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 euro-priced plan, renders camera settings on every photo, and does not restrict file types by tier. If you want invoicing and questionnaires 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 & favorites
Free plan CloudSpot free is JPEG only and takes 15% of store sales.		5 GB, up to 3 galleries
File types beyond JPEG CloudSpot restricts Free and Entry to JPEG only.		Lite and above
Custom domain	Pro & Studio
White-label galleries	All paid plans
EXIF-aware photo presentation Camera, lens and settings rendered automatically.		-
Built-in print store	-
Online session booking with deposits
Contracts & e-signatures
Standalone invoicing	-
Client questionnaires	-
Lead capture forms	-
Billing currency	EUR	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 2026-08-15 against their own pricing page. Competitor pricing changes, so treat this as a snapshot rather than a quote.

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 in euros and our booking, contracts and deposits work wherever Stripe does. That is the practical difference for anyone outside the US, and it matters more than any feature row above.

Pick CloudSpot when

Where CloudSpot pulls ahead

You want invoicing, questionnaires and lead forms as built-in tools rather than things you run elsewhere.
You sell prints and want lab fulfillment inside the same platform.
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.