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 Pinterest
PartyLab stores original-quality photos and videos in an event gallery you can browse and export. 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.
Feature by feature
| Feature | PartyLab | |
|---|---|---|
| Guests need to create an account | No | Yes |
| Guests need to download an app | No | No |
| One link / QR for all guests | Yes | No |
| Photos collected centrally for the host | 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 | Yes |
| Original photo quality preserved | Yes | No |
| ZIP download of all photos | Yes | No |
| No ads shown to guests | Yes | No |
The Pinterest problem at events
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Pinterest boards are public, not private
By default, Pinterest content is discoverable publicly and indexed by search engines. Your wedding photos, family reunion shots, or corporate event footage could appear in anyone’s search results. PartyLab galleries are private — accessible only to people who have the event link.
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Pinterest isn’t designed to collect from multiple guests
Pinterest is a curation and inspiration tool — users pin existing web content, not upload original group photos. There is no native guest upload flow for an event. PartyLab is built specifically for this: every guest scans a QR code and their photos land in one central gallery instantly.
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Photo quality is compressed for the Pinterest feed
Pinterest reprocesses images to optimize for its visual discovery feed, reducing quality and stripping EXIF metadata. PartyLab stores every photo at original upload quality — ready for printing, memory books, and family archives without any quality loss.
Hosts who made the switch
★★★★★
“I was using Pinterest boards to save inspiration photos for events, not collect them. When I realized I needed guests to actually upload, PartyLab was the obvious choice — QR code on each table, 200 photos by midnight.”
Rachel T.
Event planner
★★★★★
“Pinterest is amazing for wedding mood boards but terrible for collecting actual wedding photos from guests. PartyLab is what Pinterest would be if it was built for events instead of discovery.”
Mia C.
Bride
★★★★★
“Our company didn’t want offsite photos going onto any social platform or public site. PartyLab kept everything private and let us download the full gallery the next morning.”
Marcus J.
People Operations manager
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’t I create a secret Pinterest board for my event?+
Secret boards on Pinterest let you pin content privately, but they don’t have a guest upload flow — contributors need a Pinterest account and an invitation to collaborate. There’s no QR code, no bulk download of originals, and no gallery optimized for viewing on a TV or phone. PartyLab was built for exactly this scenario.
Is PartyLab just for weddings or all types of events?+
PartyLab works for any gathering where you want to collect photos from a group — birthdays, graduation parties, corporate offsites, family reunions, school events, fundraisers, and more. Every event gets its own unique QR code and link.
How is a PartyLab gallery different from a Pinterest board?+
A PartyLab gallery is private, displays photos in a live grid updated as guests upload, supports lightbox view and full-screen slideshow, and lets the host download all original-quality files as a ZIP. Pinterest is a public inspiration board designed for curating content from the web — not a purpose-built group photo collection tool.
Is PartyLab free?+
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.
Every guest’s photos. One shared gallery.
Create an event draft, then choose Starter, Plus, or Max before sharing with guests. Guest uploads require a paid package.
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