Comparison
Wedbox or Medley for your event photos?
Choosing between Wedbox and Medley to collect your guests’ photos? This comparison covers how each works and the terms recorded in the sources below.
The comparison covers plans, retention periods and sharing with guests.
Related reading : Wedding photo sharing
What to compare
Whichever service you end up with (Wedbox, another one, or us), these are the criteria that make the difference once the day is over.
- How long are my photos kept?
This is THE question of the category. Plenty of services cap free retention at one or two months, then bill for the rest. Check the duration, and check what happens to your files if you do not pay.
- Where are my photos hosted?
Wedding photos are personal data: yours, and your guests'. Medley hosts them in the European Union (in France, with OVH), under the GDPR, and says so in black and white. Wedbox's privacy policy does not state where its servers are: ask them the question.
- Is original quality included?
Depending on the service, downloading at full quality is included, charged for, or reserved for certain plans. At Medley it is simply how the thing works: on the way in and on the way out, for everyone.
- Will anything survive besides the images?
A photo tells you where people were, not what they thought. Ask whether the service has a guest book: at Medley a guest leaves a written note, a voice message or a short video, behind the same QR code as the photos, and you choose whether those words stay yours alone or show for everyone.
How they compare
Uploading from the browser, no app
- Wedbox
- Yes: QR code or wedding code, with nothing to install
- Medley
- Yes: QR code or link
How long the photos are kept
- Wedbox
- Two months free after the wedding, then a storage extension at $2.50 a month
- Medley
- The album is kept for 2 years on the Event plan; an album still on trial is deleted 30 days after the event date (or after its creation, if the album has no event date or one earlier than its creation), and no later than one year after its creation. Nothing is removed without notice.
Downloading at full quality
- Wedbox
- Announced as available at any time
- Medley
- Included, for the organiser and for the guests alike
Guest book (written, voice, video)
- Wedbox
- Not announced on their home page, which puts forward photo uploading, the photo booth and the slideshow
- Medley
- A written note, a voice message (2 min) or a video (1 min), visible to you alone or to everyone, as you choose
Where the data is hosted
- Wedbox
- Not stated in their privacy policy, which points to the Swedish supervisory authority
- Medley
- European Union (France, OVH), GDPR compliance
How you pay
- Wedbox
- A monthly storage extension in US dollars once the two free months are over
- Medley
- Free trial, then one price of 39 €, paid once, with everything in it
| Feature | Wedbox | Medley |
|---|---|---|
| Uploading from the browser, no app | Yes: QR code or wedding code, with nothing to install | Yes: QR code or link |
| How long the photos are kept | Two months free after the wedding, then a storage extension at $2.50 a month | The album is kept for 2 years on the Event plan; an album still on trial is deleted 30 days after the event date (or after its creation, if the album has no event date or one earlier than its creation), and no later than one year after its creation. Nothing is removed without notice. |
| Downloading at full quality | Announced as available at any time | Included, for the organiser and for the guests alike |
| Guest book (written, voice, video) | Not announced on their home page, which puts forward photo uploading, the photo booth and the slideshow | A written note, a voice message (2 min) or a video (1 min), visible to you alone or to everyone, as you choose |
| Where the data is hosted | Not stated in their privacy policy, which points to the Swedish supervisory authority | European Union (France, OVH), GDPR compliance |
| How you pay | A monthly storage extension in US dollars once the two free months are over | Free trial, then one price of 39 €, paid once, with everything in it |
What Wedbox does well
Fair is fair: Wedbox has been around for years, offers browser uploading through a QR code or a wedding code with no app to install, and announces full-quality downloading at any time. If its retention model suits you and where your data lives is not one of your criteria, it is a serious option. Our difference comes down to two stances: no countdown on your memories, and hosting in the European Union, stated rather than implied.
Frequently asked questions
How long does Wedbox keep the photos?
And how long does Medley keep the photos?
Can I get my photos out of Wedbox and move them into Medley?
Where are the photos uploaded to Wedbox hosted?
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