WedUploader alternative
A WedUploader alternative that does not depend on your Google Drive
WedUploader is the free favourite: guests upload by QR code and every file lands in your own Google Drive, with a one-time premium package for a shared gallery and a live slideshow. Evokly hosts the gallery for you, in the European Union, and lets each guest find the photos they appear in with a selfie.
What is a good WedUploader alternative?
If you do not want the wedding photos tied to your Google account and storage quota, choose a hosted gallery. Evokly needs no Google account: guests scan a QR code, upload from the browser and browse everyone's photos, and on the Event plan at €69 paid once each guest finds their own photos with a selfie. Everything is hosted in the European Union and downloads as one archive.
WedUploader and Evokly, point by point
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Where photos are stored
- Evokly
- Evokly's servers in the European Union
- WedUploader
- Your own Google Drive, Google account required
Price
- Evokly
- Free up to 100 photos, Event €69 paid once for unlimited photos and guests
- WedUploader
- Free, plus a one-time premium package for the gallery, slideshow and guestbook
Shared gallery for guests
- Evokly
- Yes, on every plan
- WedUploader
- With the premium package
Find your own photos
- Evokly
- Selfie search from Event, recorded consent
- WedUploader
- Not advertised
How long the album lasts
- Evokly
- 15 days free, 6 months on Event, or forever as an option
- WedUploader
- No expiry, limited by your Drive storage
Original quality
- Evokly
- Yes, everything downloads as one archive
- WedUploader
- Yes, the files are in your Drive
Why look for an alternative to WedUploader
Your Google Drive becomes the wedding album
WedUploader signs in with Google and files every upload into your Drive, within your free 15 GB unless you pay Google for more. Videos fill it fast. Evokly hosts the photos itself, with no Google account and no storage quota of yours involved.
The shared gallery is a paid upgrade
On the free WedUploader plan, uploads go to your Drive and guests do not see each other's photos; the shared gallery, the live slideshow and the guestbook come with its one-time premium package. Evokly shows guests the shared gallery on every plan, the free one included.
No face search
WedUploader does not advertise facial recognition. On a wedding with several hundred photos, each guest has to scroll to find themselves. With Evokly, each guest takes a selfie, with their consent, and gets the photos they appear in.
When to stay with WedUploader
Stay with WedUploader if free matters most, you already pay for Google storage, and you mainly want the files in your own Drive rather than a gallery for the room. Its free plan has no photo cap and no expiry, which is hard to beat for collecting; the trade-off is that the Drive and its quota are yours to manage.
Frequently asked questions
Is WedUploader free?
Yes, its Basic plan is free: unlimited uploads in original quality, saved to your Google Drive with no expiry, within your Google storage (15 GB free). A one-time premium package adds the shared gallery, the live slideshow and the guestbook.
Do I need a Google account with Evokly?
No. Evokly hosts the photos itself. You can sign in with Google or with an email link, and guests need no account at all.
Does WedUploader have facial recognition?
WedUploader does not advertise face search. Evokly includes it from the Event plan: each guest takes a selfie with explicit consent and gets the photos they appear in, and the facial descriptor is encrypted and deleted when the event expires.
How much does Evokly cost for a wedding?
The free plan covers one event, 100 photos, 10 contributors and 15 days online. For a full wedding, the Event plan at €69 paid once gives unlimited photos and guests, selfie search, the guestbook and the Photo Wall, with six months online.
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