Dubsado Alternative Built for Photographers
Dubsado is a flexible, general-purpose CRM. lemon.gallery is built specifically around a photography studio's workflow and includes client galleries directly.
Dubsado's flexibility is both its strength and its main criticism. It can be configured to do almost anything, which also means setting it up for a photography studio takes real time. It has no gallery or print-sales feature at all.
| Dubsado | lemon.gallery | |
|---|---|---|
| Setup effort | High — build your own workflows | Templates ready out of the box |
| Contracts & invoicing | Yes | Photography-specific templates |
| Client galleries & sales | No | Included |
| Free plan | Trial only | Yes, permanent |
Who Dubsado suits — and when you outgrow it
Dubsado is a power-user's CRM with deep forms, workflows and scheduling, and studios that love configuring things get a lot out of it. It stops at the photo-specific work, though: there's no gallery, no proofing and no print store, so image delivery and sales happen elsewhere.
What moving to lemon.gallery changes
lemon.gallery keeps the CRM fundamentals — leads, contracts, invoices, booking, automations — approachable rather than fiddly, and adds the client galleries, proofing and per-image sales Dubsado was never built to do, all under one login.
Rebuild your core workflow on lemon.gallery's simpler stage-based board, move new enquiries in first, and retire Dubsado once your live projects have wrapped.
Frequently asked questions
Is lemon.gallery as customisable as Dubsado?
It's deliberately simpler — editable workflow stages and automation triggers rather than a fully scripted form-and-workflow engine — which most photographers find faster to run.
Does it include client galleries?
Yes, which is the main thing Dubsado can't do; galleries, proofing and print sales are built in.
Does lemon.gallery need the same setup work as Dubsado?
No. Workflow templates, contract templates and automation triggers come pre-built for photography, so there's far less configuration before it's usable.
Does Dubsado have a genuinely free plan?
No — Dubsado runs on a free trial rather than a permanent free tier, unlike lemon.gallery's ongoing free plan.
Run your whole studio in one place
Client galleries, per-image sales, bookings and contracts — free to start.
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