Pixieset Studio Manager
Free, then $15/mo or $144/yrSuits you ifYou want your software bill as close to zero as it goes
Free plan: 3 contractsStarts free, then $15 a month or $144 a year, beside Pixieset's own galleries.
7 alternatives · Prices checked November 2026
17hats alternatives, compared honestly
17hats charges $60 a month for one plan built for any trade. If you shoot weddings, these six fit better.
- 14-day free trial
- No card required
- Made for photo and video work
17hats
- Pixieset Studio Manager
- ShootQ
- Studio Ninja
- Sprout Studio
- Light Blue
- Iris Works
WeddingRunbook
Updated November 5, 2026 · WeddingRunbook comparisons
What sends you looking, and where to go
Photography tools that answer what 17hats does not
Your reasonLook at
- Start at $0, not $60 a monthPixieset Studio ManagerFree, then $15/mo or $144/yr
- Your work needs little beyond booking and billingShootQ$14.95/mo or $149/yr
- You want a photographer's workflow templatesStudio Ninjafrom $16/mo, or $160/yr
- You want to deliver photos from your CRMSprout Studiofrom $19/mo
- You'd rather no feature cost extraLight Bluefrom $32.50/mo
- A free move-in and two weeks to testIris Worksfrom $14.95/mo, or $149/yr
- You want your whole season in one viewWeddingRunbook (ours)$9/mo or $90/yr, galleries included
WeddingRunbookOne plan
Flat like 17hats, at $9 a month.
Or $90 a year. The trial is 14 days and free, with no card, and the plan includes 20 GB of galleries.
The table, before the detail
Seven ways out, row by row
17hats first, as you have it today. Then seven places to go: the price, the reason to pick it, the catch.
- 17hats
From $60/mo or $600/yr
- Why pick it
- One all-inclusive plan; no tiers to compare
- Watch out
- Priciest monthly start here; some paid add-ons
- Pixieset Studio Manager
From Free then $15/mo or $144/yr
- Why pick it
- A free plan; galleries in the same account
- Watch out
- No trial; the free plan caps contracts
- ShootQ
From $14.95/mo or $149/yr
- Why pick it
- A small plan for the paperwork, $14.95/mo
- Watch out
- No galleries; booking add-on is $10/mo more
- Studio Ninja
From $16/mo or $160/yr
- Why pick it
- Made for photographers, with free move-in and training
- Watch out
- Cheapest plan caps 5 active jobs; no galleries
- Sprout Studio
From $19/mo
- Why pick it
- Galleries, album proofing and email marketing built in
- Watch out
- Monthly only; cheaper plans cap shoots and storage
- Light Blue
From $32.50/mo
- Why pick it
- Every feature on one plan, priced by device
- Watch out
- Monthly only; no galleries of its own
- Iris Works
From $14.95/mo or $149/yr
- Why pick it
- Simple photography CRM, free migration, 14-day trial
- Watch out
- No galleries; one brand per account
- WeddingRunbook
From $9/mo or $90/yr
- Why pick it
- Your season on one calendar
- Watch out
- The newest tool here
Prices from each maker's site, November 2026. The last row is ours. Product names and logos belong to their owners and identify the products compared.
Weigh it before you go
Using most of the plan? Then $60 a month may be money well spent.
17hats' price, per month
- All-inclusive plan $60 Or $600 a year, or $800 for two years
Keep 17hats if
- You use most of what the one plan holds
- Your work goes beyond photography, and one tool runs it
- You paid for two years and the term has months to run
Look elsewhere if
- You pay $60 a month and open a small part of it
- You want a tool shaped around shoots, not any trade
- A gallery service adds to the $60 a month
Still using most of the plan? Then keep the plan and book the next couple.
The closer look
Each reason, its own card
The main catch on a tag, and the verdict under it.
ShootQ
$14.95/mo or $149/yrSuits you ifYou use bookings, contracts and invoices, and little else
No client galleriesContracts and invoices on a small plan, monthly or yearly, but it has no galleries.
Studio Ninja
$16/mo or $160/yrSuits you ifPhotography should be the starting point, and you'd like help setting up
Cheapest plan: 5 active jobsPhotography workflow templates from $16 a month, and they move you in and train you at no charge.
Sprout Studio
from $19/moSuits you ifOne tool should hold the client and send the photos
Cheapest plan: 10 shoots, 50GBPhotos go out from the CRM itself, but the bill is monthly and cheaper plans cap shoots.
Light Blue
from $32.50/moSuits you ifYou like one plan, and want every feature inside its price
Monthly billing onlyOne plan with every feature, made for photographers, priced by device and billed monthly.
Iris Works
$14.95/mo or $149/yrSuits you ifYou'd rather someone else did the import, and want time to test
Booking + email: top planA free import and 14 days to test, twice the 7 that 17hats gives.
A flat price for shoots
One plan, everything included
Try it free for 14 days, then $9 a month or $90 a year. No tiers, no job caps, 20 GB of galleries included.
- Calendar, runbooks and day plans
- Client portal: quotes, contracts, invoices, messages
- Galleries with films - 20 GB included
- The iOS app, offline at the venue (beta)
Start your free trialFree for 14 days. No card required.
The studio behind WeddingRunbook
The timeline for our second shooter used to go out the night before, if one of us remembered. Now it goes out two weeks ahead on its own. Three of us, one runbook, the whole season.
Decided to go?
Leave 17hats with every client and date on board
Six steps, timed to your 17hats term.
- 1
Check when your term ends. On a yearly or two-year plan, aim the move at the renewal date.
- 2
Copy your records out next. Fill in by hand whatever the export does not carry.
- 3
Pick weeks with no weddings in them. The off-season is best, if you can wait for it.
- 4
Move future dates before history. Past clients can follow when you have time.
- 5
Have the new tool import for you. Studio Ninja offers one at no charge, as does Iris Works.
- 6
Leave 17hats for the very last. Wait for one real wedding to reach a contract in the new tool, and drop any paid add-ons too.
A flat price, for photographers
Like one plan, but not paying $60 a month for it?
WeddingRunbook keeps the single plan and brings the price down to $9 a month or $90 a year - with dated runbook tasks, the season on one calendar and a portal for each couple, galleries inside, made for photographers and videographers.
- Free for 14 days
- $9 a month or $90 a year
- Client portal + 20 GB of galleries
- iOS app in beta
No card required.
FAQ
17hats questions, answered
Is it worth switching from 17hats?
Yes, if you open a small part of the plan, want a tool made for photographers, or pay a gallery service on top. Stay if you use most of it, your work goes beyond photography, or a two-year term still has months to run.
What is the price of 17hats in 2026?
One plan: $60 a month, $600 a year or $800 for two years. Some extras cost more on top, and you get 7 days to try it.
What will I miss about 17hats?
The simplicity: one plan, one price and nothing to compare. If your work goes beyond photography, you also lose one tool for all of it. Light Blue keeps the one-plan model and is made for photographers.
Which alternative to 17hats is cheapest?
WeddingRunbook is the cheapest paid plan here: $9 a month or $90 a year after a 14-day free trial. Pixieset Studio Manager charges nothing until you need a fourth contract, more than three quotes or questionnaires, or a second session type. ShootQ and Iris Works cost $14.95 a month or $149 a year to start.
How long will moving off 17hats take?
A few weeks, timed to your renewal date, so the two tools overlap briefly. What takes longest is getting one real wedding to a signed contract before you leave 17hats.
What does WeddingRunbook not do yet?
WeddingRunbook does not do online booking, lead capture forms, automated email sequences or card payments in the portal yet. If 17hats' one plan handles any of the four for you today, plan how you will do it before you move.