Print-ready PDF
300 DPI · 3 mm bleed · sRGB
An AlbumDraft alternative built for how you work now.
Designer templates and a clean, fast layout flow, in the browser, with a print-ready PDF you own and one predictable monthly price.
3-day free trial · Cancel anytime before day 4
What a modern album tool should assume
Studios work differently than they did a few years ago. People design from more than one machine, bring in second shooters and assistants, and want pricing they can predict and pass on cleanly. A modern album tool should assume all of that by default.
Cuppafolio is built around those assumptions. It runs in the browser so the machine stops mattering, it is one flat monthly price so the maths is simple, and every export is a print-ready PDF you own and print wherever you like.
Predictable to run, simple to hand off
Flat monthly pricing is not just tidier, it changes how you quote. There is no per-album cost to fold into a package and no surprise at the end of a busy month, so the number you tell a client is the number that holds.
Handing work off is just as simple. Anyone you give access designs from their own browser, with no install or per-seat licence to track, and every album exports to the same clean PDF standard.
A focused tool that does the album job brilliantly.
Everything you need for the album, nothing you don't, and the finished file is always yours.
No installs
Open a tab. Start designing.
No 4 GB download, no licence dongle, no “it only works on the office Mac”. Cuppafolio runs in any modern browser, so your albums follow you between machines.
Smart templates
Designer spreads, ready to fill.
Start from a layout you love and drop in your selects. Smart guides snap to bleed, gutter, centre and neighbours, so every page is balanced, every time.
Print-ready PDF
300 DPI. 3 mm bleed. Yours.
One click and a press-ready PDF lands in your downloads: 300 DPI, sRGB, embedded fonts, optional crop marks. No watermark, no expiry, no per-album unlock fee.
Flat pricing
One monthly price. No per-album fees.
From £19/month. Design as many albums as your plan allows for the same price every month, with no surprise charge when a busy season hits.
What modern studios ask for
The album step should be the fun part. Too often the tooling gets in the way.
Design from any machine, not just the one with the app
Predictable pricing instead of per-album maths
A file you own and can print anywhere
Cuppafolio vs AlbumDraft
The honest differences that matter when you are choosing where to design your albums.
| Feature | Cuppafolio | AlbumDraft |
|---|---|---|
| Where you design | Any modern browser, with the same template-driven layout speed AlbumDraft made its name on | Installed desktop application |
| Getting started | Sign in once; new team members on-board the same day rather than the same week | Download, install and keep the app updated |
| Pricing model | Three flat tiers (£19/£39/£79), every tier has every template and every export | Check the vendor's current pricing |
| The finished file | Print-ready PDF you own at 300 DPI sRGB, the spec every major album lab expects | Exports files for printing |
| Your existing stack | Sits beside Pixieset, Pic-Time, ShootProof and HoneyBook | Standalone album designer |
| Free trial | 3-day free trial, cancel anytime before day 4 | Check the vendor's current trial |
Comparison reflects publicly available information about the other product and was last reviewed in May 2026. Always check the vendor's own site for current features and pricing. Cuppafolio is not affiliated with or endorsed by any product named here.
The difference is in what we deliberately leave out.
A narrow tool, an honest deal, and a file that is genuinely yours.
It runs in the browser
No installer, no licence keys, no per-machine setup. Open Cuppafolio in any modern browser and your work is exactly where you left it, on any computer.
One flat price
From £19 a month, busy season or quiet. No counting albums, no metered exports, nothing to reconcile at the end of the month.
You own the export
Every album leaves as a print-ready PDF with no watermark and no per-album unlock fee. It is a real deliverable you keep, not a file held hostage.
Moving from AlbumDraft to Cuppafolio
Changing album software sounds disruptive, but the job itself does not change: you still choose spreads from designer templates, drop in your selects, and export a file for your lab. What changes is where that happens and what you walk away with.
Because everything lives in the browser, there is nothing to migrate, install or re-license. You sign in, design, and export a print-ready PDF you own. Here is what photographers tell us actually changes the day they move off AlbumDraft.
- Design from any computer with a browser and a login
- One predictable monthly price, not per-album maths
- A print-ready PDF you own and send to any lab
- No installer, licence keys or version upgrades
What you get with Cuppafolio
- Same template-driven layout speed AlbumDraft users came for, in the browser
- Smart snapping for fast, consistent multi-photo spreads across a long album
- 300 DPI sRGB print-ready PDF you own, with no fulfilment lock
- Three flat tiers — Solo £19, Studio £39, Agency £79 — every tier includes every template
- Studio and Agency plans cover multi-photographer studios on shared projects
- 3-day free trial of the un-watermarked editor and full PDF export
“No more emailing files back and forth, no more 'which version is this'. Cuppafolio lives in the browser and the PDF is mine. That's it. That's what I needed.”
Good questions, straight answers.
I'm moving from AlbumDraft — will my album lab accept the file?
Yes. Cuppafolio's print-ready PDF (300 DPI, sRGB, 3 mm bleed, embedded fonts, optional crop marks) is the format every major album lab expects, whatever tool produced it. Your lab will not ask which application generated the PDF.
Does Cuppafolio match AlbumDraft's templated, fast layout style?
Yes — that is the design intent. Designer templates plus smart snapping mean you place selects rather than nudge pixels, and a full album fits comfortably in a single sitting. The browser delivery is the change, not the speed.
How does pricing compare on a busy studio month?
Cuppafolio is flat monthly pricing (Solo £19, Studio £39, Agency £79) with no per-album fees inside your plan's allowance. You quote albums to clients knowing your software cost is the same whether you deliver one album this month or twenty.
Do I own the exported PDF or is it tied to Cuppafolio?
You own it. Every export is a standard print-ready PDF with no watermark, no per-album unlock fee, no fulfilment lock-in. Send it to whichever album lab you already use; we are not a print lab and have nothing to fulfil.
Can the whole studio use it without per-seat licences?
The Studio (£39/month) and Agency (£79/month) plans cover multi-photographer studios with shared project access. Anyone designs from any computer by signing in, so a designer at home and a photographer at the studio can move an album between them without exporting anything.
How does pricing actually work?
It is a flat monthly subscription from £19, with plans that differ by how many active albums and how much storage you need. There are no per-album fees and no charge to export.
Can assistants or second shooters use it too?
Yes. Because it is browser-based, anyone with access can design from their own computer with nothing to install. There are no per-machine licences to manage.
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