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**Comparison and alternatives**

# OwnPix vs Google Drive

Google Drive is a file storage service with permission controls. OwnPix is an event album where guests can upload through a QR code or link.

[**Create your event**](https://ownpix.app/#pricing)

Guests can share from their browser, with no app to download.

## The short answer

Google Drive is a file storage service with permission controls. OwnPix is an event album where guests can upload through a QR code or link.

## Which fits your event?

### **OwnPix**

Browser uploads and a shared event album with an optional reveal.

### **Google Drive**

Google Drive lets the owner manage folder access and permissions.

## Side by side

| **What to compare** | **OwnPix** | **Google Drive** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Guest contribution | QR code or link to browser upload | Access depends on folder permissions |
| Main purpose | Guest event album | Cloud file storage and collaboration |
| File control | Host manages the OwnPix event | Folder permissions determine who can edit |
| Storage | OwnPix plan storage period | Your Google account storage |

[**Google Drive explains its current features**](https://support.google.com/drive/answer/7166529). Features and limits may depend on the plan; check the provider before booking.

## Folder permissions matter

[**Google Drive’s sharing guide**](https://support.google.com/drive/answer/7166529) explains how owners choose access and restrict sharing. Drive is useful when your group already has a file workflow; OwnPix gives guests a dedicated event upload page and album instead.

## Which should you choose?

**Choose OwnPix** if you want a dedicated photo and video album with a QR code and an optional reveal. Guests can add their moments from a browser.

**Choose Google Drive** if keeping files in a folder you manage matters most. Editors can move or delete files in a shared folder, according to Google.

## Understand the folder permissions

[**Google Drive’s sharing guide**](https://support.google.com/drive/answer/7166529) says an editor can add, move and delete files in a shared folder. That control is useful for collaboration, but it is more access than some hosts want to give every guest.

An OwnPix upload link leads to an event album rather than your Drive folder. The link can be forwarded, and anyone holding it can see the gallery after it opens.

## Before sending the invitation

| **Check** | **Why it matters** |
| --- | --- |
| Upload window | Guests need time to add their photos |
| Album access | Know when to return and download a copy |
| Sharing | A link can be forwarded; tell guests who can see the gallery |

Test the QR code on another phone. In OwnPix, anyone with the event link can view the gallery once it is available.

## How OwnPix helps

OwnPix gives guests a QR code or link to share photos and videos in an event album. You can choose a reveal time and download the collection before your plan’s storage period ends.

## Frequently asked questions

## Bring everyone’s photos together

Choose your plan, pay once, and set up your event album.

[**Create your event**](https://ownpix.app/#pricing)