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9Pic AI vs Pixevety

Pixevety is a school's private media library: staff upload photos, face matching applies each student's consent, and the school keeps an archive. It does not sell photos. 9Pic AI delivers photos from one event to the people in them, by selfie or bib, and can sell them.

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Short answer

Pick 9Pic AI if you run sports carnivals, fun runs, graduations, races or other public events and want attendees to find their own photos by selfie or bib, download them or buy them.

Pick Pixevety if you need to manage and protect a school's whole photo library under parent consent rules, with an archive, school system integrations and a strong privacy record.

Main difference: the job each one does. Pixevety governs who may appear and be published across a school year. 9Pic AI gets one event's photos to the people in them. Many schools would use Pixevety for the library and could use 9Pic AI for big public events.

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At a glance

  • Included
  • Partial: plan-gated, add-on or limited
  • Not offered
  • Depends or not stated
Checked 26 Oct 2026 from public pages. Sources below.
Feature 9Pic AI Pixevety What it means for you
Discovery
Face recognition Edge: Depends Included: Participants search by selfie (FaceFind) on every plan Partial: School-controlled face matching inside the private gallery to tag students and apply consent[3][2][4] What it means: Pixevety uses faces to enforce consent. 9Pic AI uses them so people find themselves.
How families find photos Edge: 9Pic AI Included: Selfie or bib search from one gallery link Partial: Parents see photos their child is tagged in; no selfie search[5][4] What it means: At a public event, 9Pic AI lets anyone with the link find their own photos.
Bib number search Edge: 9Pic AI Included: BibTrack on every plan Not offered: Not offered[3] What it means: At a fun run or cross-country day, children are found by bib on 9Pic AI.
Selling
Photo sales Edge: 9Pic AI Partial: 9Pic Checkout on Business, no 9Pic commission Not offered: No purchasing or printing[4] What it means: Only 9Pic AI can sell event photos to families.
Video
Participant video Edge: 9Pic AI Partial: Motion clips and Flow reels on Pro Partial: Stores and plays video; no generated clips or reels[2][3] What it means: Only 9Pic AI makes per-participant clips and reels.
Operations
Main job Edge: Depends Included: Deliver one event's photos to the people in them Included: A school's private media library and archive[1][2] What it means: Different jobs. They can work side by side.
Consent management Edge: Pixevety Not offered: No consent module Included: Parent consent forms and real-time Do Not Publish tagging[2][1] What it means: For governing which students may be published, Pixevety is built for the job.
Long-term archive Edge: Pixevety Partial: 1 year storage on pay as you go, 2 years on Pro Included: School media library, historical archive and alumni area[2] What it means: Pixevety keeps a school's photos for the long term.
School system integrations Edge: Pixevety Not offered: No school system integrations Included: Veracross, Tass, Wonde, EdSmart and Blackbaud, plus SSO and API[6][3] What it means: Pixevety connects to the systems schools already run.
Privacy and security Edge: Pixevety Included: Selfie not stored; no training on photos or faces Included: ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials, a biometric privacy policy and a choice of data region[1][8][4] What it means: Pixevety has the deeper formal certifications for schools.
Pricing model
How you pay Edge: Depends From $0.03 per photo processed Annual Enterprise Plan by demo; free personal account for families[3][7][5] What it means: A yearly contract for the library vs a per-photo fee for each event.

Where they are the same

Both use face recognition to connect photos with the right students, and both give families a web gallery instead of photos posted on social media.

Key differences

  1. A consent-led library vs event delivery

    Pixevety holds a school's photos and video for the whole year and beyond. Face matching tags each student and applies their parents' consent, so staff know what may be published. 9Pic AI is built for one event at a time: upload the photos, share one link, and attendees find their own photos.

    9Pic AI for schools

  2. Tagging by staff vs search by families

    In Pixevety, parents see photos their child has been tagged in, and there is no selfie or bib search. On 9Pic AI anyone with the gallery link can search by selfie, and BibTrack finds runners by their number at fun runs and cross-country days.

    9Pic FaceFind 9Pic BibTrack

  3. No sales vs optional sales and video

    Pixevety says it does not offer purchasing or printing. On the Business plan, 9Pic Checkout lets a school or photographer sell event photos with no 9Pic commission. On the Pro plan, 9Pic Motion cuts per-participant clips from footage you upload and 9Pic Flow makes a highlight reel from the photos each participant picks.

    9Pic Checkout 9Pic Flow

Where Pixevety is the better choice

  • You need parent consent collected and enforced automatically across every school photo.
  • You want a long-term school media library with a historical archive and an alumni area.
  • Your school runs Veracross, Tass, Wonde or Blackbaud and wants photos linked to student records.
  • Your board asks for ISO 27001, a biometric privacy policy and a choice of data region.
  • Staff capture photos on phones and you want them uploaded straight to the school gallery.

