VSCO Workspace vs Studio Ninja: a yearly bundle or a monthly plan
The full VSCO Workspace costs $499.99 a year, and Studio Ninja starts at $16 a month. Your automation needs decide it.
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Updated November 5, 2026 · WeddingRunbook comparisons
- $499.99/yrVSCO One, billed once a year, for the full Workspace
- $27/moStudio Ninja's middle plan, past the cheapest one's caps
- 5 active jobsThe cap on Studio Ninja's $16-a-month plan
- 30 daysVSCO's refund window, as there is no free trial
- VSCO Workspace (Táve) $499.99/yr VSCO OneThe old Táve, annual only, with a 30-day refund window
- Studio Ninja $16/mo or $160/yrMonthly or yearly, with a 7-day trial
WeddingRunbook$9/mo or $90/yrYour season on one calendar
Eight things that decide it, row by row
WeddingRunbook, the tool we make, in the last column, after VSCO Workspace and Studio Ninja. The yes-or-no rows come first.
- Built for photographers
- VSCO Workspace (Táve)
- Studio Ninja
- WeddingRunbook
- Photo + video
- Client galleries
- VSCO Workspace (Táve)
- Part of the membership
- Studio Ninja
- Delivery needs a second tool
- WeddingRunbook
- 20 GB in the plan, no second tool
- Migration help
- VSCO Workspace (Táve)
- Free with VSCO One, about 48 business hours for most studios
- Studio Ninja
- Data moved and training given, free
- WeddingRunbook
- No assisted move
- Price and billing
- VSCO Workspace (Táve)
- $499.99 a year VSCO One only; a small free plan too
- Studio Ninja
- $16 to $40 a month or $160 to $400 a year
- WeddingRunbook
- $9 a month or $90 a year, one plan
- Trial
- VSCO Workspace (Táve)
- No free trial (a 30-day refund window instead)
- Studio Ninja
- 7-day trial
- WeddingRunbook
- 14-day free trial No card required
- Automation depth
- VSCO Workspace (Táve)
- Táve's, the deeper of the two Sold within the VSCO One membership
- Studio Ninja
- The lighter of the two Automation from its $27-a-month plan
- WeddingRunbook
- Every task already has a day
- After the change of owner
- VSCO Workspace (Táve)
- New buyers get it in VSCO One only Renewals continue on old plans
- Studio Ninja
- Still developed and sold
- WeddingRunbook
- Does not apply No change of owner
- The catch
- VSCO Workspace (Táve)
- No end date set for old plans Ask VSCO before relying on an old plan
- Studio Ninja
- Cheapest plan: 5 active jobs So a season needs the $27-a-month plan
- WeddingRunbook
- The newest tool here
Product names and logos belong to their owners and identify the products compared.
Both are built for photographers. So pick by how you work.
Pick VSCO Workspace if
- You use Táve's automations every week
- You want galleries with the CRM, in one membership
- One payment a year suits how you budget
- You are on an old Táve plan that still renews at its price
Pick Studio Ninja if
- You'd rather pay monthly, from $16 a month
- You want to test first, with a 7-day trial
- You have years of Táve history to move, free
- You keep your gallery service whichever you pick
How much automation will you really use? That answer picks the tool.
Neither one fits? There is a smaller answer.
Some photographers want neither a yearly bundle nor a capped cheapest plan. WeddingRunbook is one plan, with no job caps.
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)
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.
Want your season clear without a yearly bundle?
Pay by the month with no cap on jobs, and see each wedding and its next step on one calendar, with a client portal for every couple.
- Free for 14 days
- $9 a month or $90 a year
- Client portal + 20 GB of galleries
- iOS app in beta
No card required.
Choosing between the two: common questions
Which costs less, VSCO Workspace or Studio Ninja?
For the full Workspace, Studio Ninja. Its plans cost $16 to $40 a month, or $160 to $400 a year, so even its top plan costs less than VSCO One at $499.99 a year. VSCO's free plan costs nothing, but it is a limited Workspace. VSCO One does include client galleries, which Studio Ninja lacks.
Is VSCO Workspace the same thing as Táve?
Yes: it is Táve under a new name, VSCO Workspace since August 2025. The full version has been sold to newcomers only through VSCO One from June 2026. Plans bought as Táve keep renewing at their old price, and as of June 2026 VSCO had set no end date for them.
Do VSCO Workspace and Studio Ninja have caps?
Yes. Studio Ninja's cheapest plan holds 5 active jobs, 1 user and 1 contact form, so most photographers need the $27-a-month plan. At $40 a month, the top one lets in any number of users and 3 brands. On VSCO, the free plan is the limited one: 1 contact form and 1 brand.
Do both tools target photographers?
Both do. Studio Ninja comes with workflow templates for photographers, but no galleries. VSCO Workspace, the old Táve, adds deep automation and client galleries, sold in a yearly membership. So you choose between a monthly plan and a yearly bundle.
Can I move from Táve or VSCO Workspace to Studio Ninja?
Yes. Studio Ninja moves your records in and trains you one to one for free, on every plan from $16 a month. Move future bookings first, and run both tools for a booking or two. Moving into Workspace is free too, with VSCO One: for most studios, VSCO's team does it in about 48 business hours.
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. Both tools here do more of it today: Studio Ninja's top plan takes any number of booking forms, and VSCO One carries Táve's automation.