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Comparison

BookNox vs Pixieset.
Booking flow vs gallery stack.

Pixieset started as a client gallery tool and grew into a multi-app suite (Client Gallery, Studio Manager, Website Builder). The Studio Manager add-on does proposals, contracts, and payments — bundled at $12/month if you pay for Studio Manager alone, $28/month for the full Suite. BookNox does the booking flow as a single product at $29/month flat.

The bottom line

Two different product shapes.

Pixieset’s real strength is gallery delivery — that’s where it grew from, and it’s the deepest feature. BookNox doesn’t do gallery delivery at all. The comparison is about which problem you’re solving: if you need to deliver wedding galleries to 200 clients, Pixieset wins on that. If you need to send a proposal + contract + deposit link as a single URL and never think about gallery delivery, BookNox is the tighter tool.

Side by side

The numbers.

 
BookNox
Pixieset
Monthly price (booking module only)
$29 flat
$12 Studio Manager / $28 Suite (yearly billed)
Free-tier commission
n/a (paid only)
15% commission on store sales (free plan)
Single-link proposal + contract + deposit
Built-in
Studio Manager covers this
Client gallery delivery
No (use Pixieset, Pic-Time, ShootProof separately)
Category-leading
Vendor brand on quote page
Yes — your colors, fonts, domain (post-launch)
Yes — extensive theming
Per-vertical contract clauses
11 verticals at launch (photographers, weddings, DJs, florists, officiants, venues, caterers, doulas, life-coaches, virtual-assistants, tutors)
Photographer-focused templates
Where deposits land
Your bank, directly via Stripe Connect
Your bank, via Pixieset processor
Website builder
No
Yes — included in Suite
Track record
Launching 2026
10+ years

Honest comparison

When Pixieset is the better choice.

  • You’re a wedding photographer delivering galleries. Pixieset’s Client Gallery is the category leader for good reason. BookNox doesn’t touch this.
  • You need a website + galleries + booking in one stack. The Pixieset Suite at $28/month bundles all three. BookNox is booking-only and assumes you bring your own website.
  • You sell prints and want store + commission integration. Pixieset has a built-in store with print-lab integrations. BookNox has zero retail surface.
  • You’re strictly a photographer. Pixieset is photographer-shaped end-to-end. BookNox is event-vendor-shaped across 11 verticals.

The product shapes are different enough that many vendors run both: Pixieset for gallery delivery, BookNox for proposal + contract + deposit. They don’t collide.

Booking flow in one link.

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