Switching
CloudSpot or Tellisto, for an Australian studio.
CloudSpot makes lovely galleries with a live print store. Its invoicing and online payments are only available in the US, so an Australian studio still needs another tool to get paid. This page compares the two straight, including the parts where CloudSpot is the better tool.
Nothing here asks you to cancel anything. Bring one shoot and see.
Why people look
Great galleries, and a gap where the money goes.
CloudSpot started as a gallery platform and is still strongest there. For a studio outside the US, the gap is getting paid: the invoices and online payments on its plans don’t work here, so the money side of the job lives in a second tool.
The facts box
Checked against CloudSpot’s own pages on 30 September 2026. CloudSpot’s invoicing and online payments are only available in the US, in its own words. Its plans are listed from free to $50 a month, and the pricing page shows no currency. The free plan has 5 GB and up to three galleries, with 15% commission on sales. Its automatic print fulfilment partners are three US labs.
Tellisto’s free plan covers the whole workflow, including GST invoices and payments, with 20 GB and two live galleries and no time limit. Pro is $79 a month (NZ$79 in New Zealand) with 1 TB. Tellisto takes zero commission on your sales, and PayID carries no fee. Their numbers can change any time, so check their pricing page for the current ones.
What maps to what
How your CloudSpot setup maps to Tellisto.
- Galleries carry across. White-label on every plan, with proofing, favourites and download controls. Re-upload from your own archive.
- Contracts and scheduling carry across. Contracts are signed online under your studio’s brand. Mini-sessions become sessions, each with its own page, deposits, intake forms and a waitlist.
- Your separate invoicing tool comes inside. GST invoices, quotes, deposits and payment plans are part of Tellisto on every plan. In Australia, invoices round GST the way the ATO specifies and check your ABN against the register. In New Zealand they charge 15% and show your IRD number.
- Getting paid gets PayID. PayID and bank transfer sit first on your invoices with no fee. Card payments go through your own Stripe account, and Tellisto never adds a surcharge.
Where they do better
Where CloudSpot is the better tool.
- A live print store. CloudSpot sells prints with automatic fulfilment today, plus albums, cards and digital files. Tellisto’s print store isn’t live yet.
- A cheap gallery-only start. If all you need is galleries, CloudSpot’s $7 and $17 plans cost less than Tellisto Pro.
- Storage at the top end. The Unlimited plan has no storage cap. Tellisto Pro stops at 1 TB.
- Sales tools in the gallery. Discount codes, abandoned cart reminders and augmented reality previews of prints.
Here is what Tellisto doesn’t do at all yet: no print store, no website builder, no video hosting, no slideshows. Camera raw upload is on the roadmap for Pro and not shipped, so uploads take JPEG, PNG and WebP today.
Decided?
How to plan the move from CloudSpot.
This page helps you choose. The switching plan covers the move itself: what to export first, how to set up your live work in Tellisto, and why cancelling comes last. If an export from CloudSpot doesn’t line up, email me and we’ll sort it together.
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Frequently asked questions
Questions about switching from CloudSpot
Can I send invoices from CloudSpot in Australia?
Not according to CloudSpot's pricing page, which says: "Invoicing and online payments are only available in the US." An Australian studio on CloudSpot needs another tool for invoices and payments. On Tellisto, GST invoices and payments are on every plan, including free.
Can I try Tellisto without cancelling CloudSpot?
Yes. Tellisto's free plan has no time limit, so put your next shoot through it while CloudSpot stays as it is.
How do I move my galleries from CloudSpot?
Tellisto doesn't have a CloudSpot-specific guide yet. Re-upload finished galleries from your own archive, which is the cleanest way to move from any platform. If you have a client list as a spreadsheet, import it at Clients, then Import. If anything doesn't line up, email me.
Bring one shoot and see.
Start free in about ten minutes, run a whole job through it, and decide with the real thing in your hands. You don't need a card, there's no trial clock, and there's zero commission.