Full CRM — not just galleries
Lead management, visual pipeline, contracts, invoicing, branded emails, form builder. Fstop handles the entire business side of photography. Pic-Time focuses on what happens after the shoot.
Honest Comparison
Pic-Time is an AI-powered gallery platform known for stunning client galleries and a built-in print store. Fstop is a CRM for the business side of photography that now includes client galleries on its Studio and Pro plans. Here's an honest look at where each one shines.
TL;DR
Core Product
Client management
vs
Gallery delivery
CRM Features
Full CRM
vs
Minimal
Gallery Delivery
Included on Studio & Pro
vs
AI-powered, excellent
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Fstop | Pic-Time |
|---|---|---|
| Lead Management | ||
| Lead capture forms | ✓ Visual form builder | ✗ No lead forms |
| Visual pipeline | ✓ Kanban pipeline | ✗ No pipeline |
| Lead tracking | ✓ Full lead management | ✗ Not included |
| Auto-responses | ✓ Email templates | ✗ Not included |
| Contracts & Invoicing | ||
| Contract builder | ✓ Drag-and-drop builder | ✗ No contract builder |
| E-signatures | ✓ Built in | ✗ Not included |
| Invoicing | ✓ Full invoicing | ~ Print order invoicing only |
| Payment tracking | ✓ Full payment tracking | ✗ Print sales only |
| Galleries & Delivery | ||
| Client galleries | ✓ Included on Studio & Pro | ✓ AI-curated, stunning |
| AI gallery curation | ✗ Not included | ✓ Auto-selects hero images |
| Print store | ✗ Not included | ✓ Built-in with lab fulfillment |
| Slideshows | ✗ Not included | ✓ Animated slideshows |
| Communication | ||
| Gmail integration | ✓ Send from Gmail | ✗ Gallery notifications only |
| Email templates | ✓ Branded templates | ~ Gallery sharing emails |
| Client communication | ✓ Full email workflow | ✗ Notification-based only |
| Marketing & SEO | ||
| SEO tools | ✗ Not included | ✓ Gallery SEO optimization |
| Social sharing | ✗ Not included | ✓ Social media integration |
| Marketing pages | ✗ Not included | ✓ Portfolio and blog pages |
Pros & Cons
Lead management, visual pipeline, contracts, invoicing, branded emails, form builder. Fstop handles the entire business side of photography. Pic-Time focuses on what happens after the shoot.
Send emails from your actual Gmail address. Manage client communication throughout the entire relationship — from initial inquiry to final delivery. Pic-Time only handles gallery-related notifications.
Drag-and-drop contract builder with e-signatures, full invoicing with payment tracking. Pic-Time has no contract builder and only handles print order payments.
Custom form builder for capturing leads, visual Kanban pipeline for tracking every inquiry. Pic-Time doesn't handle the pre-booking stage of your business at all.
Pic-Time's AI automatically curates gallery cover images, highlights, and layouts. The galleries are genuinely beautiful and the AI features save real time on presentation.
Built-in print store connected to professional labs. Set your pricing, clients order from their gallery, Pic-Time handles printing and shipping. Passive revenue with zero effort.
SEO-optimized gallery pages that can rank in search results, driving referral traffic. Social sharing tools and portfolio pages extend your marketing reach.
Pic-Time's free plan lets you deliver watermarked galleries at no cost. Great for photographers just starting out or testing the platform before committing.
Pricing
From $19.99/mo
Every CRM feature on every plan.
$8-50/mo
Free plan, then $8/$25/$50 monthly ($7/$21/$42 billed yearly) by storage. Galleries and store only: no contracts, invoicing, or CRM.
Who It's For
Pic-Time excels at what happens after the shoot: delivering galleries, selling prints, and showcasing your work. Fstop excels at everything before and during: capturing leads, managing inquiries, sending contracts, and tracking invoices. And with Studio, Fstop now covers delivery too.
Pic-Time's gallery tools are mature, and the AI curation and print store are genuinely excellent. Fstop galleries focus on the delivery essentials: unlimited galleries, unlimited client downloads, favorites, email capture, and zip delivery, with up to 250 GB of photo storage on Studio and 1 TB on Pro.
Fstop Studio covers both jobs, CRM plus client galleries, at $34.99/mo billed yearly. That's usually less than running a CRM and a separate gallery subscription. If print sales are a real revenue stream for you, pairing Fstop Essentials at $19.99/mo with Pic-Time is still a strong stack.
Explore Features
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