A detailed comparison of MesGaleries and Pic-Time: marketing automation, 4K video, GDPR, facial recognition. Which tool should you choose for your photography business?
Article updated in October 2026: we have added the photographer website, now included with MesGaleries, and updated Pic-Time's pricing and features (selfie search).
Are you trying to decide between MesGaleries and Pic-Time to host and deliver your client photo galleries? Photographers looking for a reliable way to share their work ask this question often.
This article is a factual comparison written by the MesGaleries team, like all our photo gallery comparisons. We point out Pic-Time's real strengths, we say where MesGaleries does better, and we explain which platform suits which situation. Verifiable facts, so you can decide in a few minutes.
Pic-Time: the American-Israeli platform
Pic-Time is very popular with high-end wedding photographers. Its prices, listed in dollars, begin with a free plan (10 GB, reduced to 3 GB after a few months), followed by $8/month for the Beginner plan (20 GB of photos, unlimited galleries), $25 for Professional (100 GB) and $50 for Advanced.
Its signature feature is marketing automation: automated client follow-ups, seasonal campaigns and scheduled emails. It also offers HD video streaming up to 4K, with files up to 90 minutes long.
Detailed comparison table
| Criterion | MesGaleries | Pic-Time |
|---|---|---|
| Data location | France 🇫🇷 | United States / Israel |
| GDPR compliance | Built in | Possible with a contract |
| Interface | Focused on galleries and delivering photos to clients | Focused on marketing and statistics. Galleries take a back seat. |
| Interface language | English, French, Spanish and German | Partially translated into French (some pages are still in English) |
| Entry-level paid plan | €15/month (80 GB, 10 galleries) | $8/month (20 GB, unlimited galleries) |
| Photographer website | Yes: no-code visual editor and contact form from Standard (€15/month); pages, blog and custom domain name from Gold (€28/month) | Portfolio page included in all plans; blog from the Professional plan ($25/month) |
| Photos per gallery | Unlimited, within your storage limit | Unlimited, within your storage limit |
| HD/4K video | Built-in video hosting, within your storage limit | Up to 90 min, 4K (a strength, but 5 GB max) |
| Bandwidth | No limit | Limited to 100 GB per month |
| Marketing automation | In early access, not yet open to all accounts | Very powerful (a strength) |
| Printing partners | In France only, international shipping at extra cost (we are currently looking for reliable photo labs in other countries). | Printing from Spain for French clients. Other labs in various parts of the world. |
| Gallery customization | Gallery theme editor with saved presets. You can customize almost every aspect of your gallery. | Editor limited to a few options (font size, color, spacing between photos) |
| Collaborative gallery | Yes (signature feature) | No |
| Face recognition | Yes, by selfie, from the Free plan | Yes: face and selfie search, Professional and Advanced plans (from $25/month) |
| Event planning schedule | Yes | No |
| Document sharing (contracts, image release forms, etc.) | Yes | No |
| Gallery creation | 1 click | 4-5 clicks |
| Support | Based in France | Mainly in English |
Pic-Time's real strengths
To be completely objective, here are the areas where Pic-Time truly excels:
- Highly advanced marketing automation: automated follow-ups, scheduled seasonal campaigns, personalized email sequences
- Professional video hosting: HD/4K files up to 90 minutes, smooth playback
- Built-in blog editor to improve your search engine visibility
- Native slideshow creator and album design tools
- Modern, premium design recognized across the profession
These features are particularly well suited to photographers who invest heavily in post-delivery marketing.
What MesGaleries does better
MesGaleries offers specific answers to the needs of photographers based in France and elsewhere in Europe:
- Selfie face recognition from the Free plan: guests find their portraits in very large galleries; with Pic-Time, selfie search comes with the Professional and Advanced plans, from $25/month
- Multi-photographer collaborative gallery: several professionals can contribute to the same gallery
- Website and blog: included in the subscription, under your own domain name (details below)
- Built-in GDPR compliance: data hosted in France, no additional contract required
- Generous storage, billed in euros: 80 GB from €15/month, with no bandwidth limit
- Interface available in English: all menus, messages and notifications, with French, Spanish and German versions as well
- Galleries pre-filled to match your habits: the platform remembers your settings so you can quickly create new galleries in your own style
- Event planning module: built-in scheduling for the day's timeline
- 1-click gallery creation: a simplified workflow for fast deliveries
- Support based in France: average response time under 18 minutes
- Recent features: automatic face blurring to protect image rights, an official extension for Adobe Photoshop from the Standard plan, the option to connect your own AI (Mistral, ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini) on every plan to help write your texts, and automatic payout of your sales commissions by bank transfer
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. Pic-Time provides a portfolio page in all its plans and keeps the blog for the Professional plan ($25/month); with MesGaleries, your website, blog, galleries and store come under a single subscription in euros, with data hosted in France.
When should you choose MesGaleries?
MesGaleries is the best choice if you are a photographer in France or elsewhere in Europe looking for:
- Selfie face recognition without having to change plans, for events with many guests
- A professional tool with a collaborative gallery, whether you work alone or as a team
- Your website, your blog and your galleries in a single subscription
- Customizable galleries, in a clean, intuitive interface
- Event planning built into your workflow
- GDPR compliance with no extra steps
- Responsive support based in France
It is the obvious choice for very large galleries (collaborative weddings with guests, sports events, live shows), where visitors can find their portraits among all the event photos with a single selfie.
When should you choose Pic-Time?
Pic-Time is the better fit if you are an internationally oriented, high-end wedding photographer and you focus on:
- Automated post-delivery marketing (follow-ups, seasonal sales)
- Regular delivery of wedding films in HD/4K
- Sophisticated email campaigns
- A built-in blog for your search engine visibility
- A recognized premium aesthetic
In marketing automation and professional video hosting, Pic-Time has a genuine technological lead. These features justify the choice for photographers who use them intensively. Another international platform worth considering is Pixieset, covered in our MesGaleries vs Pixieset comparison.
The question of Pic-Time's “unlimited” storage
Pic-Time often highlights its unlimited storage, but this promise comes with important caveats you should know about:
- Individual galleries are limited to 20 GB maximum
- Bandwidth is capped at 100 GB per month
- Beyond a certain volume, older galleries are automatically archived to cold storage
- Accessing archived galleries requires a request that can take several days
At MesGaleries, maximum storage currently reaches 400 GB depending on the plan, with no limits on accessibility or bandwidth. Your galleries remain instantly available, however old they are.
Our recommendation
MesGaleries is the best choice for wedding, sports or event photographers who want selfie face recognition and collaborative galleries without moving up to a higher plan, their website and blog in the same subscription, and data hosted in France. Pic-Time remains the better option if marketing automation and delivering films in 4K are at the heart of your business.
The MesGaleries Free plan can be used indefinitely and lets you test the platform with two galleries, with no credit card. You can create your account in less than a minute, upload a test gallery and evaluate the tool for yourself. Full plan details are public.
To discover solutions tailored to your specialty, see our dedicated pages for each type of photography: weddings, sports, events, portraits, photo booths, real estate, live shows, and many more.
