Fotobooq is for you if
- You deliver full galleries every week and need more than 3 GB — Studio includes 200 GB
- You want to start on a free plan rather than a 14-day trial
- You want a client portal with every session, gallery and receipt
- You want anniversary rebooking and refer-a-friend links built in
The scorecard
5 clear wins
Where Fotobooq beats Session outright — on Session’s own published facts.
- Free plan
- Gallery storage
- Sell from galleries
- Client portal
- Website builder
Side by side
Line by line, Fotobooq wins.
Session is a booking-first platform for photographers, especially mini sessions, with contracts, payments, workflows and digital galleries in one $19/mo plan. 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 $15Session$19/mo (one plan)
- Free plan
- FotobooqYes — free forever, no card Fotobooq winsSessionNo — 14-day free trial
- Online booking
- FotobooqEvery plan, including Free — with mini-session daysSessionYes — mini and full sessions
- Contracts with e-signature
- FotobooqEvery planSessionYes
- Invoices & online payments
- FotobooqEvery plan, straight to your StripeSessionVia your Stripe, Square or PayPal
- Client photo galleries
- FotobooqEvery plan (5 on Free, unlimited on Studio)SessionYes — delivered inside the booking
- Gallery storage
- Fotobooq200 GB on Studio · 500 GB on Plus · +10 GB for $5/mo Fotobooq winsSession3 GB · more from $7/mo
- Sell from galleries
- FotobooqPro-lab prints, canvas, framed, albums & downloads Fotobooq winsSessionDigital upsells (no prints yet)
- Commission on gallery sales
- Fotobooq0% on every planSession0%
- Client portal
- FotobooqEvery plan, in your brand Fotobooq winsSessionGalleries and details live in each booking
- Website builder
- FotobooqEvery plan · own domain on Studio Fotobooq winsSessionNo — one booking page
- Team members
- FotobooqStudio Plus, with rolesSessionNot published
- Card processing
- FotobooqStripe's fee only on paid plans (+2% on Free)SessionYour processor's standard fees
Session facts from its own published pages, checked September 28, 2026: Session pricing · Session gallery storage · Session commission FAQ · Session client gallery FAQ. Prices and features change — check Session’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 Spot something out of date?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 Session
Where Fotobooq
pulls ahead.
Room to grow
3 GB fills fast when you deliver full galleries. Studio includes 200 GB, Plus 500 GB, and extra storage is 10 GB for $5/mo.
A free plan
Start with real clients on Free — booking, payments, portal and 5 galleries — and upgrade when it pays for itself.
A portal clients return to
Every session, gallery, receipt and download in one place, in your brand, with Pay now and Book again one tap away.
Rebooking on autopilot
Anniversary emails, a Rebook list and referral links bring families back every year.
Switching
Moving from Session takes an afternoon.
Export your bookings from Session as a CSV and import them — Fotobooq recognizes Session's columns. Past sessions feed your Rebook list, and you can bring galleries over as ZIPs.
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 Session: questions
Is Fotobooq a good Session alternative?
Fotobooq covers Session's core — booking, contracts, payments and galleries — then adds a free plan, 200 GB of storage on Studio (Session includes 3 GB), a pro-lab print store, a branded client portal with automatic rebooking, and a full website builder.
How much storage does Session include?
3 GB (about 1,000+ photos) on its $19/mo plan, with more storage from $7/mo. Fotobooq Studio includes 200 GB, and you can add 10 GB for $5/mo.
Does Session have a free plan?
No — Session offers a 14-day free trial. Fotobooq has a free plan with no time limit.
Can I import my Session bookings?
Yes. Export a CSV from Session and import it into Fotobooq; the columns map automatically.
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