An honest comparison of MesGaleries vs Jingoo: subscription vs commission, built-in lab, school photography. Which French platform should you choose?
Article updated in October 2026: we have added the photographer website, now included with MesGaleries.
Are you torn between MesGaleries and Jingoo for hosting and delivering your client photo galleries? Here is a factual comparison to help you choose in just a few minutes.
This article was written by the MesGaleries team. We cite Jingoo's genuine strengths, we say plainly what MesGaleries does better, and we explain when each platform is the better fit. Other platforms are reviewed in our photo gallery comparisons.
Jingoo at a glance
Jingoo is a long-established French platform with an unusual pricing approach: no subscription, no fixed fees. You only pay a commission on your sales (0.5% to 15% depending on the plan). It is particularly well suited to school photography, with a built-in French lab for prints.
Detailed comparison table
| Criterion | MesGaleries | Jingoo |
|---|---|---|
| Origin | French 🇫🇷 | French 🇫🇷 |
| Business model | Subscription (€0/€15/€28/€50 per month) | Commission on sales (0.5-15%) |
| Photographer website | Yes: no-code visual editor and contact form from Standard (€15/month); pages, blog and custom domain name from Gold (€28/month) | Free website of up to 6 pages (13 styles), at the address jingoo.com/your-name, with redirection to your own domain name; blog via third-party tools |
| Built-in photo lab | Negatif+ partnership | Built-in lab (strength) |
| School photography | Selfie lock | Special 2-3% rate (strength) |
| Collaborative gallery | Yes (signature feature) | No |
| Face recognition | Yes, by selfie, from the Free plan | No |
| Customization | Colors, fonts, subdomain | Limited |
| Fixed fees | Yes (plan) | None (strength) |
| Solar-powered, eco-friendly | Yes (solar power) | Carbon footprint assessment, Carbo Bronze certification, Reforest'Action |
| Sovereign AI | Mistral AI | Not disclosed |
Jingoo's real strengths
To be completely honest, here are the areas where Jingoo excels, sometimes more than MesGaleries:
- No fixed fees: €0 if you sell nothing
- Built-in French photo lab (nothing for you to manage)
- Special pricing for school photography (2-3% excl. VAT)
- "Nomade" model for getting started with no upfront investment
- Free website of up to 6 pages and a listing in a photographer directory
- Stated eco-friendly approach
- Long-established, proven platform
What MesGaleries does better
Here are the areas where MesGaleries offers something that Jingoo does not:
- Selfie face recognition, included in every plan, Free plan included
- Selfie lock from the Gold plan (ideal for school photography with child protection) and automatic face blurring to protect image rights
- Multi-photographer collaborative gallery (signature feature, not available on Jingoo)
- Website and blog under your own domain name, with a visual editor (details below)
- Extensive gallery customization (colors, fonts, subdomain)
- Déroulé module for event planning
- A fixed-price subscription, known in advance, and permanent galleries for sales over the long term
- Official extension for Adobe Photoshop from the Standard plan, and the option to connect your own AI (Mistral, ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini) on every plan
- French AI from Mistral AI for content generation
- Interface in English, French, Spanish and German
Your website in the same place as your galleries. Since August 2026, you have been able to build your photographer website on mesgaleries.com without writing any code: you edit text directly on the page, drag and drop sections to rearrange them, and your changes are saved automatically. The home page, which links to your showcase galleries, and the contact form are included from the Standard plan (€15/month or €150/year). The Gold plan (€28/month or €280/year) adds extra pages, a built-in blog to support your SEO, and the option to connect your own domain name, under which your galleries appear as well. Jingoo, for its part, offers a free website of up to six pages, at the address jingoo.com/your-name, and points you to third-party tools for a blog. MesGaleries brings your website, blog, galleries and store together in a single subscription, under your own domain name.
Who is MesGaleries better suited to?
MesGaleries is the best choice for weddings, events or sports, as soon as the volume of photos becomes significant: collaborative galleries and selfie face recognition are not part of Jingoo's offering. If you plan to sell regularly, the subscription also makes your costs predictable.
For school photography, the selfie lock and face blurring add real protection for children. And if you want a website in your own name, with a blog and a domain name, it is included in your subscription.
Who is Jingoo better suited to?
If you are just starting out with no visibility on your sales and want no fixed fees to get going, Jingoo is unbeatable: 0 € if you make no sales, and a commission only when you sell. For a school photographer who is just starting out, their special rate (2-3%) and built-in lab make management much simpler. If you are comparing French platforms, also read our MesGaleries vs Lumys comparison.
Our recommendation
MesGaleries is the best choice for wedding, sports or event photographers who want face recognition, collaborative galleries and a website in their own name, in a subscription whose price is known in advance. Jingoo remains the better option if you are starting out with no visibility on your sales, or if you mainly do school photography with prints handled by a built-in lab.
The MesGaleries Free plan can be used indefinitely and lets you test the platform on two galleries, with no time limit at all. You can create your account in under a minute, upload a test gallery and judge for yourself.
Would you like to see our solutions for your specific line of work? Explore our dedicated pages for each type of photographer (wedding, sports, equestrian, school, real estate, events, portrait, photo booth, newborn, cycling, performing arts, food, pet and wildlife, automotive).
