Downgrading a paid plan also permanently deletes the galleries over the new plan’s limit, oldest first.
  • Invoices, contracts and booking come through CRM integrations (HoneyBook, Studio Ninja, VSCO Workspace, Iris Works and Light Blue) rather than being built in.

Pick Pic-Time if prints and albums are a real part of your income and you want lab fulfilment in many countries: it lists more than 30 labs worldwide, with the print shop on every plan. Our Aurant vs Pic-Time page sets the two side by side.

ShootProof: best for selling with no commission

Best for: photographers who sell prints and products and want to keep the whole sale. ShootProof takes no commission on any plan, Free included, and fulfils orders through Bay Photo, Miller’s, WHCC and Mpix (USA, Mexico, Canada), Loxley Color (Mexico, Europe and the UK), Atkins Pro Lab and HC Pro (Australia and New Zealand), and several Canadian labs.

What it costs (as of October 2026, from [ShootProof’s pricing page](https://www.shootproof.com/pricing/)): Starter is $8.33 a month billed annually or $9.99 monthly, with 20 GB shared between photos and video up to 4K. Standard is $16.67 a month billed annually ($19.99 monthly), Professional $26.67 ($31.99 monthly), and Premium $50 a month billed annually ($60 monthly), with unlimited photos and 150 GB of video.

  • The free plan holds 3 GB of photos only (about 1,000), without video, invoicing or e-sign contracts.
  • Online booking is an add-on, at $6.99 a month.

Pick ShootProof if you sell prints and products and want no commission at any price, with labs in North America, Europe, the UK or Australia. See Aurant vs ShootProof for the two side by side.

Zenfolio: best for a website, a store and high-volume work

Best for: photographers who want their website, client galleries and store in one subscription, especially for school, sports and event work. Zenfolio’s Professional and Advanced plans include a Volume Wizard and a QR code workflow for high-volume jobs.

What it costs (as of October 2026, from [Zenfolio’s pricing page](https://zenfolio.com/plans-pricing/)): Basic is $9 a month, Professional $23 and Advanced $40, billed monthly. Annual billing costs less; on the day we checked, it was discounted for the first year under an offer ending on 31 October 2026, so check the current annual price. There is a free trial, with no card required, but no free plan.

  • Storage is 15 GB on Basic, 150 GB on Professional, and unlimited JPEGs plus 150 GB of 4K video on Advanced.
  • Selling prints, digitals and packages, with integrated lab fulfilment (labs such as Miller’s, Mpix, Bay Photo and Fujifilm), starts on Professional.
  • Each order carries a 7% commerce fee on the subtotal, plus a small fee per digital download.
  • Booking and scheduling, with invoicing and payments, is a $10-a-month add-on, included on Advanced.
  • If you downgrade, Zenfolio says your website and galleries stay intact; above the new storage limit, you cannot upload until you are back under it.

Pick Zenfolio if you want one subscription for your website and your store, and you sell at volume to schools, teams or event guests.

SmugMug: best for unlimited photo storage and a portfolio site

Best for: photographers who want a large archive online and a website to show it, with client galleries alongside. SmugMug’s Direct, Portfolio and Pro plans all include unlimited storage.

What it costs (as of October 2026, from [SmugMug’s plans page](https://www.smugmug.com/plans)): Direct is $20 a month, Portfolio $23.50 and Pro $37, each billed annually. There is a 14-day free trial and no free plan. RAW files are an add-on: up to 1 TB for $10 a month, then $6 a month for each extra TB.

  • Direct covers storage, privacy controls and client galleries for review or download. Selling prints and downloads starts on Portfolio.
  • On Portfolio and Pro you set your own profit margins, and SmugMug handles print order fulfilment.
  • Pro adds multiple price lists, coupons and packages, and client favourites with download limits.

Pick SmugMug if your archive is large and growing and you want all of it online, with a portfolio site and sales on top.

