Studio Ninja alternative: connect session management and delivery
Lisa
Key takeaway
You are looking for a Studio Ninja alternative because your work continues after the quote is signed. On Pelli, you can prepare the assignment, collect image selections and deliver the gallery in the same environment. The benefit becomes clear when business records and photographs need to move forward together.
📋 Compare the same business stages
Studio Ninja already handles inquiries, quotes, contracts, payments and tasks. Its integrations also connect gallery tools with client projects. Pelli combines management with its own galleries: the useful difference here is how the assignment connects with its delivery.
| Criterion | Pelli | Studio Ninja |
|---|---|---|
| Selection and delivery galleries | Native galleries within Pelli | Galleries through partner integrations |
| Website and inquiries | Pelli multipage website and CRM-linked form | Hosted form or form embedded in your external website |
| Document preparation | Built-in Léa: instructions to quotes, invoices and contracts on Pro/Ultra | Quote and contract templates, workflows |
| Electronic signature | Electronic signature | Electronic signature |
On Pelli, the benefit is finding the session’s context when opening the client record, then working on its gallery. Your organization stays understandable even when several assignments progress at different speeds.
📷 A portrait session, from contract to ten final images
Consider a fictional example: an assignment includes ten retouched portraits. Before the session, you prepare the quote and contract in Pelli. A note in the client record records the intended uses, while a dated task reminds you when to prepare the selection gallery. The promised image count remains explicit.
After the shoot, you organize photos into folders and set the maximum number of favorites. You can allow extra selections if your offer provides for them. The client adds comments or visual annotations to clarify a retouch, then confirms the selection using the send button.
You receive the selected list by email. This gives you a precise starting point for retouching before preparing the final files and downloads. If the client wants to buy extra images, the store is a separate step: a favorite is not a paid order.
On Pelli, you can organize selection and delivery with a cover, message and presentation in your brand colors. That care extends the service you sold. It gives the client clear reference points for what they choose and receive.
✨ Your website can prepare future sessions too
Your next client discovers your sessions on a dedicated Pelli website page. Their contact message creates or updates the CRM record and creates a task with the inquiry. You start following up with their details and message already together, then prepare the assignment documents.
You can also ask Léa to prepare a quote, invoice or contract from your instructions. This assistance is available on Pro and Ultra. You review the document before sending: your pricing, deliverables and terms remain your studio’s decisions.
📁 Bring your business over with continuity
Start with new assignments and import contacts into Pelli from a CSV or Excel .xlsx file. Import accepts up to 5,000 rows and sends no emails to contacts. Keep signed documents and information needed for existing projects separately; contact import does not recreate them.
With Pelli
Our guide to changing CRM while keeping your records explains this continuity. You can then bring business management into Pelli and prepare your next gallery from an assignment whose commitments are already clear.