WedUploader alternative
Chivent vs WedUploader. No Google Drive to connect, and you approve what shows.
WedUploader and Chivent both let guests upload from the browser with no app. WedUploader puts every file into your own Google Drive for a single $39 payment. Chivent keeps the files for you, lets you approve uploads and add a password, and you can try it free before you pay.
7 days, 20 photos and videos, no card. Facts about WedUploader from its own website, checked 2 November 2026.
Three differences. Where the two part ways.
Where the photos go
- Chivent
- Chivent stores them, in Europe, North America or Australia as you choose, and you download everything as one ZIP of originals.
- WedUploader
- Into your Google Drive. You sign in with Google, and if the Drive is full or disconnected, guests see an upload error.
What guests see
- Chivent
- Approve uploads before they reach the gallery or the wall, and add a password.
- WedUploader
- Photos can be removed after they appear. WedUploader doesn't mention approving them first, or a password.
Price and time
- Chivent
- Free to try, then $49 once for 12 months and unlimited uploads, or from $19.
- WedUploader
- $39 once for all your albums, kept in your Drive with no expiry date. No free plan is listed.
Chivent and WedUploader, row by row.
What each one offers, from Chivent's plans and WedUploader's own website.
| Feature | Our pickChivent | Uploads to Google DriveWedUploader |
|---|---|---|
| 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: A name is optional |
| Share photos already on the phone | Yes: Up to 500 at a time | Yes |
| Videos | Yes: Up to 3 GB per file | Yes: Limits not published |
| Original quality | Yes: Photos and videos | Yes: Originals, in your Drive |
| Languages for guests | 12 | Not stated |
| At the event | ||
| Live photo wall | Yes: In every plan | Yes: Fullscreen slideshow |
| 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: Written messages and voicemail |
| Approve uploads before they show | Yes | Not stated: Remove photos after they appear |
| Password | Yes | Not stated |
| Design and organising | ||
| Design your page | Yes: Templates, 13 header layouts, your colours and fonts | Yes: Templates, colours and your own URL |
| 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: Unlimited |
| 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 | Not stated |
| Co-hosts | Yes: Up to 10, on paid plans | Limited Up to 2 event managers |
| Afterwards | ||
| Download everything | Yes: One ZIP of originals, with any paid plan | Limited From your Google Drive |
| How long it stays open | 1 to 12 months, you choose | In your Google Drive, with no expiry date |
| Choose where files are stored | Yes: Europe, North America or Australia | In your Google Drive |
| Price | ||
| Try it free | Yes: 7 days, 20 photos and videos, no card | No: None on the pricing page |
| A wedding costs | $49 once, for 12 months and unlimited uploads. From $19. | $39 once, for unlimited albums and uploads |
| Money-back guarantee | Yes: 14 days | Not stated |
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.
WedUploader
WedUploader
$39
Once, for all your albums: unlimited uploads and guests in original quality, slideshow, written guestbook, voicemail and your own URL. Files go to your Google Drive.
Seating chart
$19
An add-on, after the main package.
From WedUploader's pricing page. Storage is your Google Drive's: Google's free 15 GB, or more bought from Google.
Which one fits your event?
WedUploader is a good choice if
- You want every file in your own Google Drive, with no expiry date.
- You want one low price that covers all your albums.
- You'd like guests to leave voice messages.
Chivent is the better fit if
- You'd rather not connect your Google Drive or keep an eye on its free space.
- You want to approve uploads before they show, or protect the album with a password.
- You want to try it free first, and a 14-day money-back guarantee after you pay.
- You want a designed album, with templates, layouts and a welcome page for your story and the venue.
Chivent or WedUploader?
Is Chivent a good alternative to WedUploader?
Yes, if you'd rather not run the album from your Google Drive. Both work in the phone's browser with no app and keep originals. Chivent stores the files for you and adds approval, a password and a free trial.
Does WedUploader need Google Drive?
Yes. You sign in with Google and connect your Drive, and guests' uploads go into a folder there, so its free space sets how much you can collect. Chivent stores the files itself.
Which is cheaper, WedUploader or Chivent?
WedUploader is $39 once and keeps files in your Drive with no expiry. Chivent starts at $19 once, and a wedding with unlimited uploads for 12 months is $49; you download everything as one ZIP before the plan ends.
Do guests need an app for either?
No. Guests scan a QR code or open a link, and upload from their phone's browser.
More answers in the Help Center(opens in a new tab)
Other comparisons.
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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.
WedUploader is a trademark of its owner. Chivent isn’t affiliated with it.
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