If you work alone and deliver mostly photos, HoneyBook already covers you, and it is available today. If you run a team of second shooters and editors, deliver long films, or take large bank payments, the differences below are worth a look.
Side by side
The HoneyBook column comes from HoneyBook's own published pages, checked October 1, 2026.
| Pixally | HoneyBook | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Wedding photographers, videographers and their teams | Creatives, consultants, marketers, event professionals and more |
| Available | From January 1, 2027 | Now |
| Plans, billed monthly | Free $0, Basic $39, Pro $69, Studio $119 | Starter $36, Essentials $59, Premium $129 |
| Plans, billed yearly (per month) | Basic $33, Pro $58, Studio $99 | Starter $29, Essentials $49, Premium $109 |
| Free plan or trial | A 14-day free trial with no card, then the Free plan: up to 5 active booked projects | No free plan. A 30-day free trial |
| Visa and Mastercard | 2.9% + 30¢ on paid plans (3.4% + 30¢ on Free) | 2.9% + 25¢ |
| Amex and Discover | Same as other cards | 3.4% + 9¢ |
| Saved-card (card on file) payments | Same as other cards | 3.4% + 9¢ |
| Bank transfer (ACH) | 1% (Free, Basic); 0.8% capped at $12 (Pro) or $8 (Studio) | 1.5%, no cap |
| Photo storage | 200 GB (Basic), 1 TB (Pro), unlimited (Studio) | 200 GB (Starter), unlimited (Essentials, Premium) |
| Video delivery | On paid plans: 50 GB included once, then GB packs that never expire; no limit on film length | Up to 2, 8 or 15 hours of video by plan, a total for the account rather than per month |
| Website embed hosting for films | 3 films on Free (up to 10 minutes each); 60, 90 or 120 minutes on paid plans, for as long as you subscribe | Not described on HoneyBook's pages |
| "Powered by" branding on galleries | None on any plan | Shown on galleries on trial and Starter |
| Team members | 1, 1, 2, unlimited; more for $9/month each | 1, up to 2, unlimited |
| Second shooters and contractors | Their own free contractor login and portal: availability, travel fees, tax form, jobs (Pro: up to 10, Studio: unlimited) | Added to a project as a "collaborator" with their own HoneyBook login |
| Post-production tracking | Built-in post-production management (Pro, Studio) | Customizable pipeline and task management |
| More than one brand | 1, 1, 2, unlimited brands | Multiple companies on Premium |
| Moving your data in | Free migration of your last 12 months of active projects, and free document-to-template conversion | Free file setup |
When HoneyBook is the better choice
- It exists today. Pixally launches on January 1, 2027. If you need a CRM this season, HoneyBook is a working product and Pixally is a waitlist.
- Its cheapest paid plan costs less. Starter is $29 a month billed yearly, against $33 for Pixally Basic. (Pixally also has a free plan, for up to 5 active booked projects, without gallery storage.)
- More photo storage on its middle plan. Essentials includes unlimited photo storage; Pixally's equivalent, Pro, includes 1 TB.
- Galleries stay up. HoneyBook says galleries on Essentials and up can stay live for as long as you want. Pixally keeps delivered films live for two years from delivery, and the couple can extend that.
- It does more outside the studio. HoneyBook includes AI tools, a business bank account (HoneyBook Balance) and lending (HoneyBook Capital), and connects to Pic-Time if you already deliver there.
- A 60-day money-back guarantee.
When Pixally is the better choice
Pixally is the better choice if you run a team of second shooters and editors, deliver a lot of film, or take large payments by bank transfer or Amex.
Second shooters and contractors
In HoneyBook a second shooter joins a project as a collaborator, with their own HoneyBook company and login, and HoneyBook's help center says every project participant can "view all emails & files sent, and payments made, within the project."
In Pixally a contractor has their own free contractor account that works across every studio they shoot for. A studio sees their availability, their distance and travel fee for the job, their gear and, once it has booked them, their tax form. Another studio never sees what you pay them or how you rated them. Second shooter and associate management is on Pro (up to 10) and Studio (unlimited), with a contractor portal on both.
Post-production
HoneyBook gives you a customizable pipeline and tasks, which you shape into an editing workflow yourself. Pixally's post-production management (Pro and Studio) is built around the stages of a wedding edit: uploads, culling and selects, edits assigned to your team or outside editors with due dates, review, client revisions and delivery.
Films
HoneyBook delivers video inside its photo galleries, up to a total running time for the whole account: 2, 8 or 15 hours by plan, and 15 hours on Premium ($109 a month billed yearly). Once a studio reaches it, it cannot upload more. Every paid Pixally plan, from Basic ($33 a month billed yearly), starts with 50 GB of video delivery, and more comes in packs that never expire, so there is no ceiling. Pixally also puts no limit on how long a film can be, presents films with chapters so a couple can jump to the ceremony or the first dance, mixes photos and films in one gallery, and hosts your portfolio films for embedding on your own website for as long as you subscribe.
Payment fees on large payments
Wedding retainers and final balances are large, and many couples pay them by bank transfer or with an Amex. On a $3,000 payment:
| Pixally | HoneyBook | |
|---|---|---|
| Bank transfer | $30 (Free, Basic); $12 (Pro); $8 (Studio) | $45 |
| Amex or Discover | $87.30 (paid plans) | $102.09 |
| Visa or Mastercard | $87.30 (paid plans) | $87.25 |
On Visa and Mastercard the two are effectively the same, and HoneyBook is 5¢ cheaper.
Switching from HoneyBook
Pixally will move your last 12 months of active client projects across for free, and turn your existing documents into Pixally templates. Winter, when the season is quiet, is the easiest time to switch.
Common questions
- Does HoneyBook have client galleries?
- Yes. Since July 9, 2026, HoneyBook members who are photographers or videographers can deliver photos and videos in HoneyBook galleries, with 200 GB of photo storage on Starter and unlimited on Essentials and Premium.
- Can HoneyBook deliver wedding films?
- Yes, inside its galleries, up to 2 hours of video on Starter, 8 on Essentials and 15 on Premium. That is a total running time for the account, not a monthly allowance.
- Is Pixally cheaper than HoneyBook?
- It depends on the plan. Pixally has a free plan and HoneyBook does not. Billed yearly, HoneyBook Starter ($29 a month) costs less than Pixally Basic ($33) and Essentials ($49) less than Pixally Pro ($58), while Pixally Studio ($99) costs less than HoneyBook Premium ($109). Per payment, Pixally costs less on bank transfers on every plan, and on Amex and Discover on paid plans.
- Is Pixally available now?
- No. Pixally launches on January 1, 2027. You can join the waitlist at pixally.com.
- Do my second shooters have to pay for Pixally?
- No. Contractor accounts are free.
- Can I move my HoneyBook projects to Pixally?
- Yes. Migration of your last 12 months of active projects is free on every plan.
Sources
All checked October 1, 2026.
- HoneyBook pricing
- HoneyBook: accepted payment methods and processing fees (dated August 27, 2026)
- HoneyBook: create and share photo galleries
- HoneyBook: what clients, collaborators and team members can do in projects
- HoneyBook: the new HoneyBook for Photographers (July 9, 2026)
- HoneyBook support, October 1, 2026: the video limit is "capped by total runtime", not per month
- Pixally plans and fees: the Pixally pricing table
- Pixally contractor accounts: Contractor Terms of Use, Section 5.1