Why should you pick Xposure over Pixieset, Format, or Pic-Time?
Pixieset, Format, and Pic-Time each cover part of the job, but none of them put a portfolio, client galleries, and a booking manager on one flat-rate plan. Every price below is read off the vendor's own page and dated. Where a competitor is the better fit, the page says so.
Want the numbers for your own usage? Our free cost calculator prices a year on each platform, storage tier and sales commission included.
How does Xposure's pricing compare?
The six platforms photographers most often shortlist against us. CloudSpot, Zenfolio and SmugMug are covered on their own pages below.
| Feature | Xposure | Pixieset | Format | Pic-Time | Pixpa | Picflow | ShootProof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting price (entry paid plan) | €8 ($9)/mo (Starter) | $8/mo (Basic, billed annually) | $10/mo (Basic, billed annually) | $7/mo (Beginner, billed annually) | $9/mo (Basic) | €14/mo (Plus) | $10.99/mo (1,500 photos) |
| Storage (entry paid plan) | 20 GB (Starter) | 10 GB (Basic) | 70 images, no storage (Basic) | 20 GB (Beginner) | 3 GB (Basic) | 100 GB (Plus) | 1,500 photos, up to 75 GB |
| What the plan meters | Storage | Storage | Image count + storage | Storage | Storage | Storage | Photo count |
| Platform fee on digital sales | 0% on Pro & Studio | 0% on paid plans, 15% on free | 0%, capped at 15 products (Pro) | 6% to 15% of markup, or 0% if you collect payments yourself | 0% on all plans | No store at all | 0% on every plan |
| Custom domain | Every paid plan | All upgraded plans | Pro & Pro Plus, free year one | Professional & up | Free for 1 year, all plans | Pro plan & up | Custom subdomain |
| Gallery password protection on entry plan | Yes | Yes | No, Pro and above | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Photo proofing & favourites | All paid plans | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes, proofing is its focus | Yes |
| Online booking, contracts & deposits | Included on every paid plan | Via Studio Manager (extra cost) | Manual contracts only (Workflow) | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Yes, included |
| Public photographer portfolio | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No, proofing tool only | Yes, simple no-code site |
| Unlimited client galleries | Every paid plan | Yes | No, 50 on Pro and 250 on Pro Plus | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| EXIF-aware photo presentation | Yes, automatic | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Competitor figures checked on 2026-09-17 against each platform's own pricing page; sources are linked on the individual comparison pages. Where a platform renders its prices in a way we cannot read and re-verify, this table says "not published" rather than guessing. Prices shown are the annual-billing rate where a platform advertises that as its headline figure, so the columns compare like with like. Every platform here can change its pricing at any time.
Every comparison we publish
10 head-to-heads, each one saying where the other platform is the better choice. Same sourcing rules and same dates throughout.
- Xposure vsPixiesetMarket-leading client galleries. We compare delivery, branding, custom domains, and pricing.What Pixieset costs, every plan explained
- Xposure vsFormatPopular portfolio builder for creatives. We compare portfolio focus, proofing, and Stripe payouts.What Format costs, every plan explained
- Xposure vsPic-TimePremium client galleries with print sales. We compare polish, pricing, and digital sales support.What Pic-Time costs, every plan explained
- Xposure vsPixpaAffordable general-purpose website builder for creatives. We compare pricing, storage, and bookings.What Pixpa costs, every plan explained
- Xposure vsPicflowModern proofing and digital-asset tool for creative review workflows. We compare scope and storage.What Picflow costs, every plan explained
- Xposure vsShootProofGalleries, sales and booking in one subscription, priced by photo count. We compare metering, commission and currency.What ShootProof costs, every plan explained
- Xposure vspicdropGerman review tool for agencies and commercial work. We compare proofing depth, teams, and what happens when you want to sell.
- Xposure vsCloudSpotAll-in-one galleries plus invoicing, contracts and scheduling. We compare scope, free tiers and file-type limits.What CloudSpot costs, every plan explained
- Xposure vsZenfolioLong-established suite with websites, culling and video. We compare breadth against what is charged as an add-on.What Zenfolio costs, every plan explained
- Xposure vsSmugMugUnlimited storage on every plan. We compare archiving against delivery, and what sits behind the higher tiers.What SmugMug costs, every plan explained
We also compare them against each other, without putting ourselves in the middle: Pixieset vs Pic-Time, picdrop vs CloudSpot, CloudSpot vs Pixieset, ShootProof vs Pixieset, Zenfolio vs Pixieset, CloudSpot vs ShootProof, CloudSpot vs Pic-Time, Zenfolio vs CloudSpot, SmugMug vs Zenfolio, Picflow vs Pixieset, SmugMug vs Pixieset, and picdrop vs ShootProof.
And two roundups that put several of them side by side at once: Pic-Time vs Pixieset vs ShootProof, and the same three with CloudSpot.