A Pic-Time alternative for galleries, film delivery and the business side
Captures is a Pic-Time alternative with unlimited photos on every plan, video from 30 minutes free up to 60 hours, and built-in inquiries, contracts and invoices — so storage stops being the thing you budget around.
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Pic-Time is a serious platform, especially loved by wedding photographers for its beautiful galleries, client marketing and print sales. Yet many photographers want something different: more room for the same money, video that is not another gigabyte budget, and business tools in the same place. Here is a fair comparison.
Key differences
- Storage: Pic-Time prices by gigabyte until its top plan; Captures has unlimited photos on every plan with a fair-use limit from 100 GB to 6 TB.
- Video: Pic-Time has a separate video allowance in gigabytes (1 GB free up to 60 GB on Advanced). Captures counts video in hours — 30 minutes to 60 hours.
- Free plan: Pic-Time gives 10 GB that drops to 3 GB after 6 months; Captures gives unlimited photos and 100 GB fair use, with up to 3 active galleries at a time.
- Business tools: inquiries, proposals, e-signed contracts, questionnaires, invoices, calendar and automations are built into Captures.
- Languages: English, Serbian Latin and Serbian Cyrillic.
Pricing compared
| Tier | Pic-Time | Captures |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 10 GB (3 GB after 6 months) + 1 GB video | €0 — unlimited photos, 100 GB fair use, 30 min video |
| Entry | Beginner $8 — 20 GB + 5 GB video | Starter €9 — unlimited photos, 1 TB fair use, 3 h video |
| Mid | Professional $25 — 100 GB + 30 GB video | Pro €19 — unlimited photos, 3 TB fair use, 15 h video |
| Top | Advanced $50 — unlimited photos (terms apply) + 60 GB video | Studio €39 — unlimited photos, 6 TB fair use, 60 h video |
What Pic-Time does well
Pic-Time is mature, with a large community, native mobile apps, strong client marketing tools and a card-paid print store connected to labs around the world. If international print sales are a big part of your income, that is a real reason to stay. Captures is a web app installable as a PWA, and its store currently works with cash on delivery.
Why photographers pick Captures
- 1
Predictable cost
Photos are unlimited on every plan, so you choose a plan by how much video and how many team members you need — not by how many weddings you shot this year.
- 2
A gallery built for film
Cinema layout with a looping film hero, film cards and collections, Play all, a full-screen player with up-next and TV casting. Hybrid galleries put Films and Photos on one landing page.
- 3
Review built in
Timecoded comments, drawing on the frame and version approval; export comments as EDL for DaVinci Resolve or CSV for Premiere.
- 4
From inquiry to invoice
Inquiry forms in your site's design, auto-replies, proposals, contracts, invoices, payment tracking and bank statement import.
Which one fits you
| If what matters most is… | Better fit |
|---|---|
| Card-paid print sales with labs abroad | Pic-Time |
| A native mobile app | Pic-Time |
| Many weddings a year without storage worries | Captures |
| Delivering films and reviewing edits | Captures |
| Contracts, inquiries and invoices in the same tool | Captures |
| Serbian or Cyrillic for your clients | Captures |
Compare for yourself — free
Open an account in a minute and publish your first gallery. No card needed, cancel any time.
FAQ
How does Pic-Time pricing compare to Captures?
Per their public pricing in October 2026, Pic-Time runs from $8 to $50 a month with 20 GB up to unlimited photos (terms apply). Captures runs from €0 to €39 with unlimited photos on every plan. Prices may change.
Is the Captures free plan time-limited?
No. It has no expiry: unlimited photos, 100 GB fair-use storage, up to 3 active galleries at a time and 30 minutes of video.
How much video can I upload to Captures?
Video is measured in hours: 30 minutes on Free, 3 hours on Starter, 15 hours on Pro and 60 hours on Studio.
What happens to my galleries if I downgrade?
Downgrading never deletes galleries, and you can cancel any time.
Where are photos stored?
Originals are stored in EU data centres in Germany and Finland with a backup copy; previews are served from fast NVMe storage.
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