Switching guide

Moving from Studio Ninja to Shoot Planner

Studio Ninja deserves its reputation for easy setup. If it's working for you, keep it — honestly. Switch if you want your enquiries answered while you're shooting, UK-first billing in pounds, or you also run booths or events that a photography-only tool can't hold.

Studio Ninja pricing: $16 / $27 / $40 per month tiers (USD)

As published by Studio Ninja, checked 2026-07-27. Prices change — verify on their site.

What you keep

• Your workflow: enquiry → quote → contract → invoice → shoot
• Client questionnaires and e-sign contracts
• Your gallery service — link Pixieset, ShootProof or anything else per event

What you gain

+ AI-drafted replies to enquiries in your voice, instantly
+ Pounds, not dollars — UK-first billing and support
+ Room to grow sideways: booths, photographer services, events on the same platform family
+ A delivery moment in the client portal via your gallery link

The ten-minute import

Drop any export into our importer — a CSV, a calendar file, even a PDF of contracts or invoices — and the AI reads your bookings, clients and venues in for you to review. Nothing is re-typed, nothing imports until you approve it, and every record stays editable afterwards.

Or we'll do it for you — free

Email your exports to hello@shootplanner.co.uk with the subject Migration and a human will have your account set up within one working day. Whatever files you can get out — spreadsheets, PDFs, screenshots of your diary — we'll work with them.

Run both side by side

Nothing here requires cancelling your current platform on day one. Import your bookings, take a few enquiries through the new flow, and switch off the old one when — and only when — you're sure. Your data stays exportable here too, always.

Getting your data out of Studio Ninja

Studio Ninja can export clients and projects — check the client list and reports areas for CSV export options, or ask their support for a full export. Can't find an export? UK GDPR gives you the right to a copy of your data — their support has to provide it — or just email us whatever you can download and we'll take it from there.