Comparison · Updated October 2026
Portrait Reveal vs Pic-Time
Pic-Time is very good at delivering a gallery and selling prints from it. What it can’t do is show your client a 40-inch canvas above their own fireplace before they order it. Portrait Reveal is built around that moment.
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Last checked: 8 October 2026
If you shoot weddings, Pic-Time is probably already in your workflow, and for good reason. Portrait work is different. A family session can lead to a single wall art order worth more than the shoot itself, and whether that order happens depends on the client being able to picture the piece in their home. A gallery of thumbnails and a size dropdown leaves them guessing.
At a glance
| Portrait Reveal | Pic-Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | US$14.99/month flat | Free, then US$8, $25 or $50/month |
| Pricing model | One plan, every feature | Four tiers, split by storage and features |
| Client’s own room photo, true-scale wall art view | Yes | Not offered |
| Multi-piece wall collections | Yes, designed on the client’s wall | Sold as store products |
| In-person sales, second-screen display | Yes | No dedicated mode |
| Sell digital downloads | Yes | Yes |
| Commission on sales | 0% on every sale | 15% of markup on Free and Beginner; 0% on Professional and Advanced if you collect payment |
| Automatic lab fulfilment | No, you order from your own lab | Yes, with integrated labs |
Sources listed at the foot of this page. Pic-Time plans and pricing change, so check pic-time.com/pricing for current figures.
Where the sale is won
The client sees it on their own wall
In Pic-Time, a client picks an image, picks a product and picks a size. The preview shows the canvas or frame on its own, so they still have to work out whether 30 inches is too small for the space above the sofa. Most people play it safe and choose the smaller size, or buy the digital files and plan to sort out printing later.
In Portrait Reveal, the client sends a photo of their wall and the portrait appears on it, framed, at true scale. They can try a single large piece or a three-piece collection and see which one suits the room. When the bigger size clearly looks right, they tend to order it.
It works in the room and from a link
Pic-Time is an online gallery, so the selling happens without you. Portrait Reveal can run a proper sales appointment: the client’s wall on a second screen, you designing alongside them on yours. If they want to sleep on it, the same gallery goes home as a private link and they can order and pay from there.
One price, no cut
Pic-Time’s Beginner plan is cheap at US$8 a month, but it keeps 15% of your markup on every store sale. Removing that means moving to Professional at $25 a month and handling payment collection yourself. Portrait Reveal is US$14.99 a month with Stripe built in, Afterpay included where eligible, and no commission on anything.
What a year costs
Illustrative, using monthly billing. Pic-Time’s commission is charged on your markup (what you charge minus the lab cost), so the first column is markup, not total sales.
| Markup on wall art per year | Portrait Reveal | Pic-Time Beginner ($96/yr + 15%) | Pic-Time Professional ($300/yr) |
|---|---|---|---|
| US$5,000 | $180 | $846 | $300 |
| US$10,000 | $180 | $1,596 | $300 |
| US$20,000 | $180 | $3,096 | $300 |
Once you’re selling real volume, Professional is the sensible Pic-Time plan, and the cost gap with Portrait Reveal is about US$120 a year. That isn’t the main reason to choose us. One extra wall art upgrade a year covers it, and showing clients the piece on their own wall is how you get that upgrade.
Where Pic-Time is better
Pic-Time does a lot that Portrait Reveal doesn’t try to. It has integrated labs that print and ship orders without you touching them, email campaigns that nudge clients back to the gallery, video hosting, and gallery designs that suit a 600-image wedding. If you mostly deliver large event galleries and sell the occasional print, it’s a strong choice.
Portrait Reveal is narrower on purpose. It’s for portrait photographers whose income depends on wall art, and every part of it is aimed at helping the client choose a bigger, better piece for their home. You can run both: keep Pic-Time for weddings, and use Portrait Reveal for the sessions where the order matters.
Let them see it on the wall
14-day free trial, no credit card, no minimum term. Run your next portrait session through it and compare the order with your last one.
Sources
Pic-Time plan tiers and pricing (Free; Beginner $8; Professional $25; Advanced $50 monthly, or $7, $21 and $42 billed annually): pic-time.com/pricing, checked 8 October 2026.
Pic-Time commission (15% of markup on Free and Beginner plans regardless of who collects payment; none on Professional and Advanced when the photographer collects): Pic-Time help centre, “How do I adjust who collects payments in my store?”, checked 8 October 2026.
Pic-Time print store and product previews (no client room upload or wall visualisation documented): pic-time.com/features/print-store, checked 8 October 2026.