Last verified 2026-10-28
Warpbin vs WedUploader
WedUploader stores uploads in your own Google Drive and charges for the shared gallery, guestbook and slideshow. Warpbin hosts everything itself — no Google account, no Drive quota — and every feature is on every plan.
WedUploader describes itself as: “The #1 Simple & Easy Way To Collect Wedding Photos & Videos From Your Guests. Plus, keep every private moment with friends and family in your Google Drive cloud storage!” (weduploader.com). Warpbin needs no Google account and uses none of your Drive space — guests' files never touch your personal storage. The shared gallery, guestbook, captions, custom link and live slideshow that WedUploader sells as premium are on every Warpbin plan, including the free demo, and Download All gives you a zip of everything whenever you want your own copy.
Warpbin vs WedUploader, side by side
| What matters | Warpbin | WedUploader |
|---|---|---|
| How limits are measured | Storage plus a duration window — no cap on the number of uploads, unlimited downloads. | Unlimited uploads, bounded by your own Google Drive storageweduploader.com“WedUploader allows unlimited uploads, in the original quality, from unlimited guests and it's all privately stored in your Google Drive. ... WedUploader has no limits however, Google provides 15 GB of free storage” Read 2026-10-28 |
| Features locked to higher tiers | None — every feature is on every plan, including the free demo. Plans differ only in storage and duration. | Yes — the shared gallery, guestbook, slideshow, custom colours and link are in the premium package; a seating chart is sold as an add-on on top of itweduploader.com/pricing“With one-time payment you'll unlock the full suite of premium features within WedUploader for all your albums. ... Display everyone's photos & videos in the album gallery in real-time ... Must purchase the premium package before the add-ons are available. ... Seating Chart Organize your guests with an interactive seating arrangement” Read 2026-10-28 |
| Free tier | Free demo, no card: 500 MB for 14 days with just an email, or 100 MB for 3 days in one click with no email at all. Every feature, unlimited downloads. | Unclear on their siteweduploader.com/pricing |
| Cheapest paid option | $19 one-time | Premium package at $39 one-timeweduploader.com/pricing“$39 With one-time payment you'll unlock the full suite of premium features” Read 2026-10-28 |
| How long it stays live | 90 days (Red Giant) or 365 days (Supernova) of uploads and viewing. On Pro, galleries stay live for as long as the subscription runs. | No expiry — files live in your Google Driveweduploader.com/pricing“No expiration date” Read 2026-10-28 |
| When the clock starts | Paid plans start the clock only once 100 MB (about 30 photos) has been uploaded — never on a calendar date, so you can set up weeks early. The free demo's clock starts when it's created. | No clock — albums never expireweduploader.com“Create unlimited WedUploader albums that never expire.” Read 2026-10-28 |
| Guests who can upload | Unlimited, on every plan | Unlimitedweduploader.com/pricing“Unlimited guest contributors, no logins necessary” Read 2026-10-28 |
| Guest app or account | None — link or QR code in any browser | None — any web browser via URL or QR codeweduploader.com“WedUploader enables your guests to upload photos and videos using any web browser via URL or QR code” Read 2026-10-28 |
| What the host needs | Email login to buy. The free demo needs neither an email nor a card. | Sign-up plus a connected Google Drive accountweduploader.com“SIGN-UP, CONNECT GOOGLE DRIVE, AND CREATE AN ALBUM.” Read 2026-10-28 |
| Where files are stored | Hosted by Warpbin — nothing to connect, none of your own storage used | The host's own Google Driveweduploader.com“GUESTS UPLOAD PHOTOS AND VIDEOS WHICH GO DIRECTLY TO YOUR GOOGLE DRIVE.” Read 2026-10-28 |
| Original quality kept | Yes — originals kept and downloadable as uploaded, on every plan (iPhone HEIC photos become full-quality JPEGs unless the host switches that off) | Yes — original high qualityweduploader.com/pricing“All photos & videos in original high quality” Read 2026-10-28 |
| Live slideshow | Yes — photos, with new ones joining as they're uploaded, on every plan (videos aren't shown in it) | Yes, in the premium packageweduploader.com/pricing“Project a fullscreen slideshow photo wall in real-time” Read 2026-10-28 |
| Guestbook and captions | Written guestbook with replies and votes, plus photo captions, uploader names and notes to the host — every plan | Premium — guest captions, guestbook messages and voicemailsweduploader.com/pricing“Enable guest captions & messaging in the private digital guestbook ... Enable guests to leave private heartfelt voicemails” Read 2026-10-28 |
| Content moderation | Automatic AI filter on every photo and video, on every plan; the host can hide or delete any file | Premium lets the host choose what displaysweduploader.com/pricing“Pick & choose photos to display or keep private” Read 2026-10-28 |
| Custom gallery link | Yes — every plan, including the free demo | Premiumweduploader.com/pricing“Personalize your album web link” Read 2026-10-28 |
| Visitor analytics | Yes — unique visitors, plus uploads, downloads, video plays and guestbook posts over time | Not advertisedweduploader.com/pricing |
What it's like to use
A table shows what each service includes, not how it feels. Most of Warpbin's work has gone into the second part: a gallery that looks good with a thousand photos in it and stays simple for a guest holding a drink.
