Veyra vs HoneyBook: which suits a UK photography studio?
Veyra is a UK-built studio platform for photographers: enquiries and CRM, booking, contracts, invoices, client galleries, email marketing and a portfolio website on one client record, priced in pounds from £6 a month excluding VAT. HoneyBook is a polished client management platform for creative and service businesses, and it now includes client galleries too.
The short version
Both products now cover the core of a photography business: enquiry forms, a pipeline, contracts with e-signatures, invoices with online payment, a scheduler and client galleries. The differences are price, what sits around that core, and who each was built for.
HoneyBook’s UK plans start at £30 a month, or £22 a month billed annually, for Starter, as listed on its UK pricing page. Essentials is £45 (£39 billed annually) and Premium £100 (£79). Veyra’s Grow plan is £6 a month with 50 GB, unlimited galleries, enquiry forms, projects, card payments and a portfolio website, and Pro at £12 adds drafted follow-ups, referrals, reports and email campaigns.
HoneyBook is built for a wide range of businesses, from consultants and marketers to event professionals, and has invested heavily in AI tools. Veyra is built by a working photographer in Birmingham around how a shoot actually runs, from first enquiry to the final gallery and the follow-up afterwards.
Veyra and HoneyBook, side by side
Every HoneyBook figure below comes from HoneyBook’s own website as listed on , linked at the bottom of this page. Prices change, so check them before you decide. Veyra prices exclude VAT.
| Veyra | HoneyBook | |
|---|---|---|
| Currency and VAT | Pounds sterling, prices exclude VAT | Pounds on the UK site; VAT treatment not stated on the pricing page |
| Free plan or trial | Free plan: 3 GB, unlimited client galleries, contacts, projects, calendar and invoices | No free plan listed; every plan starts with a free trial, with a 60-day money-back guarantee |
| Cheapest paid plan | Grow, £6 a month (£60 a year), 50 GB | Starter, £30 a month or £22 a month billed annually; up to 2 live lead forms |
| Mid plan | Pro, £12 a month (£120 a year), 200 GB, marketing and reports | Essentials, £45 a month or £39 billed annually; scheduler, automations, up to 2 team members |
| Top plan | Studio, £29 a month (£290 a year), 1 TB | Premium, £100 a month or £79 billed annually; unlimited team members |
| Client galleries | On every plan, photo and film, proofing, favourites, comments, downloads | Built in; 200 GB of photos on Starter, unlimited photos on Essentials and Premium |
| CRM, contracts, invoices | Built in, one client record | Built in, with a customisable pipeline and e-signatures |
| Booking and scheduling | Session types and a booking site from Grow | Scheduler on every plan; one session type on Starter |
| Email marketing | Campaigns, segments and drafted follow-ups on Pro | Automations built in; newsletters through Mailchimp or Flodesk integrations |
| Website | Portfolio website from Grow | No website builder; integrates with Squarespace and Wix lead capture |
| Print store | Not offered | Gallery Store in a gradual US-only rollout |
Where HoneyBook is stronger
- AI throughout: a meeting notetaker, AI email drafts, lead enrichment, predictive lead alerts and an AI automations builder.
- Mature mobile apps on iOS and Android.
- Unlimited gallery photo storage from Essentials upward.
- A large integration catalogue, including Mailchimp, Flodesk, Squarespace, Wix and a ChatGPT integration, and a 60-day money-back guarantee.
Where Veyra is stronger
- Price. Veyra Grow is £6 a month; HoneyBook’s lowest UK price is £22 a month billed annually.
- A portfolio website is part of Veyra, not a separate subscription.
- A free plan to try on real client work, with no trial clock running.
- VAT on your own invoices, with your VAT number and a running 12-month turnover readout against the £90,000 threshold.
- Photography-shaped projects: shoot dates, photo and film delivery, proofing and the follow-up on the same record.
Stay with HoneyBook if
you rely on its AI tools or its integrations, you need native Android and iPhone apps today, or your team already works happily in HoneyBook. It is a strong product.
Choose Veyra if
you want galleries, CRM, booking, invoices, a portfolio website and email marketing in one place for a fraction of the price, priced in pounds and built around photography. Start with the photography CRM or client galleries.
Moving from HoneyBook to Veyra
Contacts and your payment history come in as CSV files, and project and invoice registers can be added if you have them. Veyra checks everything first and shows you a report: duplicates, payments it cannot match to an invoice, dates that look wrong. Nothing is written until you approve it, nothing is emailed to a client, and your invoice numbering carries on from where it was. Exports from other tools may need their column headings renamed to match; the switching guide lists them. Galleries are uploaded again, and the gallery links you send from Veyra are new.
What Veyra does not do yet
- No print store or lab fulfilment. If print sales pay a large part of your bills, keep a print-led gallery for that.
- There is no one-click importer for another product. The import is a checked CSV upload, described in the switching guide.
- The iPhone app is in App Store review. Veyra runs in any browser today, including on Android phones.
Questions about Veyra and HoneyBook
Does HoneyBook work in the UK?
Yes. HoneyBook has a UK site with prices in pounds, and lists UK card fees from 1.4% + £0.20. Its pricing page does not say whether the pound prices include VAT, so check with HoneyBook.
Does HoneyBook have client galleries?
Yes. HoneyBook now includes client galleries, with 200 GB of photos on Starter and unlimited photos on Essentials and Premium, according to its help centre on 31 October 2026. Its print store is a US-only rollout.
Is Veyra cheaper than HoneyBook?
Yes, on listed prices. Veyra Grow is £6 a month excluding VAT. HoneyBook Starter was listed at £30 a month, or £22 a month billed annually, on its UK pricing page on 31 October 2026.
Can I move from HoneyBook to Veyra?
Yes. Export your contacts and payments as CSV and run them through the Veyra importer, which checks everything and writes nothing until you approve. The switching guide lists the column headings it reads.
Does Veyra have AI features like HoneyBook?
Not in the same way. HoneyBook offers AI drafting, a notetaker and lead enrichment. Veyra focuses on keeping the whole job on one record; if AI tools are central to how you work, HoneyBook is ahead there.
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Sources, checked : HoneyBook UK pricing, HoneyBook for photographers, HoneyBook galleries help article, HoneyBook integrations, HoneyBook Gallery Store help article, Veyra pricing.