Prices, files and print fees, checked 4 October 2026
Pic-Time vs Pixieset: print sales or studio suite
Pick Pic-Time if print and album sales drive your income: 30+ labs and sales automations come with every plan, from $7 a month billed yearly. Pick Pixieset if you deliver PNG or RAW files, or want a website, contracts and invoices next to your galleries; gallery plans start at $8 and the full Suite at $28.
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Pic-Time vs Pixieset at a glance
| What matters | Pic-Time | Pixieset | shoots.page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 10 GB for 3 months, then 3 GB; 1 GB of video | 3 GB; web-size downloads; 15% store commission | 2 GB, every delivery feature included |
| Cheapest paid plan | Beginner: 20 GB for $7 a month billed yearly ($8 monthly) | Basic: 10 GB for $8 a month billed yearly ($10 monthly) | Pro: 100 GB and 4 gallery designs for USD 9 a month or USD 90 a year before applicable tax (EUR 8 or EUR 80 in Europe, VAT included) |
| Unlimited storage | Advanced, under fair use: $42 a month billed yearly ($50 monthly) | Ultimate: $40 a month billed yearly ($50 monthly) | No; one Pro plan with 100 GB |
| Photo files | JPEG and GIF up to 100 MB; no PNG or RAW | JPEG and PNG up to 100 MB; RAW on Pro and Ultimate | JPEG, PNG, HEIC, TIFF, WebP and RAW, up to 1 GiB and 100 megapixels each |
| Client account | Guests view without one; the main client needs an account | Not needed; optional email registration per collection | Never needed |
| Original downloads | High-resolution files; Professional and Advanced run a JPEG optimizer | Paid plans only; Free gives web sizes | Originals byte-for-byte on every plan, single or as a ZIP |
| Print sales | 30+ labs on every plan; commission on your markup only | Partner labs or self-fulfillment; 15% commission on Free only | Not offered |
| Client picks | Client selections and album proofing on Professional and Advanced | Favorite lists saved under an email address | Pick limit with optional priced extras, every plan |
| Contracts, invoices and booking | Not built in; partners such as Studio Ninja | Studio Manager, free or from $12 a month billed yearly, or the Suite | Not offered |
| Video | Up to 4K on every plan, from 1 GB free to 60 GB | Paid plans only; 1080p, or 4K on Pro and Ultimate | Not offered |
Paid plans side by side
| Plan | Billed yearly | Billed monthly | Storage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pic-Time Beginner | $7 a month | $8 a month | 20 GB of photos, 5 GB of video |
| Pixieset Basic | $8 a month | $10 a month | 10 GB |
| Pixieset Plus | $16 a month | $20 a month | 100 GB |
| Pic-Time Professional | $21 a month | $25 a month | 100 GB of photos, 30 GB of video |
| Pixieset Pro | $24 a month | $30 a month | 1,000 GB |
| Pixieset Ultimate | $40 a month | $50 a month | Unlimited |
| Pic-Time Advanced | $42 a month | $50 a month | Unlimited photos under fair use, 60 GB of video |
| shoots.page | USD 90 a year (USD 7.50 a month) | USD 9 a month | 100 GB |
Pick Pic-Time if
- Prints and albums are a real part of your income, and you want 30+ labs and an album builder on every plan.
- You want commission charged only on your markup, not on the whole order.
- You want sales automations, coupons and gift cards to bring in orders.
- You deliver video next to photos, up to 4K on every plan.
- You run more than one brand, at $6 a month for each extra brand.
Pick Pixieset if
- You want galleries, a website, contracts, invoices and booking under one login.
- You deliver PNG files, or RAW files on Pro or Ultimate.
- You want commission-free store sales on every paid plan.
- You want clients to open galleries without an account.
- You need 1,000 GB: Pixieset Pro costs $24 a month billed yearly, while Pic-Time goes from 100 GB straight to unlimited Advanced at $42.
Selling prints and albums
Pic-Time is built around the print store. Every plan, including Free, comes with 30+ labs, online payments, automatic fulfillment, an album builder and sales automations with coupons and gift cards. Pic-Time takes commission only from your markup: 15% on Free and Beginner, 8% on Professional and 6% on Advanced, and nothing on Professional and Advanced when you collect store payments yourself.
Pixieset sells prints through partner labs such as WHCC, ProDPI, Miller's, Mpix, Loxley Colour and Atkins Pro Lab, or you fulfill orders yourself. It takes 15% of store sales on the free plan and nothing on any paid plan. For more platforms side by side, see client gallery pricing compared.
Invoices, contracts, booking and websites
If you want to run the whole business in one place, Pixieset is the stronger pick. Studio Manager handles invoices, contracts with e-signatures, questionnaires, quotes, booking and scheduling, and online payments. Its free tier includes unlimited invoices and 3 contracts; Plus costs $12 a month billed yearly ($15 monthly) and Pro $18 ($24). The website builder is priced the same. The Suite bundles galleries, website, Studio Manager and store: Starter with 100 GB for $28 a month billed yearly ($35 monthly), Pro with 2,000 GB for $38 ($50) and Ultimate with unlimited storage for $55 ($65).
Pic-Time has no contracts, invoices, booking or website builder of its own, only a portfolio page. It points to partners for the rest: Studio Ninja for client management, contracts, invoices and bookings, and StyleCloud for websites. If you already run your studio in other software, that split works fine; it does mean one more account and one more bill.
What clients see and the files they get
Pixieset visitors open a collection as a guest or as a client, without an account; you can ask for an email address per collection, and favorite lists are saved under one. Pic-Time guests can view through the guest link without an account, but the main client always needs an account and password. On Pixieset's free plan, clients only get web sizes; original-resolution downloads need a paid plan.
Files are the other split. Pic-Time takes JPEG and GIF up to 100 MB, with no PNG or RAW, and on Professional and Advanced its uploader runs a JPEG optimizer that saves smaller files at the same pixel dimensions. Pixieset takes JPEG and PNG up to 100 MB, plus RAW files on Pro and Ultimate. Watch the Pic-Time free plan: its 10 GB drops to 3 GB after three months, and galleries above that are permanently deleted a week later, oldest first.
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