Photos keep their shape
The gallery is a justified mosaic, the layout photo sites use: portrait and landscape shots sit side by side at their real proportions instead of being cropped into squares.
Uploads survive venue Wi-Fi
Files go up in pieces. If a guest's signal drops mid-video, the upload picks up where it stopped instead of starting over, and single files can be up to 50 GB.
Quick on a phone
The grid loads light previews first and fetches the large version only when someone opens a photo, so even a big gallery opens quickly on mobile data.
Live for everyone
New uploads appear in the open gallery and on the slideshow without anyone refreshing, and the day plays back in the order photos were taken, not the order they were uploaded.
In your guests' language
The gallery speaks 19 languages and picks each guest's from their phone, so nobody has to find a menu first.
Judge it yourself
Design is a matter of taste, so don't take our word for it. The demo is one click, with no email and no card. Open it on your phone and upload a few photos the way a guest would.
If you were looking at WedUploader
What WedUploader is known for
Guest uploads that land straight in the host's own Google Drive, with the shared gallery, guestbook and slideshow sold as a premium package.
How Warpbin handles it
Warpbin needs no Google account and uses none of your Drive space — guests' files never touch your personal storage. The shared gallery, guestbook, captions, custom link and live slideshow that WedUploader sells as premium are on every Warpbin plan, including the free demo, and Download All gives you a zip of everything whenever you want your own copy.
Where Warpbin goes further
Every feature on every plan
Nothing is held back for a higher tier. Albums, the guestbook, moderation, privacy controls, the live slideshow, analytics, AI clustering, a custom link and gallery branding are on the $19 plan and on the free demo. Plans differ only in storage and duration.
A free demo you can actually use
One click, no email and no card, and you are inside a working gallery with 100 MB for 3 days. Add an email and the same gallery grows to 500 MB for 14 days, still free — enough to run a small event, not just look around.
The clock starts on use, not on a date
A paid gallery's window doesn't begin until 100 MB (about 30 photos) has been uploaded, so you can set it up weeks early, print the QR code and share the link without burning time.
No count of uploads, ever
Limits are storage and duration only — there is never a maximum number of photos or videos, and guest count is unlimited on every plan.
Nothing to connect
Warpbin hosts the gallery itself. There is no Google account to link and none of your own storage to fill, and Download All gives you a zip of everything whenever you want your own copy.
Visitor analytics
See how many distinct people opened the link, and how many uploads, downloads, video plays and guestbook posts happened over time. None of the three alternatives compared here advertise anything comparable.
A gallery you can make your own
Banner image or logo, background colours, event description, albums, a custom link, privacy settings and switches for what guests can do — uploads, downloads, guestbook, comments.
AI photo clustering
Photos are grouped and labelled by similarity so guests can browse an event by scene instead of by timestamp. It can be switched off; the AI content filter runs on every upload regardless.
Everything in every Warpbin plan
36 features, and every one is on every plan — the free demo included. Nothing on this list is an add-on or a higher tier.
Collecting
- No app or account for guestsGuests scan the QR code or open the link and upload from their phone's browser. Nothing to install, no sign-up, no password.
- Original quality, as uploadedFiles are stored at original resolution, so what you download is what people shot. iPhone HEIC photos are saved as full-quality JPEGs so every device can open them; one switch turns that off.
- No cap on files or guestsOnly storage is metered. Upload as many files as fit, from as many people as you like.
- Videos of any length, files up to 50 GB eachBig files upload in pieces, so if a guest's connection drops, retrying picks up where it stopped instead of starting over.
- Upload straight into an album
- Guests add their name, captions and a noteNames show on each photo, captions sit with the photo, and the note comes to you. All optional for guests.
- Collect guest emails if you want themOff by default. Turn it on as optional or required; only you see the addresses.
- Your own consent note and thank-you messageShow guests a consent note before they upload and a thank-you after, in your own words.
- Turn uploads off anytimeHandy once the event is over and you only want people browsing and downloading. You can still add photos yourself.
Viewing and sharing
- Download everything in one clickThe whole gallery comes down as a single zip file, or pick just the photos you want. Guests get the button too if you switch it on.
- Live slideshow for a big screenPress Slideshow and it plays full screen, adding new photos as guests upload them. Set the speed, shuffle or play in order, and show your QR code on screen so more people join in.
- AI photo groups (optional)Warpbin groups photos by scene and light, so you can relive each part of the day. Tap a group to see only those photos. One switch turns it off.
- Albums and album filters
- A guestbook with replies and votesGuests leave written messages, reply to each other and vote. Print it or save it as a PDF afterwards.