CloudSpot: best for galleries plus a studio manager in the US

Best for: photographers in the United States who want galleries, a store and a studio manager in one subscription. CloudSpot’s full-suite plans include contracts with e-signatures, questionnaires, invoicing and payments, lead forms and scheduling.

What it costs (as of October 2026, from [CloudSpot’s pricing page](https://www.cloudspot.io/pricing)): on the day we checked, the page showed an introductory offer of $3 a month for the first three months and did not make each plan’s regular price clear, so we do not quote one. The free plan includes 5 GB and up to 3 client galleries.

  • The Free and Entry plans carry a 15% commission on sales. The full-suite plans (Lite with 100 GB, Pro with 500 GB, and Unlimited) are commission-free, with a 2.5% processing fee.
  • Invoicing and online payments are only available in the US.
  • Free and Entry galleries take JPEG files only, and the free plan limits high-resolution downloads to 2048 px.
  • Video is added to galleries as Vimeo or YouTube links.
  • If a lapsed account moves to the free plan with more than 5 GB stored, CloudSpot’s help centre says its system removes all data from the account.

Pick CloudSpot if you work in the US and want one subscription for galleries, a store and your studio paperwork.

Aurant: best for galleries and client work in one account, in English and French

Best for: photographers and videographers who want files, client galleries, invoices, contracts and booking in one account, who deliver films as well as photographs, or who work in French. Contracts with online signing and booking pages are on every Aurant plan, Free included. Aurant is our product.

What it costs (as of October 2026, from the [pricing page](/pricing)): Free has 5 GB, unlimited galleries and no limit on files per gallery, with no card. Basic is £9 a month with 200 GB, Pro £49 with 1 TB, and Ultimate £149 with 4 TB; paying yearly saves 15%. List prices are in £, and the pricing page shows an estimate in your currency. In Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Zambia, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Cameroon, the DRC and other African countries, plans can be prepaid in local currency by mobile money; the pricing page shows the local price where this is open. Not yet in Nigeria or Ghana.

  • Never deleted. If you downgrade or stop paying, your galleries, files and portfolios stay online, read-only, and nothing is deleted.
  • Films, untouched. Free and Basic hold 30 minutes of video per gallery, Pro 90 and Ultimate 120. Films play in the browser, and the download is the file you uploaded, never recompressed.
  • English and French. The app and every page your clients open (galleries, invoices, contracts) are fully in both languages. Clients open one link, with no account and no app.
  • Client work in the same account. The Free plan includes up to 3 clients and 3 invoices or quotes; Basic and above have no limit, plus deposits, instalments and automatic reminders.
  • No print store or lab integration. From Basic, you can sell digital downloads from a gallery at your price, and Aurant takes no cut of gallery sales. Invoices your clients pay by card through Stripe carry an Aurant platform fee, shown in your payment settings.
  • Clients pay by card. Online payments from your clients go through Stripe today; client payments by mobile money are not open yet.
  • A smaller company, and no unlimited storage. Aurant is a small company, younger than most names on this list. The largest plan, Ultimate, has 4 TB, and extra storage is not on sale yet.

Pick Aurant if you want one account for the gallery and the paperwork around it, you deliver films, or you and your clients work in French. Look elsewhere if prints are a large part of your income.

Picflow: best for proofing and review

Best for: photographers and studios who work with art directors, agencies or teams and need approvals and feedback. Picflow galleries carry favourites, comments, annotations and approval flags, and videos take frame-accurate comments.

What it costs (as of October 2026, from [Picflow’s pricing page](https://picflow.com/pricing)): Plus is $12 a month billed yearly or $15 month to month, with 100 GB and Full HD video. Pro is $18 a month billed yearly or $24 monthly, with 1 TB, RAW photos, 4K HDR video and version history. The free plan has 2 GB and no time limit. Extra storage is $24 a month per TB.

  • Lightroom Classic and Capture One integrations send work straight to a gallery.
  • Its pricing page is about proofing, review and delivery, and lists no print store.

