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Edit vs CloudSpot
Looking for a CloudSpot alternative?
CloudSpot packs galleries and the business basics into a low price. Edit goes deeper: team proofing, PO numbers and late fees, a real client portal, and your own domain.
No credit card required 60 days free Nothing to migrate
Your client and their team pick the keepers, with limits.
The short version
The same pieces, built for bigger jobs.
CloudSpot is an affordable all-in-one: galleries, a print store, contracts, invoices, and booking. Edit has the same pieces and goes deeper where business clients need it: team proofing, PO numbers and late fees, your own domain, and payments straight to your own Stripe or Square.
Proofing with more voices
Your client’s picks and their team’s Guest picks side by side, Photographer’s picks, and a Matched filter for the shots everyone agrees on.
Invoicing for business clients
PO numbers, NET terms, automatic late fees, and files that unlock when the invoice is paid, paid to your own Stripe or Square.
A real client portal
Each client logs in to one place with their galleries, contracts, invoices, delivered files, and messages (Studio and Agency plans).
Side by side
Edit vs CloudSpot
| Feature | Edit | CloudSpot |
|---|---|---|
| Proofing | ||
| Client selections with limits | YesEvery plan, per section if you want | Favorite lists and an Alert Photographer button. Limits not found in their help center |
| Guest picks | YesClient and team pick side by side | Each person keeps their own lists, by name and email |
| See where everyone agrees | YesThe Matched filter | Not found in their help center |
| Your recommended shots | YesPhotographer’s picks they can filter to | Not found in their help center |
| Extra retouches, paid in the gallery | YesStudio and Agency plans | Not found in their help center |
| Running the business | ||
| One project per shoot | YesBooking, contract, gallery, invoice, and files together | YesProjects with a gallery attached. Lite and up |
| Contracts and invoices | YesEvery plan | YesLite and up, invoicing in the US only |
| Booking with deposits | YesEvery plan | YesPayment at booking. Lite and up |
| Payment plans | YesUp to 12 payments, each with its own due date and reminders | YesPayment schedules with automatic reminders |
| Booking questions by kind of shoot | YesReady-made for 14 kinds, person or company | Write your own questionnaires and lead forms |
| Multiple photographers | YesAgency plan: assign each shoot, clients can book a specific photographer, and each one sees only their own shoots | Plans are for individual photographers. Bigger studios contact CloudSpot |
| A client portal with their own login | YesGalleries, contracts, invoices, files, and messages in one place. Studio and Agency plans | A project page with their contracts, invoices, and questionnaires. A login not found in their help center |
| PO numbers, NET terms, late fees | YesLate fees added automatically | Not found in their help center |
| Files unlock when the invoice is paid | Yes | Not found in their help center |
| Usage licensing | YesStudio and Agency plans: priced by use, length, territory, and exclusive, with renewal reminders and expiry locks | Not found in their help center |
| Getting paid | ||
| Card payments | Yes | Yes |
| Apple Pay and Google Pay | Yes | In the gallery store through Stripe. Not found for invoices |
| Clients pay by bank transfer (ACH) | Yes | YesOn invoices, with no fee for the client |
| Payment processors | Your own Stripe or Square | Invoices: CloudSpot’s own payments, run on Stripe (US only). Gallery store: Stripe or PayPal |
| Connecting your processor | YesOne secure sign-in, no keys to copy | Invoices: you verify your ID and bank with CloudSpot. Gallery store: a Stripe sign-in, or paste PayPal API keys |
| Pass card fees to clients | YesOptional, kept within your state’s limit and never added to debit cards | Built in on invoices: clients pay 2% extra by card unless you ask support to cover it |
| Commission on your sales | 0%Every plan | 0%on store sales on Lite and up, 15% on Free and Entry |
| Processing fees | Stripe’s or Square’s standard rate | Invoices: a flat 2.5%. Gallery store: Stripe’s 2.9% + 30¢ |
| Where CloudSpot goes further | ||
| Print lab fulfillment | NoNot built-in | YesAutomatic fulfillment, albums, and printed cards |
| Unlimited storage | No50 GB to 2 TB | YesUnlimited plan, $50 a month |
| Mini sessions | NoNot built-in | YesMini-session booking pages |
| A lower starting price | NoFrom $29 a month | YesGalleries from $7, the full suite from $17 |
| Your brand | ||
| Your own domain | YesStudio and Agency plans: galleries, portal, invoices, and booking, all on your domain | Not found in their help center. Galleries use a CloudSpot address |
| White label (no platform branding) | YesStudio and Agency plans: your portal, client pages, and emails show only your brand | YesRemove the CloudSpot logo, Entry and up |
| Price | ||
| Price | $29 to $99a month, galleries, booking, and business tools included | $7 to $50a month, 2.5% on invoice payments |
CloudSpot details are from cloudspot.io and its help center, checked October 2026, billed monthly. Plans change, so check their site for the latest.