- Comments on photos and videos
- Activity feedWho uploaded what and when, with their names and notes. Just for you by default, or open it to everyone.
- Share one photo from the gallerySend a single photo through the phone's share sheet, or copy a link to it.
- Shared favoritesOne favorites list for the whole gallery. Admin-only by default, or let guests mark the shots they love and pick the keepers together.
- Sort by time taken, upload time or nameTime taken is when the photo was actually shot, so the day plays back in order no matter when people uploaded.
- In 19 languagesThe gallery and everything guests see is translated.
Hosting and control
- Private modeEach guest only sees what they uploaded themselves. You always see everything through your admin link.
- Custom link like warpbin.com/your-name
- Your banner, logo, colors and description
- QR code studioDesign your QR code in one of six themes and download it as a table card, sign, poster, social post or sticker, in PNG, JPG or PDF.
- Show or hide any single photoOpen the menu on any photo or video and set it to public or hidden. Pair it with private mode to approve items one at a time.
- Guest downloads, guestbook and comments on or off
- Visitor analyticsHow many distinct people opened the link, plus uploads, downloads, video plays and guestbook posts over time.
- Pro: every event in one accountUnlimited galleries under one subscription, with a storage limit per gallery and an optional budget cap.
Privacy and peace of mind
- Encrypted in transit and at restEach gallery link is a unique private key, so only people with your link can get in.
- Our AI runs on our own serversPhoto grouping and the content filter run on Warpbin's servers, so your photos aren't sent to OpenAI or Google. One exception: before the filter blocks an upload, a downsized copy gets a second check from Anthropic's Claude, so a false alarm doesn't cost a guest their photo.
- 30-day money-back guarantee
- Automatic content moderationEvery photo and video is checked in the background against our content policy, so you don't have to sit and watch the gallery.
- Deleted for good after a gallery endsFiles are permanently deleted 60 days after a gallery expires, which leaves time to extend it, or when you delete them yourself. Nothing is kept afterwards.
- One-time plans: pay once, no subscription
- Upgrade anytime, pay only the differenceNothing is lost, and you're never charged twice for the same space.
- A real person answers contact@warpbin.com
Warpbin pricing in full
| Plan | Price | Storage | Download | Duration | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Demo | Free | 100 MB (500 MB with an email) | Unlimited | 3 days (14 with an email) | ~29 |
| Red Giant | $19 | 10 GB | Unlimited | 90 days | ~2,857 |
| Supernova | $49 | 50 GB | Unlimited | 365 days | ~14,286 |
There is also a Pro Plan subscription at $9.95/month billed every 3 months ($29.85), or $8.25/month billed yearly ($99), which includes 10 GB storage and unlimited downloads, lets you create unlimited galleries, and never expires. Beyond the included storage it is $0.25/GB/month.
Questions people actually ask
- What is the main difference between Warpbin and WedUploader?
- WedUploader stores uploads in your own Google Drive and charges for the shared gallery, guestbook and slideshow. Warpbin hosts everything itself — no Google account, no Drive quota — and every feature is on every plan.
- Is WedUploader or Warpbin cheaper?
- Warpbin's cheapest paid plan is $19 one-time. For WedUploader, their own pricing page states: Premium package at $39 one-time. Compare what the money buys as well as the amount, since the two services meter different things.
- Do guests need an app or an account with WedUploader?
- No. WedUploader: None — any web browser via URL or QR code. Warpbin: None — link or QR code in any browser. Neither service asks guests to install anything.
- How long does the gallery stay live?
- WedUploader: No expiry — files live in your Google Drive. Its clock: No clock — albums never expire. Warpbin: 90 days (Red Giant) or 365 days (Supernova) of uploads and viewing. On Pro, galleries stay live for as long as the subscription runs. Paid plans start the clock only once 100 MB (about 30 photos) has been uploaded — never on a calendar date, so you can set up weeks early. The free demo's clock starts when it's created. This is worth reading twice — a window measured from a date behaves very differently from one that starts when files are uploaded.
- Which features does WedUploader charge extra for?
- WedUploader: Yes — the shared gallery, guestbook, slideshow, custom colours and link are in the premium package; a seating chart is sold as an add-on on top of it. Warpbin: None — every feature is on every plan, including the free demo. Plans differ only in storage and duration.
- Is there a limit on how many guests can upload?
- WedUploader: Unlimited. Warpbin: Unlimited, on every plan.
Other comparisons
How we sourced this
Every figure about another service comes from that service's own pages, last read on 2026-10-28. Open the source under any cell to see their exact wording. Where their site is unclear we say so, and where a feature isn't mentioned we say Not advertised rather than “No”.
Warpbin's own numbers come from the same pricing setup that runs checkout. Prices change; if you spot something out of date, tell us at contact@warpbin.com and we'll re-check it.
Try Warpbin before choosing
One click, no email and no card. Whichever service you end up with, try it before your event — that is the single best way to avoid a surprise on the day.