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
PartyLab vs Reddit
Reddit is a public discussion forum. PartyLab is a private event gallery \u2014 every guest\u2019s photos collected via one QR code, with no account, no app, original quality, and a live slideshow on the venue TV.
Feature-by-feature comparison
| Feature | PartyLab | |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose-built for event photo collection | Yes | No |
| Private gallery (only your guests) | Yes | No |
| One QR code for all guests to upload | Yes | No |
| Guests upload without creating an account | Yes | No |
| Live gallery during the event | Yes | No |
| Built-in slideshow for venue TVs / screens | Yes | No |
| Original photo quality preserved | Yes | No |
| Photos collected centrally (not scattered across posts) | Yes | No |
| ZIP download of all photos | Yes | No |
| Digital guestbook captions | Yes | No |
| No public voting / comments from strangers | Yes | No |
| One-time pricing — no subscription | Yes | Yes |
Why Reddit isn’t built for event photo collection
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Reddit is a public site, not a private event gallery
Reddit threads are indexed by Google, surfaced to anyone, and open to comments and downvotes from millions of strangers. Posting your wedding, birthday, or company offsite photos to a subreddit (or even a private subreddit) means treating intimate event memories like internet content. Most hosts don’t want Aunt Carol’s candid karaoke shots discoverable by random Redditors. PartyLab events are private by default — only people with the link can view, and only your guests can upload.
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Every guest needs a Reddit account to upload
Reddit requires every contributor to create an account, verify an email, and learn the platform’s posting interface (subreddits, image posts, galleries, flair). For a 60-year-old aunt or a tech-averse uncle who has never used Reddit, this is a non-starter. Even guests who already have accounts often can’t recall passwords mid-event. PartyLab requires zero account — guests scan a QR code in their phone’s camera app and upload in seconds.
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Photos scatter across separate posts — no unified gallery
Even if every guest had a Reddit account, each upload becomes its own post in a thread. There’s no live gallery view, no TV slideshow, no chronological event feed, and no ZIP export at the end. Hosts trying to compile photos afterwards face an exhausting scroll through dozens of upvoted/downvoted submissions, mixed with comments and ads. PartyLab presents every guest photo in one beautiful live gallery and exports everything as a single ZIP after the event.
Hosts who almost picked Reddit \u2014 then chose PartyLab
“I half-jokingly suggested we make a private subreddit for our wedding photos. My fiancée laughed and said ‘no one’s grandma is making a Reddit account.’ PartyLab solved it in 30 seconds with a QR code on every table — 600 photos collected with zero sign-ups.”
Daniel R.
Wedding host, 140 guests
“We tried using r/Pics for crowd-sourced photos at a community event. Got maybe 8 uploads, half of them got downvoted by random people who weren’t even there. Switched to PartyLab the next year and got 400+ photos from actual attendees in a private gallery.”
Maya L.
Community event organizer, 200 attendees
“Our company’s product launch had a Slack-loving CTO who suggested a private subreddit for the after-party photos. As the event manager, I pushed back — PartyLab’s QR code on the bar got 350 photos with no logins. Reddit would’ve gotten 12.”
Priya K.
People Operations Manager, 180-person product launch
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 a private subreddit to collect event photos?
Technically yes — you can create a private subreddit and invite your guests as approved users — but in practice it fails the participation test. Every guest needs a Reddit account, must accept the invite, learn the posting interface, and upload one photo per post. There is no live gallery view, no TV slideshow, no ZIP export, and your event memories live on a third-party social platform you don’t control. PartyLab is purpose-built for this exact problem with a one-QR-code flow that works on every phone with no account.
Are PartyLab events public like Reddit posts?
No — PartyLab events are private by default. Only people with the event link can view photos, and only your guests can upload. There are no public feeds, no random strangers commenting or voting, no Google indexing of your event, and no ads served alongside your guests’ photos. You can also enable photo moderation and password protection if you want extra control.
Can my guests upload without making an account?
Yes — this is the core difference. PartyLab requires zero account from guests. They scan the QR code in their phone’s camera app, the upload page opens in their browser, and they upload photos in seconds. No Reddit account, no PartyLab account, no app install, no email verification. Guests of all ages can participate — from teenagers to grandparents.
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.
A private event gallery beats a public Reddit thread.
One-time event packages from $44.99 USD.