Fit by event type

Which platform fits each type of event
Event type Better fit Why Learn more
Everyday school media and newsletters Pixevety Consent applied before anything is published None
School archive and alumni photos Pixevety A long-term library with historical collections None
Sports carnival or cross-country day 9Pic AI Families search by selfie or bib after the event Schools
Graduation Depends Pixevety to file the photos; 9Pic AI to let families find and buy their own Graduations
School fun run fundraiser 9Pic AI Bib search plus optional photo sales on the Business plan Charity events
Public race or community event 9Pic AI Open to anyone, with no school accounts needed Marathons

What it costs

Scenario: a school sports carnival with 1,000 students and 10,000 photos. Change the numbers to see your own 9Pic AI cost.

Flow reels add from $0.50 per participant. Motion is $0.60 per uploaded minute. Source: 9Pic AI pricing, checked 26 Oct 2026.
9Pic AI plan Math Total What you get
Pay as you go Lowest for your choices 10,000 × $0.03 $300 Selfie and bib search, watermarks, 1 year storage
Pro $200 + 10,000 × $0.02 $400 Adds Flow, Motion, Certify, Select, custom domain, 2 year storage
Business $350 + 10,000 × $0.02 $550 Adds 9Pic Checkout photo sales with no 9Pic commission

How Pixevety charges

Pixevety sells one school product, the Enterprise Plan, on a yearly contract. Its website lists no prices and asks schools to book a demo. The same plan is listed on AWS Marketplace, sold in units that each cover a set amount of storage and user connections. Families can open a free personal account, which is not offered in the UK. There is no per-photo fee or commission, because Pixevety does not sell photos. See the current numbers on Pixevety pricing[3][7][5]. Checked 26 Oct 2026.

Which costs less depends on whether you need a year-round library or delivery for a few big events, how many photos those events produce, and whether you want to sell photos.

Using 9Pic AI alongside Pixevety

  1. Keep Pixevety as the school library for consent, everyday media and the archive.

  2. Check consent first: share only photos your school consent rules allow in an event gallery.

  3. Upload the event photos with 9Pic Uplink after the sports carnival, fun run or graduation.

  4. Share one gallery link with families, with free downloads or paid downloads on the Business plan.

What does not move: Pixevety consent records, tags, school integrations and the archive stay in Pixevety.

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Case studies

Niveus Mangalore Marathon 16,000+ race photos tagged in hours with bib and selfie search, plus certificates for 7,000+ runners. Read the case study Agra Taj Half Marathon Race photos and personalised reels for 5,000+ runners across 3 editions. Read the case study NovaRace A timing company delivering photos, videos and certificates under its own brand across 50+ events. Read the case study

Frequently asked questions

Fit

Is 9Pic AI an alternative to Pixevety?

Not for managing a school photo library. Pixevety is a consent-led media library for schools. 9Pic AI fits a different job: getting photos from a sports carnival, fun run, graduation or race to the people in them, by selfie or bib, and selling them if you want.

Does Pixevety use facial recognition?

Yes. Pixevety uses school-controlled face recognition inside each school's private gallery to tag students and staff and apply consent. It is not a public selfie search, and there is no bib number search.

Does Pixevety sell school photos?

No. Pixevety says it does not offer any purchasing or printing service. 9Pic AI can sell event photos through 9Pic Checkout on the Business plan, with no 9Pic commission.

Cost

How is Pixevety priced?

Pixevety sells an annual Enterprise Plan to schools through a demo. A per-unit yearly price, scaling by storage and user connections, is also listed on AWS Marketplace. Families can open a free personal account. 9Pic AI charges from $0.03 per photo processed.

Switching

Can a school use Pixevety and 9Pic AI together?

Yes. A school can keep Pixevety for consent and its media library, and use 9Pic AI for big public events where families want to find and download their own photos. Check your consent rules before sharing an event gallery.

Data and privacy

How does 9Pic AI handle face data?

9Pic AI does not store the selfie used to search, does not train models on photos or faces, and keeps face data only while the gallery is hosted. Organisers decide how long a gallery stays live.

How we compared

We reviewed Pixevety's public product, school, parent, plan, partner and FAQ pages, its biometric privacy policy and its AWS Marketplace listing. We did not use a Pixevety school account. We last checked on 26 Oct 2026. 9Pic AI facts come from our pricing and product pages. Spot something out of date? Tell us.

Sources

  1. [1] Pixevetyhttps://www.pixevety.com/
  2. [2] Pixevety for schoolshttps://pixevety.com/for-schools/
  3. [3] Pixevety Enterprise Planshttps://pixevety.com/enterprise-plans/
  4. [4] Pixevety FAQshttps://pixevety.com/faqs/
  5. [5] Pixevety for parentshttps://pixevety.com/for-parents/
  6. [6] Pixevety partnershttps://pixevety.com/pixevety-partners/
  7. [7] Pixevety on AWS Marketplacehttps://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/prodview-izkokscby32ji
  8. [8] Pixevety privacy and biometric information policyhttps://cdn.pixevety.com/docs/biometric-information-privacy-policy.pdf

All accessed 26 Oct 2026.

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