Squarespace vs Lumeny Pricing for Photographers

Squarespace and Lumeny aren't really competing for the same thing — but a lot of photographers are using (and paying for) both when they don't need to. Here's the direct comparison.

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Price Comparison

Plan	Squarespace	Lumeny
Entry tier	$16/month (Personal, annual)	€9/month (Solo)
Business/Pro tier	$23/month (Business, annual)	€19/month (Pro)
What it is	General website builder	Photography workflow platform
Billing	Annual or monthly	Monthly

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What Squarespace Is

Squarespace is a general-purpose website builder that photographers use to create portfolio websites. It's polished, flexible, and popular. It is not a photography-specific tool.

What Squarespace gives photographers:

• A customizable portfolio website with clean templates
• Blog capabilities
• Domain management
• E-commerce (for selling products, not photos specifically)
• Contact forms
• Basic SEO tools

What Squarespace does not give photographers:

• Client gallery delivery (private, PIN-protected, for clients)
• Shoot briefing features
• Booking tracking
• Auto-portfolio updates from deliveries

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What Lumeny Is

Lumeny is a photography workflow platform. Its core is client gallery delivery — and it builds a portfolio automatically from those deliveries.

What Lumeny gives photographers:

• Professional client gallery delivery (sectioned, branded, PIN-protected)
• Auto-portfolio built from delivered galleries (never needs manual updates)
• Shoot briefing tool
• Booking tracking overview
• 25–100 active galleries depending on plan
• Germany-hosted, GDPR compliant

What Lumeny does not give photographers:

• Extensive website customization (blog, custom pages, e-commerce)
• Full-featured website builder
• Print store

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The Photographers Who Use Both (And Shouldn't Have To)

The most common scenario: a photographer paying for Squarespace ($23/month) for their portfolio AND a gallery platform (€8–9/month) for client delivery. Total: ~€31–32/month.

And after every delivery, they log into Squarespace to manually update the portfolio. 30–45 minutes per shoot. Every shoot. Forever.

With Lumeny at €9–19/month, the delivery and portfolio are the same system. Deliver a gallery → portfolio updates. No Squarespace login required.

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The Decision Framework

Choose Squarespace (and keep a separate gallery platform) if:

• You need a full website with blog, multiple custom pages, or non-photography e-commerce
• You want maximum control over your website design and layout
• You're building a complex creative business presence beyond photography delivery
• Your gallery platform is already paid for and you've built a large Squarespace presence

Switch to Lumeny (from Squarespace + separate gallery tool) if:

• Your primary website need is a portfolio showing your photography
• You want your portfolio to update automatically when you deliver galleries
• You want briefings and booking tracking in the same platform
• You want to reduce your monthly tool cost

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The Monthly Math

Current common setup:

• Squarespace Business: $23/month
• Gallery platform: €8–9/month
• Total: ~€31–32/month

Lumeny Pro (replaces both):

• Lumeny Pro: €19/month
• Total: €19/month
• Savings: ~€12–13/month (€144–156/year)

Plus: time saved on portfolio updates (30–45 min/shoot × 24 shoots/year = 12–18 hours recovered annually).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can Lumeny fully replace Squarespace for a photography business? For the portfolio and gallery delivery functions: yes. For photographers who use Squarespace for a blog, complex multi-page website, or general business website: Lumeny is a different kind of tool that doesn't cover those functions. Know your actual use case before switching.

What if I have a Squarespace annual subscription and can't cancel? Run Lumeny alongside Squarespace during the remainder of your Squarespace year. When the annual subscription ends, assess whether you still need Squarespace. In most cases, the photography portfolio layer is fully covered by Lumeny.

Is Lumeny's portfolio as customizable as Squarespace? No. Lumeny's portfolio is automatically built from your galleries — it's designed for simplicity and automation rather than customization. If visual customization of your website is important, Squarespace has more flexibility.

Does Lumeny include a contact form? Lumeny is focused on the delivery and workflow — contact forms aren't currently a core feature. If you need a contact form on your portfolio, this is a consideration. Alternatively, a standalone contact form tool (Tally, Typeform free tier) can bridge the gap.

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Written by Christian Bauer, founder of Lumeny and photographer with 10+ years of experience.