PIXIPROOF VS LIGHTFOLIO
Lightfolio is a full studio platform on five tiers from free to $40/month: galleries with proofing, a store, video hosting, websites and a studio manager with CRM, invoices and a booking site. The free plan takes 15% when you make a sale; paid plans take nothing. PixiProof takes no commission on any plan and lets you settle a single gallery at a time.
| PixiProof | Lightfolio | |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | From $4 per gallery · Studio $14.17/mo | $12/month · Starter, 100 GB |
| Published limits — no fine print | Included | Unlimited photos on the top planPartial: Unlimited photos on the top plan |
| Pay per gallery — no subscription needed | Included | Not included |
| 0% commission on your sales | Included | 15% on the free plan only, and only on a salePartial: 15% on the free plan only, and only on a sale |
| Photos + video in one gallery | Included | Included |
| Video storage | Included | 500 MB to 60 GB of video by planPartial: 500 MB to 60 GB of video by plan |
| Print store with lab fulfilment | Not included | Included |
| CRM & invoicing | 2026On the PixiProof roadmap for 2026Coming soon: On the PixiProof roadmap for 2026 | Included |
| Bookings & calendar | 2026On the PixiProof roadmap for 2026Coming soon: On the PixiProof roadmap for 2026 | Included |
| Website builder | 2027On the PixiProof roadmap for 2027Coming soon: On the PixiProof roadmap for 2027 | Included |
| PixiProof | Lightfolio | |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | From $4 per gallery · Studio $14.17/mo | $12/month · Starter, 100 GB |
| Published limits — no fine print | Included | Unlimited photos on the top planPartial: Unlimited photos on the top plan |
| Pay per gallery — no subscription needed | Included | Not included |
| 0% commission on your sales | Included | 15% on the free plan only, and only on a salePartial: 15% on the free plan only, and only on a sale |
| Photos + video in one gallery | Included | Included |
| Video storage | Included | 500 MB to 60 GB of video by planPartial: 500 MB to 60 GB of video by plan |
| Print store with lab fulfilment | Not included | Included |
| CRM & invoicing | 2026On the PixiProof roadmap for 2026Coming soon: On the PixiProof roadmap for 2026 | Included |
| Bookings & calendar | 2026On the PixiProof roadmap for 2026Coming soon: On the PixiProof roadmap for 2026 | Included |
| Website builder | 2027On the PixiProof roadmap for 2027Coming soon: On the PixiProof roadmap for 2027 | Included |
Competitor feature scope and prices as of July 2026, from the vendors' own public pages — indicative, confirm with the vendor before deciding. The compared plan is named in the "Price from" row. *"Unlimited" plans may carry fair-use terms in their T&C — PixiProof publishes storage tiers and hosting duration openly.
Switching from another platform? Re-upload your files — we don't import galleries automatically. Your first gallery up to 1 GB is free so you can test the workflow.
Write to usOnly if you sell little or nothing. Their free tier gives 3 GB and three galleries and takes 15% when a sale happens; their cheapest paid tier is $7/month billed annually and removes the commission. Past a few hundred in sales the paid tier is cheaper — run it on your own numbers.
Yes, and that is the honest difference: it also sells websites, video hosting and a studio manager with CRM, invoices and a booking site. PixiProof deliberately does one part of the workflow — proofing and delivery — with CRM and bookings on our 2026 roadmap.