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SendShoot vs Pixieset

A simpler Pixieset alternative.

Pixieset is a full studio platform. If you mainly need to deliver photos and collect picks, SendShoot does that part with less for your clients to do, and costs less for 100 GB.

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At a glance

SendShoot and Pixieset, side by side.

SendShootPixieset
Free plan5 GB, 3 live shoots, every feature, full-size downloads, no card3 GB, Pixieset branding, downloads up to 3600px, 15% commission on store sales
Around 100 GBBasic: $12/month for 100 GBPlus: $20/month for 100 GB
Largest planBusiness: $48/month for 1.2 TBUltimate: $50/month, unlimited storage
Client favourites and notesEvery plan, including FreeYes, with favourite lists and notes. Favourites are saved under the client’s email address.
What clients enterA 4-digit passcode (or nothing, if you switch it off). Never an email address.An email address to download, plus a download PIN if set (on by default)
CommissionNone. There’s no store, so there’s nothing to take a cut of.15% on the Free plan, 0% on paid plans, plus payment processing fees
Store, apps, watermarksNot offered. SendShoot only does delivery and proofing.Print store, mobile gallery apps, watermarks and email campaigns

Pixieset 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: Pixieset pricing, favourites, download experience, commission.

Why switch

Why photographers pick SendShoot over Pixieset.

  • No email gate for clients

    Clients open your link and type four digits. They’re never asked for an email address to favourite or download.

  • Proofing on every plan

    Favourites with per-photo notes, a number and a deadline, on Free as much as Business.

  • Finals replace proofs

    Drop the retouched files in and they replace the proofs by filename, in the same gallery, with the same link.

  • Flat, simple pricing

    A real free plan, then $12/month for 100 GB. No commission and no add-ons to buy.

To be fair

When Pixieset is the better choice

  • You sell prints and products from your galleries. SendShoot has no store.
  • You want branded mobile gallery apps, watermarks or email marketing.
  • You need a website and studio management from the same company.
  • You store over a terabyte: Pixieset’s Pro and Ultimate plans give more storage per dollar than SendShoot Business.

FAQ

Questions photographers ask.

For around 100 GB, yes: SendShoot Basic is $12/month against Pixieset Plus at $20/month (checked 23 September 2026). At a terabyte and above, Pixieset’s larger plans work out cheaper per gigabyte.

There’s no automatic import. Upload the originals for the shoots you want to deliver through SendShoot. Many photographers start new shoots on SendShoot and let old galleries expire.

No. SendShoot galleries use a 4-digit passcode, and clients can favourite and download without giving an email address.

Yes: 5 GB, 3 live shoots, every feature, full-size downloads, no card.

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