Photography website pricing: gallery, site and storage in one yearly bill

A working photographer usually pays for two things: client galleries with storage, and a portfolio website. Here is what each costs and how the pairs add up.

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The short answer

Pixieset's gallery pricing page listed Free (3 GB, 15% commission on store sales), Basic $8, Plus $16, Pro $24 and Ultimate $40 a month billed annually ($10, $20, $30 and $50 month to month) as of September 2026. Pic-Time listed Free, Beginner $7, Professional $21 and Advanced $42 a month billed yearly ($8, $25, $50 monthly).

Those are gallery prices. Pixieset sells its website builder as a separate product with a free tier, and its website plan prices were not shown to us on September 28, 2026, so check pixieset.com before you add it. A photographer with about 100 GB of galleries and a separate website on their own domain typically pays around $400 to $500 a year for the pair (worked examples below).

Client gallery plans (US, billed annually, as of September 2026)

	Pixieset	Pic-Time
Free plan	3 GB; 15% commission on store sales	10 GB photo (3 GB after 6 months), 1 GB video
Entry plan	Basic $8/mo (10 GB)	Beginner $7/mo (20 GB photo, 5 GB video)
Around 100 GB	Plus $16/mo (100 GB)	Professional $21/mo (100 GB photo, 30 GB video)
Top plan	Pro $24/mo (1 TB); Ultimate $40/mo (unlimited)	Advanced $42/mo (unlimited photo, terms apply; 60 GB video)
Month to month	$10, $20, $30, $50	$8, $25, $50
Website included	Separate product; prices not shown to us	Not listed on the gallery plans

Where a vendor's page blocked our check on September 28, 2026 we say so instead of quoting a figure. Confirm every price on the vendor's page before you buy.

Pros and cons

Pixieset

Best for: Photographers who want galleries, a print store and a studio suite from one company

Price: Gallery: Free; Basic $8, Plus $16, Pro $24, Ultimate $40 a month billed annually (checked Sept 28, 2026). Website sold separately

Pros: No store commission on paid gallery plans; Clear storage steps from 10 GB to unlimited; Website, store and studio tools from the same company; Free tier to start

Cons: 15% commission on store sales on the free plan; Website is a separate product with its own price; Costs stack if you add several Pixieset apps

Pic-Time

Best for: Photographers who sell prints and want more free storage to start

Price: Free; Beginner $7, Professional $21, Advanced $42 a month billed yearly (checked Sept 28, 2026)

Pros: 10 GB free for the first six months; Video storage on every plan; No commission on self-collected payments from Professional

Cons: Commission on print sales on Beginner; Free storage drops to 3 GB after six months; Extra brands cost $6 a month each

We.Inc

Best for: People who want to describe a site or web app in plain English and have AI build it

Price: Free plan: up to 3 template sites on a we.inc address, no AI. AI building from $20/mo (Starter, 250 credits). Pro $49/mo, Max $99/mo.

Pros: Describe what you want in chat and AI builds a full, editable site or app; Edit by clicking on the page, by asking in chat, or in a real code editor; Export the React and TypeScript code to GitHub, so you are never locked in; Unlimited sites on paid plans, custom domains from Starter

Cons: The free plan is templates only; AI building needs a paid plan; Newer platform with a smaller app marketplace than the big names; Store features are simpler than a dedicated ecommerce platform

Verdict by buyer

Just starting out, a handful of galleries a year: a free gallery plan and a free website tier will do, though the Pixieset free plan takes 15% of store sales. A working photographer delivering a few sessions a month: a 100 GB gallery plan (Pixieset Plus $16 or Pic-Time Professional $21, billed annually) plus a website on your own domain. A high-volume wedding photographer: Pixieset Pro (1 TB) or Ultimate, or Pic-Time Advanced. A photographer who wants the portfolio site written from a description and galleries kept where they are: an AI website builder for the site, linking to the gallery tool.

