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BrandStudio vs Pixieset

Their photos before they leave. Not a gallery next week.

Pixieset gets your photos to clients after the shoot — a beautiful, design-forward gallery, a store, and studio-management tools that wedding and portrait pros genuinely love. BrandStudio is built for the room: capture on iPhone, iPad, or a tethered Mac, and every photo lands on the guest’s phone during the event, found by face, on your brand. If your win happens that night, not next week, this comparison helps you decide.

About Pixieset: A beautiful, design-forward client gallery, store, portfolio website, and studio/CRM suite for photographers — beloved by wedding and portrait pros who want a polished client experience from booking to delivery. Its galleries look gorgeous and the studio-management tools are genuinely good. You upload after the shoot, share a gallery, and sell prints and digital downloads. It just isn’t built for face recognition, on-site capture, or live delivery during the event — a different job. (The free plan takes a 15% store commission; paid plans remove it.)

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FeatureBrandStudioPixieset
Live on-site delivery (photos to guests during the event)Yes — branded photos hit the guest’s phone before they leaveNo — built to deliver galleries after the shoot
Face Match (guests find their photos by selfie)Included on every planNo face recognition
Capture apps (iPhone, iPad, tethered Mac)Native apps for iPhone, iPad, and tethered Mac captureNo capture app — you upload after the shoot
Photo boothIncluded from the Capture plan — iPad booth, GIFs, branded printsNo photo booth
Your logo, not theirs (and not in the link)Your domain and logo on every plan — Pixieset’s name never showsBranding removal + custom domain on paid plans; free plan shows Pixieset
Store commissionSell prints and digitals, no platform cutFree plan takes a 15% cut of store sales; paid plans remove it
Guest download experienceNo app, no login — a selfie returns the guest’s photosPolished client gallery — guests browse and download the set, designed for a handful of clients per shoot
Slideshow / live photo wallsIncluded — face-matched display while the event runsNo live slideshow
Sharing Station (print, text, email, or QR on-site)Included on the Deliver planNo on-site sharing station
Guest registration + badge scanningIncluded on the Deliver planNo registration or check-in
Post-event messaging, surveys, CRMFull suite on the Engage planEmail to your client list; no event messaging suite
OnboardingFree Event Kickoff Call with every planSelf-serve setup + help center
SupportSame-day replies from a real personEmail / ticket-based support
PricingPublic per-month pricing: $149 / $299 / $599 (annual)Public pricing by storage: free up to about $50/mo

Why teams pick BrandStudio

  • Your photos reach guests during the event, not days later. Found by face, on their phone before they leave.
  • No app, no login, no ten-step download — a guest takes a selfie and gets the photos they’re in.
  • Your logo, not theirs, not even in the link — on every plan, not gated behind an upgrade.
  • One platform for capture, branded delivery, booth, slideshow, print, and follow-up — not a delivery-and-store tool you pair with a separate capture and booth stack.
  • No platform cut of your sales, and a real person replies same-day instead of a ticket queue.

When Pixieset might be a better fit

  • If you want a polished, design-forward client experience — booking, a gorgeous gallery, and a store, all looking beautiful — Pixieset is built for exactly that, and wedding and portrait pros love it for good reason. That’s its home turf.
  • If you want a single tool for galleries, a portfolio website, and studio/CRM management for a smaller client list, Pixieset’s Suite bundles those well, and paid plans start at $10/mo.
  • If you don’t run live events and never need on-site capture, Face Match, a booth, or same-night delivery, you’d be paying BrandStudio for tools you won’t use.

Not sure if we're the right fit?

Book a 30-minute Event Kickoff Call with Jon. We'll walk through your event, hear what you're trying to do, and tell you straight if BrandStudio is the right match — or point you somewhere better if not.

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