Pixieset, Pic-Time and ShootProof are gallery-and-store platforms — they host your photos, sell prints, and manage clients beautifully. Lenzeit is the AI delivery alternative: it culls the bad shots, sorts every photo by the person in it, and sends each guest their own private gallery automatically — with pay-as-you-go pricing instead of a monthly subscription. If your biggest pain is the hours spent sorting thousands of event photos and getting the right pictures to the right people, this comparison is for you.
Why photographers look for a Pixieset, Pic-Time or ShootProof alternative
These three tools are built around the same core idea: you organize your images, then share a gallery where clients can view, download, and order prints. That works well for a single client or a small wedding. It falls apart when you shoot a 5,000-photo event with hundreds of guests who each only want the photos they are actually in.
The gap most photographers hit is not gallery design — it is the manual work that happens before the gallery goes live:
- Culling the blurry shots, blinks and duplicates by hand.
- Sorting thousands of keepers by which person is in each frame.
- Delivering a personal set to every guest without emailing folders one by one.
- Protecting privacy so guests only ever see themselves — not strangers.
That is exactly the part Lenzeit automates with facial recognition. See how clients receive their photos.
Quick comparison: Lenzeit vs Pixieset vs Pic-Time vs ShootProof
| Platform | Best for | AI culling (removes bad shots) | Auto-sort & deliver by person | Face / selfie search | Per-face privacy | Pricing model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenzeit | AI sorting + secure per-guest delivery | Yes | Yes (MagicSort™) | Yes | Yes (FaceLock™) | Pay-as-you-go — 0.10 AED/photo, 100 free credits, no subscription |
| Pixieset | Elegant client galleries, store & CRM | No | No | No | Basic (password / download control) | Freemium; Basic $10 → Ultimate $40/mo |
| Pic-Time | Galleries + print sales + marketing automation | No | No (search only) | Yes (people / selfie search) | Basic | Free; Beginner $8 → Advanced $50/mo |
| ShootProof | Galleries + store + studio management | No | No | No | Watermark / download control | Free; $10.99 → $50/mo |
Figures are the publicly listed plans as of 2026 and can change — always check each vendor for the latest. The key difference is not price, it is workflow: only Lenzeit culls, sorts by face, and delivers per-guest automatically.
What Pixieset does well — and where it stops
Pixieset is one of the cleanest client-gallery experiences out there. You get beautiful, fast galleries, an integrated store for print and digital sales, a Studio Manager for invoicing and contracts, and a website builder — with a free plan (3 GB) and paid tiers from about $10/mo (Basic) up to $40/mo (Ultimate, unlimited storage).
Where it stops: Pixieset does not recognize faces. You still cull and organize every image yourself, and every guest sees the whole gallery unless you manually split it. For a portrait session that is fine. For a 300-guest wedding or a marathon, that manual sorting is the weekend you never get back.
What Pic-Time does well — and where it stops
Pic-Time is arguably the strongest platform for selling: editorial galleries, an integrated print store with worldwide labs, AI-assisted album design, and marketing automation that drives passive print revenue. It also includes smart image search — keyword, people, and even selfie search — so a guest can find themselves inside a gallery.
Where it stops: Pic-Time's face search helps a guest browse a gallery you have already built — it does not cull your rejects or automatically split thousands of photos into a private gallery per person before delivery. There is no per-face privacy lock, and pricing is a monthly subscription (Free, then roughly $8 → $50/mo) whether or not you shoot that month.
What ShootProof does well — and where it stops
ShootProof is a complete business platform used by 400,000+ photographers: unlimited galleries, a commission-free store, contracts, invoicing, client booking, email marketing and a website builder. Plans run from a free tier (100 photos) up to Unlimited at about $50/mo, priced by how many photos you store.
Where it stops: like Pixieset, ShootProof has no face recognition, no AI culling, and no automatic per-person delivery. It is superb for running the business side; it does not solve the sorting bottleneck for large, multi-person events.
Where Lenzeit is the better alternative: AI photo delivery
Lenzeit is not trying to be a full store-and-CRM suite. It is the AI delivery layer that the gallery platforms leave to you. Upload a full event and the facial-recognition engine does the heavy lifting end to end.
- ✓MagicSort™ — the AI engine that culls the weak shots and sorts thousands of photos by person in minutes. Learn more about MagicSort.
- ✓Face Search — a guest takes a selfie and instantly sees only the photos they appear in.
- ✓FaceLock™ — lock specific faces so their images are never shared with anyone else. See how FaceLock protects privacy.
- ✓Go Live delivery — publish galleries in real time during the event, not days later.
- ✓Three delivery modes — Private (invite-only), Limited (hybrid), and Public (sports/festival) so access matches the event.
How Lenzeit delivery works, step by step
- ✓Upload your full event — no pre-sorting required.
- ✓MagicSort™ culls and scans faces, removing rejects and grouping every keeper by person.
- ✓Review the results — you stay in control and can adjust anything before it goes out.
- ✓Deliver: each guest opens their own private gallery by selfie or access code, and photos are deleted after the event ends.
Pricing: pay-as-you-go vs monthly subscriptions
This is the other big difference. Pixieset, Pic-Time and ShootProof are subscriptions — you pay every month whether you shoot or not, and heavier storage means a higher tier. Lenzeit is pay-as-you-go: 1 credit sorts 1 photo at 0.10 AED per image, you get 100 free credits on signup with no card required, and there is no monthly fee. You pay for the events you actually shoot. See Lenzeit pricing.
Be honest with yourself about what you need
If your main need is a polished storefront, print fulfilment, contracts and invoicing, a gallery suite like Pixieset, Pic-Time or ShootProof may already cover you. If your main pain is the hours lost culling and sorting large, multi-person events — and getting each person only their own photos, privately — that is exactly what Lenzeit is built for.
Should you switch? A simple decision guide
- Choose Lenzeit if you shoot weddings, sports/marathons, festivals, schools or corporate events with lots of people and want culling + face sorting + per-guest delivery done automatically, without a subscription.
- Keep Pixieset / ShootProof if your priority is an elegant store, print sales, contracts and studio management for smaller, single-client shoots.
- Keep Pic-Time if AI-assisted album design and print-sales marketing automation are your main revenue driver.
Can you use Lenzeit alongside your current gallery tool?
Yes. Many photographers use Lenzeit as the AI delivery front end — cull, sort by face, and get each guest their own gallery fast — and still use their existing platform for print sales or bookkeeping. You do not have to rip out your whole stack to fix the sorting bottleneck; you can add the piece that was missing.
