[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":218},["ShallowReactive",2],{"growth:ownpix-vs-dearest":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"benefit":6,"body":7,"category":174,"date":175,"description":176,"extension":177,"faq":178,"hero":188,"heroHeading":189,"heroImage":189,"heroNote":189,"heroSecondImage":189,"icon":190,"image":191,"meta":192,"navigation":193,"options":189,"optionsTitle":189,"order":194,"ownpix":195,"path":196,"related":197,"seo":207,"seoDescription":189,"seoTitle":189,"stem":208,"steps":209,"stepsTitle":216,"summary":176,"__hash__":217},"growth\u002Fgrowth\u002Fownpix-vs-dearest.md","OwnPix vs Dearest","Guests can share from their browser, with no app to download.",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":166},"minimark",[10,15,82,93,97,104,108,115,121,125,163],[11,12,14],"h2",{"id":13},"side-by-side","Side by side",[16,17,18,34],"table",{},[19,20,21],"thead",{},[22,23,24,28,31],"tr",{},[25,26,27],"th",{},"What to compare",[25,29,30],{},"OwnPix",[25,32,33],{},"Dearest",[35,36,37,49,60,71],"tbody",{},[22,38,39,43,46],{},[40,41,42],"td",{},"Guest contribution",[40,44,45],{},"QR code or link; browser upload",[40,47,48],{},"QR code or upload link",[22,50,51,54,57],{},[40,52,53],{},"Setup",[40,55,56],{},"Create your event album",[40,58,59],{},"Customization form and QR setup",[22,61,62,65,68],{},[40,63,64],{},"Keepsakes",[40,66,67],{},"Download files to keep",[40,69,70],{},"Photo keepsakes listed by Dearest",[22,72,73,76,79],{},[40,74,75],{},"Gallery access",[40,77,78],{},"OwnPix plan storage period",[40,80,81],{},"Dearest lists 12 months of gallery access",[83,84,85,92],"p",{},[86,87,91],"a",{"href":88,"rel":89},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.dearestevents.com\u002Fhow-it-works",[90],"nofollow","Dearest explains its current features",". 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