I use to pay $40 a month to use Andale which is now Vendio which had the Gallery/Slide show and other features.
Since I found out about Auctiva I canceled my subscription with Vendio and saved myself $40.00 a month since Auctiva is Free.
I only use Auctiva for the Gallery/Slideshow feature. I use Dreamweaver to create/save my listing templates and host pictures through my Comcast Email account which have 1gb storage per email address. I transfer files/pictures through CuteFTP pro.
I know Auctiva have templates and host pictures for free but I find it more convenient to make change pictures using CuteFTP.