Fotobooq is for you if
- You want booking, contracts and payments in the same tool as galleries
- You want 0% commission on gallery sales
- You want a client portal and automatic rebooking
- You want to stop paying for a separate CRM
The scorecard
5 clear wins
Where Fotobooq beats Pic-Time outright — on Pic-Time’s own published facts.
- Online booking
- Contracts with e-signature
- Invoices & online payments
- Commission on gallery sales
- Client portal
Side by side
Line by line, Fotobooq wins.
Pic-Time is a client-gallery delivery and print, album and art sales platform for photographers, which connects to separate CRMs for booking and contracts. Here’s how it stacks up against Fotobooq on what photographers ask about most — every win marked.
- Starting paid price
- Fotobooq$20/mo billed yearly ($24 monthly) · founding $15Pic-Time$7/mo billed yearly (Beginner)
- Free plan
- FotobooqYes — free forever, no cardPic-TimeYes — 15% commission
- Online booking
- FotobooqEvery plan, including Free — with mini-session days Fotobooq winsPic-TimeNo — integrates with CRMs
- Contracts with e-signature
- FotobooqEvery plan Fotobooq winsPic-TimeNo — integrates with CRMs
- Invoices & online payments
- FotobooqEvery plan, straight to your Stripe Fotobooq winsPic-TimeStore sales
- Client photo galleries
- FotobooqEvery plan (5 on Free, unlimited on Studio)Pic-TimeYes
- Gallery storage
- Fotobooq200 GB on Studio · 500 GB on Plus · +10 GB for $5/moPic-Time20 GB Beginner · 100 GB Professional · unlimited Advanced
- Sell from galleries
- FotobooqPro-lab prints, canvas, framed, albums & downloadsPic-TimePrints, albums, art and downloads (30+ labs)
- Commission on gallery sales
- Fotobooq0% on every plan Fotobooq winsPic-Time15% Free & Beginner · 8% Professional · 6% Advanced
- Client portal
- FotobooqEvery plan, in your brand Fotobooq winsPic-TimeGallery-focused (no CRM portal)
- Website builder
- FotobooqEvery plan · own domain on StudioPic-TimePortfolio page; custom domain from $21/mo
- Team members
- FotobooqStudio Plus, with rolesPic-TimeNot published
- Card processing
- FotobooqStripe's fee only on paid plans (+2% on Free)Pic-TimePic-Time covers card fees on sales it collects
Pic-Time facts from its own published pages, checked September 28, 2026: Pic-Time pricing · Pic-Time commission rates. Prices and features change — check Pic-Time’s site for the latest. Spot something out of date? Tell us and we’ll fix it. Trademarks belong to their owners.
Why photographers switch from Pic-Time
Where Fotobooq
pulls ahead.
One system, not two
Pic-Time needs a separate CRM for booking and contracts. Fotobooq includes booking, contracts, payments and galleries in one plan.
0% commission
Pic-Time's commission ranges from 15% to 6% by plan. Fotobooq takes 0% of gallery sales on every plan.
Portal and rebooking
A branded client portal with every session and receipt, plus anniversary rebooking and referral links.
Built for shoot day
Day view, check-in and tap-to-pay QR on your phone.
Switching
Moving from Pic-Time takes an afternoon.
Download galleries from Pic-Time and upload each as a ZIP. Import clients from your current CRM as a CSV.
Founding members get the whole move done for them.
And your data is yours: export everything — clients, contracts and every photo original — any time, from Settings.
Free plan forever · No card to start · 0% commission on gallery sales · Cancel anytime
Fotobooq vs Pic-Time: questions
Is Fotobooq a good Pic-Time alternative?
Fotobooq gives you booking, contracts, payments and galleries in one plan — and keeps 0% commission on every sale, on every plan. Pic-Time takes 6–15% of your gallery sales and needs a separate CRM for booking and contracts.
What commission does Pic-Time charge?
15% on Free and Beginner, 8% on Professional and 6% on Advanced, charged on markup when Pic-Time collects the payment. Fotobooq charges 0% on gallery sales on every plan.
Does Pic-Time do booking and contracts?
Not natively — it connects to CRMs such as HoneyBook, Studio Ninja and VSCO Workspace. Fotobooq includes booking and contracts.
Can I move my Pic-Time galleries to Fotobooq?
Yes. Download each gallery and upload it as a ZIP; Fotobooq matches it to the client by name.
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