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 TikTok
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 | TikTok |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Photos are permanent (don’t expire or get removed) | 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 |
| Original photo quality preserved | Yes | No |
| ZIP download of all photos | Yes | No |
| No ads shown to guests | Yes | No |
The TikTok problem at events
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TikTok is public — your event isn’t
TikTok is designed for broadcasting to the world. When guests film at your wedding, birthday, or corporate event and post to TikTok, those videos are public by default — visible to strangers and indexed by search engines. Private moments belong in a private gallery, not on a public feed.
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Content can be removed at any time
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.
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Guests without TikTok are excluded
To post or even view TikTok content, guests need an account and the app installed. At a family reunion, retirement party, or corporate offsite, a large portion of attendees either don’t have TikTok or refuse to create an account. PartyLab works with a single QR code — no account, no app.
Hosts who made the switch
★★★★★
“A few guests posted reels at my wedding but I had no way to collect them. With PartyLab, everyone scanned the QR and uploaded directly — I had 180 full-quality photos in the gallery before the night was over.”
Clara M.
Bride
★★★★★
“Our team tried sharing event clips on TikTok but half the content was deleted within a week for no clear reason. We switched to PartyLab for our next offsite — everything is still there, private and downloadable.”
Tom B.
HR manager
★★★★★
“My parents and grandparents don’t have TikTok. PartyLab’s QR code worked for every generation at our family reunion — zero setup, everyone uploaded straight from their camera roll.”
Priya D.
Family reunion organizer
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 just create a private TikTok for my event?+
TikTok’s private setting limits who sees your content, but guests still need a TikTok account to contribute, the interface is built for short-form video not photo galleries, and there’s no way to bulk-download contributions. PartyLab is purpose-built for event photo collection — one link, any device, every file downloadable.
What if guests want to share short videos as well as photos?+
Starter supports files up to 250 MB each. Plus supports files up to 500 MB each. Max supports files up to 1 GB each. Photos and videos count toward the package’s upload and storage limits.
Will photos be full quality, not compressed for a social feed?+
Yes. PartyLab stores every photo and video at original upload quality. TikTok reprocesses and compresses all content to optimize for its feed. When you want to print or create a memory book, original quality matters.
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.
Create your eventPackages from $44.99 USD · Purchase before guest uploads · One payment per event