The Pixifi alternative — clear pricing, clear docs, built for the wedding day.
Pixifi has always had a loyal following among photographers who like its flexibility. Since the merger with Iris Works, the combined product sits at around $25/month with documentation that hasn't kept pace with the feature set. FrameFlow is $240/year, purpose-built for wedding photographers, and documented well enough that you can work it out without raising a ticket.
Part of our guide to wedding CRM software.
The Pixifi + Iris Works merger created uncertainty
When two photography CRMs merge, something always gets deprioritised — usually documentation, onboarding, and the features that didn't survive rationalisation. Photographers on Pixifi are now navigating a combined product under new ownership, with a support team serving two legacy user bases simultaneously. FrameFlow is a single focused product under a single team, built for one specific job.
Three reasons photographers move from Pixifi.
- 01
Documentation that matches the actual product
Pixifi's docs have always lagged the feature set — a common complaint from users who'd rather figure things out independently. FrameFlow is built with opinionated defaults and a UI specific enough to wedding photography that the workflow is mostly self-evident, backed by documentation written by the same person who built the features.
- 02
Pricing that's straightforward
Pixifi's current pricing sits around $25/month following the Iris Works merger, but the tier structure and what's included at each level requires careful reading. FrameFlow is $240/year. One price. All features. Unlimited jobs. No reading required.
- 03
Wedding-day tooling that didn't get merged away
Neither Pixifi nor Iris Works was known for wedding-day tooling. FrameFlow adds offline shot list, group-photo planner with time totals, drag-and-drop timeline with conflict surfacing, and a wedding-day brief PDF — the tools for the hours when you can't be opening a laptop.
FrameFlow vs Pixifi, line by line.
| Capability | FrameFlow | Pixifi |
|---|---|---|
| Annual price | $240/year flat ($20/mo) | ~$300/year ($25/mo) |
| Clear, current documentation | Yes | Historically sparse, post-merger uncertain |
| Single focused product team | Yes | Post-merger, two legacy user bases |
| Payment processor cut | 0% — manual / bank / Wise / PayPal | 0% |
| Wedding-day shot list (offline PWA) | Yes | No |
| Group-photo planner with time totals | Yes | No |
| Drag-and-drop wedding timeline | Yes | No |
| Contracts with e-signature | Yes | Yes |
| Automation engine | Yes — event-relative, all plans | Yes |
| Available globally | Yes | Yes |
| Couple portal | Yes — magic link, branded | Yes |
| Years of user community / shared templates | New | Established |
Where each tool actually wins.
No comparison page is honest if it pretends the competitor has no strengths. Here's where Pixifi genuinely wins, and where FrameFlow does.
What Pixifi does better
- Pixifi's power-user community built a library of shared templates, workflows, and configuration guides that FrameFlow's newer community hasn't matched yet
- The combined Pixifi + Iris Works product has more configuration depth for studios running non-wedding portrait work alongside weddings
- Pixifi's historical flexibility around custom fields and business types means it can stretch into adjacent use cases a specialist tool like FrameFlow won't cover
- Longer track record means more community knowledge of edge cases and workarounds, even if the official docs are sparse
What FrameFlow does better
- Purpose-built for wedding photography — defaults, templates, and automations start in the right place without a configuration project
- The wedding-day toolkit: offline shot list, group-photo planner, drag-and-drop timeline, wedding-day brief PDF for the crew — features neither Pixifi nor Iris Works ever prioritised
- Clear pricing at $240/year flat — no decoding post-merger tier structures
- 0% payment processor cut with manual payment recording — bank, Wise, PayPal, or cash, the full fee lands in your account
- Photo and video first-class: second-shooter pay tracking, per-job P&L, multi-currency invoicing, couple portal with gallery delivery links
What you'll actually pay.
| Plan | FrameFlow | Pixifi |
|---|---|---|
| Free / trial | Free forever (3 active jobs, all features) | Trial available |
| Main paid plan | $240/year flat ($20/mo) | ~$25/mo (~$300/yr post-merger pricing) |
| Payment processor cut | 0% | 0% |
Should you switch?
Switch to FrameFlow if…
If you've been on Pixifi for the flexibility and you've spent more time configuring it than using it, switch to something opinionated. If the merger with Iris Works has you wondering where the product goes next, switching to an independent, focused tool reduces that uncertainty. If you've been wanting wedding-day tools that neither Pixifi nor Iris Works shipped, the switch gives you those too.
Stay on Pixifi if…
Stay on Pixifi if you're a power user who has built complex, custom workflows that took you months to tune — migrating that configuration is real work, and if it's humming, that investment is worth protecting. Stay if the shared template community is a resource you actively use and the trade-off of FrameFlow's smaller community feels material.
Switching questions, answered.
- Can I import my Pixifi clients and jobs?
- Yes. Export from Pixifi as CSV and import into FrameFlow. Standard fields map automatically. Custom fields require a one-time mapping step. A full season's data migrates in under an hour.
- What happened with the Pixifi and Iris Works merger?
- Pixifi and Iris Works merged their products in 2024. The combined platform continues under development, but the integration of two separate codebases, two user communities, and two support teams takes time. Photographers looking for stability and focus are the ones most likely to feel the friction.
- Does FrameFlow take a cut of my bookings?
- No. We don't process payments. You record payments manually — bank transfer, Wise, PayPal, cash — or paste your payment instructions into the invoice. We take nothing.
- I shoot both photo and video. Does FrameFlow handle that?
- Yes — photo and video are both first-class. Second-shooter and videography crew pay tracking, per-job P&L covering the full crew cost, and a wedding-day brief PDF that works for the video team as well as the photography team.
- How does FrameFlow's documentation compare to Pixifi's?
- FrameFlow's defaults are specific enough to the wedding-photography workflow that most of the UI is self-explanatory without docs. Where docs are needed, they're written by the same person who built the feature. Sparse official documentation was one of the most common Pixifi complaints — we're aware of that and built accordingly.
Try FrameFlow on this weekend's wedding.
Free plan, no card. Three active jobs is enough to test it on a real Saturday. If it doesn't pull its weight against Pixifi, leave.