Starter
$44.99USD / event
- Up to 100 guests
- 2,000 photo and video uploads
- 25 GB storage
- Up to 250 MB per file
- 3 months upload and download access
Comparison
PartyLab vs Dropbox
Dropbox is excellent for syncing work files. It wasn't built for collecting photos from 80 guests at a wedding — PartyLab was.
Feature by feature
| Feature | PartyLab | Dropbox |
|---|---|---|
| Guests need a Dropbox account | No | Yes |
| Guests need to install an app | No | Yes |
| One link / QR for all guests | Yes | No |
| Live gallery during the event | Yes | No |
| Built-in party slideshow | Yes | No |
| Digital guestbook captions | Yes | No |
| Photo reactions & likes | Yes | No |
| Guest email collection | Yes | No |
| One-click ZIP download | Yes | Yes |
| Printable QR code | Yes | No |
| Upload window control | Yes | No |
| One-time pricing (no subscription) | Yes | No |
The Dropbox friction you know too well
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"You need a Dropbox account to upload"
Dropbox File Requests require every guest to have a Dropbox account — or at minimum, create one on the spot. Most guests won't. You end up chasing photos from half your attendees for weeks after the event.
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Files not photos — no gallery experience
Dropbox is a file system. Uploads land in a flat folder of JPEGs with camera-generated names. There's no live gallery, no lightbox, no slideshow. Guests have no experience — and no reason to keep uploading.
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Monthly subscription for something you use once
PartyLab offers Starter at $44.99 USD, Plus at $89.99 USD, Max at $179.99 USD per event. Each package is a one-time payment. There is no free upload tier or recurring event subscription. Starter: up to 100 guests, 2,000 uploads, and 25 GB storage. Plus: up to 500 guests, 10,000 uploads, and 100 GB storage. Max: no guest cap, 50,000 uploads, and 1 TB storage. Starter includes 3 months of upload and download access. Plus includes 1 year of upload and download access. Max includes 1 year of upload and download access. Download your files before access ends; downloaded copies are yours to keep.
Hosts who made the switch
★★★★★
“I used a Dropbox File Request for my office Christmas party. Three people uploaded. With PartyLab I printed the QR code on every table and got 120 photos from 40 guests.”
Tom H.
Office party organizer
★★★★★
“Dropbox is great for work files but it's not a photo gallery. PartyLab gave us a live slideshow on the venue TV — that's something Dropbox will never do.”
Priya S.
Wedding planner
★★★★★
“My guests are not technical. Asking them to create a Dropbox account at a birthday party is not realistic. PartyLab — they just scan and it works.”
Mark D.
Birthday party host
One-time packages for your event
Create an event draft, then choose Starter, Plus, or Max before sharing with guests. Guest uploads require a paid package.
Plus
$89.99USD / event
- Up to 500 guests
- 10,000 photo and video uploads
- 100 GB storage
- Up to 500 MB per file
- 1 year upload and download access
Max
$179.99USD / event
- No guest cap
- 50,000 photo and video uploads
- 1 TB storage
- Up to 1 GB per file
- 1 year upload and download access
Every paid event package includes photo and video uploads, a QR code and event link, a live gallery, a live slideshow, photo captions, reactions, original-quality ZIP export, and guest email CSV export.
Common questions
Can guests upload without a Dropbox account?+
Dropbox File Requests technically allow uploads without an account, but the experience is clunky — guests navigate a file picker UI with no confirmation and no gallery to see what others uploaded. PartyLab gives guests a native photo picker, upload progress, and an instant gallery view — all without any account.
Does PartyLab have the same storage as Dropbox?+
Starter: up to 100 guests, 2,000 uploads, and 25 GB storage. Plus: up to 500 guests, 10,000 uploads, and 100 GB storage. Max: no guest cap, 50,000 uploads, and 1 TB storage. Starter includes 3 months of upload and download access. Plus includes 1 year of upload and download access. Max includes 1 year of upload and download access. Download your files before access ends; downloaded copies are yours to keep.
Can I export all photos like I can with Dropbox?+
Every paid event package includes original-quality ZIP export and guest gallery downloads. Starter includes 3 months of upload and download access. Plus includes 1 year of upload and download access. Max includes 1 year of upload and download access. Download your files before access ends; downloaded copies are yours to keep.
How much does PartyLab cost per event?+
PartyLab offers Starter at $44.99 USD, Plus at $89.99 USD, Max at $179.99 USD per event. Each package is a one-time payment. There is no free upload tier or recurring event subscription. Starter: up to 100 guests, 2,000 uploads, and 25 GB storage. Plus: up to 500 guests, 10,000 uploads, and 100 GB storage. Max: no guest cap, 50,000 uploads, and 1 TB storage. Starter includes 3 months of upload and download access. Plus includes 1 year of upload and download access. Max includes 1 year of upload and download access. Download your files before access ends; downloaded copies are yours to keep.
One QR code. Every guest photo.
Create an event draft, then choose Starter, Plus, or Max before sharing with guests. Guest uploads require a paid package.
Create your eventPackages from $44.99 USD · Purchase before guest uploads · One payment per event