Zenfolio Alternative
Zenfolio combines a website builder with galleries. lemon.gallery focuses purely on the client-delivery and studio-management side, without a website builder to maintain.
Zenfolio bundles a website builder, galleries and print sales into one product, which suits photographers who want a single tool for their entire online presence. Photographers who already have a website elsewhere often find that bundling unhelpful, since they end up paying for a website builder they don't use.
| Zenfolio | lemon.gallery | |
|---|---|---|
| Website builder | Included | Not included (public profile page only) |
| Client galleries & sales | Yes | Yes |
| CRM & contracts | Limited | Full CRM included |
| Bookings | Basic | Deposits, availability rules, calendar sync |
Who Zenfolio suits — and when you outgrow it
Zenfolio bundles a website, galleries and a store, which appeals to photographers who want their portfolio and delivery in one subscription. The trade-off is that the studio-management side — contracts, structured lead tracking, automations — is thin or absent depending on your plan.
What moving to lemon.gallery changes
lemon.gallery leaves the public-website job to a dedicated site if you want one and concentrates on the money-making workflow: booking to deposit to gallery to invoice, with contracts and a CRM included on a single login rather than gated behind a higher tier.
Point new client work at lemon.gallery and let current Zenfolio galleries and your portfolio stay put until you've settled in.
Frequently asked questions
Does lemon.gallery include a website builder like Zenfolio?
It gives you a public profile and booking page with selectable templates, but it isn't a full portfolio-website builder.
Are contracts included?
Yes — an eleven-template library with drawn-and-typed e-signature, on the free plan too.
Do I need to give up my website to switch?
No — lemon.gallery doesn't include a full website builder, so if you already have a site, you simply link to it and use lemon.gallery for delivery, bookings and the CRM.
Run your whole studio in one place
Client galleries, per-image sales, bookings and contracts — free to start.
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