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 Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams is a workplace collaboration platform. PartyLab is a purpose-built event gallery where every guest uploads original-quality photos with a single QR scan — no Teams account, Microsoft subscription, or IT setup required.
Feature by feature
| Feature | PartyLab | Microsoft Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Guests need to create an account | No | Yes |
| Guests need to download an app | No | Yes |
| One link / QR for all guests | Yes | No |
| Photos collected centrally for the host | Yes | No |
| Original photo quality preserved | Yes | No |
| Private event gallery | Yes | No |
| Live shared gallery during the event | Yes | No |
| Built-in party slideshow for TVs | Yes | No |
| Digital guestbook captions | Yes | No |
| Photo reactions & likes | Yes | No |
| ZIP download of all photos | Yes | No |
| One-time pricing — no subscription | Yes | No |
The Microsoft Teams problem at events
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Teams is built for work meetings, not social events
Microsoft Teams is designed for corporate collaboration — video calls, task management, and file sharing within an organisation. When guests share photos in a Teams channel, they disappear into a thread of messages and meeting notes with no gallery view, no lightbox, no slideshow for displaying on a TV, and no bulk download. Every attendee must have a Microsoft account and be invited to your Teams workspace, making it unusable for weddings, birthday parties, and events with external guests.
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External guests cannot join without a Microsoft account
Adding someone to a Teams channel requires either a Microsoft account or a costly guest-access configuration managed by your IT department. For a company offsite with plus-ones, a holiday party with family, or any event mixing internal and external attendees, Teams guest access is a bureaucratic barrier. PartyLab works in any mobile browser: guests scan the QR code printed at the venue and upload in seconds — no Microsoft account, no guest access request, no IT involvement.
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PartyLab uses one-time event packages
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
“We tried sharing holiday party photos in our Teams channel and they just vanished into the chat history. PartyLab was a completely different experience — everyone scanned the QR, the gallery filled up in real time, and I downloaded everything the next morning.”
Priya M.
People Operations Lead
“Half our team offsite guests were contractors who didn’t have Microsoft accounts. PartyLab solved the problem instantly — one QR code printed on the agenda and every single person uploaded photos without any login.”
James K.
Office Manager, team offsite organizer
“Our company event had 80 people and someone suggested Teams. The IT setup alone would have taken a week. We used PartyLab instead and had a live gallery running in five minutes.”
Hannah R.
Executive Assistant, corporate events
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.
Frequently asked questions
Can I use Microsoft Teams to collect event photos from guests?
You can share photos in a Teams channel, but every guest needs a Microsoft account and a channel invite. External guests face additional access restrictions that often require IT configuration. Photos land in a message thread with no gallery view, no slideshow, and no bulk download. PartyLab is purpose-built for group photo collection: one QR code, guests upload directly, photos land in a live gallery with slideshow and ZIP export included.
Does Microsoft Teams compress photos?
Teams displays compressed previews in channels, though files stored in SharePoint (the backend Teams uses) retain their original quality. The problem is that retrieving individual originals from SharePoint requires navigating a folder structure that most guests will not do. PartyLab presents every upload at 100% original quality in a dedicated gallery with a single download-all button.
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.
Can I share the PartyLab gallery link in our Teams channel afterwards?
Yes — many corporate teams use PartyLab for live photo collection at the event and then post the gallery link in their Teams channel so everyone can browse and download. The gallery link works in any browser with no PartyLab account required for viewers.
Ready to replace Teams for your next event?
Create an event draft, then choose Starter, Plus, or Max before sharing with guests. Guest uploads require a paid package.