Four platforms come up most often when Malaysian photographers talk about selling race and event photos: Fotto, PixVault, PhotoHawk and BinaSiniFoto. All four let buyers find their own photos instead of scrolling. They differ in price, in who pays the payment fee, and in which plan unlocks which feature.
Figures for the other three were read from each company's own website on 11 November 2026. Prices change; check the source before you decide. This article is written by Fotto.
Fotto
- Plans: Free RM0, Starter RM49, Pro RM99, Studio RM149 a month.
- Platform fee: 15% / 12% / 10% / 8%.
- Payment fee: 2.5% of the order (minimum RM1), deducted from the photographer.
- Storage: 25 GB / 100 GB / 500 GB / 1 TB.
- Search: selfie and bib number on every plan.
- Also on every plan: unlimited events and a shop address on fotto.my. Pro and Studio can connect their own domain.
- Payout: on request from RM50, to a Malaysian bank account or DuitNow.
Details: Fotto pricing.
PixVault
- Plans: Starter RM0, Pro RM89, Studio RM199 a month.
- Commission: 20% / 15% / 10%.
- Payment fee: RM1.25 an order, added to the buyer's total.
- Storage: 25 GB / 500 GB / 1 TB.
- Search: selfie on every plan; bib number on Pro and Studio.
- Own address: a pixvault.my address on Pro and Studio; your own domain on Studio.
- Payout: on request from RM50.
Full comparison: Fotto vs PixVault.
PhotoHawk
- Plans: Lite US$0, Pro US$29, Max US$49 a month, billed in US dollars.
- Commission: 16% / 14% / 12%, with card and transaction fees separate.
- Storage: 150 GB / 1 TB / 3 TB.
- Search: selfie, bib and time taken on every plan.
- Own address: a photohawk.com address on every plan; custom domain on Pro and Max.
- Extras: prints and products, team members on every plan, an FTP server for uploads.
Full comparison: Fotto vs PhotoHawk.
BinaSiniFoto
BinaSiniFoto is a Bahasa Malaysia site where buyers search event and run photos by face or bib number and browse photographers' albums. Its website did not show a public pricing page when checked, so fees are not listed here. Ask them directly for current rates.
How to choose
- You sell mostly small orders, one or two photos at a time. Look closely at the payment fee. A minimum fee per order matters more on a RM15 order than on a RM100 one.
- You shoot races and rely on bib search. Check which plan includes it.
- You want your own brand and domain. Compare the plan where a custom domain starts: RM99 on Fotto, RM199 on PixVault, US$29 on PhotoHawk.
- You shoot very large volumes or sell prints. PhotoHawk includes the most storage and has print products.
- You want ringgit pricing and local payouts. Fotto and PixVault both price in ringgit.
The fairest test is free on all of them: upload one real event to a free plan and see how many runners find and buy their photos.