Both tools solve the same problem: your client needs to pick photos after a session. The philosophy differs. Zalamo is an all-in-one suite with printing, booking and albums. Picvelo does one thing: delivering photos and client selection, as simply as possible. An honest comparison below.
In Zalamo you pay per session, and their terms advise photographers to keep backups, because photos stay available for the time needed to fulfil the contract. In Picvelo the gallery simply stays, for as long as you have an account.
Zalamo charges per session and per wedding, so the better your season, the higher the bill. Picvelo is a flat subscription, regardless of how many galleries you run.
Private previews and blocked downloads, not just a watermark.
No six products in one panel. Send a gallery in 3 minutes and watch selections live.
A list of selected photos in one click, straight into the Library filter.
Your brand on a gallery that looks great on phones and computers.
Zalamo is a multi-purpose system: booking, galleries, an album designer, print sales and fulfilment. Picvelo focuses on one thing: your client picks photos in a beautiful, protected gallery and you get a ready-to-edit list. If you need an all-in-one suite, Zalamo has more modules. If you want a simple tool for proofing and delivery, that is what Picvelo is for.
Zalamo sells per-job packages: a session from about 10 to 17.50 PLN net, a wedding from 50 to 81.25 PLN net. Picvelo is a subscription: the Pro plan is 30 PLN a month or 320 PLN a year, with no extra charges per gallery. Over a full season, e.g. 30 sessions and 10 weddings, Picvelo works out roughly three times cheaper. With only a few jobs a year, Zalamo packages may be cheaper.
No. Picvelo deliberately runs no printing or lab: you deliver digital files and order prints wherever you like. You are not tied to one lab and no middleman commission is added to your work.
Yes, in practice starting with a single session. Create a free account (3 galleries, no card), upload photos from your next session and send your client the link. Finish old galleries in Zalamo, run new ones in Picvelo.