Picking a client-gallery tool isn't really about which one has the longest feature list. It's about which one matches how you actually deliver work, what your clients expect when they open the link, and what you're comfortable paying every month. CloudSpot has earned a solid reputation for a clean, client-friendly delivery and download experience. Capturely comes at the same job from a slightly different angle.
This is an honest look at both: where each one shines, where Capturely draws clear lines, and which photographer each one suits. We'll be straight about what we can and can't verify, so you can make the call with real information instead of marketing gloss.
What CloudSpot is known for
CloudSpot is widely recognized as a polished client-gallery platform with a strong emphasis on a smooth delivery and download experience. Photographers tend to reach for it when they want galleries that feel effortless for clients. Whether its current feature set extends into sales or store-style tools is something to confirm on CloudSpot's own site, since we won't assert competitor specifics we can't verify.
What Capturely is, in plain terms
Capturely is a client-gallery delivery platform for photographers. You upload a shoot, share a gallery link, and your clients view, favorite, and download, no account required. The whole thing is built around making delivery feel like a finished, considered moment rather than a file transfer.
A few things define the Capturely experience:
- Cinematic, full-screen covers that open on your client's name, then flow into a justified-grid viewer and lightbox. Photos keep their shot orientation, so verticals stay vertical.
- Downloads that work the way clients expect: full-resolution single images or the whole gallery as a zip, with per-photo download counts so you can see what landed. Galleries can also be view-only, with an optional watermark.
- Favorites and picks: clients heart photos to build a selection, with an optional pick limit and per-photo comments. The first action politely asks for the client's name.
- Self-deleting galleries: set auto-delete anywhere from 7 days to a year, a custom date, or keep forever. Deletion permanently removes the gallery and originals (the client gets an email reminder a few days before it closes), which keeps your storage lean and your archive private.
Privacy is the part people underrate
Capturely treats privacy as a default, not an upsell. Galleries aren't indexed by search engines by default, password-protecting a gallery makes it private, and expired or password-protected galleries are never indexable. Pair that with self-deleting galleries and you get a clean lifecycle: deliver, let the client download, and have the originals disappear on a schedule you control.
The galleries that quietly delete themselves are the ones you never have to worry about leaking two years later. Lean storage is a nice side effect; peace of mind is the real one.
Capturely also leans on privacy-friendly, cookie-free analytics built in, so you can understand engagement without bolting on third-party trackers. If you've ever felt uneasy about how long old client galleries linger online, this is the philosophy that addresses it head-on.
Feature comparison
| Area | Capturely | CloudSpot (verify on their site) |
|---|---|---|
| Core purpose | Client-gallery delivery: share a link, clients view/favorite/download, no account needed | Client-gallery delivery with a strong, polished delivery + download reputation |
| Client experience | Cinematic full-screen covers opening on client names, justified grid, lightbox; orientation preserved | Known for a clean, client-friendly viewing and download experience; verify specifics |
| Downloads | Full-res single or whole-gallery zip; per-photo download counts; optional view-only + watermark | Download-focused experience; confirm current options on their site |
| Favorites / picks | Heart to build a selection, optional pick limit, per-photo comments; first action asks client name | Selection/favoriting commonly offered; verify details |
| Privacy | Not indexed by default; password = private; expired/password galleries never indexable | Check their current privacy and indexing policies |
| Gallery lifecycle | Self-deleting from 7 days to 1 year, custom date, or keep forever; an email reminder to the client a few days before it closes | Confirm retention/expiry behavior on their site |
| Branding | Remove-Capturely branding on paid, free subdomain, public studio page | Branding/custom domain commonly available; verify |
| Pricing posture | Free plan (no card); Pro €10/mo or €70/yr; Studio €25/mo or €180/yr; 14-day trial on paid | Verify current pricing tiers directly on CloudSpot |
The Capturely column above is accurate to what Capturely does today. The CloudSpot column is intentionally high-level, because positioning is well known but specifics shift. Always confirm CloudSpot's current details on their own site before committing.
What Capturely costs
Pricing is transparent and easy to reason about:
- Free: 1 gallery, 15 GB, 14-day expiry, no card required. A real way to try delivery on a live shoot.
- Pro: €10/mo or €70/yr. Unlimited galleries, 120 GB (plus a 30 GB bonus), and branding removal.
- Studio: €25/mo or €180/yr. Everything in Pro plus 500 GB; signed webhooks and RAW support come with every plan.
- Extra storage: 100 GB blocks at €5/mo or €48/yr. Plus 14 days of Pro on every new account with no card, a referral program, and Stripe billing.
Who each one suits
Honest guidance, not a pile-on:
- Choose CloudSpot if you specifically want its established delivery-and-download experience and have verified its current feature set suits your workflow.
- Choose Capturely if you want a cinematic, name-personalized delivery experience, privacy-by-default with self-deleting galleries, transparent EUR pricing, and built-in cookie-free analytics.
- Choose Capturely if storage hygiene matters to you: galleries that permanently remove originals on a schedule mean fewer old links lingering and a leaner, cheaper archive over time.
If you mostly care that the link looks beautiful, the client never hits a wall, and old galleries don't haunt you, Capturely is built squarely for that. A new account starts with 14 days of Pro and asks for no card, so the cheapest way to settle the question is to deliver one real shoot through it and watch how your client reacts.
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