Whimsy / Pixieset alternative
Branded galleries —
without the second bill.
Where it serves from
Dropbox, OneDrive, S3
Storage you already pay for
What you control
Password, expiry
Download caps
Ledger
0 Re-uploading0 Second host bill∞ Galleries$0 Per-GB hosting
4 measures
Whimsy is a Pixieset alternative that delivers branded client galleries straight from the cloud storage you already pay for — with passwords, expiry, download limits, and client return uploads — instead of re-uploading every gallery to a separate host. It lives alongside your search, duplicate finding, and backup, so one tool covers the whole archive.
Plate 01·How it works
From folder to branded gallery in three steps.
- Frame 01
Point at your gallery folder
Pick the folder of selects in any connected cloud — Dropbox, OneDrive, S3, or a local drive. Nothing is uploaded to a gallery host; the gallery serves from your own storage.
- Frame 02
Brand it as your studio
Add your logo and accent colour, choose a cover, and turn the folder into a delivery or a public showcase — no third-party logos on your hand-off.
- Frame 03
Control the link
Password, expiry, download caps, and client favourites — with return uploads that land back in your own storage. Revoke any link instantly.
The problem
A gallery host is a second home for your archive.
Pixieset, ShootProof, and Pic-Time look professional — but each one means uploading every gallery to storage you rent on top of the Dropbox or S3 you already pay for, and your finished work ends up living in two places. The files are already in your cloud. Delivery should just put a branded link in front of them, not charge you to duplicate them.
Your storage. Your brand. No second subscription.
Plate 02·Side by side
A Pixieset alternative that delivers from your own storage.
Beautiful galleries, but every gallery is re-uploaded to their host and you pay to keep it online. Whimsy serves from your Dropbox — no second copy.
Solid delivery and sales, on storage you rent on top of your own. Whimsy delivers from storage you already pay for.
Polished slideshows on a subscription that duplicates your archive. Whimsy keeps your originals where they live and delivers from there.
See the full ledger ↓
- Deliver from storage you already own (no re-upload)
- Whimsy only
- Branded client gallery
- Whimsy · Pixieset · ShootProof · Pic-Time
- Password, expiry & download limits
- Whimsy · Pixieset · ShootProof
- Clients upload files back to you
- Whimsy only
- No second storage subscription
- Whimsy only
- Also searches, de-dupes & backs up your storage
- Whimsy only
Index — More Whimsy topics
All →- 01Find duplicates
- 02Manage all your clouds
- 03Digital asset management
- 04Deliver to clients
- 05Encrypted backup
- 06Desktop app
- 07Cut storage costs
- 08Cloud migration
- 09Shared spaces
- 10Studio workflow
- 11Catalog drives
- 12Free up disk
- 13Cloud-to-cloud transfer
- 14AI photo search
- 15Send large files
- 16MultCloud alternative
- 17MCP for AI agents
- 18Zero-upload portfolio
- 19WeTransfer alternative
- 20HoneyBook alternative
- 21dupeGuru alternative
- 22Cloud storage for photographers
Questions, answered
- What's a good Pixieset alternative that doesn't re-upload my galleries?
- Whimsy delivers branded client galleries straight from the Dropbox, OneDrive, or S3 you already pay for — your finished work never gets copied to a second gallery host. You get the password, expiry, download-limit and return-upload controls without the duplicate storage bill.
- How is Whimsy different from Pixieset, ShootProof, or Pic-Time?
- Those are gallery hosts: you upload every gallery to their storage and pay to keep it online. Whimsy is a layer over the storage you already own, so the same files power delivery, search, duplicate cleanup, and backup — one tool, no second subscription for hosting.
- Can clients download and favourite photos?
- Yes — clients view, favourite, and download from a clean branded page with no account required, and you set per-link passwords, expiry, and download caps. Return uploads land back in your own storage.
- Will my galleries still work if I stop paying?
- Your files never leave your own cloud, so they don't get held hostage by a gallery host. Galleries serve from storage you control — you're not renting a home for your archive.
Coda
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