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 Google Photos
Google Photos is great for storing your own photos. It wasn't built for collecting photos from 80 guests at your event — PartyLab was.
Feature by feature
| Feature | PartyLab | Google Photos |
|---|---|---|
| Guests need a Google account | No | Yes |
| Guests need to install an app | No | No |
| 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 |
| Guests can download full gallery | Yes | Yes |
| Printable QR code | Yes | No |
| Upload window control | Yes | No |
| One-time pricing (no subscription) | Yes | No |
The Google Photos pain you know too well
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"Sorry, you need a Google account to view this"
Half your guests get that message at 9pm on the wedding dance floor. Grandma doesn't have a Google account. The groomsmen from overseas have the wrong one signed in. The photos stay on three phones instead of one gallery.
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Guests have to share — you can't pull
Google Photos shared albums require each guest to manually navigate to Photos, find the album link, and add their own uploads. Most guests forget. You end up chasing people for photos weeks after the event.
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The album link expires or gets lost
Shared album invites sent via link expire. If you share the link in a group chat, it scrolls off the screen. A QR code on a table card works all night.
Hosts who made the switch
★★★★★
“I tried Google Photos for my daughter's birthday. Half the guests couldn't figure out how to join the album. With PartyLab, I printed the QR and 40 photos were in the gallery before the cake was cut.”
Claire B.
Birthday party host
★★★★★
“For corporate events, asking guests to log into a personal Google account is a non-starter. PartyLab is browser-only — no accounts, no friction, just photos.”
Marcus T.
Events coordinator
★★★★★
“The live slideshow during the reception was magic. You can't do that with a Google Photos album.”
Sophie & Dan
Wedding couple
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 who don't have a Google account use PartyLab?+
Yes. PartyLab requires zero accounts for guests — not Google, not Apple, not anything. Guests open the link in any browser and upload straight from their camera roll.
Does PartyLab have the same storage as Google Photos?+
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 photos like I can with Google Photos?+
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.
Can I still use Google Photos alongside PartyLab?+
Absolutely. Many hosts use PartyLab to collect all guest photos at the event, then export the ZIP and upload to Google Photos for long-term personal storage.
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.
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