Why choose Sprout Studio over 17hats?
Sprout's software
is built for you,
the photographer.
Sprout's software
is built for you,
the photographer.

What's the difference?
What's the difference?
17hats is a Client Management Software for small businesses.
Sprout Studio is a Studio Management Suite for professional photography businesses.
Sprout Studio is a Studio Management Suite for professional photography businesses.
Sprout helps you manage more than just projects, clients, and invoices.
Sprout Studio is the only true all-in-one. We're your business solution, tailored for photographers.

What's the difference?
17hats is a Client Management Software for small businesses.
Sprout Studio is a Studio Management Suite for professional photography businesses.
Sprout helps you manage more than just projects, clients, and invoices.
Sprout Studio is the only true all-in-one. We're your business solution, tailored for photographers.
Are you really paying less for 17hats?
With Sprout Studio, you won't get stuck paying extra for additional software features. Everything you need to run your business is accessible, easy to use, and intuitively designed for photographers like you.
17hats' "best" plan is $76/month CAD, yet they still charge extra for bank connection, time tracking, and added brands and users. That adds up quickly to $107/month CAD when Sprout Studio has plans for half the price, with double the features, and doesn't try and sneak in extra monthly expenses.
17hats is a customer relationship management (CRM) software, and sure that's great. But what about online photo galleries, virtual IPS, booking proposals, digital downloads, or everything else photographers need? You would need a whole extra software for that, but luckily, Sprout Studio has it all!
Sprout Studio offers a wide variety of free email and workflow templates to our users, packed with sales techniques to help users make the most out of their photography business.
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If you have questions, give us a call at 1-844-453-6332 or email us at support@sproutstudio.com
Item | Sprout Studio | Bloom | 17 Hats | Dubsado | Honeybook | Tave | ShootQ | Pixifi | Studio Ninja | Studio Cloud | Iris Works | Zenfolio | ShootProof | Pixieset | Fundy | Swift | Pro Select | The other guys |
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Users |
3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 10 | Unlimited | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | na | na | na | double click to edit |
Brands | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | na | na | 1 | double click to edit |
Pricing | $49/month $539/year | $59/month $588/year | $60/month USD or $720/year USD $76/month CAD or $912/year CAD |
$35/month $350/year | $40/month $400/year | $34.99/month $359.88/year | $60/month $480/year | $54.99/month | $21.95/month $215.4/year | $35/month USD | $35/month | $28/month $240/year | $12/month for 1,500 photos $24/month for 5,000 photos $36/month for 25,000 photos $65/month for Unlimited photos | $8/month for 10 GB $16/month for 100 GB $24/month for 1,000 GB $40/month for Unlimited | $449 one-time fee | $24/month $180/year | $584 one-time fee or $40/month | double click to edit |
Studio Management | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | no | no | no | no | double click to edit |
Automated Emails | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | na | yes | na | na | na | na | double click to edit |
Business Templates | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no | na | Extra $ | na | na | na | na | double click to edit |
Calendar Sync | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | na | no | na | na | na | na | double click to edit |
Client Portal | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | na | no | na | na | na | na | double click to edit |
Booking Proposal Builder | yes | yes | no | yes | yes | no | yes | yes | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | double click to edit |
Contact Forms | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | na | no |
na | na | na | na | double click to edit |
Global Contracts | yes | no | no | no | yes | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | yes |
no | no | no | double click to edit |
Coupons and Credits | yes | no | no | no | no | no | no | yes | no | no | no | na | yes | na | na | na | na | double click to edit |
Custom Workflows | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | na | no | na | na | na | na | double click to edit |
Expense Tracking | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | no | no | no | na | no | na | na | na | na | double click to edit |
Mileage Tracking | yes | no | no | no | no | no | no | yes | no | no | no | na | no | na | na | na | na | double click to edit |
Payment Processing | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | na | yes | na | na | na | na | double click to edit |
Pricing Assistant | yes | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | double click to edit |
