Sprout Studio
About Sprout Studio
Sprout Studio Pricing
Sprout Studio is available across multiple pricing tiers, outlined below: Lite: $17/month (billed monthly) or $15/month (billed annually) Basic: $34/month (billed monthly) or $31/month (billed annually) Pro: $49/month (billed monthly) or $44/month (billed annually) Studio: $69/month (billed monthly) or $63/month (billed annually)
Starting price:
$17.00 per month
Free trial:
Available
Free version:
Not Available
Most Helpful Reviews for Sprout Studio
1 - 5 of 64 Reviews
Deborah
Photography, 1 employee
Used unspecified
OVERALL RATING:
5
Reviewed December 2023
Sprout Studio Review: Helps keep me really organized!
Lisa
Verified reviewer
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed March 2018
I love Sprout! From the fantastic customer service to the myriad of features it's been amazing!
I love that my whole photography studio is under one roof. Leads, calendars, workflows, contracts, galleries, album proofing, money management... everything is all in one place. It makes my life so much easier! I also LOVE the customer service. The team is super prompt at answering questions and solving problems, and they're very responsive to adding newly requested features for their members. Amazing!
CONSThere isn't much I have to say that's not positive about Sprout, I think at this point the only thing I would say isn't working for me is that the calendar system isn't easy to navigate. At this point I have to click through each month to get to a date in the future, and when I'm looking to see what September 2019 looks like, for instance, having to click through 18 months to get there is annoying. Also sometimes I find the lead and shoot pages are quite slow, I'm assuming it's because I have a lot of open shoots so it take awhile to populate. It would be great if these pages could somehow populate a little quicker :)
Marc
Photography, 1 employee
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2020
Sprout is the tool I needed
I love it. I have used many other platforms but none had everything I needed in one place. I would invoice a customer here, send a gallery from there, manage a calendar in yet another place. Now, I have all of that and sooo much more in ONE PLACE. It is such a critical part of my business and I'm grateful!
PROSHaving Sprout is like having an employee, without the cost. I'm able to set up workflow, that makes it easy to stay in touch with potential clients and customers to ensure that nothing is missed. It also provides great reporting to stay on top of the business. It's awesome.
CONSNothing. they listen to their clients and are constantly making updates which makes the software even better.
Reasons for switching to Sprout Studio
I love 17hats too and it was a hard decision, but the ultimate thing for me is that this software was made by photographers for photographers and had features that were critical for my business, like the galleries. It's been worth the switch because I was able to consolidate a few different expenses all into one platform.
Anonymous
2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
2
EASE OF USE
1
VALUE FOR MONEY
1
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
FUNCTIONALITY
2
Reviewed October 2022
Big Hopes, Big Promises, Low Quality Delivery, Different Product
Pretty terrible from day 1. But I bought it stupidly so gave it time, too much time it's time to switch. I speak with support often but nothing is ever fixed.I'd rather pay 3x more money than have to put up with the bugs and problems sprout throws at me on a daily basis.
PROSThe design is great, for the most part.If a good looking system to work in everyday is your primary concern, go with Sprout. Rounded corners, pretty boxes and subtle colouring.All-in-one, but if none of it works properly or fully, what's the point in it being an all-in-one solution?
CONSWhere to start?So many missing features.So many bugs and errors.Far too complex for most users to even consider setting up by themselves.Basic things that a CRM should have, integrated emails, nope.Marketing that sends from YOUR email address, nope sends from noreply@sproustudio.com, your mass marketing emails aren't sent from your own email address.Calendar scheduling that doesn't disconnect every day or week, which then allows clients to double and triple book your time.Workflows aren't editable once applied to a shoot, you also can't easily add new steps without creating a workflow under settings and applying it. The add step option on the shoot or lead is a joke of an implementation.Contact management is basic and truly underwhelming at best. Merging contacts is again, a joke.They give you stats for irrelevant things.Task management is just painful to work with.The whole system is just annoying at best and down right awful at worst.If you have a VERY simple photo business with 1 brand and a lot of time to learn and configure sprout, go for it, but buy a lot of advil, you'll need it, otherwise, choose any other CRM. You'll thank me.
Reason for choosing Sprout Studio
I thought it was better then all of the others, and on paper it is, I can't deny that. But, using it day to day, which is when you really get to know a piece of software it's far too complex to make simple changes and the support team do their best but they're constantly coming up with workarounds.
Reasons for switching to Sprout Studio
I thought Sprout Studio would be a better piece of software, I was lured in by the design and promise that the issues I found on day 1 were being fixed, they aren't and haven't been yearly later.
Deborah
Photography, 1 employee
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed October 2023
Can't beat it for the price
Overall, I'm pretty happy with it, and I don't think you can beat it for the price. Customer Support is always friendly and helpful. It's a pretty complex program, so there's a definite learning curve- it's not really a figure-it-out-as-you-go kind of program. But the tutorials are very clear and thorough, as long as you actually the take time to watch them.
PROSMy favorite feature is that it includes gallery delivery- so my clients only have to manage one portal for everything from signing the contract, making payments, and
CONSI REALLY wish they would have an automatic payment option. I don't love that clients have to manually make each payment individually.
Reason for choosing Sprout Studio
Sprout Studio was the only one that included Gallery Delivery, so my clients only have one portal to keep up with.