Capturely is a client gallery made for photographers: your client looks through the photos, picks favorites, downloads in full resolution, and the gallery closes on the date you choose. Every WeTransfer fact below comes from WeTransfer's own help center.
WeTransfer alternative for photographers
Capturely vs WeTransfer: a transfer link or a client gallery?
A side-by-side for photographers who send finished photos with WeTransfer: how long the link lives, what your client can do with it, and what it looks like. Where WeTransfer is the better tool, 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
WeTransfer is a file transfer service: you upload files of any kind, your recipient gets a link and downloads them, and no account is needed to download. It is fast, familiar and good at moving big files once.
Side by side
Capturely and WeTransfer, line by line
| Feature | Capturely | WeTransfer |
|---|---|---|
| Price and storage | ||
| Free plan | 1 active gallery, 15 GB, no card needed | Up to 10 transfers or 3 GB in any 30 days; a transfer stays online for up to 3 days |
| Paid plans | Pro €10 a month or €70 a year; Studio €25 a month or €180 a year | Starter, Ultimate, Teams and Enterprise; see its pricing page for the amounts |
| Storage | 15 GB on Free, 120 GB on Pro, 500 GB on Studio, plus 100 GB add-on blocks | Up to 2 TB by default, counting live and recoverable transfers |
| What your clients get | ||
| Client favorites and selections | Every plan: favorites up to a pick limit, notes on photos, a submitted selection | Comments on file previews; no favorites or selection list is described |
| Downloads | Every plan: full resolution, one photo or a zip, RAW files too; on a phone, saved to the photo library | The files as sent, one by one or all at once; on an iPhone they are saved to the Files app |
| Expiring galleries | Every plan, with a reminder email to your client before the gallery closes | Up to 3 days on Free and Starter; as long as you like on Ultimate |
| Protection and your brand | ||
| Password protection | Every plan | Listed with the Ultimate plan |
| Watermarks | Every plan: center, corner or tiled | A preview-only option with a watermark, for images and video |
| 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 | Branded pages, listed with the Ultimate plan |
| Beyond the gallery | ||
| Mobile app | No app: galleries open in any phone browser, with nothing to install | Yes, with an app for iPhone |
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. WeTransfer 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: wetransfer.com/help-center/subscriptions/plan-limits, wetransfer.com/help-center/how-to/transfer-availability, wetransfer.com/help-center/how-to/what-is-previews, wetransfer.com/help-center/how-to/comments-on-previews, wetransfer.com/help-center/how-to/watermarked-preview, wetransfer.com/help-center/how-to/download-a-transfer
Which one fits
Pick the gallery that fits how you work.
When WeTransfer is the better choice
- You send files once and the job is over: a link, a download, done. No account is needed to download a transfer.
- You send more than photos: design files, documents, audio and long videos travel in one transfer, with previews for many formats.
- You move very large amounts in one go: Starter allows 300 GB in any 30 days, and Ultimate has no transfer limit.
- Your recipient is an agency or a printer that already works with transfer links and only wants the files.
When Capturely is the better choice
- Your client needs more than 3 days: a Capturely gallery stays open until the date you set, and your client gets a reminder email before it closes.
- Your client chooses what you retouch: they heart photos up to their package limit, leave notes and submit a selection you can export for Lightroom or Capture One.
- Your clients open the link on a phone: they see a gallery, not a file list, and Download saves a photo straight to the photo library.
- You want the delivery protected from the free plan up: a password and watermarks work on every Capturely plan.
Switching
Switching from WeTransfer
There is no importer from WeTransfer, 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
Keep WeTransfer for what it does well
Leave the links and folders you already sent where they are, and keep using WeTransfer for your own files. To bring a finished job over, 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 move my WeTransfer transfers into Capturely?
Not automatically: Capturely has no importer. A transfer is a copy of files you still have, so upload the photos from your own files into a new gallery and send your client that link. If you have a lot to move, write to hello@capturely.me and we will help you plan it.
How long does a WeTransfer link last, and a Capturely gallery?
WeTransfer says uploads on its Free and Starter plans can be kept online for up to 3 days, and Ultimate keeps transfers active as long as you like. A Capturely gallery stays open until the expiry date you choose, on every plan, and your client gets a reminder before it closes.
Can clients pick favorites in a WeTransfer transfer?
WeTransfer's help center describes previews and comments on files, not a favorites list or a selection with a limit. In Capturely, clients heart photos up to the number in their package and submit the selection to you.
Is Capturely free for sending photos to a client?
Yes. The Free plan gives you 15 GB and one active gallery at a time, with full-resolution downloads, a password and watermarks, and no card. Pro is €10 a month for 120 GB and unlimited galleries.
Start free today
Try Capturely with your next shoot.
Every new account starts with 14 days of Pro, no card needed. Your WeTransfer 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