A third of the price
Fstop starts at $19.99/mo billed yearly with every feature on every plan. 17hats' single plan is $60/mo ($600/yr) — you pay for bookkeeping and general-business tools whether or not you use them.
Honest Comparison
17hats is an all-in-one business platform for solo entrepreneurs of every kind. Fstop is the photographer-specific alternative. Here's how they actually compare in 2026, now that 17hats sells a single all-inclusive plan.
TL;DR
Monthly Price
From $19.99/mo
vs
$60/mo
Built For
Photographers & videographers
vs
All solo entrepreneurs
Pricing Model
Every feature, every plan
vs
One plan, everything included
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Fstop | 17hats |
|---|---|---|
| Lead Management | ||
| Lead capture forms | ✓ Visual form builder | ✓ Lead capture + auto-response |
| Visual pipeline | ✓ Kanban pipeline | ~ Project stages |
| Photography-specific defaults | ✓ Built for photographers | ✗ Generic business templates |
| Contracts & Money | ||
| Contracts & e-signatures | ✓ Drag-and-drop builder | ✓ Built in |
| Invoicing | ✓ Full invoicing + deposits | ✓ Full invoicing + recurring |
| Bookkeeping | ✗ Not included | ✓ Built-in bookkeeping |
| Booking & Delivery | ||
| Online scheduling | ✓ Booking pages with deposits | ✓ Built-in scheduler |
| Client galleries | ✓ Included | ✗ Not included |
| Day-of timelines | ✓ Built in | ✗ Not included |
Pros & Cons
Fstop starts at $19.99/mo billed yearly with every feature on every plan. 17hats' single plan is $60/mo ($600/yr) — you pay for bookkeeping and general-business tools whether or not you use them.
17hats serves coaches, landscapers, DJs, and photographers alike, so its defaults are generic. Fstop's inquiries, contracts, booking pages, galleries, and timelines are shaped around how shoots actually run.
Delivering photos is half the job, and 17hats has nothing for it. Fstop includes client galleries, so booking through delivery lives in one login.
17hats includes real bookkeeping — expense tracking, categorization, and reports. Fstop tracks invoices and payments but isn't an accounting tool.
One plan, one price, no tier decisions. If you hate feature-gating, 17hats' pricing model is refreshingly blunt.
If photography is one of several services you sell, 17hats' generic structure becomes a feature rather than a bug.
Pricing
From $19.99/mo
Every CRM feature on every plan.
$60/mo
One all-inclusive plan: $60/mo, $600/yr, or $800 for two years. The old three-tier structure is gone.
Who It's For
17hats used to sell three tiers; in 2026 it's one all-inclusive plan at $60/mo ($600/yr, or $800 for two years). That's simpler, and for power users of its bookkeeping and automations it can be fair value.
The question for photographers is whether you need a general-business operating system or a photography one. If your business is shoots, most of what makes 17hats cost $60 is machinery you won't touch.
And there's no gallery delivery — you'd still pay for a Pixieset or Pic-Time on top.
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