Side-by-side yearly cost for a working photographer

Assume about 100 GB of client galleries and a portfolio website on your own domain, billed annually, prices as of September 28, 2026, and no price change at renewal.

Pixieset Plus galleries ($192 a year) plus a We.Inc Starter website ($20 a month, $240 a year): $432 a year, $1,296 over three years. Pic-Time Professional ($252 a year) plus We.Inc Starter: $492 a year, $1,476 over three years. Pixieset Plus plus a Squarespace Core site ($17 a month billed annually, $204 a year, from Squarespace's page on September 25, 2026): $396 a year, $1,188 over three years.

Keeping everything in Pixieset is also an option; add its website price from pixieset.com to the $192 once you have it. Your domain is extra in every case after any first-year offer.

What moves the bill

Storage is the main driver: count the gigabytes you delivered last year and pick the plan above it. Next is store commission, which matters if you sell prints: it is 15% on Pixieset's free plan and applies on some Pic-Time plans. Last is monthly billing, which costs about 20% more than annual on both tools.

A five-task test to run before you pay for a photography website builder

Prices only tell you half the story. The fairest way to judge a photography website builder is to give it the same small job you would give any builder: a five-page website for a local service business (home, services, about, reviews and contact).

1. Build the service list with a price or short description for each service. 2. Add a quote request form and send yourself a test entry to check it arrives. 3. Connect a custom domain and confirm the site loads on it with a padlock. 4. Change one piece of content, such as a new service or opening hours, and time how long it takes. 5. Check the result on a phone.

Note which plan each step needed. That tells you the plan you will really pay for, which is often not the cheapest one advertised. When the site is live, run it through our free website grader to check search basics and speed.

Ownership and moving away

Keep your original files in your own backup, not only in a gallery tool, so switching is a matter of re-uploading. Your domain is yours to point at any website. Before you commit, check how each tool lets you download galleries and whether client favourites and orders can be exported.

Where We.Inc fits

We.Inc builds the portfolio website, not client galleries. Keep Pixieset or Pic-Time for delivery and link to it from your site.

Where We.Inc fits: the free plan publishes up to 3 template sites on a we.inc address, with no AI and no custom domain, and needs no credit card. AI building, where you describe the site and it is written for you, starts at $20 a month (Starter, 250 credits); Pro is $49 and Max is $99.

Who wrote this and how

We.Inc makes a competing website builder, so read this with that in mind. Every price on this page comes from the vendor's own pricing page on the date shown, with a link to it. We say where the other option is the better choice, and we do not publish scores for tests we have not run.

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Sources

Pixieset: Client Gallery pricing (Checked Sept 28, 2026)
Pixieset: Website (plan prices not shown to us) (Checked Sept 28, 2026: prices could not be read)
Pic-Time: Pricing (Checked Sept 28, 2026)
Squarespace: Pricing (Checked Sept 25, 2026)
We.Inc: Pricing (Checked Sept 25, 2026)

Frequently asked questions

How much does Pixieset cost?

Pixieset's gallery pricing listed Free, Basic $8, Plus $16, Pro $24 and Ultimate $40 a month billed annually, or $10 to $50 month to month, as of September 2026. Its website builder is priced separately.

Is Pixieset free?

Yes, with 3 GB of storage and a 15% commission on store sales. Paid plans remove the commission.

How much does Pic-Time cost?

Pic-Time listed Free, Beginner $7, Professional $21 and Advanced $42 a month billed yearly ($8, $25 and $50 monthly) as of September 2026.

Pixieset or Pic-Time: which is cheaper?

At about 100 GB, Pixieset Plus ($16 a month billed annually) costs less than Pic-Time Professional ($21). Pic-Time gives more free storage for the first six months and includes video storage.

How much does a photography website cost per year?

Gallery plus website usually lands around $400 to $500 a year for a working photographer on annual billing, going by the worked examples above. Your domain is extra.

Do I need a separate website if I have Pixieset galleries?

Not necessarily; Pixieset sells a website product too. Many photographers use a separate website builder and link to their galleries.