Capturely does one job: it delivers your photos in a fast, private gallery your clients can pick from and download, then closes and deletes it when the job is done. Every Picdrop fact below comes from Picdrop's own pricing and proofing pages.
Picdrop alternative
Capturely vs Picdrop: which client gallery fits your work?
A side-by-side for photographers weighing a Picdrop alternative: what the plans hold, and how your clients choose and receive their photos. Where Picdrop does more, we say so.
- Start free, no card
- 14 days of Pro first
- Then Free, or Pro at €10 a month
- Free plan with 15 GB, no card
- Pro €10 a month for 120 GB
- Client picks and downloads on every plan
- Galleries that close and delete themselves
The short version
Picdrop is a gallery tool from Berlin built around feedback on a shoot: clients and art directors mark photos with colors, votes, comments and scribbles, and its larger plans add team members, inboxes and uploads straight from the camera.
Side by side
Capturely and Picdrop, line by line
| Feature | Capturely | Picdrop |
|---|---|---|
| Price and storage | ||
| Free plan | 1 active gallery, 15 GB, no card needed | 1 GB, 3 galleries, basic collaboration features |
| Paid plans | Pro €10 a month or €70 a year; Studio €25 a month or €180 a year | Pro, Advanced, Business and Enterprise; shown in euros, dollars or pounds, and the amounts depend on the current offer |
| Free trial | 14 days of Pro with no card; Studio asks for a card | 14 days of Advanced, no card needed |
| Storage | 15 GB on Free, 120 GB on Pro, 500 GB on Studio, plus 100 GB add-on blocks | 1 GB on Free, 500 GB on Pro, 1 TB on Advanced, 3 TB on Business |
| What your clients get | ||
| Galleries | 1 active on Free, unlimited on Pro and Studio | 3 on Free, unlimited on paid plans |
| Client favorites and selections | Every plan: favorites up to a pick limit, notes on photos, a submitted selection | Color markers, votes and likes, comments and scribbles on photos |
| Downloads | Every plan: full resolution, one photo or a zip, RAW files too; on a phone, saved to the photo library | Single files and ZIP downloads on every plan |
| Protection and your brand | ||
| Password protection | Every plan | Password-protected galleries |
| Watermarks | Every plan: center, corner or tiled | Watermark protection |
| Your brand instead of ours | No Capturely line under galleries on Pro and Studio; white-label client emails on Studio, or on Pro for €5 a month | Your own branding from Pro |
| Beyond the gallery | ||
| Lightroom | Client picks exported for Lightroom or Capture One | Selections exported to Lightroom or Capture One on every plan |
| Video delivery | Pro and Studio: MP4 and MOV up to 20 GB per file, counted in your storage; clients play and download | Video playback on paid plans, with a monthly allowance of video conversion |
Prices and features checked in November 2026 on each company's own pricing and feature pages. Plans change, so check theirs before you decide.
Capturely lists its prices in euros. Picdrop shows different prices by country, currency and current offer, so this page names its plans and leaves the amounts to its own pricing page.
Sources: picdrop.com/web/pricing, picdrop.com/web/photo-proofing
Which one fits
Pick the gallery that fits how you work.
When Picdrop is the better choice
- You work with art directors and agencies who mark up photos: Picdrop has color markers, votes, comments and scribbles drawn on the image itself.
- You work as a team: Picdrop's Advanced and Business plans include several team members, with custom permissions on Business; a Capturely account is for one photographer.
- You need a lot of room: Picdrop Pro has 500 GB and Business 3 TB, beyond the 500 GB of Capturely Studio.
- You want clients to upload files to you, or photos to arrive from the camera during a shoot: Picdrop lists client uploads on every plan and direct camera uploads from Pro.
When Capturely is the better choice
- You want more room on a free plan: Capturely Free gives you 15 GB for your active gallery, where Picdrop Free has 1 GB.
- You sell packages with a set number of photos: a Capturely gallery has a pick limit, so your client hearts up to the number they paid for and submits the selection.
- You want galleries that close on a date and then delete themselves, with a reminder to your client first, so finished jobs stop costing you storage.
- Your clients speak other languages and download on their phones: galleries come in 13 languages, and Download saves a photo straight to the photo library.
Switching
Switching from Picdrop
There is no importer from Picdrop, so nothing moves on its own. This is how photographers usually switch:
- 01
Start on Pro
Create an account with no card, then add your studio name, logo and accent color once in the Brand kit.
- 02
Deliver your next shoot with Capturely
Upload the new photos and send your client the link. They need no account and no app.
- 03
Let your Picdrop galleries run out
Leave the galleries you already sent where they are until they expire, then cancel there. To bring one over sooner, upload its photos from your own files.
- 04
Ask us for help
Moving a lot of galleries at once? Write to hello@capturely.me and we will help you plan it, personally.
Can I import my Picdrop galleries into Capturely?
Not automatically: Capturely has no importer. Upload the photos from your own files into a new gallery, or deliver new shoots with Capturely and leave your Picdrop galleries where they are. If you have a lot to move, write to hello@capturely.me and we will help you plan it.
How does Capturely's free plan compare with Picdrop's?
Capturely Free gives you 15 GB and one active gallery at a time, with no card. Picdrop Free gives you 1 GB and 3 galleries. Both start with a free trial of a paid plan and no card: 14 days of Pro at Capturely, 14 days of Advanced at Picdrop.
Can clients comment or draw on photos in Capturely?
They can leave a note on any photo and heart their favorites up to a limit. There is no drawing on the image and no color labels. If that kind of markup is central to your jobs, Picdrop is built for it.
Can I export my client's selection to Lightroom or Capture One?
Yes, on every plan, Free included. When your client submits a selection, you export it for Lightroom or Capture One. Picdrop lists an export of selections to Lightroom and Capture One on every plan too.
Start free today
Try Capturely with your next shoot.
Every new account starts with 14 days of Pro, no card needed. Your Picdrop account can keep running while you decide.
Pro
€10a month
or €5.83/mo billed yearly14-day free trial, no card- Unlimited galleries
- 120 GB of storage
- Any expiry date, or never
- Custom domain
- No Capturely branding
- Video delivery (MP4, MOV)
The Pro trial needs no card. Add one to stay on Pro: nothing is charged before day 14.
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Photo proofing galleriesClients pick favorites within your package limit, note a frame and submit. You export the list to Lightroom or Capture One.See how it works
Photo deliveryPhotos sized for every screen, originals untouched, single and zip downloads, RAW files included.See how it works
Expiring galleriesEach gallery closes on your date, reminds your client first, then deletes itself with every original.See how it works
Watermarks and passwordsWatermark proofs in Center, Corner or Tiled, put a password on the gallery and keep some folders for the client only.See how it works