Xposure vs Pixpa
Pixpa is an affordable, general-purpose website builder for creatives (photographers, artists, designers) with proofing and light e-commerce bundled into every plan, including its cheapest tier. Xposure is built specifically for photographers, with a native booking, deposit, and contract engine that Pixpa does not offer.
Quick verdict
Pixpa is the cheaper, more flexible pick if you want a general creative website with light e-commerce and don't need client bookings. Xposure wins if you want galleries, a portfolio, and a full booking/deposit/contract engine handled by the same platform, with more starting storage on its entry paid plan.
Feature comparison
| Feature | Xposure | Pixpa |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price (entry paid plan) | €8 ($9)/mo (Starter) | $9/mo (Basic) |
| Storage (entry paid plan) | 20 GB (Starter) | 3 GB (Basic) |
| Client galleries with proofing, comments & ratings | ||
| Custom domain Pixpa bundles a free domain into even its cheapest plan. | Every paid plan | Free for 1 year, all plans |
| Sell digital downloads Standard payment processor fees still apply on both. | 0% on Pro and Studio, 10% on Starter | 0% |
| Product cap on entry paid plan | Unlimited | 3 products (Basic) |
| Online booking with deposits & contracts Not offered by Pixpa at any tier as of this comparison. | - | |
| Two-way Google Calendar sync | - | |
| EXIF-aware photo presentation Camera/lens/settings rendered automatically. | - | |
| Targeted at | Photographers only | Creatives broadly (photography, art, design) |
Pixpa 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 Pixpa pricing breakdown.
The cheapest way to get a site and galleries together
Pixpa is priced below almost everything else here and bundles a website, galleries, a store and a blog into one subscription with 0% commission on every plan. For a photographer who mainly needs a presentable website with delivery attached, that is hard to beat on cost.
The storage ladder is where the price shows: 3 GB on Basic and 5 GB on Creator are small for photographic work, and Professional at 25 GB is where most working photographers would actually land.
No booking, deposits or contracts
Pixpa does not offer session booking, deposits or contracts at all. If you are running a business where clients book and pay a deposit, that work happens somewhere else, and the cost of that somewhere else belongs in the comparison.
This is the main reason a photographer chooses Xposure over Pixpa despite our higher entry price: our booking manager is included on every paid plan rather than being a separate tool with a separate bill.
A generalist, not a photography tool
Pixpa serves creatives broadly, which means designers, writers and artists as well as photographers. The upside is polish and breadth; the downside is that nothing in it is shaped specifically around delivering photographs.
There is no EXIF-aware presentation, no reveal-date workflow, and no photographer-specific proofing model. Whether that matters depends entirely on how much of your work is client delivery rather than self-promotion.
Pick Pixpa when
Where Pixpa pulls ahead
- You want the cheapest possible entry point for a general creative website with light e-commerce.
- You need broader site-builder flexibility (blog, custom pages) beyond a photography portfolio.
- You don't need built-in client bookings, deposits, or contracts.
- You want a free custom domain bundled in from the cheapest plan.
Pick Xposure when
You want the cleanest delivery
- You want online booking, deposits, and e-signed contracts built into the same platform as your galleries.
- You want more starting storage on your entry paid plan (20 GB vs Pixpa's 3 GB Basic).
- You want EXIF metadata (camera, lens, settings) rendered automatically on every photo.
- You're a photographer specifically, not a broader creative who also needs a general-purpose website.
Try Xposure free
Spin up a portfolio and a client gallery in minutes, and move your work across on your own schedule.
- Free plan, forever
- No card required
- 14-day Pro trial
