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Edit vs HoneyBook
A HoneyBook alternative built for photographers.
HoneyBook is a great CRM for all kinds of businesses. Edit was built for photographers and goes deeper on what they need: proofing, selling photos, and payments to your own Stripe or Square.
No credit card required 60 days free Nothing to migrate
Your client and their team pick the keepers, with limits.
The short version
HoneyBook started as a CRM. Edit started with the photos.
HoneyBook is a great business tool for all kinds of businesses, and it added galleries in 2026. Edit was built for photographers from day one, and goes deeper where photographers need it: proofing, selling photos, and getting paid your way.
Proofing, not just favorites
Picks with limits, your client’s team picking side by side, Photographer’s picks, and a Matched filter for the shots everyone agrees on.
Sell photos from the gallery
Digital downloads to your client, or to a whole team or event, each buyer checking out on their own.
Your own Stripe or Square
Payments go to your own processor account, with 0% to Edit on every plan.
Side by side
Edit vs HoneyBook
| Feature | Edit | HoneyBook |
|---|---|---|
| Proofing | ||
| Client selections with limits | YesEvery plan, per person or per look | NoNot built-in |
| Guest picks | YesClient and team pick side by side | Each person favorites under their email. You see it in an activity log |
| See where everyone agrees | YesThe Matched filter | NoNot built-in |
| Your recommended shots | YesPhotographer’s picks they can filter to | A Highlights set you curate |
| Submit selections with retouching notes | Yes | NoNot built-in |
| Extra retouches, paid in the gallery | YesStudio and Agency plans | NoNot built-in |
| Galleries and selling | ||
| Custom gallery design | YesGallery Editor with a live preview, 21 font pairings, and eight cover layouts | Yes10 cover styles, presets, fonts, and colors |
| Sell photos from the gallery | YesDigital downloads | Print store in beta, US only |
| Sell to a whole team or event | YesEach buyer checks out on their own | NoNot built-in |
| Files unlock when the invoice is paid | Yes | NoNot built-in |
| Running the business | ||
| Contracts, invoices, and booking | YesEvery plan | YesEvery plan. More than one session type from Essentials, $59 a month |
| Booking questions by kind of shoot | YesReady-made for 14 kinds, person or company | Write your own questions |
| Multiple photographers | YesAgency plan: assign each shoot, clients can book a specific photographer, and each one sees only their own shoots | YesTeam members from Essentials. Assign projects, and sessions can rotate between hosts |
| PO numbers and NET terms | Yes | NoNot built-in |
| Late fees | YesAdded automatically | YesA percent after 30 days overdue |
| 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. Usage rights only in a contract template |
| Getting paid | ||
| Card payments | Yes | Yes |
| Apple Pay and Google Pay | Yes | Yes |
| Clients pay by bank transfer (ACH) | Yes | Yes1.5% fee |
| Payment processors | Your own Stripe or Square | HoneyBook Payments only. You can’t bring your own Stripe, Square, or PayPal |
| Connecting your processor | YesOne secure sign-in, no keys to copy | Nothing to connect. You verify your ID and bank with HoneyBook |
| Pass card fees to clients | YesOptional, kept within your state’s limit and never added to debit cards | In the gallery store, on US credit cards. Not on invoices |
| Commission on your sales | 0%Every plan | 0%Every plan |
| Processing fees | Stripe’s or Square’s standard rate | HoneyBook’s own rates, 1.5% for ACH |
| Where HoneyBook goes further | ||
| A client portal on every plan | Studio and Agency plans. On Solo, everything goes by secure link | Yes |
| Payment plans and autopay | YesPayment plans with reminders for each payment. No autopay | YesPayment schedules, autopay, and tips |
| Lead pipeline and automations | Automatic reminders | YesLead forms, pipelines, and an automation builder, Essentials and up |
| Built for other kinds of business | NoNot built-in | YesPlanners, designers, consultants, and more |
| Gallery storage | 50 GB, 500 GB, or 2 TB by plan, plus add-ons | Yes200 GB on Starter, unlimited on Essentials and up |
| Your brand | ||
| Your own domain | YesStudio and Agency plans: galleries, portal, invoices, and booking, all on your domain | YesClient portal, proposals, and invoices, on a subdomain |
| White label (no platform branding) | YesStudio and Agency plans: your portal, client pages, and emails show only your brand | YesEssentials and up: emails, forms, and the client portal |
| Price | ||
| Price | $29 to $99a month, galleries, proofing, and booking included | $36 to $129a month, automations from Essentials |
HoneyBook details are from honeybook.com and its help center, checked October 2026, billed monthly, before any promotion. Plans change, so check their site for the latest.
Where HoneyBook is great
HoneyBook is one of the best business tools out there for client work, and a lot of photographers love it.
- A mature CRM. Lead forms, pipelines, automations, AI help, and text reminders that have been refined for years.
- Payment plans. Payment schedules, autopay, tips, and late fees, with a contract, invoice, and payment in one step for the client.
- A client portal on every plan. Even the Starter plan gives each client one place for their projects, files, and invoices.
- Beyond photography. If you also run a planning, design, or consulting business, one tool covers all of it.
Where Edit is different
HoneyBook added galleries to a CRM. Edit is for photographers who want the gallery and proofing to be the star, with the business tools built around them.
- Proofing that does more than favorites. Selection limits per person or look, your client’s picks and their team’s Guest picks side by side, the Matched filter for the shots everyone agrees on, and extra retouches paid for right in the gallery (Studio and Agency).
- Selling photos. Sell digital downloads to your client, or open a Public project so a whole team or event can buy their own photos.
- Your processor, your money. Clients pay through your own Stripe or Square, with Apple Pay, Google Pay, and ACH, and Edit takes 0%.
- 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.
Switching
Don’t migrate. Just start.
Moving years of work is awful, so don’t. Leave your HoneyBook projects where they are and run your next shoot through Edit.
- 1
Start free
Make your studio in a few minutes. No credit card.
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Run one real shoot
Add the client, send the contract, deliver the gallery, and send the invoice, all from one project.
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Decide with real data
If it feels better, book the next one in Edit too. Nothing you already have stops working.
“Every business tool I tried was built for “creatives” and treated the gallery as an afterthought. For a photographer, the gallery is the product. So that’s where Edit starts.”
Switching from HoneyBook
Is Edit a good HoneyBook alternative for photographers?
If the gallery and proofing are central to your work, yes. Edit was built for photographers, with custom galleries, proofing, and selling at its core, plus contracts, invoices, booking, and portals. If you rely on HoneyBook’s CRM automations across several kinds of business, HoneyBook goes deeper there.
Does HoneyBook have photo galleries?
Yes, since July 2026, with favorites, download limits, and watermarks, and a print store in beta for US accounts. Edit adds proofing with selection limits, Guest picks and the Matched filter, and selling to many buyers.
Can I use my own Stripe or Square account?
With Edit, yes. Payments go straight to your own Stripe or Square account, and Edit takes 0%. HoneyBook processes payments itself, so you can’t bring your own processor.
Do I have to move my HoneyBook clients?
No. Leave past projects where they are and run your next shoot 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.
No credit card required. 60 days free.