# PhotoShelter review (2026): is it worth $10 a month, billed yearly? > Photo storage, delivery and portfolio sites for photographers Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. PhotoShelter for Photographers combines cloud storage for image libraries with portfolio website templates, client galleries and e-commerce for prints, downloads and licenses. Plans differ mainly by storage, from 4 GB to 500 GB, with one user on each. The company also sells a separate digital asset management product for brands. - **Category:** Website & Landing Page Builders - **Made by:** PhotoShelter, Inc. - **Website:** https://www.photoshelter.com - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Pricey if you need client proofing, because it starts at $25 a month on Standard. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, PhotoShelter is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $10 per month, billed annually ($12.99 billed monthly). - **Pricing model:** Free trial - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** 14-day free trial, then charged automatically. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Basic | $10 per month, billed annually ($12.99 billed monthly) | 4 GB storage, 1 user, 9 website templates, custom domain and galleries; no client proofing tool. | | Standard | $25 per month, billed annually ($29.99 billed monthly) | 100 GB storage, 1 user, client proofing tool and the same website and selling features. | | Pro | $45 per month, billed annually ($49.99 billed monthly) | 500 GB storage, 1 user, with the same features as Standard. | Read from https://go.photoshelter.com/photographers/ on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with PhotoShelter before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Annual billing saves about 20 to 25%** (Annual discount): Annual prices of $10, $25 and $45 a month compare with $12.99, $29.99 and $49.99 billed monthly. Source: https://go.photoshelter.com/photographers/ ## Key features - **Portfolio websites:** Nine responsive templates, a custom domain and integrations with Instagram, WordPress, Vimeo and Tumblr. - **Cloud storage:** 4 GB, 100 GB or 500 GB by plan, with more sold in 10 GB or 35 GB increments and geographically redundant backup. - **Galleries:** Unlimited public, password-protected and private galleries, with watermarks and right-click protection. - **Client proofing:** Clients review, proof and download from branded galleries; proofing starts at Standard. - **Selling:** Prints, products, downloads and licenses with a cart supporting more than 23 currencies. - **Uploaders:** Lightroom and Photo Mechanic plugins plus desktop and web uploaders for large libraries. ## Good for - Photographers with large libraries to store and search - Photographers who sell licenses and downloads from their site - Single-user studios that need a portfolio and delivery in one account ## Worth knowing - Sales carry a transaction fee of 8% to 10% depending on the plan, plus printing, shipping and payment fees. - No refunds for amounts already billed; cancellation is from within the account. - Every plan has a single user. - Overage fees can apply for bandwidth used on image deliveries. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 1.8 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. PhotoShelter combines cloud storage, portfolio sites, client galleries and a print store for photographers. The $10 plan has 4 GB and no proofing tool, every plan has one user, and sales carry an 8% to 10% fee. - **Value for money: D.** $10 a month yearly is the Basic plan with 4 GB and no client proofing. Proofing starts on Standard at $25 a month, about twice the category's middle of $12. - **Free plan and trial: D.** A 14-day trial, then it charges you automatically, and there is no free plan. - **Features: C.** Portfolio sites, storage from 4 GB to 500 GB, galleries, proofing and selling. The gaps: no proofing on Basic and one user on every plan. - **Ease of use: C.** No rating on record. You build a site, upload images and set up a store. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web only, with Instagram, WordPress, Vimeo, Lightroom, Photo Mechanic, Stripe and PayPal. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from PhotoShelter's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among website and landing page builders - PhotoShelter's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 6 of the 104 other website and landing page builders we grade, and level with 9. - It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 35 of 104) and worst on value for money (D, above 0). - Its paid plans start at $10 a month, against a middle price of $11.50 for the category: 39 of the 89 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 5 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/website-builders ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace PhotoShelter you would be making checkout, card payments and sales tax handled for you. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 89 of the 104 other website and landing page builders grade higher. It costs $120 a year. - You could make: Templates and digital downloads: an app builder makes these well. - You could not: Checkout, card payments and sales tax handled for you. - You could not: Printers that make and ship each order. - You could not: Storing and serving files for other people. - You could not: It plugs into other products, Instagram, WordPress and Vimeo among them. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Instagram, WordPress, Vimeo, Tumblr, Lightroom, Photo Mechanic, Stripe, PayPal **Tags:** Templates, Online store, Digital downloads, File sharing, Print on demand ## Alternatives - [SmugMug](https://toolgpa.com/tools/smugmug): Photo storage, portfolio sites and print sales for photographers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/photoshelter-vs-smugmug) - [Zenfolio](https://toolgpa.com/tools/zenfolio): Photographer websites, client galleries and print sales in one plan. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/photoshelter-vs-zenfolio) - [PhotoDeck](https://toolgpa.com/tools/photodeck): Photographer websites with client galleries and print sales. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/photodeck-vs-photoshelter) - [Pixpa](https://toolgpa.com/tools/pixpa): Portfolio sites, client galleries and a store in one plan. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/photoshelter-vs-pixpa) - [Format](https://toolgpa.com/tools/format): Portfolio website builder for photographers and other creatives. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/format-vs-photoshelter) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://go.photoshelter.com/photographers/ Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/photoshelter Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).