Comparison

Sharing photos without a WhatsApp group

A link instead of a group: full resolution instead of sending size, one place instead of a timeline, and nobody gives away their number.

Free, no subscription

Create album See the live demo

Album ‘Anna & Michael’ on a phone — the photos sit sorted in the album instead of scattered through a group chat

Three things the group chat does to your photos

It shrinks them. Messengers compress for sending — that is the purpose, not a fault. For a photo that gets printed, the resolution doesn’t come back.
It loses them. A chat is a timeline: after three days the photos sit between scheduling messages and emojis, and whoever joins later doesn’t see what came before.
It shows phone numbers. Every member sees everyone else’s number — at work, that includes the bosses.

An album has none of the three problems: the original file, sorted by occasion, and a first name on upload instead of a phone number.

The differences at a glance

Original quality instead of sending size

Up to 50 MB per photo and 1 GB per video, without downsizing — the difference between looking and printing.

Sorted by occasion, not by time

An album is a place, not a history. Anyone looking for a photo in six months will find it.

No numbers, no membership

There is nothing to join and nothing to disband. Anyone who wants to upload enters a first name.

Both side by side

The transition is gradual: the album link can go into the existing group. It only replaces the part a chat is the wrong tool for — the photos.

Group chat and album side by side

Everything here can be checked on your own device. How much a messenger compresses depends on version and settings — which is why no pixel count appears there.

	WhatsApp group	Migumento
Photo quality	compressed for sending	Best in row: original, up to 50 MB per photo
Video	compressed, with a size limit	Best in row: up to 1 GB, without downsizing
Sorting	timeline, between messages	Best in row: album, by occasion
Anyone joining later	doesn’t see what came before	Best in row: sees everything
Phone numbers visible	to every member	Best in row: no number needed
Taking part	joining the group	Best in row: opening the link is enough
Usable without an account	no — messenger account needed	Best in row: yes
Live slideshow in the room	no	Best in row: yes
Reactions and comments	in the chat, mixed in	Best in row: on the photo, can be turned off
Afterwards	Best in row: the group carries on	6 months free from the day you create the event, 12 or 24 months paid from the unlock depending on the plan, extendable as often as you like
Costs	Best in row: none	collecting is free, unlocking is a one-off

Checked on 1 October 2026 · Provider details as stated on their own websites, without guarantee · Quotations are the providers’ own wording, in the original language · Has something changed? info@migumento.com

The verdict

Once more than a handful of people are involved, the photos are needed later, or phone numbers shouldn’t end up in a list, the album is the better tool: original size, one place instead of a timeline, and the link can still go into the existing group. In three cases, the chat is enough.

When another tool is the better fit

Five people, one evening, three photos — setting something up for that would be effort for no return.
The group already exists and will carry on being used anyway.
It’s only about looking: if nobody wants to print the photos, the compression isn’t a problem.

Migumento is free until the event grows past 400 MB

The free plan is not a trial run: all guests, all photos, all videos, the Live Wall — and up to 400 MB of event size you download the originals too, for 6 months. For bigger celebrations there are one-off plans with 12 or 24 months from the unlock. No subscription.

For every event

Free

For the small, lovely moments.

CHF 0.–

free, no subscription

400 MBStorage
6 monthsAccess to your event
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Create a free event

For special occasions

Plus

Special days deserve more room.

CHF 19.–

one-off, per event

5 GBStorage
12 monthsAccess to your event
Memories protected for longerYour originals, additionally secured
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Choose Plus

Our recommendation

Unlimited

For your big day. And every moment of it.

CHF 49.–

one-off, per event

UnlimitedStorage
24 monthsAccess to your event
Memories protected for longerYour originals, additionally secured
Your own headerYour own text instead of our logo and nameSo glad you’re here!

Choose Unlimited

Included with every event – and more

Every plan has every feature. Collect, share and enjoy it together.

As many guests as you like
Collect photos and videos
QR code and invitation link
Live Wall and slideshow
Photo tasks and reactions
Choose colours and cover photo
Automatically detect duplicate uploads
Quality checks on upload

Prices in CHF. Outside this currency area, Stripe converts at checkout using the day’s rate. A paid event stays reachable for 12 or 24 months from the unlock, depending on the plan, never shorter than the free window of 6 months from the day you create the event. Extending gives you the plan’s months again, as often as you like. If it’s not right, you get your money back within 60 days — Terms and conditions.

Common questions

Does WhatsApp really shrink my photos?

Messengers compress for sending; how much depends on app version and settings. Sent as a document, the resolution usually survives — only hardly anyone does that in a group.

Do we have to disband the group?

No. The album link simply goes in: the chat stays for making plans, the album takes over the photos.

Can guests see each other’s numbers?

Not in the album. There is no member list and no phone number — just a first name on the first upload.

Does the album need an account, and is it more private than a group?

No account, no password, no app. The trade-off: whoever has the link is in — don’t pass on the Manage link.

Keep reading

Collect wedding photos from guestsFrom the QR code on the table to the download in original quality.
Company event and Christmas partyThe same question in a work setting.
A cloud folder instead of an appGoogle Photos, iCloud or Dropbox as the collection point.

Send the link, not the group

Creating an album takes two minutes and costs nothing — even if the group stays.

Create album See the live demo