A Pixieset alternative for photographers who only need to deliver

You pay for a gallery platform every month. You use the gallery to deliver photos, and you have never sold a print through it, never built the website, and never opened the email campaign tool.

That is a common place to be with Pixieset. It is a good product that does a lot, and if you only use a fraction of it, it is fair to ask whether you need the rest.

If you mainly deliver, read on. We will be plain about what you lose by moving, because for some photographers the answer is to stay.

What Pixieset does that a delivery tool doesn't

Pixieset is a client gallery, an online store, a website builder, a studio manager and a mobile gallery app. Its gallery is built to share, deliver, proof and sell photos, which covers far more than sending a set of finished images.

Pixieset's free plan, checked on 9 October 2026, includes 3 GB of photo storage, unlimited galleries and a store with a 15% commission. Paid Client Gallery plans start at Basic, $8 a month billed annually or $10 monthly, which adds 10 GB, full resolution download, custom branding and commission-free sales. Pro, at $24 a month billed annually, adds 1 TB of storage and RAW photo support.

If you sell prints, proof with clients or want a branded site, Pixieset is doing work TinyX doesn't do.

Where TinyX falls short of Pixieset

TinyX galleries keep your originals, but they have no client favourites, no watermarks and no bulk download of a gallery. So if your clients pick their favourites for an album, or you watermark proofs before payment, TinyX isn't a replacement.

There is no print store and no website builder either. TinyX is a link and file sharing tool. It doesn't try to run a photography business.

If any of those are part of how you work now, you would be swapping one subscription for two tools. That rarely saves money or time.

Where TinyX might suit you better

If your job ends when the client has the photos, TinyX does that part with a few controls Pixieset users ask about.

Every gallery link can carry a password and an expiry date, and a cap on how many times it can be opened. Only page opens count toward that cap. When the link expires, the client sees a "Link Unavailable" page. That makes it plain the link was a delivery, not an archive, and we cover how to tell clients that in how long do photographers keep photos?

You can also see when a gallery link is opened, by country, device and referrer, on every plan. And the same account handles questionnaires, which suits a pre-shoot form like the one in a photography client questionnaire clients fill in.

What TinyX costs for a working photographer

The Free plan includes one gallery, 500 MB per file and 10 GB of storage. Pro, at $9 a month, includes 10 galleries, 1 GB per file and 100 GB. Max, at $29 a month, has unlimited galleries, 5 GB per file and 300 GB. The details are on the pricing page.

For comparison, Pixieset's free plan has unlimited galleries, but full resolution download starts on its paid plans. TinyX Free delivers originals, but only one gallery at a time.

Custom short codes, so a link reads like your studio name rather than random characters, come with Pro and Max.

A delivery setup without the extras

If you decide to try it, keep it simple. Use one gallery per client with a password and an expiry date matched to your contract. Send the password by text rather than in the same email. Deliver full sets or RAWs as separate links, as we explained in sending RAW files to clients.

For the bigger picture on delivery options, the best way to send photos to clients compares galleries, drives and transfer tools side by side.

Frequently asked questions

Is Pixieset free for photographers?

Pixieset has a free plan with 3 GB of storage, unlimited galleries and a 15% store commission. Full resolution download is on its paid plans.

Can TinyX replace Pixieset for proofing?

No. TinyX galleries have no client favourites or watermarks.

Do TinyX galleries keep full-resolution files?

Yes. Galleries keep your originals, up to your plan's per-file limit.

Can clients download a whole TinyX gallery at once?

Not as a gallery. If you need a one-click download, a folder link can download as one zip, for unencrypted files of up to 100 MB each.

Where to start

List what you actually used Pixieset for in the last three months. If it is only delivery, set up your next client gallery on the TinyX Free plan with a password and an expiry date, and compare. If it includes proofing or print sales, stay where you are.