Client photo delivery tools
shoots.page and Dropbox for client photo delivery
shoots.page is a client photo gallery app with a 2 GB free plan and a $9/mo 100 GB Pro plan where clients view 2000 px previews and download files with no account.
If you want a Dropbox alternative built for delivering photos to clients, we recommend shoots.page. It gives you 2 GB free with optional link passwords, expiry dates and client proofing, or 100 GB for USD 9 a month (EUR 8 in Europe). Dropbox Basic (2 GB free) and Plus ($9.99 a month billed yearly for 2 TB) don't include link passwords or expiry dates, and paid Dropbox plans stop previewing standard images over 100 MB or 50 megapixels.
| Option | Price | Storage and transfer limits | Main catch |
|---|---|---|---|
| shoots.page | Free; Pro is USD 9/mo or USD 90/yr (EUR 8/mo or EUR 80/yr in Europe) | 2 GB free, 100 GB on Pro; previews files up to 1 GiB and 100 MP | No print sales or print store; 100 GB max on Pro |
| Dropbox shared folders and links | Basic is free; Plus is $9.99/mo billed yearly ($11.99/mo monthly); Standard is from $15/user/mo billed yearly | 2 GB on Basic, 2 TB on Plus, from 3 TB on Standard; folder ZIP downloads capped at 250 GB and under 10,000 files | No link passwords or expiry dates on Basic or Plus; paid previews stop at 100 MB or 50 MP (200 MB or 50 MP for RAW) |
| Dropbox Transfer | Included with Dropbox plans | 2 GB per transfer on Basic, 50 GB on Plus and Family, 100 GB on Professional, Essentials, Standard, Advanced, Business and Education, 250 GB on Business Plus and Enterprise | Transfers expire after 7 days on Basic, Plus and Family; no gallery grid or client proofing |
shoots.page
shoots.page is a client gallery and photo delivery app. You sign in with Google, upload a shoot and send one unlisted gallery link that stays out of search results (noindex and left out of the sitemap). Your client opens a 480 px thumbnail grid with 60 photos per page and a 2000 px viewer, with no account, app install or sign-up required, and they never pay.
The free plan includes 2 GB of storage with every delivery feature, no limit on the number of galleries or photos, the Classic gallery design, and a small shoots.page logo and footer link. Pro costs USD 9 a month or USD 90 a year before applicable tax (EUR 8 or EUR 80 in Europe, VAT included), which bumps storage to 100 GB, removes the shoots.page branding and adds 4 extra gallery designs: Heirloom, Noir, Scrapbook and Postcard. Only your uploaded originals count toward storage; previews, thumbnails and the ZIPs clients download don't.
Both plans take JPEG, PNG, HEIC, TIFF, WebP and RAW uploads, generating 2000 px previews for files up to 1 GiB and 100 megapixels while keeping your originals byte for byte. You get per-gallery download switches for originals, 2000 px JPEGs and RAW files (RAWs download as full-size JPEGs unless you allow RAW downloads), available as single files or one ZIP. Every gallery on both plans has an optional password, an optional expiry date, resumable uploads, and built-in proofing where clients star favorites with a max-picks count and optional paid extras. You can email the gallery link from the app, get an email when a client opens or downloads, and check views and downloads per gallery and per photo. It doesn't offer print sales or a print store.
Who it suits: Photographers who want to deliver finished sets in a client-facing gallery with proofing, download controls, passwords and expiry dates on both free and paid plans.
Dropbox shared folders and links
Dropbox is built for file sync and cloud storage across your devices. When you share a folder link with a client, they land on a folder and file list rather than a photo gallery, though they don't need a Dropbox account to view the link or download files (joining a shared folder does require an account).
Dropbox Basic is free with 2 GB of storage. Dropbox Plus is $9.99 a month billed yearly or $11.99 billed monthly for 2 TB and 30 days to restore deleted files, and Standard starts at $15 per user a month billed yearly from 3 TB. Neither Basic nor Plus lets you put a password or an expiry date on a shared link; those settings only come with Professional, Standard, Advanced and Enterprise.
Dropbox doesn't compress photos in cloud storage, so a downloaded file is a local copy of what you uploaded, unless you use iPhone camera uploads with the "Save HEIC Photos as" setting set to JPG, which removes some HEIF features. Watch the browser limits, though: uploads over 375 GB in a browser can time out (the desktop app handles big uploads up to the 2 TB per-file limit), and downloading a folder as a ZIP only works under 250 GB uncompressed and fewer than 10,000 files. And while paid plans can preview RAW files (.cr2, .nef, .dng, .arw, .raf), previews stop at 200 MB or 50 megapixels for RAW and 100 MB or 50 megapixels for other images. Anything larger shows "This file is too big to preview" and has to be downloaded first.
Who it suits: Photographers who want general cloud storage to keep project assets and team folders synced across editing computers.
Dropbox Transfer
Dropbox Transfer is Dropbox's tool for sending a one-way batch of files without sharing a folder from your storage. Like a shared link, the recipient doesn't need a Dropbox account to download the files.
The size cap and expiry depend on your Dropbox plan (checked October 2026). You can send up to 2 GB on Basic, 50 GB on Plus and Family, 100 GB on Professional, Essentials, Standard, Advanced, Business and Education, and 250 GB on Business Plus and Enterprise. On Basic, Plus and Family, transfers expire after 7 days, while the higher tiers default to 30 days. It sends the files as a download package without a thumbnail gallery or client proofing.
Who it suits: Current Dropbox users sending a one-way file download package that only needs to stay up for 7 to 30 days.
FAQ
Does Dropbox compress photos when you share them?
No, Dropbox keeps the exact file you upload, and downloading a file or a folder ZIP saves an unchanged copy. The one exception is the Dropbox mobile app's iPhone camera upload feature if you set "Save HEIC Photos as" to JPG, which converts the files and removes some HEIF features. Also keep in mind that a browser preview isn't the original file, so clients need to download the photos to see full quality.
Can I password-protect or expire a Dropbox link on the free or Plus plan?
No. Dropbox Basic and Dropbox Plus ($9.99 a month billed yearly) don't include shared-link passwords or expiration dates; you have to be on Dropbox Professional, Standard ($15 per user a month billed yearly), Advanced or Enterprise to get them. On shoots.page, every gallery has an optional password and expiry date on both the free 2 GB plan and the USD 9 a month Pro plan.
Why does Dropbox say "This file is too big to preview" on my photos?
On Dropbox paid plans, browser previews stop at 100 MB or 50 megapixels for standard images, and 200 MB or 50 megapixels for RAW files like .cr2, .nef, .dng, .arw and .raf. If a photo is over those caps, Dropbox shows "This file is too big to preview" and your client has to download it to look at it. shoots.page generates 2000 px previews for files up to 1 GiB and 100 megapixels.
Do clients need an account to download photos from shoots.page or Dropbox?
No for both. With shoots.page, clients open the gallery link, view 2000 px previews, pick favorites and download single photos or a ZIP without an account or app install. With Dropbox, recipients can view a shared link or download a Dropbox Transfer without an account, though joining a shared Dropbox folder does require one.
What are the size limits for downloading a folder from Dropbox?
Single file downloads have no size limit, and Dropbox supports uploads up to 2 TB per file (though browser uploads over 375 GB may time out). When a client downloads a whole folder at once, Dropbox packages it as a ZIP file, which is capped at under 250 GB uncompressed and fewer than 10,000 files.