Photivo vs picdrop

Photivo provides online client galleries and sales tools for photographers. Clients can proof images, mark favorites, download selected files, and shop. Photographers can drag in pre-organized gallery folders, with the folder structure used to set up gallery and set names. Clients and vendors can download selected items to a computer or Dropbox. My Photivo gives repeat customers and vendors a personalized portal for shared galleries, favorite photos, and orders. The site describes AI tagging for wedding elements and face recognition that can tag, group, and filter photos automatically. Photivo is web-based and has a free Seed plan with 2 GB of storage, multiple users, watermarks, and an 8% commission. Bloom costs $6 a month and includes 20 GB, multiple users, watermarks, no Photivo branding, and 0% commission. Thrive costs $12 a month with 100 GB, while Flourish costs $18 a month with 1,000 GB. New users can try a subscription for 14 days before the chosen subscription is charged. The terms say plans are for individual photographers and studios, and excess usage may incur additional fees.

picdrop is a web service for photographers and teams to share shoots, gather client selections and feedback, and deliver final images. Clients can comment, annotate, like, flag, and vote on favorites. Presentation mode creates branded galleries for viewing and downloading delivered work. It supports RAW, TIFF, PSD, JPG, MP4, and other image and video formats, with a stated 25 GB per-file upload limit. Selections export for Lightroom and Capture One. Live Push sends camera images to a selected gallery over FTPS, with access restricted to that gallery. The service offers private links, public galleries, community features, advanced download controls, and a mobile web version. A separate smartphone app is unnecessary. The maker says photos are not used for AI training, hosting is in Germany, and the service is GDPR compliant. Plans include a free tier with 1 GB storage and three galleries, paid plans from €14.99/mo, and a 14-day trial.