Free
$0 / month
No card needed
Join a teammate’s shared project from your own Mac and work with the host’s features. Your own projects need a paid plan.
Create an account14 days of every Pro feature to start
Pricing
Basic
$5 / month
or $50 billed yearly
Ingest, cull, and organize your own shoots on your Mac.
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Hobby
$10 / month
or $100 billed yearly
Adds AI-assisted culling.
Choose HobbyCancel any time
Pro
$20 / month
or $200 billed yearly
Adds advanced AI-assisted culling, and shares projects with your team.
Choose ProCancel any time
Prices in US dollars. Tax is calculated at checkout. Paid plans renew automatically.
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| Basic$5/mo | Hobby$10/mo | Pro$20/mo | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workflow | |||
| Local projectsProjects and photographs stay on your own drives. | |||
| Card ingestDuplicates are set aside and every copy is verified against the original. | |||
| Picks, ratings, flags, and tagsSaved to XMP sidecars as you work. | |||
| Folder organizing on diskMoves bring their sidecars along, and every one can be undone. | |||
| Organized exportDeliver a copy with its XMP sidecars. | |||
| Culling assistance | |||
| Sharpness and exposure ranking | |||
| Stacks and scenesBursts and repeated compositions grouped into one moment. | |||
| Facial detectionClose-ups of every face in the frame. | |||
| Eye detectionOpen eyes rank first and possible closed eyes are flagged. | |||
| Runs on your MacNever sent to a cloud AI service, and works offline. | |||
| Working together | |||
| Host shared projectsTeammates join from their own Macs on your local network and see every change as it happens. | |||
| Join a shared projectJoin a teammate’s project from your own Mac with any account, plan or not, and work with the host’s features. | |||
How Photodepot compares
What the same culling help costs on each, at published monthly and yearly rates.
| Photodepot | Narrative Select | Photo Mechanic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free trial | 14 days of every Pro feature | Trial of Ultra, the top plan | 30 days |
| Lowest paid plan | Basic: $5/mo or $50/yr | Lite: $15/mo or $120/yr | $14.99/mo or $149/yr, or $299 once |
| Similar frames grouped | Stacks on Hobby: $10/mo or $100/yr | Scenes View on Standard: $29/mo or $240/yr | Not offered |
| Face and eye checks | Pro: $20/mo or $200/yr | Close-Ups Panel on Standard: $29/mo or $240/yr | Not offered |
| Seamlessly work with your teamEveryone culls one live project from their own Mac and sees each pick, rating, and move as it happens. | Host on Pro: $20/mo or $200/yr. Teammates join with any account, no plan needed | Not offered | Not offered |
Prices in US dollars from Narrative Select and Photo Mechanic, checked October 2026. Product names are trademarks of their owners.