Sprout Studio Alternative
Sprout Studio combines CRM and gallery features for photographers. lemon.gallery covers similar ground with a stronger free tier and Stripe Connect payouts.
Sprout Studio is one of the few competitors that, like lemon.gallery, combines galleries with a CRM in one product — a genuinely fair comparison rather than a gallery-only or CRM-only tool.
| Sprout Studio | lemon.gallery | |
|---|---|---|
| Galleries + CRM combined | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Trial only | Yes, permanent |
| Payout method | Platform-managed | Direct to your own Stripe account |
| Platform fee on sales | Varies by plan | 2.5% free / 0% Starter |
The biggest practical difference is payouts. Money from a sale on lemon.gallery goes straight to your own connected Stripe account with automatic daily payouts, rather than being collected and paid out by the platform on its own schedule.
Who Sprout Studio suits — and when you outgrow it
Sprout Studio is an all-in-one aimed at photographers, bundling CRM, galleries and studio tools, and it's a reasonable fit for a studio wanting one platform. Where photographers look elsewhere is usually pricing and the feel of the gallery-and-sales experience.
What moving to lemon.gallery changes
lemon.gallery offers the same one-platform promise — galleries, bookings, contracts, invoicing and CRM together — with a genuinely free CRM tier, a Pixieset-style gallery editor and per-image sales through your own Stripe account.
Bring active galleries and new enquiries across first and let anything already delivered on Sprout Studio stay until it lapses.
Frequently asked questions
How does pricing compare to Sprout Studio?
The CRM is free forever and galleries start at £15/month, which undercuts most all-in-one plans.
Do I get an all-in-one like Sprout Studio?
Yes — galleries, bookings, contracts, invoicing, automations and CRM on a single login.
How fast do I get paid on lemon.gallery?
Payouts run automatically through your own connected Stripe account on Stripe's standard daily schedule. There's no manual payout request step.
Run your whole studio in one place
Client galleries, per-image sales, bookings and contracts — free to start.
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