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What does your tool stack really cost?

Q: How much do photographers spend on business software?

A typical working photographer runs a CRM like HoneyBook ($29–$109/month) plus a gallery platform like Pixieset ($8–$40/month) or Pic-Time ($7–$42/month), and often a separate e-signature or scheduling tool — adding up to roughly $450–$2,000 per year before gallery commissions and payment processing fees.

Q: Do gallery tools charge commission on sales?

Some do on their lower tiers — for example Pixieset's free plan and CloudSpot's entry plans take about 15% of store sales. Kepla's paid founding plans take 0% on download-paywall revenue.

Q: Are payment processing fees different on Kepla?

No — card processing runs about 2.9% on virtually every platform, including Kepla, because they all use similar payment rails. That's why this calculator shows processing on both sides: your real savings come from subscriptions and gallery commissions, not processing.

Q: What does Kepla cost?

Kepla is in private beta. The first 200 photographers on the waitlist lock founding pricing: $19/month Solo or $39/month Studio, covering CRM, contracts, invoicing, galleries, and AI follow-ups in one platform.

Pick every tool you pay for, add your sales and payments, and see what the same jobs cost in one platform — over 1, 3, and 5 years.

Prices checked July 2026 against each vendor's public pricing page, using annual-billing rates. All trademarks belong to their owners; Kepla is not affiliated with any of them.

CRM / BOOKING / INVOICING

CLIENT GALLERIES

CONTRACTS / E-SIGNATURE

SCHEDULING

EMAIL MARKETING

CLOUD / PHOTO STORAGE

PRINT & DOWNLOAD SALES / MONTH

Used for gallery commission on plans that charge one.

CLIENT PAYMENTS COLLECTED / MONTH

~2.9% card processing — shown on both sides (it's a wash).

Your stack$0

Kepla$0

Subscriptions Kepla replaces$0

Gallery sales commission$0

Tools you might keep (on both sides)$0

Card processing ~2.9% (both sides)$0

You'd save over 1 year $0

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WHY THE STACK COSTS MORE THAN THE SUBSCRIPTIONS

The invisible line items

The subscriptions are only the visible cost. Free and entry gallery tiers take a cut of your sales — Pixieset's free plan and CloudSpot's lower tiers charge about 15% on store sales. Card processing adds ~2.9% on everything (that part's a wash — Kepla uses the same rails). And the biggest line item never shows up on a receipt: the evenings you spend being the integration layer — copying client details between tools, remembering who hasn't signed, chasing balances by hand, and never quite getting to the "hey, it's been a year!" rebooking emails that a system should send for you.

COMMON QUESTIONS

FAQ

How much do photographers spend on business software?

A typical stack — CRM at $29–$109/mo plus galleries at $7–$42/mo, often with a separate e-sign or scheduling tool — lands between $450 and $2,000 per year before gallery commissions and processing fees.

Do gallery tools charge commission on sales?

Some do on lower tiers — Pixieset's free plan and CloudSpot's entry plans take about 15% of store sales. Kepla's paid founding plans take 0% on download-paywall revenue. See the Pixieset and CloudSpot comparisons.

Are payment processing fees different on Kepla?

No — card processing runs ~2.9% on virtually every platform, including Kepla, because they use similar rails. That's why it's shown on both sides here; your real savings come from subscriptions and gallery commissions.

What does Kepla cost?

Founding pricing for the first 200 waitlist photographers: $19/mo Solo or $39/mo Studio, locked for as long as you stay subscribed — CRM, contracts, invoicing, galleries, and AI follow-ups in one.

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