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$297 a month. One plan.
No per seat fees, no contact limits. AI and phone usage is billed at cost, on top of the $297, and email at wholesale rates, not folded into a number that hides them.
$297 per month. Card required for the 7 day trial.
What’s included
- One phone number for calls and texts. Calling works from the moment your number is live; texting needs a short carrier verification step first.
- One inbox for every channel: calls, texts, email and social messages, attached to the right client automatically.
- The client record: call recordings and history in one place.
- The diary: a visual pipeline from enquiry to booked session, automatic follow-up, and online booking with calendar sync. Setup note: the calendar sync needs a one-time connection step.
- Contracts with e-signature, invoicing and payment links. Setup note: this needs your studio’s own payment account connected once.
- Sales-room order sync for studios using ProSelect, set up for you as part of onboarding.
- The Call Reporting Dashboard, included in the $297 plan at no extra charge.
- The mobile app for iPhone and Android, so the inbox and the client record come with you.
- Automated review request collection. Setup note: needs your Google Business Profile and Facebook Page connected first.
- Onboarding: self-serve with videos and a reference library, or a paid implementation done by the support team (see below).
What’s billed on top, and why
$297 covers the software, AI features included. AI and phone usage is metered separately at cost, because that’s what calls, texts and AI actually cost to run. Email is billed at wholesale rates. We’d rather show you the real number than fold it into a bigger monthly figure and hope you don’t notice.
AI and phone usage is billed at cost and emails at wholesale rates, from your account balance as you use them. Your rates are confirmed in writing before you go live, so you always know the number before it costs you anything.
AI features, including AI-assisted texting and AI voice, are included in the $297 plan. AI and phone usage is billed at cost, on top of the $297.
Getting set up
Most studios do it themselves: a video library and reference material walk you through it, and calling works as soon as your number is live. If you’d rather have our team set it up for you, paid implementation is available. It’s quoted work, scoped to what your studio actually needs, anywhere from a couple of hours on a Zoom call to a full build out for a multi-location studio. There’s no fixed price because the scope isn’t fixed either; you’ll get a number once we understand your studio.
What the rest of the category actually costs
Most purpose-built photography CRMs we checked don’t include a phone line at all (checked 2026-08-21, each against the vendor’s own public pricing page). HoneyBook added a paid phone and text add-on in August 2026, for members in the US and Canada, on top of its plan price (checked 2026-10-22). In Allio the phone is built in, not a paid add-on. Either way, most studios are already paying for calling somewhere, on top of whatever their CRM costs.
| Tool | Published price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 17hats | $60/month, one plan; 3 users included, then $5/month per extra user; 2 brands included, then $10/month per extra brand | 17hats.com/pricing, fetched 2026-10-22 |
| HoneyBook | Starter $29/month, Essentials $49/month (up to 2 team members), Premium $109/month (unlimited team members), billed yearly; Business Phone & SMS add-on from $8/month on top | honeybook.com/pricing and help.honeybook.com, fetched 2026-10-22 |
| Studio Ninja | Starter $16/month (1 brand, 1 user), Pro $27/month (1 brand, 3 users), Master $40/month (3 brands, unlimited users) | studioninja.co/pricing, fetched from the vendor’s own page 2026-08-21 |
| Sprout Studio | Lite $24/month to Unlimited $89/month; a 3-user cap on three of the four tiers | getsproutstudio.com/pricing, fetched 2026-08-21 |
| ShootQ | Booking Only $14.95/month (1 user) to Hub $79.95/month (10 users), plus $4.95 per extra user or brand | shootq.com/pricing, fetched 2026-08-21 |
Every one of those prices is the software only. Add a separate phone system, contracts, ordering and card processing, and the real monthly number climbs well past what’s on the pricing page. Allio’s $297 already includes the phone system, the inbox, contracts, ordering support and the ability to take card payments once your own payment account is connected. Your payment provider still charges its own processing fees, as it would anywhere else. Usage on AI, calls, texts and email is the one thing billed on top, and it’s disclosed above, not hidden.
The questions worth asking before you sign up
Is $297 really the whole bill? No. It's the software plan, with the AI features included. AI and phone usage is billed at cost on top, and email at wholesale rates, all disclosed above. We'd rather you know that before you sign up than find it in month two.
What about per seat pricing? There isn't any. Add a booker, add staff for a second location, and the price doesn't move.
Is the Call Reporting Dashboard extra? No. The Call Reporting Dashboard is included in the $297 plan at no extra charge.
Do I need a separate phone system? No. The phone is built into Allio, not a paid add-on: one studio number for calls and texts, with every call logged to the client record. AI and phone usage is billed at cost, on top of the $297.
Does texting work the day I sign up? Calling does, immediately. Texting needs a verification step with the phone carriers first, which is standard for any business number in the US, not an Allio slowdown. It can take a few weeks, so start it early.
Is AI part of the $297? Yes, the AI features are included in the $297 plan. AI and phone usage is billed at cost on top.
What if I want someone else to set it up? That's the paid implementation option above, quoted to your studio, not a fixed price.
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$297 per month. Card required. AI and phone usage is billed at cost, on top of the $297.