# Sprout Studio Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra > With the help of Capterra, learn about Sprout Studio Software - reviews, pricing plans, popular comparisons to other Photography Studio products and more. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/147969/Sprout-Studio --- # Sprout Studio Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons Last updated on March 13, 2026 Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. Independent research methodology Capterra’s researchers use a mix of verified reviews, independent research and objective methodologies to bring you selection and ranking information you can trust. While we may earn a referral fee when you visit a provider through our links or speak to an advisor, this has no influence on our research or methodology. 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[Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/resources/how-we-ensure-transparency/) [Description](#description)[Use cases](#use-cases)[Alternatives](#alternatives)[Features](#features)[Pricing](#pricing)[Support](#support)[Reviews](#reviews) Sprout Studio ## What is Sprout Studio? Combines Client Management software with Online Galleries, Album Proofing, and the revolutionary new Sales Galleries. ## What is Sprout Studio used for? [Photography Studio](https://www.capterra.com/photography-studio-software/)[Creative Management](https://www.capterra.com/creative-management-software/) Top alternative Featured Overall rating Based on 63 user reviews Reviews sentiment Positive 92% Neutral 2% Negative 6% Starting price $17 Flat Rate, Per Month Free trial available Capterra Shortlist charts the highest-rated and most popular products... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... 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[4.6 (6,029)](https://www.capterra.com/p/147657/monday-com/reviews/) Starting Price $17 Flat Rate, Per Month Starting Price $9 Per User, Per Month Free Trial Free Version Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version Ease Of Use 4.3 (63) Ease Of Use 4.5 (5,980) Value For Money 4.2 (51) Value For Money 4.3 (4,603) Customer Service 4.6 (59) Customer Service 4.4 (4,400) ## Sprout Studio alternatives [4.4 (2,987)](https://www.capterra.com/p/76113/Wrike/reviews/) Starting price $10.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 89% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [4.5 (13,568)](https://www.capterra.com/p/184581/Asana-PM/reviews/) Starting price $10.99 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 92% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [4.6 (2,228)](https://www.capterra.com/p/146652/Airtable/reviews/) Starting price $20.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 96% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars Highest Rated [4.8 (417)](https://www.capterra.com/p/178111/Ziflow/reviews/) Starting price $199.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 100% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [View all alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/147969/Sprout-Studio/alternatives/) ## Features Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically. Appointment Management 2.8 (6) 50.00% of 6 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Manage various aspects of appointments including booking, rescheduling, canceling Billing & Invoicing 2.2 (6) 16.67% of 6 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Create, manage, and send invoices or bills to customers Calendar Management 2.7 (6) 33.33% of 6 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Track and manage schedules and meetings via an integrated calendar Lead Management 2.8 (6) 50.00% of 6 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Store information about leads or contacts and track, manage and nurture them throughout the sales process Appointment Scheduling 3.0 (4) 50.00% of 4 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Schedule appointments via a calendar Client Management 1.3 (3) 66.67% of 3 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Manage contact details and communication with clients Sprout Studio 31 features Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases Manage various aspects of appointments including booking, rescheduling, canceling Schedule appointments via a calendar Automatically create schedules based on business needs or employee availability and qualifications Monitor and analyze the availability of resources to help plan and streamline the service delivery to clients Create, manage, and send invoices or bills to customers Create, update, and manage bookings, itineraries, and reservations Track and manage schedules and meetings via an integrated calendar Manage contact details and communication with clients Private online space that lets businesses securely share documents and provide information access to clients Track, store, and access client contracts or licenses A collection of customer information such as contact details, demographics, previous interactions, etc. Alter the layout and content of reports Pre-designed layouts that can be customized to match preferences and requirements Import and export data to and from software applications Electronic signing method that validates the authenticity and integrity of a digital document Track products that are for sale at a reduced price or part of coupon promotions Electronically collect payments for goods or services Manage, store and organize emails within the system or via third-party apps Create and send email blasts/campaigns Schedule and manage the logistics of activities and other gatherings Store information about leads or contacts and track, manage and nurture them throughout the sales process Automate workflows and trigger campaigns based on customer actions Manage and track customer orders for goods, investments, or any other purchases Creating, submitting, and tracking a sales proposal or bid submitted in response to a request for proposal. Timed notification for any upcoming task, deadline, appointment, or activity Create, save, and re-purpose templates for emails, forms, etc. Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes Create, design and manage workflows for repetitive tasks Features 4.3 (55) 4.3 Based on 55 reviews ## Pricing Value for money 4.2 (51) Free Trial [View pricing plan details](https://www.capterra.com/p/147969/Sprout-Studio/pricing/) Lite $17.00 Flat Rate,Per Month It includes: - 10 Active Shoots and Galleries - 3 Users & 2 Brands - 50gb Photo Storage - CRM & Galleries - Email Marketing - Scheduling Basic $34.00 Flat Rate,Per Month It includes: - 100gb Photo Storage - 20 Active Shoots and Galleries - 3 Users & 2 Brands - CRM & Galleries - Email Marketing - Scheduling Pro $49.00 Flat Rate,Per Month It includes: - 2x Photo Storage - 3 Users & 2 Brands - CRM & Galleries - Design Proofs - Email Marketing - Scheduling - Template Library - Unlimited Active Shoots and Galleries - Virtual IPS Studio $69.00 Flat Rate,Per Month It includes: - 3x Photo Storage - CRM & Galleries - Design Proofs - Email Marketing - Scheduling - Template Library - Unlimited Active Shoots and Galleries - Unlimited Users & Brands - Virtual IPS Value for money 4.2 (51) 4.2 Based on 51 reviews ## Support, customer service and training options Customer Service 4.6 (59) Support - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat Training - In Person - Live Online - Webinars - Documentation - Videos Deployment - Web - Android - iPhone/iPad Typical users - Freelancers - Small businesses - Mid size businesses - Enterprises Customer Service 4.6 (59) 4.6 Based on 59 reviews ## User reviews Overall rating 4.5 Based on 63 reviews Filter by rating 5(42) 4(16) 3(1) 2(2) 1(2) Mentioned topic Sorted by most recent AU Anonymous User Owner Photography ### "Worst CRM with the Worst People" 1.0 Overall Rating 1.0 1.0 Ease of Use 1.0 1.0 Features 1.0 1.0 Customer Service 1.0 1.0 Likelihood to Recommend 0/10 May 17, 2024 Pros Sprout has some decent features, notably their booking proposals which are very pretty. Cons Where do I begin? 1. Site speed: It takes FOREVER to load anything. I just sat for literally 2 whole minutes waiting for an email drip campaign to load. It takes about 30 seconds just for your active shoot dates to load. It takes about 20 seconds to search for a specific client. It is truly mind blowing how slow it is. This should not happen on a website in 2024. We have 1gig fiber internet and this happens on every computer at every location for all of our employees. 2. Bugs: they have bugs all the time. The #1 thing you need in a CRM is trust that there will be no bugs. What if a shoot date just disappeared? That hasn't happened yet, but we have no faith that it won't, considering how often other bugs pop up. Their latest was to send out a marketing email to every single email address that has ever contacted us. People whose weddings were years ago, weddings that haven't happened yet, freaking those couples out, people who decided not to use us, etc. 3. None of their workflow items are dynamic and update in real time across the system. So, if you have 100 shoots coming up and a questionnaire is set to go out to them 6 weeks before the wedding, and you want to add a question to that questionnaire template, that added question will not update on all 100 of those current weddings... it will only apply to any NEW bookings after the change is made. So any critical changes you want to email templates or questionnaires, etc basically are always a full year behind in implementation LOL. 4. Customer service - they often take hours to respond in the chat. When they do they rarely have answers for you that are helpful, and they clearly do NOT care about their clients at all. They don't actually relay any of the feature requests you want and instead focus on new features that are totally unnecessary. They have no system of voting on feature requests like other CRMs, so they just choose to work on whatever THEY like the most, not what their PAYING CUSTOMERS actually want. They just recently had a huge email blunder described above, and when I gave a simple solution for how they could send us the email addresses that were affected by it using ChatGPT they literally told me they weren't allowed to use ChatGPT to help us out..... I could go on and on. Do yourself a favor and avoid this company at all costs. On the surface it will look like a good option when you're shopping around, but trust me you will regret it down the road, and it is a huge hassle to switch CRMs once you're all set up with one! Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. DO Deborah O. Photographer/Owner Photography ### "Can't beat it for the price" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 3.0 3.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 4.0 4.0 Likelihood to Recommend 7/10 October 11, 2023 Overall, I'm pretty happy with it, and I don't think you can beat it for the price. Customer Support is always friendly and helpful. It's a pretty complex program, so there's a definite learning curve- it's not really a figure-it-out-as-you-go kind of program. But the tutorials are very clear and thorough, as long as you actually the take time to watch them. Pros My favorite feature is that it includes gallery delivery- so my clients only have to manage one portal for everything from signing the contract, making payments, and Cons I REALLY wish they would have an automatic payment option. I don't love that clients have to manually make each payment individually. Alternatives considered [HoneyBook](https://www.capterra.com/p/162588/HoneyBook/) [Dubsado](https://www.capterra.com/p/206389/Dubsado/) [17hats](https://www.capterra.com/p/144328/17hats/) Reasons for choosing Sprout Studio Sprout Studio was the only one that included Gallery Delivery, so my clients only have one portal to keep up with. