Handover.photo vs Lightfolio
Handover.photo
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| Figure | Handover.photo | Lightfolio |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | €3/mo | $7/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 15 |
| Spec score · Photo Proofing Software | 8.9 (#6) | 9.2 (#1) |
| Audience | The product is aimed at commissioned photographers, retouching studios, photo editing services and creative agencies. | Lightfolio says it serves independent photographers and small studios across more than 140 countries. |
| Headquarters | Kavala, Greece | Lightfolio lists its base as St. Petersburg, Florida, USA. |
| Integrations | The reviewed maker pages list payment buttons but do not document third-party software integrations. | Lightfolio advertises a Lightroom Classic plug-in and print fulfillment through Bay Photo Lab and Loxley Colour. |
| Licence | The reviewed pages do not state an open-source licence or provide source code. | No open-source licence is identified on the reviewed product or help pages; Lightfolio is presented as a hosted commercial service. |
| Proofing | Clients can mark favourites, select images, approve a round and leave correction notes on individual images. | Clients can choose favorites, organize selections into lists, invite others to contribute, and comment on individual images. |
| Security | The site says previews are watermarked on the server at reduced resolution, originals are not publicly reachable, and download links are signed and expire. | The maker lists SSL/TLS for its website product and describes PIN or password access controls for galleries. |
Plans
Handover.photo
- FreeFree
- Extra storage€3 a month
- Pro€9 a month
- Studio€12 a month
Lightfolio
- Client Galleries — FreeFree
- FreeFree
- Studio Manager — FreeFree
- Websites — FreeFree
- Client Galleries — Lite$7 a month
- Websites — Pro$10 a month
- Client Galleries — Starter$12 a month
- Studio Manager — Lite$12 a month
- Studio Manager — Pro$15 a month
- Client Galleries — Pro$20 a month
In their own words
Handover.photo
Handover.photo is a web client gallery for commissioned photography and retouching work. It combines file intake, client proofing, image selection, payment and delivery in one workflow. Clients can mark favourites, choose images, approve a review round and attach correction notes to individual photos. Studios can present bank-transfer, PayPal and Bitcoin payment buttons, while clients pay the studio directly. Finished files are delivered through a signed download link that expires. The maker says server previews are reduced-resolution and watermarked, originals are not publicly reachable, and files are stored on European servers. Uploads support common image formats and camera RAW files, with a 50 MB limit per file. Correction rounds are unlimited. Free, Pro and Studio plans cost 0.00 EUR, €9/mo and €12/mo respectively. Their limits are one, 10 and unlimited active projects; storage is 2 GB, 250 GB and 500 GB. Studio adds custom logo and colors.
Lightfolio
Lightfolio has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.