The table
| Criterion | Froozbooth | LumaBooth | dslrBooth (LumaBooth Windows) | Sparkbooth | Simple Booth | BoothLedger |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Monthly, yearly or lifetime | Subscription | Subscription | Lifetime license | Subscription | Subscription |
| Entry price | €139 a year or €449 once | See vendor | About $17 a month, billed yearly | $149 once | From $9 a week | €12 a month |
| Booth | Windows | iPad | Windows | Windows, macOS | iPad | Windows |
| Native DSLR | Canon | No | Yes | DSLR edition | No | Canon |
| Machines included | 2 | Depends on plan | 2 | Depends on license | Depends on plan | 2 |
| Online prep | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Not stated | Not stated |
| Online gallery | Included | Paid module | Paid module | Depends on plan | Included | Included |
| Photo hosting | Paris | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| AI effects | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Prices and features taken from the vendors’ websites in September 2026. Plans change often. When a price is not clearly listed, we point you to the vendor rather than make one up.
Cost over three years
The sticker price does not tell the whole story: a modest monthly fee adds up fast. Here is what each tool costs a rental company over three years, at the public entry price.
- Sparkbooth DSLR$189Lifetime license, DSLR edition. Gallery depends on the plan.
- BoothLedger Basic€360 to €432€12 a month, or the yearly plan with two months free.
- Froozbooth€417–449Yearly plan: €139 a year, two machines, gallery included. Or €449 once for the lifetime license. Optional Cloud: €29 a year.
- Enjoy Selfie€447€149 a year, one booth.
- dslrBooth (LumaBooth Windows)~$612About $17 a month billed yearly (roughly $204 a year), two devices, cloud modules extra.
- Simple Booth Pro$5,364$149 a month.
Why Froozbooth comes out on top for rental companies
- Your choice of planMonthly, yearly or lifetime, with the same features. The gallery and online prep come with all three.
- Two machinesThe booth and its backup, or two rooms on the same night. Nothing to buy twice.
- Prepared at the officeTemplates, guest texts and sharing are set in the browser. Then one sync.
- Solid offlineCapture, printing and QR with no network. Sending resumes on its own.
- EuropeanPhotos hosted in Paris, under GDPR.
- Rental-grade hardwareNative Canon control, DNP and Citizen, any Windows printer.
When to pick another tool
- Your booth is an iPad: LumaBooth or Simple Booth.
- You sell AI effects or lead capture: Simple Booth, BoothLedger, LumaBooth or Sparkbooth.
- Your booth runs on a Mac: Sparkbooth.
- You control a Nikon or Sony natively: Sparkbooth DSLR or dslrBooth.
- You need RAW: RAWCaptureBooth, also a lifetime license.
For everything else, meaning a Windows booth, a Canon DSLR, a dye-sub printer and clients who want their photos the same night, Froozbooth does the job from €139 a year, or €449 once.
Frequently asked questions
What is the cheapest photo booth software?
On sticker price alone, Sparkbooth DSLR at $189 once is the lowest, but the gallery and online prep are left to you. Froozbooth costs €417 over three years on the yearly plan (€139 a year), or €449 once for life, with two machines, gallery and sharing included. BoothLedger Basic comes in a little lower over three years (€360 to €432), but the Froozbooth lifetime license costs less from the fourth year, and Froozbooth stays well below dslrBooth and Simple Booth.
Is there photo booth software with no subscription?
Yes: Sparkbooth and RAWCaptureBooth are sold as lifetime licenses, and Froozbooth offers one at €449, next to its monthly and yearly plans. Froozbooth is the only one of the three with a Europe-hosted gallery and online event prep. With the lifetime license, only the optional Cloud is billed yearly.
Which photo booth software works with a Canon DSLR?
Froozbooth, dslrBooth, Sparkbooth DSLR and BoothLedger control a Canon. Froozbooth does it with no extra fee, in every plan, from €139 a year or €449 once.
Which photo booth software hosts photos in the EU?
Froozbooth hosts guest photos in Paris (AWS eu-west-3), under GDPR. The other vendors in this comparison do not clearly state where photos are stored.
Is this comparison neutral?
No, and we say so: we make Froozbooth. We used the vendors’ public prices, pointed to them when a price was unclear, and listed the cases where another tool will serve you better.