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Kortney K. Owner Photography ### "Has potential, but entirely unreliable" 2.0 Overall Rating 2.0 2.0 Ease of Use 1.0 1.0 Features 1.0 1.0 Customer Service 2.0 2.0 Likelihood to Recommend 0/10 April 18, 2023 Horrible. I wish I could say differently. I paid $1000 for someone to build my Sprout account for me (because I lacked the time and knowledge at the time) on top of the $600 annual fee. Now I'd consider myself and my team borderline experts just by simply troubleshooting so many errors. Unfortunate, but there are many others out there! Don't waste your money!In the end, they offered to refund me $90 for the "2 months I was distressed". Pros I love the potential. It has a good foundational concept. Client Management, automation, drip campaigns. Cons The platform is incredibly unreliable, outdated integration, bugs, customer service takes hours to respond and when they do it's a generic answer or they limit you to 15 min chats that take 15 minutes to troubleshoot the connection then you start all over again. More specifically: SPF records didn't exist until it was too late; leaving emails not reaching my clients for the first 2 months (thousands $ lost). For 6 weeks I was told it was a host or domain issue then it was Google's problem - to contact them (impossible btw). I hired my own tech engineers and they got to the root of the issue; finding Sprout had never created SPF records in the first place, brought it to their attention and basically said thanks for finding the problem. The fb community was puzzled and demanding answers but the issue was never addressed publicly. This was about the time they locked down comments.Simultaneously, I had spent about 6 weeks building my storefront and just as I completed it, had noticed one day the thumbnails were ruined. Upon discussion, Sprout claimed it was an irreparable bug, to reupload all images again. Like the SPF issue, they were well aware but we were left to find it on our own. I refused to fork the engineer bill again, so with 7 storefronts and approximately 60-100 items per store, I'm 1 week in and not even half way finished. I have historically opened 1-3 tickets per week for 3 months. I can't wait to win enough time back to part ways! Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. DO Deborah O. Photographer/Owner Photography ### "LOVE this software!" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 January 31, 2023 Pros I cannot say enough about the customer service with Sprout! When I signed up, I received a handwritten thank you note from the CEO. The software definitely has a learning curve, but the Sprout School videos lay everything out so clearly, and every time I've reached out with questions, someone from Sprout has promptly responded. If I call customer support instead of sending a message, a live representative answers the phone by the third ring. The software is beautifully designed with a lovely client portal. If you take the time to go through the Sprout School videos (which I highly recommend), you'll find the software is much easier to navigate than it seems at first brush. Sprout Studio is constantly growing and evolving. Just last month, they vastly improved the features available for customizing client galleries. I actually prefer it to PixieSet for gallery delivery. I love that this program was specifically developed with photographers in mind and that it is a small business run by real, kind, supportive people. I can't recommend it enough! Cons I'm hoping to one day see Sprout Studio add an automatic payments feature, so my clients don't have to make each payment manually. Other than that, I have nothing but good things to say! Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. AU Anonymous User Manager Computer Software ### "Update ai system" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 3.0 3.0 Features 3.0 3.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 3/10 December 8, 2022 Good Pros All programm are good but want to update ai system Cons All proggram are good but update ai system Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. AU Anonymous User Owner Photography ### "Big Hopes, Big Promises, Low Quality Delivery, Different Product" 2.0 Overall Rating 2.0 2.0 Ease of Use 1.0 1.0 Features 2.0 2.0 Customer Service 1.0 1.0 Likelihood to Recommend 0/10 October 19, 2022 Pretty terrible from day 1. But I bought it stupidly so gave it time, too much time it's time to switch. I speak with support often but nothing is ever fixed.I'd rather pay 3x more money than have to put up with the bugs and problems sprout throws at me on a daily basis. Pros The design is great, for the most part.If a good looking system to work in everyday is your primary concern, go with Sprout. Rounded corners, pretty boxes and subtle colouring.All-in-one, but if none of it works properly or fully, what's the point in it being an all-in-one solution? Cons Where to start?So many missing features.So many bugs and errors.Far too complex for most users to even consider setting up by themselves.Basic things that a CRM should have, integrated emails, nope.Marketing that sends from YOUR email address, nope sends from noreply@sproustudio.com, your mass marketing emails aren't sent from your own email address.Calendar scheduling that doesn't disconnect every day or week, which then allows clients to double and triple book your time.Workflows aren't editable once applied to a shoot, you also can't easily add new steps without creating a workflow under settings and applying it. The add step option on the shoot or lead is a joke of an implementation.Contact management is basic and truly underwhelming at best. Merging contacts is again, a joke.They give you stats for irrelevant things.Task management is just painful to work with.The whole system is just annoying at best and down right awful at worst.If you have a VERY simple photo business with 1 brand and a lot of time to learn and configure sprout, go for it, but buy