GuestCam alternative
Chivent vs GuestCam. Try it free first, and make it look like your day.
GuestCam and Chivent both collect photos and videos in the browser, with no app, a live slideshow, approval and a password. GuestCam starts at $49, has a voice guestbook and lists no free plan. Chivent starts at $19, has a free trial, and lets you design the album with templates, layouts, colours and fonts.
7 days, 20 photos and videos, no card. Facts about GuestCam from its own website, checked 2 November 2026.
Three differences. Where the two part ways.
Trying it first
- Chivent
- A free trial: 7 days with 20 photos and videos, in original quality, no card. Then a 14-day money-back guarantee.
- GuestCam
- No free plan or trial is listed. You get a refund if you cancel before the event date or nobody uploads.
How it looks
- Chivent
- Templates, 13 header layouts, four gallery layouts, your colours and fonts, and a welcome page with your story, the venue and FAQs.
- GuestCam
- A cover image, title and text. Colour themes come with Premium, and your own logo is on request.
The guestbook
- Chivent
- Written notes, in the colour and font guests pick, sent with their photos.
- GuestCam
- Voice messages, in the browser or on a tablet; Premium adds a number to call. There's no written guestbook.
Chivent and GuestCam, row by row.
What each one offers, from Chivent's plans and GuestCam's own website.
| Feature | Our pickChivent | QR code albumGuestCam |
|---|---|---|
| For guests | ||
| No app to install | Yes: Opens in the phone's browser | Yes: Opens in the browser |
| No sign-up | Yes: Asking for names is up to you | Yes: Guests type a name |
| Share photos already on the phone | Yes: Up to 500 at a time | Yes |
| Videos | Yes: Up to 3 GB per file | Yes: Up to 9.8 GB per video |
| Original quality | Yes: Photos and videos | Yes: Originals kept |
| Languages for guests | 12 | 17 |
| At the event | ||
| Live photo wall | Yes: In every plan | Yes: One slideshow at a time |
| Photo wall remote control | Yes: Pause, skip and show the QR code from your phone, or send a friend the remote | Not stated |
| Guestbook | Yes: Written notes, sent with photos | Yes: Voice messages |
| Approve uploads before they show | Yes | Yes: Per gallery |
| Password | Yes | Yes |
| Design and organising | ||
| Design your page | Yes: Templates, 13 header layouts, your colours and fonts | Limited Cover image and text; colour themes on Premium |
| AI Designer | Yes: Describe your event and it designs the page. $25 add-on, or with a subscription | Not stated |
| Albums | Yes: 1 to unlimited, by plan | Yes: Sub-galleries; 6 galleries on Premium |
| Hashtags | Yes: Guests tag what they share, and filter by tag | Not stated |
| AI photo tagging | Yes: Adds the hashtags for you, with the AI add-on or a subscription | Limited Face search, a $45 add-on |
| Co-hosts | Yes: Up to 10, on paid plans | Yes: Up to 30 collaborators |
| Afterwards | ||
| Download everything | Yes: One ZIP of originals, with any paid plan | Yes: One-click ZIP |
| How long it stays open | 1 to 12 months, you choose | Uploads for 6 or 12 months from the event; kept 12 or 14 months |
| Choose where files are stored | Yes: Europe, North America or Australia | Not stated: Stored in the United States |
| Price | ||
| Try it free | Yes: 7 days, 20 photos and videos, no card | No: None listed |
| A wedding costs | $49 once, for 12 months and unlimited uploads. From $19. | $49 once on Standard, uploads for 6 months. Premium is $97. |
| Money-back guarantee | Yes: 14 days | Limited If you cancel before the event or nobody uploads |
What it costs. Both price lists, in US dollars.
Chivent
Free trial
$0
7 days, 20 photos and videos in original quality, no card.
One event
From $19
Once. You choose 1 to 12 months, 100 to unlimited uploads and 1 to unlimited albums.
A wedding
$49
Once: 12 months, unlimited uploads, 5 albums.
Subscription
From $39.99
A month for unlimited events. Cancel anytime.
VAT is added at checkout where it applies. 14-day money-back guarantee.
GuestCam
Standard
$49
Once. Unlimited guests, photos and videos. Uploads for 6 months from the event date, kept 12 months. One gallery with sub-galleries, and a voice guestbook.
Premium
$97
Uploads for 12 months, kept 14. Six galleries with their own QR codes, 30 colour themes, and a number guests can call to leave a message.
Add-ons
$30–45
MagicFind face search, $45. A dedicated guestbook phone number, $30.
From GuestCam's pricing page. guestcam.app is a different company.
Which one fits your event?
GuestCam is a good choice if
- You'd like guests to leave voice messages, or call in on Premium.
- Your guests need their pages in one of its 17 languages.
- You want the upload window to start on the event date rather than when you buy.
- You'd pay $45 for face search that finds each guest's photos.
Chivent is the better fit if
- You want to try it with your own guests before you pay.
- You want the album to look designed: templates, layouts, fonts, and a welcome page for your story and the venue.
- You want guests to write notes in the guestbook.
- You want your files stored in Europe, North America or Australia, as you choose.
Chivent or GuestCam?
Is Chivent a good alternative to GuestCam?
Yes. Both open in the browser with no app and keep originals, with a live slideshow, approval and a password. Chivent adds a free trial, more ways to design the album, and plans from $19.
Does GuestCam have a free trial?
Its pricing page lists no free plan or trial, only a demo gallery. Chivent's trial is free for 7 days with up to 20 photos and videos, no card needed.
Which is cheaper, GuestCam or Chivent?
Both have a $49 plan. GuestCam Standard gives 6 months of uploads from the event date, kept 12 months, in one gallery with sub-galleries. Chivent's $49 plan gives 12 months of uploads and 5 albums, and smaller events start at $19.
Is guestcam.co the same as guestcam.app?
No. guestcam.app is a separate Australian service that says it isn't associated with guestcam.co. This page compares guestcam.co.
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Chivent makes this page. The facts about other apps come from their own websites, checked on 2 November 2026, and prices are as their pricing pages showed them; each price list says whether tax is included. Plans change, so details may differ by the time you read this. Where a company doesn’t say, the table says “Not stated”. If something here is out of date, tell us at contact@chivent.com and we’ll fix it.
GuestCam is a trademark of its owner. Chivent isn’t affiliated with it.
See it with your own guests. Free for 7 days.
Create an album, print the QR code and watch the photos and videos arrive. No card needed.
