Head-to-Head Comparison
Both sell the all-in-one dream — Sprout from the CRM side, Pixieset from the gallery side. Verified August 2026 pricing, including the caps neither headline mentions.
Sprout Studio ($19-69/mo, monthly billing only) is a genuine all-in-one built by photographers: CRM, invoicing, scheduling, contracts, email marketing, galleries, and automation on every plan, with tiers set by caps — active shoots, galleries, and storage. Pixieset comes from the gallery side: world-class delivery, with CRM tools arriving via the Suite ($28-55/mo billed yearly).
The honest split: Sprout's business tools are deeper (email marketing, automations everywhere); Pixieset's gallery experience, store, and client apps are more polished. Watch Sprout's caps — 10 active shoots on Lite fills fast — and note Sprout has no annual discount at all, while Pixieset rewards annual billing.
Full disclosure: this page is published by Fstop CRM, a competitor to both. We keep the comparison factual and tell you when one of them is the better pick — and both get a fair shake below.
TL;DR
Price
From $19/mo (monthly billing only)
vs
Galleries from $10/mo; Suite with CRM from $35/mo
Built for
Photographers
vs
Photographers (galleries first)
Free trial / free tier
30-day free trial
vs
Free gallery tier, upgrade when ready
Top value: Sprout Studio · Bottom value: Pixieset
Side by Side
| Sprout Studio | Pixieset | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | From $19/mo (monthly billing only) | Galleries from $10/mo; Suite with CRM from $35/mo |
| Built for | Photographers | Photographers (galleries first) |
| Contracts & e-signatures | Yes, all plans | Suite / Studio Manager only |
| Invoicing & payments | Yes, all plans | Suite / Studio Manager only |
| Scheduling / booking | Yes, all plans | Suite / Studio Manager only |
| Client galleries | Yes, built in (caps by tier) | Yes, core product (free 3GB tier) |
| Automations | Yes, all plans | — |
| Mobile app | — | Yes |
| Free trial / free tier | 30-day free trial | Free gallery tier, upgrade when ready |
Pricing checked against each vendor's published pricing page, August 2026. Plans and prices change — always confirm on their site.
Who Should Pick Which
Fstop CRM plays in Sprout's category — photographer-built, CRM-first, galleries included — with a simpler promise: every feature on every plan, from $19.99/mo billed yearly, without per-tier caps on active shoots.
Sprout's email marketing goes further than ours. But if caps and tier-shopping annoy you, that's exactly what we removed.
Common Questions
At entry, Sprout Lite is $19/mo vs Pixieset Suite Starter at $28/mo billed yearly ($35 monthly) — but Sprout has no annual pricing at all, and Lite caps you at 10 active shoots and galleries with 50 GB. Costs converge quickly as you grow.
Pixieset — galleries are its core product, with a mature store, client apps, and commission-free sales on paid plans. Sprout's galleries are competent and integrated with its sales tools, but delivery polish is Pixieset's home turf.
Sprout Studio. Every plan includes CRM, scheduling, contracts, invoicing, email marketing, and automation. Pixieset's Studio Manager (Suite) covers essentials well but is lighter on automation and caps session types on the Starter Suite.
More Comparisons
See how Fstop CRM compares to Sprout Studio, feature by feature.
Read comparison →Fstop CRM is built for photographers and videographers — contracts, invoices, booking, galleries, and client management in one place. 7-day free trial, from $19.99/mo after.