a lot of advil, you'll need it, otherwise, choose any other CRM. You'll thank me. Switched from [Light Blue](https://www.capterra.com/p/106272/Light-Blue/) I thought Sprout Studio would be a better piece of software, I was lured in by the design and promise that the issues I found on day 1 were being fixed, they aren't and haven't been yearly later. Alternatives considered [HoneyBook](https://www.capterra.com/p/162588/HoneyBook/) [Dubsado](https://www.capterra.com/p/206389/Dubsado/) [StudioCloud](https://www.capterra.com/p/92910/StudioCloud/) [17hats](https://www.capterra.com/p/144328/17hats/) [Iris Works](https://www.capterra.com/p/149597/Iris-Works/) Reasons for choosing Sprout Studio I thought it was better then all of the others, and on paper it is, I can't deny that. But, using it day to day, which is when you really get to know a piece of software it's far too complex to make simple changes and the support team do their best but they're constantly coming up with workarounds. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. MH Marianne H. photographer Photography ### "A CRM for photographers, created by photographers" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 4.0 4.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 April 26, 2022 Since I started using Sprout Studio I finally feel like I look properly professional to my clients. Everything is streamlined and simplified for them. My only reason to stop using them would be if I stopped being a photographer Pros I love how SproutStudio makes me look professional and keep everything in one place. I especially like their client portals and the new public pricelists and shop design. They have all the tools a photographer needs Cons As this is a Canadian software, some of the features are not optimized for European photographers and European business (like invoicing, payment solutions and tax). I've found workarounds for now, but it would be nice to have it 100% suited for our use as well in future. Reasons for choosing Sprout Studio They had more features and presented themselves better to a new user. It was clear that the software was made by photographers for photographers only. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. RP Rozalind P. Photographer Photography ### "Hard to set up, but like a lot of the features" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 2.0 2.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 2/10 March 8, 2022 Was okay. Wasn't my favourite CRM which is why I ultimately ended up switching but I'm glad I tried it based on other people's like for it. Pros I liked the client portal. It was actually the reason I bought the software based on a friends recommendation of how nice it looked when she would send it to clients. Cons I found it very difficult to set up. I've used two other CRM's and for some reason the set up just wasn't intuitive (for me at least). Switched from [17hats](https://www.capterra.com/p/144328/17hats/) I wanted something that looked nicer for my clients. Alternatives considered [HoneyBook](https://www.capterra.com/p/162588/HoneyBook/) Reasons for choosing Sprout Studio A friends recommendation Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. KM Kalina M. Owner Arts and Crafts ### "All in one for client management for Photographers" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 July 11, 2021 Extremely useful, however, they need to do a wayyyy better job at explaining where to start setting up all of the tools they have to offer. I think even for them is hard to explain what number one thing to do from the get go. I love all of the tools they offer but there has to be a better way of setting up. In my opinion the templates are the number one place to start, then price list, etc. Pros These is so much in this software, and much that I have been wanting to keep my photography business organized. Cons It is quiet the learning curve with the immense amount of tools that the software offers. They should have step one, step two, step three. It is extremely disorganized even their training. I had to create my own 1,2,3 list of where to start setting up. Yes they offer a whole "school of training" which has the most annoying music one hears for too long when each training video starts. Now give me two weeks later between learning how to use it, I can appreciate all of the tools Switched from [HoneyBook](https://www.capterra.com/p/162588/HoneyBook/) I needed a more complete software and more affordable plan. Not ready to pay $40 a month and have a lot of expenses as I am starting to get my photo studio going. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. MS Marc S. owner Photography ### "Sprout is the tool I needed" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 September 22, 2020 I love it. I have used many other platforms but none had everything I needed in one place. I would invoice a customer here, send a gallery from there, manage a calendar in yet another place. Now, I have all of that and sooo much more in ONE PLACE. It is such a critical part of my business and I'm grateful! Pros Having Sprout is like having an employee, without the cost. I'm able to set up workflow, that makes it easy to stay in touch with potential clients and customers to ensure that nothing is missed. It also provides great reporting to stay on top of the business. It's awesome. Cons Nothing. they listen to their clients and are constantly making updates which makes the software even better. Switched from [17hats](https://www.capterra.com/p/144328/17hats/) I love 17hats too and it was a hard decision, but the ultimate thing for me is that this software was made by photographers for photographers and had features that were critical for my business, like the galleries. It's been worth the switch because I was able to consolidate a few different expenses all into one platform. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. 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