Pic-Time alternative

Picvelo or Pic-Time?

Pic-Time is one of the best tools in the world for selling photos and marketing around galleries. Picvelo is smaller and does less: the client picks photos, you get the list. Here is an honest comparison, including what we do not have.

Where Pic-Time is stronger

Pic-Time wins on features and there is no arguing with that. If your revenue is built around print sales, it is the tool made for exactly that.

  • Sales automation: anniversary campaigns and abandoned cart reminders
  • Face-based photo search and an AI-assisted album designer
  • A print store with a network of dozens of labs

Where Picvelo is easier to live with

We are not trying to catch Pic-Time on features. We win where a photographer loses time and money on a tool written for a different market.

  • Local currency and a proper invoice instead of dollars and conversion fees
  • A client gallery in your client language, no explaining it over the phone
  • One screen instead of a dozen modules you never open
Simplicity

You send a gallery in three minutes. There is nothing to configure before you start working.

No lab lock-in

You sell digital files and order prints wherever you like. No middleman adds itself to your margin.

Photo protection

Private previews, a watermark and downloads blocked until the client has paid.

Lightroom export

The list of selected photos in one click, straight into a Library filter.

Frequently asked questions

How is Picvelo different from Pic-Time?

Pic-Time is a sales platform: premium galleries, a print store, marketing automation and AI, billed in dollars. Picvelo focuses on one stage: the client picks photos in a protected gallery in their own language and you get a ready list for editing. If you want the tool to sell prints for you, Pic-Time does it better. If you want to deliver photos quickly and collect the selection, Picvelo is enough and simpler.

How much does Picvelo cost compared to Pic-Time?

As of August 2026, Pic-Time starts at 8 USD a month for 10 GB, and the 100 GB plan costs 25 USD a month. Picvelo: a free plan (3 galleries, 10 clients, 2 GB), Pro at 26.99 PLN a month or 300 PLN a year with 50 GB, Studio at 54.99 PLN a month with 200 GB and team access. Every new account gets 30 days of Pro without a card. Check the competitor pricing at the source, it changes.

Can I move my galleries from Pic-Time to Picvelo?

There is no automatic import and we are not going to pretend there is. In practice you move one session at a time: create an account, upload the photos from your next session and send the client a link. You finish the old galleries where they are.

Does Picvelo have sales automation like Pic-Time?

No. We have no anniversary campaigns or abandoned cart reminders and we are not planning to build a second Pic-Time. What we do have is what closes a session: a package of photos included, a surcharge for extras and files released only after payment.

Does Picvelo take a commission on sales?

We take 2% on online payments and nothing on direct settlements (transfer, cash), on every plan. Pic-Time charges commission on your markup and waives it only on higher plans or when you collect the payment yourself.

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