Pixieset delivers galleries. Obsydian protects the files inside them — watermarked, metadata-scrubbed, and tagged to whoever they went to.
Pixieset is one of the most popular client-gallery platforms for photographers: polished gallery delivery, a print storefront, a website builder and studio-management tools in one suite. It's built for the client-photography business — weddings, portraits, events — where the job is presenting and selling finished galleries.
We're biased — but honest.
Pixieset and Obsydian solve different halves of the same worry. Pixieset watermarks *previews* so clients buy the clean file — protection as a sales tool, removed at download. Obsydian watermarks the *delivered file itself* — visibly, with an optional invisible tag and a per-recipient subscriber ID — so a copy that escapes still points back to its source, and strips the GPS/EXIF your camera left inside. If your problem is selling galleries, Pixieset is excellent. If your problem is what happens to files after they leave your hands, that's Obsydian.
| Feature | Obsydian | Pixieset |
|---|---|---|
| Visible watermarking | Text, tile, edge-frame & motion | Previews only — removed on download |
| Invisible (steganographic) watermark | Yes — LSB stego | — |
| Automatic EXIF / GPS removal | Always on | — |
| Link-in-bio page included | Yes — full profile | Website builder (separate product) |
| Creator-friendly content policies | Yes — won't deplatform your niche | Client photographers |
| Pricing | Free · £9 · £19 | Free · from ~$10/mo |
Comparison reflects each provider's publicly listed plans and features as of June 2026. Details change — check each provider for the latest.
Comparison reflects each provider's publicly listed plans and features as of June 2026. Details change — check each provider for the latest.
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