17hats Alternative
17hats covers CRM basics for a wide range of small businesses. lemon.gallery is built specifically for photography and includes galleries directly.
17hats serves a broad range of small service businesses, not just photographers, which shows up in how generic its templates and workflows feel out of the box. It also has no gallery or print-sales component.
| 17hats | lemon.gallery | |
|---|---|---|
| Built specifically for photography | No — general small business | Yes |
| Contracts & invoicing | Yes | Photography-specific templates |
| Client galleries & sales | No | Included |
Who 17hats suits — and when you outgrow it
17hats targets small service businesses with quotes, contracts, invoices and basic automation, and plenty of solo photographers run their admin on it. Being industry-agnostic, it has no concept of a photo gallery, proofing or print sales.
What moving to lemon.gallery changes
lemon.gallery gives a photographer everything 17hats covers on the business side and the entire image side it can't touch: galleries with sales, proofing, download controls and watermarking, on one login built specifically for photography.
Shift new clients to lemon.gallery, rebuild your quote-contract-invoice flow with its templates, and close out 17hats as current work finishes.
Frequently asked questions
Does lemon.gallery do quotes and contracts like 17hats?
Yes — contracts with e-signature and line-item invoices with card payment are built in, alongside the galleries 17hats lacks.
Is it made for photographers specifically?
Yes, unlike general-purpose 17hats — every feature, from proofing to booking, is photography-first.
Is switching from 17hats difficult?
Most of the work is re-entering active contacts and rebuilding contract templates. lemon.gallery's template library speeds up the second part considerably.
Run your whole studio in one place
Client galleries, per-image sales, bookings and contracts — free to start.
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