Where CloudSpot is great
CloudSpot packs galleries, a print store, and the business basics into one low price. Credit where it’s due.
- A low price for a lot. Galleries, contracts, invoices, and booking start at $17 a month on Lite.
- Prints and products. A print store with automatic fulfillment, albums, and printed cards. Edit sells digital downloads only.
- Unlimited storage. The Unlimited plan has no storage cap. Edit’s plans include 50 GB, 500 GB, or 2 TB.
- Mini sessions. Ready-made booking pages for mini-session days.
Where Edit is different
CloudSpot covers the basics for less. Edit is for photographers whose clients need more, especially businesses and teams.
- Proofing that does more than favorites. Your client’s picks and their team’s Guest picks sit side by side, the Matched filter shows the shots everyone agrees on, and extra retouches are paid for right in the gallery (Studio and Agency).
- Built for business clients. PO numbers, NET terms, automatic late fees, files that unlock when the invoice is paid, and on Studio and Agency, up to 15 people on one client account.
- Your own payment processor. Edit takes 0% of every invoice, and clients pay through your own Stripe or Square account at its standard rates. CloudSpot runs invoice payments through its own processing at a flat 2.5% and adds 2% for clients who pay by card.
- Your own domain. On Studio and Agency, galleries, the client portal, invoices, and booking all live on your domain.
Switching
Don’t migrate. Just start.
Moving years of work is awful, so don’t. Leave your CloudSpot galleries where they are and run your next shoot through Edit.
- 1
Start free
Make your studio in a few minutes. No credit card.
- 2
Run one real shoot
Add the client, send the contract, deliver the gallery, and send the invoice, all from one project.
- 3
Decide with real data
If it feels better, book the next one in Edit too. Nothing you already have stops working.
“So many photographers I know run galleries in one app and invoices in another. That’s the split I wanted to end: one project, one client link, everything on it.”
Switching from CloudSpot
Is Edit a good CloudSpot alternative?
If you work with business clients or teams and want deeper proofing, PO numbers and late fees, a client portal, and your own domain, yes. If you want the lowest price or sell a lot of prints, CloudSpot covers that and Edit doesn’t fulfill prints.
Does Edit charge a fee on invoices?
No. Edit takes 0% of your invoices and gallery sales on every plan, and payments go through your own Stripe or Square account at its standard rates. CloudSpot processes invoice payments itself at a flat 2.5%, and clients who pay by card pay an extra 2%.
Is CloudSpot cheaper than Edit?
Yes. CloudSpot’s full suite starts at $17 a month and Edit starts at $29. Edit costs more for deeper proofing, a client portal, invoicing built for business clients, and your own domain. If you don’t need those, CloudSpot is a good deal.
Can I keep my CloudSpot galleries if I switch?
Yes. There’s nothing to move. Leave past galleries where they are and run new shoots through Edit.
Try Edit on your next shoot.
Nothing to migrate. Run one real job through it, start to paid, and see how it feels.
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