Xposure vs CloudSpot
CloudSpot bundles client galleries with a full studio manager: invoicing, contracts, scheduling, questionnaires and lead forms all sit on the same subscription. It is one of the closest platforms to Xposure in scope, which makes the differences narrow and specific rather than sweeping.
Quick verdict
CloudSpot is a genuine all-in-one and its free plan covers three galleries and 5 GB, though that tier and the one above it take 15% of store sales and accept JPEG only. It bills in dollars. Xposure covers the same portfolio, gallery and booking ground on one flat plan, renders camera settings on every photo, and does not restrict file types by tier. If you want invoicing and custom lead forms as first-class tools, CloudSpot has more of that surface than we do.
Feature comparison
| Feature | Xposure | CloudSpot |
|---|---|---|
| Client galleries with PIN protection | ||
| Photo proofing & favourites | ||
| Free plan CloudSpot free is JPEG only and takes 15% of store sales. Ours is a portfolio plan: client galleries start at €8 ($9)/mo. | Portfolio and 1 GB, no client galleries | 5 GB, up to 3 galleries |
| File types beyond JPEG CloudSpot restricts Free and Entry to JPEG only. | Lite and above | |
| Custom domain | Every paid plan | |
| White-label galleries | All paid plans | |
| EXIF-aware photo presentation Camera, lens and settings rendered automatically. | - | |
| Built-in print store | Built in, through our print lab | |
| Online session booking with deposits | ||
| Contracts & e-signatures | ||
| Standalone invoicing | - | |
| Client questionnaires Both send them around a session. Xposure fires them off the booking itself: so many days after it is confirmed, before the session, or after it. | Every paid plan | |
| Lead capture forms Xposure stores every contact form message on a board, from new to booked. The form has fixed fields; CloudSpot lets you design your own. | Contact form and enquiry board | |
| Billing currency | EUR in Europe, USD elsewhere | USD |
| Platform fee on sales | 0% on Pro & Studio, 10% on Starter | 15% on Free and Entry, 0% on Lite and above |
CloudSpot pricing and plan details checked on 2026-09-17 against their own pricing page. Competitor pricing changes, so treat this as a snapshot rather than a quote. For every plan and what each one includes, see the full CloudSpot pricing breakdown.
The closest thing to a like-for-like all-in-one
CloudSpot bundles invoicing, contracts, scheduling, questionnaires and lead forms with its galleries, which is close to the ground Xposure covers. Comparisons here are narrow and specific rather than sweeping, and on back-office surface area CloudSpot has more than we do.
If you would otherwise pay for a gallery platform and a separate CRM, that consolidation is the argument, and it is a good one.
The free and entry tiers take 15%
This is the detail most write-ups miss. CloudSpot is commission-free from Lite upward, but the Free and Entry tiers take 15% of store sales. Those two tiers also accept JPEG only, so PNG, TIFF and PSD deliveries need Lite at $17 a month.
If you are comparing CloudSpot's $7 Entry tier against someone else's entry plan, add the commission and check your file types before concluding it is cheaper. On any real sales volume the 15% is larger than the gap between tiers.
Currency and coverage
CloudSpot bills in dollars, and its invoicing and online payments are available in the US only. For a European photographer that means the studio-management half of the product, which is the reason to choose it, may not be usable.
We bill Europe in euros and our booking, contracts and deposits work wherever Stripe does. That is the practical difference for anyone in Europe, and it matters more than any feature row above.
Pick CloudSpot when
Where CloudSpot pulls ahead
- You want invoicing and lead forms you design yourself as built-in tools rather than things you run elsewhere.
- You want to choose your print lab yourself from several partner labs.
- You are US-based and would rather be billed in dollars.
- You want a permanently free tier that still includes the print store, and 15% of any sales is an acceptable trade while volumes are low.
Pick Xposure when
You want the cleanest delivery
- You want camera, lens and exposure data rendered on every photo without touching a caption field.
- You deliver file types other than JPEG and do not want that gated behind a higher tier.
- You are billed in euros and want to avoid currency conversion on every invoice.
- You want one flat plan covering the portfolio, galleries and bookings rather than tier-gated feature sets.
- You care about gallery page-load speed on image-heavy deliveries.
CloudSpot compared with other platforms, without us in the middle: picdrop vs CloudSpot, CloudSpot vs Pixieset, CloudSpot vs ShootProof, CloudSpot vs Pic-Time, and Zenfolio vs CloudSpot.
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