A detailed MesGaleries vs ShootProof comparison covering pricing, GDPR and features. An honest analysis to help you choose the right platform for your photography business.
Article updated in October 2026: we have added the photographer website, now included with MesGaleries, and updated ShootProof's pricing, which is now based on storage.
Are you deciding between MesGaleries and ShootProof to host and deliver your client photo galleries? This factual comparison helps you make a quick decision based on the kind of work you do.
We set out the real strengths of each platform, including the areas where ShootProof does better than MesGaleries.com. We also say clearly what MesGaleries adds: selfie face recognition, collaborative galleries, a website and blog in the same subscription, and data hosted in France. Other platforms are reviewed in our photo gallery comparisons.
ShootProof: the established American platform
ShootProof lists its prices in dollars and bases them on storage: a free plan with 3 GB, then four paid plans from $9.99 to $60 per month (20 GB, 100 GB, 1,000 GB, unlimited), which cost less when billed annually. All paid plans give access to the same features, with a 14-day free trial that requires no credit card.
This American platform combines contracts, invoicing, online booking and client galleries in a single interface. It is aimed mainly at wedding and portrait photographers and offers a complete business management workflow.
Detailed comparison table
| Criterion | MesGaleries | ShootProof |
|---|---|---|
| Data location | France 🇫🇷 | United States 🇺🇸 |
| GDPR compliance | Built in | Requires a separate agreement |
| Interface language | English, French, Spanish and German | Translated from English |
| Pricing model | Storage and number of published galleries | Storage, unlimited galleries |
| Entry-level paid plan | €15/month (80 GB, 10 published galleries) | $9.99/month, or $8.33 billed annually (20 GB) |
| Free plan | Yes: Free plan, 5 GB and 2 galleries, with no time limit | Yes: 3 GB, without invoices or contracts |
| Photographer website | Yes: no-code visual editor and contact form from Standard (€15/month); pages, blog and custom domain name from Gold (€28/month) | Simple portfolio included in all plans (logo, colors, contact form); no blog mentioned |
| Collaborative gallery | Yes | No |
| Face recognition | Yes, by selfie, from the Free plan | No |
| Event planning module | Yes | No |
| Support | Based in France | In English, by phone |
ShootProof's genuine strengths
For a balanced analysis, here are the areas where ShootProof truly excels:
- Unlimited galleries: no cap on the number of galleries, even on the free plan, which suits photographers who run many small sessions (portraits, mini-sessions)
- Built-in business workflow: contracts, invoices and online booking included in the paid plans
- Commission-free sales: no commission taken on store sales
- A simple model: the same features on every paid plan, only the storage changes
- Trial period: 14 days free, no credit card required
What MesGaleries does better
MesGaleries meets needs that ShootProof does not cover, or covers only in English and in dollars:
- Selfie face recognition: included in every plan, including the Free plan; decisive for sports and events
- Collaborative gallery: several photographers contribute to the same event gallery
- Website and blog: included in the subscription, under your own domain name (details below)
- Data hosted in France: GDPR compliance built in, no additional agreement required
- European billing: euros with French VAT, no conversion from dollars
- Generous storage: 80 GB from €15/month, suited to large volumes (weddings, sports, events)
- Interface available in English: terminology suited to photographers, also available in French, Spanish and German
- Support based in France: replies within 18 minutes on average, weekends included
- 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. ShootProof includes a simple portfolio in all its plans, with no blog; MesGaleries brings your website, blog, galleries and store together in a single subscription, billed in euros.
When MesGaleries.com is the better fit
If you shoot weddings with several thousand photos, sports where every participant wants to find their own images, or events covered by several photographers, MesGaleries.com is the best choice. Face recognition and collaborative galleries are not part of ShootProof's offering, and the Standard plan gives you 80 GB for €15/month, whereas you need the $19.99 plan to get 100 GB with ShootProof.
For photographers working with companies, schools or associations that are attentive to GDPR, having data hosted in France is a decisive advantage. Institutional clients value this built-in regulatory compliance.
Finally, if you want your website, your blog and your galleries in one place, in your language and in euros, MesGaleries.com brings them together in a single subscription.
When ShootProof comes out ahead
If your work consists of many small galleries of 100 to 500 photos (family portraits, mini-sessions, couples), ShootProof keeps an advantage: it puts no limit on the number of galleries, whereas MesGaleries caps the number of published galleries by plan (10 on Standard, 40 on Gold, unlimited on Premium).
For photographers looking for an English-language all-in-one solution with integrated contracts, invoicing and galleries, ShootProof offers a complete, proven business workflow. This approach suits photographers whose business processes are already well organized. Another international platform worth considering is Pic-Time, covered in our MesGaleries vs Pic-Time comparison.
Our recommendation
MesGaleries is the best choice for wedding, sports or event photographers based in France or elsewhere in Europe: selfie face recognition from the Free plan, collaborative galleries, 80 GB from €15/month, a website and blog included, data in France and billing in euros. ShootProof remains the better option if you run many small sessions back to back and want built-in contracts and invoices, in English.
The MesGaleries Free plan lets you test the platform with no time limit, with two complete galleries and no credit card. You create your account in a minute, upload a test gallery and judge the interface for yourself. Full plan details are public.
Since every type of photography has its own requirements, we offer dedicated guides: weddings, sports, equestrian, school, events, portraits, photo booths. These resources describe the features most relevant to your specialty.
