Fotobooq is for you if
- You want galleries in the same system as your bookings and clients
- You want to stop paying for a separate gallery host
- You want a free plan instead of a 7-day trial
- You want anniversary rebooking and a shoot-day kit
The scorecard
5 clear wins
Where Fotobooq beats Studio Ninja outright — on Studio Ninja’s own published facts.
- Free plan
- Client photo galleries
- Gallery storage
- Sell from galleries
- Website builder
Side by side
Line by line, Fotobooq wins.
Studio Ninja is a client and shoot-management CRM for photographers — enquiries, booking, contracts, invoicing and workflows — without its own galleries. 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 $15Studio Ninja$13.33/mo billed yearly (Starter, 5 active jobs)
- Free plan
- FotobooqYes — free forever, no card Fotobooq winsStudio NinjaNo — 7-day free trial
- Online booking
- FotobooqEvery plan, including Free — with mini-session daysStudio NinjaYes — online booking forms
- Contracts with e-signature
- FotobooqEvery planStudio NinjaYes
- Invoices & online payments
- FotobooqEvery plan, straight to your StripeStudio NinjaVia Stripe or PayPal
- Client photo galleries
- FotobooqEvery plan (5 on Free, unlimited on Studio) Fotobooq winsStudio NinjaNo — integrates with ShootProof and Pic-Time
- Gallery storage
- Fotobooq200 GB on Studio · 500 GB on Plus · +10 GB for $5/mo Fotobooq winsStudio NinjaNot applicable (no galleries)
- Sell from galleries
- FotobooqPro-lab prints, canvas, framed, albums & downloads Fotobooq winsStudio NinjaNo
- Commission on gallery sales
- Fotobooq0% on every planStudio NinjaNot applicable
- Client portal
- FotobooqEvery plan, in your brandStudio NinjaYes
- Website builder
- FotobooqEvery plan · own domain on Studio Fotobooq winsStudio NinjaNo
- Team members
- FotobooqStudio Plus, with rolesStudio Ninja1 Starter · 3 Professional · unlimited Business
- Card processing
- FotobooqStripe's fee only on paid plans (+2% on Free)Studio NinjaStripe's standard fees, no added fee
Studio Ninja facts from its own published pages, checked September 28, 2026: Studio Ninja pricing · Studio Ninja features · Studio Ninja gallery help article. Prices and features change — check Studio Ninja’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 Spot something out of date?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 Studio Ninja
Where Fotobooq
pulls ahead.
Galleries included
Studio Ninja doesn't host galleries, so you pay for a second tool. Fotobooq includes galleries on every plan and 200 GB on Studio.
Sell at 0% commission
Pro-lab prints, canvas, framed wall art and downloads, straight from the gallery — 0% commission on every plan.
No active-job cap
Studio Ninja's Starter allows 5 active jobs. Fotobooq has no cap on sessions or clients on any plan.
Rebooking and shoot day
Anniversary book-again emails, referral links and a phone-first shoot-day kit.
Switching
Moving from Studio Ninja takes an afternoon.
Export clients and jobs from Studio Ninja as a CSV and import them into Fotobooq. Upload existing galleries from your gallery host 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 Studio Ninja: questions
Is Fotobooq a good Studio Ninja alternative?
Fotobooq includes the CRM and the galleries: booking, contracts, payments, client galleries and a 0% commission print store in one plan, from free. Studio Ninja has no galleries of its own, so you pay for a second tool just to deliver photos.
Does Studio Ninja have client galleries?
No. Studio Ninja's help center says it doesn't offer its own online gallery; it integrates with ShootProof and Pic-Time. Fotobooq includes galleries and a download store on every plan.
What does Studio Ninja cost?
Starter is $16/mo or $160/yr (5 active jobs, 1 user), Professional $27/mo or $270/yr, Business $40/mo or $400/yr — plus a separate gallery host if you deliver online.
Can I move from Studio Ninja to Fotobooq?
Yes. Export a CSV of your clients and jobs and import it into Fotobooq, then upload galleries as ZIPs.
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