Questionnares | yes | no | yes | yes | no | yes | yes | no | yes | no | yes | na | no | yes | na | na | na | double click to edit |
Quotes |
yes | no | yes | yes | no | yes | yes | no | no | no | yes | no | no | na | na | na | na | double click to edit |
Online Scheduling | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | additional $10/month | available only on pro plan | no | yes | yes | yes | no | na | na | na | na | double click to edit |
Invoices |
yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | no | na | yes | no | no | no | double click to edit |
Email Marketing | yes | yes | no | no | no | no | no | na |
no | yes | no | yes | yes | no | no | no | no | double click to edit |
Template Library | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no | no | double click to edit |
Designer Emails | yes | yes | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | yes | yes | no | no | no | no | double click to edit |
Drip Campaign | yes | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | yes | yes | no | no | no | no | double click to edit |
Single Bulk Emails | yes | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | yes | yes | no | no | no | no | double click to edit |
Inline Forms | yes | yes | no | yes | yes | no | no | no | no | no | no | yes | yes | no | no | no | no |
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Metrics and Statistics | yes | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
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Gallery System |
yes | yes | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | double click to edit |
Online Galleries | yes | yes | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no | double click to edit |
Automatic Watermarks | yes | no | na | na |
na |
na |
na | na |
na |
na |
na |
yes | only on upload | yes | na | na | na |
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Digital Downloads | yes | yes |
na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no | double click to edit |
Lab-Fulfillment | yes | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | double click to edit |
3D Visualizer | yes | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | yes | yes | yes | double click to edit |
Custom Themes | yes | no | no | no | no | no | yes | no | no | no | no | yes | yes | no | no | yes | no | double click to edit |
Slideshows |
yes | no | no | no | no | no | yes | no | no | no | no | no | yes | yes | no | no | no | double click to edit |
Album Proofing |
yes | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | double click to edit |
Reports & Analytics |
Business Health, Sales Analytics, Booking Trend Performance, Analytics, Contact Analytics, Income Report, Sales Report, Accounts Receivable, Expense Report, Mileage Report, General Ledger, Sales Tax Report |
no | Sales Tax Report, Profit and Loss, Report Aged Receivables | Income Report, Expense Report, Net Profit Report, Sales Report | Booking Report,Lead Source Report, Monthly and Yearly Analytics | Profit Centers Financial Outlook, Accounts Payable and Aging, General Ledger Profit & Loss Report, Expense Report, Income Report, Sales Tax Report, Booking Trends | Sales, Leads vs Bookings, Sales Tax, Marketing/Referrals, Jobs Packages, Items | no | no | no | Session Billings, Leads, Clients | no | no | no | no | no | no |
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So, why join?
So, why join?
Get the software made for photographers, trusted by photographers.
01
Sprout Studio is the only true all-in-one. Switch from the mess of other disconnected systems and start keeping track of your business in one place.
02
Sprout Studio Users make double the money than the average photographer and get back 28 hours per month - that's 336 more hours a year!
03
Sprout Studio has the #1 industry-leading customer support. We listen, show up, and care for our users.
04
Sprout has powerful sales tools like Email Marketing & Template Libraries - packed with prewritten emails, workflows, contracts + more!
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Switch with ease!
switching to Sprout Studio has never been easier.
contracts, and bookings, while you focus on doing what you love.
Locked in? We'll buy you out!
Well - when you switch and sign up for Sprout Studio, we'll buy out your
existing prepaid CRM subscription*.
Locked in?
We'll buy you out!
Well - when you switch and sign up for Sprout Studio, we'll buy out your
existing prepaid CRM subscription*.
All in one - done. Galleries, contracts, invoicing, album proofing, client portal, organization, streamlining, the new scheduler, workflows, these, and much more are incredible and worth it, saving me a ton by having these be separate. Being all in one means they work very well together and mesh in every way.
I switched from 17 Hats years ago simply because Sprout offered so much more even then, but the biggest part was that it just worked with my brain better.
I used 17hats for about 7 yrs. They just didn’t update and bring enough new features. So I was on the hunt. I did trials with Dubsado, Studio Ninja, Honeybook. Sprout for sure offered the most.