MesGaleries vs Pelli: comparing modern French gallery platforms in 2026

Article updated in October 2026: Pelli has ended its free plan and now offers a 15-day trial; we have also added the photographer website, included with both MesGaleries and Pelli.

Are you deciding between MesGaleries and Pelli to host and deliver 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 point out Pelli's real strengths, we say plainly what MesGaleries does better, and we explain when each platform is the better fit. Verifiable prices and quotas, as in all of our comparisons.

What is Pelli?

Pelli is a recent French platform that takes an all-in-one approach: galleries, a website, quotes, invoices, online booking and an AI assistant. It no longer offers a permanent free plan. Its pricing consists of three paid plans: Lite at €5/month (15 galleries, 10 GB), Pro at €15/month (unlimited galleries, 100 GB) and Ultra at €35/month (unlimited galleries, 1 TB). The Pro and Ultra prices apply to annual billing; month to month, expect €25 and €50. Every plan starts with a 15-day trial with no credit card, followed by a 30-day money-back guarantee.

Its recognized strengths: a smooth interface, video up to 8K, client super-likes and Spotify integration to set the mood in galleries. This solution is mainly aimed at photographers looking for a complete ecosystem to manage their business.

Detailed comparison table

Pelli's real strengths

To be completely honest, here are the areas where Pelli excels, sometimes more than MesGaleries:

• A complete ecosystem: galleries, quotes, invoices and contracts from the Lite plan, online booking with the Ultra plan
• A low entry price: the Lite plan at €5/month
• Generous storage: 100 GB on Pro, 1 TB on Ultra
• A website and custom domain name included in every plan
• Léa, a built-in AI copilot for writing and everyday tasks (Pro and Ultra plans)
• A client super-like system to highlight favorites
• Spotify integration to add a musical atmosphere to galleries (Ultra plan)
• A modern, exceptionally smooth interface
• A 15-day trial with no credit card, then a 30-day money-back guarantee

These advantages make Pelli an appealing choice for photographers who want to manage quotes, invoices and galleries in the same tool.

What MesGaleries does better

Here are the areas where MesGaleries offers something that Pelli does not, or reserves for its most expensive plan:

• A permanent Free plan (5 GB, 2 galleries, no credit card), where Pelli now offers only a 15-day trial
• Selfie face recognition included in every plan, Free plan included; with Pelli, face detection is reserved for the Ultra plan (€35/month billed annually)
• Multi-photographer collaborative gallery: several professionals contribute to the same gallery, each with their own credit
• A blog built into your website from the Gold plan, to work on your SEO
• Automatic face blurring to respect image rights (schools, associations, sporting events)
• The Déroulé module to plan the big day, with traceability to prevent disputes
• An official extension for Adobe Photoshop, from the Standard plan: publish to a gallery with no manual export
• French AI from Mistral AI, in keeping with digital sovereignty
• The option to connect your own AI (Mistral, ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini) to write your texts, on every plan
• Proven experience since 2010, with millions of photos hosted
• Support based in France, average response in under 18 minutes, weekends included

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. Pelli also includes a website and a domain name in its plans, with one page on Lite, three on Pro and an unlimited number on Ultra: on this point, the two platforms are evenly matched. MesGaleries adds a built-in blog, which Pelli's pricing table does not mention.

When to choose MesGaleries

MesGaleries is the best choice for wedding photographers who want a collaborative gallery, fed by several photographers and by the guests, and for sports and event photographers who handle large volumes.

If you photograph events with several hundred participants (races, festivals, ceremonies), selfie face recognition transforms the client experience. Your subjects find their photos without scrolling through thousands of images, and this feature is included in every plan. With Pelli, it requires the Ultra plan.

The price comparison is worth working out. With no annual commitment, the MesGaleries Standard plan costs €15/month while Pelli's Pro plan rises to €25/month; billed annually, expect €150 versus €180. Pelli Pro includes more storage and unlimited galleries, MesGaleries Standard includes face recognition and the collaborative gallery. And if you want to start without paying anything, only MesGaleries still has a Free plan with no time limit.

Eco-friendly hosting, powered by solar energy, also becomes a selling point with environmentally conscious clients.

When to go with Pelli

Pelli is the obvious choice if you are looking for an all-in-one management tool: galleries, quotes, invoices and contracts from the Lite plan at €5/month, online booking with the Ultra plan.

Its video up to 8K and its Spotify integration, both reserved for the Ultra plan, create a distinctive client experience. For a portrait or family photographer who wants to invoice and deliver from the same tool, this all-encompassing approach simplifies day-to-day management. Storage is another argument: 100 GB on Pro, 1 TB on Ultra.

To try it out, Pelli offers a 15-day trial with no credit card, then a 30-day money-back guarantee on its paid plans. Another French platform worth comparing is Lumys, covered in our MesGaleries vs Lumys comparison.

Our recommendation

MesGaleries is the best choice for wedding, sports or event photographers who deliver large galleries: selfie face recognition is included from the Free plan, whereas Pelli requires the Ultra plan, and collaborative galleries are not part of Pelli's offering. It is also the right choice if you want to start without paying: the Free plan has no time limit, while Pelli stops at a 15-day trial. Pelli remains the better option if you are looking first and foremost for a management tool (quotes, invoices, online booking) or a lot of storage.

The MesGaleries Free plan can be used indefinitely and lets you test the platform on two galleries, with no credit card. You create your account in less than a minute, upload a test gallery and judge for yourself. Full plan details are public.

To discover our solutions tailored to your photography specialty, see our dedicated pages for each field: weddings, sports, equestrian, school, real estate, events, portraits, photo booths, newborns, cycling, performing arts, food, animals and pets, automotive.