Mankai CRM by elijah lemanski
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Flat-price photography CRM for WordPress.

Flat price. No meters. No client limits, seat pricing, or extra cut from your payments. Start with the CRM, or get the complete studio and website package.

Mankai CRM

$149.99/year

For photographers who already have a website and mainly need the CRM.

  • Clients, sessions, booking, and calendar
  • Quotes, contracts, invoices, and payments
  • Inbox, forms, templates, and workflows
  • Galleries, proofing, print orders, and client portal
  • Unlimited clients, weekly updates, and support

See everything included

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Mankai Complete

$199.99/year

CRM plus the Photography Theme. Best if you need both the studio system and public website.

Save $9.99/year vs buying separately

  • Everything in Mankai CRM
  • Photography Theme included
  • Public site, portfolio, booking, and galleries
  • One brand across CRM and public site
  • One annual license for both
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One-time service

Setup & Migration

$799.99one time

I install it, configure it, and migrate what we can after you buy Mankai.

  • Install and branding
  • Booking, forms, and payment setup
  • Workflows and email templates
  • Theme setup if you own it
  • Migration help from your current tools

Buy Mankai first. I review the request, then invoice.

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How it stacks up.

Mankai next to tools photographers already know. Those products aren't junk. The difference is how much of the job each one covers, and whether your data sits on your server or theirs.

Feature Mankai CRM$149.99/yr Photography Theme$59.99/yr Mankai Complete$199.99/yr HoneyBookfrom $588/yr Pixiesetfrom $336/yr Sessionfrom $228/yr ShootProoffrom $132/yr
Clients and leads ✓ ✕ ✓ ✓ ~ ✓ ~
Sessions and booking ✓ ~ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ~
Calendar with golden hour ✓ ✕ ✓ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕
Quotes and e-sign contracts ✓ ✕ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Invoices and online payments ✓ ✕ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
No added transaction percentage ✓ ✓ ✓ ✕ ~ ~ ~
Real email inbox (IMAP sync) ✓ ✕ ✓ ~ ✕ ✕ ✕
Forms and questionnaires ✓ ~ ✓ ✓ ~ ✓ ~
Automated emails and workflows ✓ ✕ ✓ ✓ ~ ✓ ~
Proofing galleries and selections ✓ ✕ ✓ ✕ ✓ ✕ ✓
Watermarks and download protection ✓ ✕ ✓ ✕ ✓ ✕ ✓
Print ordering at your prices ✓ ✕ ✓ ✕ ✓ ✕ ✓
Client portal on your domain ✓ ✕ ✓ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕
Public photography website ✕ ✓ ✓ ✕ ~ ~ ✕
Self-hosted, data in your database ✓ ✓ ✓ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕
Flat annual price, unlimited clients ✓ ✓ ✓ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕

✓ included · ~ partial or limited · ✕ not offered. The Photography Theme needs Mankai CRM; those checks are about the public site it adds. Competitor rows come from each product’s public feature and pricing pages as of July 2026, using their entry annual plans. They change stuff, so double-check their sites before you decide. Longer guides: vs Pixieset, vs HoneyBook, vs Dubsado, vs Session, vs Studio Ninja, vs Sprout Studio.

Straight answers.

Licensing, data, and what happens when a license expires. Plain language. Anything else, email me.

Yes. Mankai CRM is a WordPress plugin, and the Photography Theme is a WordPress theme. You install them on hosting you control. Or buy Setup and Migration and I'll get it running with you.

No. The CRM works with the theme you already have. The Photography Theme is the matching public site built around Mankai. It needs the CRM, and it's not a generic theme for random sites. Want both from the start? Get Mankai Complete.

Each product is an annual license through Freemius. You need an active CRM license to use the admin. There's no per-client or per-session cap. Flat year, unlimited studio.

You get seven days to renew. After that, CRM admin locks until you reactivate. Your stored business data isn't deleted. Public booking and client portal pages aren't gated the same way as the admin.

Your public site keeps running with what's already there. Updates and licensed support pause until you renew. The theme doesn't use the CRM admin lock.

No. Clients pay through your Stripe or PayPal at normal processor rates. Mankai adds nothing on top. Cash, check, Venmo, and other manual payments can be recorded too.

Yes. Setup and Migration is a one-time project. Buy Mankai first, then send a setup request. I review it and send an invoice after. Nothing auto-charges from the form.

In your WordPress database on your hosting. You can export it. I'm not renting your client list back to you. Uninstalling doesn't wipe business data unless you turn that on yourself.
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