Pick Picflow if your clients review and approve work rather than buy prints, especially commercial shoots and video.

So which Pixieset alternative should you choose?

  • Prints and albums, with labs in many countries: Pic-Time.
  • Selling with no commission at all: ShootProof.
  • A website and store in one, with high-volume event work: Zenfolio.
  • A large archive online, with a portfolio site: SmugMug.
  • A US studio wanting galleries and paperwork together: CloudSpot.
  • Galleries, invoices, contracts and booking in one account, films, or French: Aurant.
  • Commercial proofing and review: Picflow.

Whichever you test, test it with a real job: upload a full gallery, open it on a phone on mobile data, download a file and compare it with your export, and read what happens to your galleries if you downgrade. The guide to choosing a client gallery has the full checklist.

How to move from Pixieset

Start with your own originals: the full-resolution files on your drives or in Lightroom are the copy worth moving. For the galleries that only exist on Pixieset, moving to Aurant works like this:

  1. Download those galleries from Pixieset as folders or zip files, and export your client list.
  2. In Aurant, open Import galleries on the Galleries page. Pick a folder, drop zip files, or paste a Dropbox, Google Drive or zip link and Aurant’s servers copy it in. Each folder becomes a gallery and its sub-folders become sets, at full resolution.
  3. Imported galleries arrive hidden, so no client sees anything until you have checked them and switched them on. If clients made selections, their picks can come back in by filename, into the gallery’s Favourites.
  4. Send each client the new link, starting with the galleries they still visit.

For prices, storage and features side by side, read Aurant vs Pixieset. If you work in Africa, the Pixieset alternative for Africa covers the questions that matter there. Signing up from this page tells Aurant you are coming from Pixieset, so the importer is ready for it.

Sources

Every fact about another company above was read on these pages on 25 October 2026:

Questions.

What is the best Pixieset alternative?
It depends on how you earn. For print and album sales, Pic-Time (30+ labs worldwide) or ShootProof (no commission on any plan). For a website and store in one, Zenfolio or SmugMug. For commercial proofing and review, Picflow. For galleries, invoices, contracts and booking in one account, in English and French, Aurant. Prices and features checked on each company’s own site in October 2026.
What is the best free Pixieset alternative?
Of the free plans checked in October 2026, Aurant’s gives the most room for client delivery: 5 GB, unlimited galleries, films, contracts and booking, with no card. CloudSpot’s free plan also has 5 GB but up to 3 galleries; ShootProof’s has 3 GB of photos only, with no commission; Pic-Time’s falls to 3 GB after three months; Picflow’s has 2 GB. Pixieset’s own free plan has 3 GB.
Which Pixieset alternative takes no commission?
ShootProof takes no commission on any plan, Free included. Pic-Time takes none on Professional and Advanced when you collect payments yourself, and CloudSpot none on its full-suite plans; Zenfolio charges a 7% commerce fee per order. Aurant takes no cut of gallery sales, though it has no print store, and charges a platform fee on invoices paid by card through Stripe. Pixieset itself charges no commission on paid plans and 15% on Free (October 2026).
Is there a Pixieset alternative in French?
Yes. Aurant is fully in French and English: the app you work in and every page your clients open, galleries, invoices and contracts included. The Free plan needs no card. If French matters only for your clients’ galleries, check each platform’s help centre for the languages its galleries support.
Which Pixieset alternative is best for video?
For delivering finished films, Aurant keeps the original file untouched and plays it in the browser, with 30 minutes of video per gallery on Free and Basic, 90 on Pro and 120 on Ultimate. For review with frame-accurate comments, Picflow. Among the print-focused platforms, Zenfolio Advanced includes 150 GB of 4K video and ShootProof Premium 150 GB of video (October 2026).
Can I move my galleries from Pixieset to Aurant?
Yes. Download them from Pixieset 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, hidden until you have checked them. Your client list comes across from Pixieset’s export file.