PIXIPROOF VS PIXELLU
Pixellu sells four products around album design: SmartAlbums, its Cloud Proofing add-on for approving album drafts, SmartSlides for slideshows and SmartGalleries for delivery. SmartGalleries counts its limit in active galleries rather than gigabytes — on the Pro plan, 100 galleries at a time — and its photographer interface is English-only. PixiProof handles the earlier step: the client choosing photos, and delivery.
| PixiProof | Pixellu | |
|---|---|---|
| Published limits — no fine print | Included | Limit counted in active galleries, not GBPartial: Limit counted in active galleries, not GB |
| Pay per gallery — no subscription needed | Included | Pay-per-album for album approval, not galleriesPartial: Pay-per-album for album approval, not galleries |
| Print store with lab fulfilment | Not included | Not included |
| PixiProof | Pixellu | |
|---|---|---|
| Published limits — no fine print | Included | Limit counted in active galleries, not GBPartial: Limit counted in active galleries, not GB |
| Pay per gallery — no subscription needed | Included | Pay-per-album for album approval, not galleriesPartial: Pay-per-album for album approval, not galleries |
| Print store with lab fulfilment | Not included | Not 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 usIn galleries, not gigabytes: the plan limit is the number of galleries that can be active at once (100 on Pro), and it does not reset monthly — you delete old galleries or upgrade. PixiProof publishes a storage tier per gallery instead, so a single large wedding gallery and a small portrait one are not the same unit.
SmartGalleries has a trial that does not expire, limited to three galleries at a time with each gallery active for 14 days before it is disabled. PixiProof gives you a full first gallery up to 1 GB with no time limit inside its hosting period and no card.
Yes, and it is often the most sensible pairing: PixiProof for selection and delivery, Pixellu to design the album from whatever the client picked.