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 WhatsApp
WhatsApp is great for messaging. It was never built to collect event photos — and it shows. Full-quality uploads, organized galleries, and a live slideshow change everything.
Feature by feature
| Feature | PartyLab | |
|---|---|---|
| Photos in one organized gallery | Yes | No |
| Full original quality (no compression) | Yes | No |
| One link for every guest (no group add) | Yes | No |
| Live gallery during the event | Yes | No |
| Built-in party slideshow | Yes | No |
| Digital guestbook captions | Yes | No |
| Photo reactions & likes | Yes | Yes |
| Guest email collection | Yes | No |
| One-click ZIP download | Yes | No |
| Printable QR code | Yes | No |
| Upload window control | Yes | No |
| No phone number required | Yes | No |
The WhatsApp photo problem
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WhatsApp compresses your photos
WhatsApp reduces image quality to save bandwidth. Your wedding photos come out at a fraction of their original resolution. PartyLab stores every upload at full original quality — 12MP, RAW exports, whatever your guests shoot.
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Photos get buried in chat
A group chat with 50 people fills up fast. Photos from the ceremony get buried under memes, reactions, and congratulations messages. Finding them later means scrolling through hundreds of messages.
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You need everyone's phone number
Adding people to a WhatsApp group requires their phone number. International guests, vendors, or acquaintances you don't have saved? They're out. PartyLab works for anyone with the link — no number needed.
Hosts who made the switch
★★★★★
“We had a WhatsApp group for the wedding but people kept chatting and the photos got completely buried. PartyLab solved that — everything in one clean gallery.”
Aoife R.
Wedding host
★★★★★
“The photo quality from WhatsApp is terrible. PartyLab stores originals and then I downloaded the ZIP — exactly what I'd shot, full resolution.”
Tom H.
Corporate event organizer
★★★★★
“Not everyone had WhatsApp and I didn't have all their numbers anyway. With PartyLab I just dropped the link in the invitation and that was it.”
Jessica M.
Baby shower host
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
Does PartyLab compress photos like WhatsApp does?+
No. PartyLab stores every upload at full original quality. When you download the ZIP, you get the files exactly as your guests uploaded them — same resolution, same file size.
Do guests need a phone number or account to upload?+
No. Guests open the link in any browser and upload from their camera roll. No phone number, no app, no WhatsApp account required.
What's the maximum file size per upload?+
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.
Can I still use WhatsApp for communication and PartyLab for photos?+
Absolutely. Many hosts share the PartyLab link inside their WhatsApp group chat. Guests chat on WhatsApp and upload photos to PartyLab — best of both.
Full quality. One gallery. Zero chat chaos.
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