17hats alternative for wedding videographers
Lemlii vs. 17hats
Wedding stages already laid out, with a film gallery for every couple you book.
Which fits your business?
Lemlii fits if
Your business is wedding films. You want a workflow already shaped around weddings, with delivery built in rather than linked from somewhere else.
17hats fits if
You want one flexible CRM with built-in bookkeeping and leads from The Knot and WeddingWire, and you deliver films through another service.
Compare your costs
Annual cost · USD
$200/yr
Starter · CRM + delivery
17hats
$600/yr
17hats · All Features · One plan · $800 if billed every two years
$400less per year
Start Free TrialFor 20 weddings: Lemlii Starter, $200 per year. 17hats, $600 per year. Lemlii costs $400 less per year. All prices in US dollars.
How we calculate this
- Lemlii Starter
- $200/yr
- 17hats · All Features
- $600/yr
Lemlii includes your CRM and galleries. 17hats delivers films through another service, such as Google Drive. Extra 17hats users, brands, and bank connect cost more.
We suggest Lemlii Free up to 5 weddings, Starter from 6, and Pro’s 1TB at 25 or more. These are our suggestions, not booking limits or upgrade requirements from either provider.
Yearly prices, paid upfront. Monthly billing costs more on every paid plan. Taxes, payment-processing fees, promotions, and add-ons are excluded.
Free galleries play films embedded from YouTube or Vimeo, with no uploads. On Starter and Pro, storage is shared across active gallery and delivery-link uploads. Download windows are 7, 30, 90, or 365 days; expired uploads are removed. Keep a separate backup.
Lemlii pricing · 17hats pricing · Checked November 4, 2026.
The essentials
| What matters | Lemlii | 17hats |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free: $0; Starter: $20/month or $200/year | $60/month, $600/year, or $800 every two years · one plan |
| Booking a couple | A signed proposal creates the booking, invoice, and linked project | One document for the quote, contract, and invoice |
| Client follow-ups | Timed reminders with prepared wording; you choose when to send | Workflows send documents automatically, or after your approval |
| Getting paid | Stripe card payments, installments, and manual payment records | Payment schedules with autopay through 17hats Payments |
| After the wedding | Built-in wedding stages, updated automatically from bookings and linked galleries | Projects and pipelines you set up with tags and workflows |
| Film delivery | Your YouTube or Vimeo films, plus separately uploaded originals for download on Starter and Pro | Link to films hosted elsewhere, such as Google Drive |
| Download access | Starter and Pro: 7, 30, 90, or 365 days; expired uploads are removed | Depends on the service hosting your films |
| Bookkeeping | Expense tracking; reports on Starter and Pro | Built-in cash-basis bookkeeping; bank feeds $5/month |
In practice
Delivery comes with it.
17hats suggests hosting files elsewhere, such as Google Drive, and linking them from the client portal. A Lemlii gallery holds your YouTube or Vimeo films and, on Starter and Pro, originals for download, right next to the booking.
Start with the wedding workflow.
A signed proposal creates the booking, invoice, and project. Past weddings enter the editing queue, and copying a gallery link in Delivery marks the project Sent. In 17hats, you build pipelines and workflows with tags to suit your process.
Common questions
Try your workflow in Lemlii.
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