SendShoot vs Google Drive or Dropbox

Google Drive is storage. Your clients deserve a gallery.

Shared folders are great for backups and collaborators. For clients, they show a list of filenames. SendShoot turns the same photos into a private gallery where clients choose favourites and get their finals.

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At a glance

SendShoot and Google Drive or Dropbox, side by side.

	SendShoot	Google Drive or Dropbox
What clients see	A photo gallery with your studio name, sized for their phone	A folder of files and filenames
Choosing favourites	Hearts and per-photo notes, sent to you as a checklist	No favourites. Comments need a Google account in Drive.
Privacy	4-digit passcode, rate-limited guessing, regenerate any time	Anyone with the link, or named accounts only
Delivering edits	Retouched files replace the proofs by filename, same link	Upload a new folder or replace files by hand
Downloads	Full size, web size or view only per shoot, plus ZIP	Download files, or the folder as a ZIP
Free storage	5 GB for delivery	Google: 15 GB shared with Gmail and Photos. Dropbox Basic: 2 GB.

Google Drive or Dropbox details come from their own pricing and help pages, checked 23 September 2026. Prices are in US dollars, billed monthly unless stated, and can change, so check their current pages: Google One plans, Dropbox Basic.

Why switch

What a gallery does that a folder can’t.

Clients can actually choose
Favourites and notes live on each photo, and arrive as a checklist of filenames.
Private without accounts
A 4-digit passcode instead of “anyone with the link” or making clients sign in to Google.
One place from proofs to finals
Edits replace the proofs in the same gallery. No second folder called “FINAL final”.
It closes when you say
Links expire after 30, 60 or 90 days, and you can reopen or extend in one click.

To be fair

When Google Drive or Dropbox is the better choice

Backing up your whole archive, including RAW files. Keep doing that, SendShoot isn’t a backup.
Sharing files with a second shooter or retoucher who needs to edit them.
Delivering video or file types SendShoot doesn’t support yet.
You already pay for large Google or Dropbox storage for other work.

FAQ

Questions photographers ask.

No. Keep Drive or Dropbox for backups and collaboration. Use SendShoot for the part your client sees: the gallery, their picks and the finals.

For storage and backup, both work well, and the right one is usually the one you already pay for. For delivering to clients, neither gives you favourites, notes or a proper gallery, which is where SendShoot comes in.

Yes. SendShoot builds a ZIP of the whole gallery, or of the finals, and emails the link if it takes a while.

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