Compare · HeyShutter vs Zenfolio
A Zenfolio alternative with no cut of your sales.
Zenfolio's prices look low, but it takes 7% of every order and charges for downloads. HeyShutter charges nothing on sales on any paid plan, and the yearly price doesn't jump after the first year.
Zenfolio facts come from Zenfolio's own website, checked October 4, 2026.
| HeyShutter | Zenfolio | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free, or $19 to $99 a month with a 14-day trial | $9 to $40 a month |
| Yearly billing | Two months free, every year | First year only, then standard rates |
| Storage | 5 GB free, 200 GB at $19, 1 TB at $39 | 15 GB at $9, 150 GB at $23, unlimited JPEG at $40 |
| Fees on your sales | 0% on paid plans (10% on Free) | 7% of every order, plus $0.09 per downloaded file or $0.99 per full gallery |
| Booking and contracts | Included from $19, with signed agreements and retainers | $10 a month add-on (included on Advanced) |
| Website | Template site from $19; custom design $2,500 | Website and blog on every plan |
| Face search | Face sort and opt-in selfie search from $39 | People Filter on every plan, selfie search opt-in |
| Texts to clients | Included from $19 | 500 to 5,000 a month by plan |
| Client app | Your own iPhone and Android app on Signature | Mobile web; no native app |
| Your own domain | Your own domain on every paid plan | Custom domain on every plan |
| Platform branding | Your studio's name only on paid plans; a small credit on Free | Zenfolio branding removed on Professional and up |
Where Zenfolio is strong
- A website and blog on every plan, with 28 templates to start from.
- Unlimited JPEG storage on Advanced.
- Tools for school and sports work, like QR workflows and the Volume Wizard.
- Text delivery included on every plan.
Where HeyShutter is different
- No 7% commerce fee and no download fees on any paid HeyShutter plan.
- Yearly billing is two months free every year, not a first-year discount.
- Booking, signed agreements and retainers are included from $19.
- A native app in the App Store and Google Play under your own name, on Signature.
- Gallery emails come from your own address, and clients never see our name.
What a year really costs
A studio selling $500 a month through its galleries.
Plan price plus fees on sales over a full year, before card processing, which every platform passes on.
| Plan | Plan cost | Fees on sales | Year total | How it's figured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zenfolio Professional | $276 | $470 | $746 | $23 a month at standard rates, 7% of $6,000 in sales, about $50 in download fees |
| Zenfolio Advanced | $480 | $470 | $950 | $40 a month at standard rates, same sales |
| HeyShutter Starter | $190 | $0 | $190 | Yearly billing, 0% fees |
| HeyShutter Pro | $390 | $0 | $390 | Yearly billing, 0% fees |
Plans side by side
What each plan includes in storage.
HeyShutter
Zenfolio
Zenfolio's yearly prices are first-year rates that renew at standard rates.
Sources
Where these facts come from.
Every Zenfolio detail on this page was read from Zenfolio's own pages on October 4, 2026. Prices change, so check their site before you decide. If something here is out of date, tell us at [email protected] and we'll fix it.
- Zenfolio plans and pricing
- Zenfolio commerce and download fees
- Zenfolio Face Finder
- Zenfolio website templates
Zenfolio is a trademark of its owner. HeyShutter is not affiliated with Zenfolio. HeyShutter plans are listed on our pricing page.
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