OurStoria vs MediaZilla in 2026: Pricing, Features, and Which Wedding Video Platform Fits Your Business

If you deliver wedding films for a living, you've probably come across both OurStoria and MediaZilla in your search for a professional delivery platform. Both promise branded video delivery, streaming playback, and a step up from sending Google Drive links. But they serve different types of filmmakers in fundamentally different ways.

This is a detailed, side-by-side comparison written for wedding videographers who want to make the right choice without reading marketing copy. Where each tool wins, where it falls short, and who should pick which.

Quick take: MediaZilla is a well-established video delivery platform built for professional filmmakers across many industries — weddings, corporate, real estate, schools. OurStoria is purpose-built exclusively for wedding videographers and photographers, with pricing, workflow, and features designed around that single use case. If weddings are your primary business, the differences matter.

OurStoria vs MediaZilla at a Glance

Before you get excited about "lifetime access," consider who'll actually watch the film.

MediaZilla offers lifetime access not via a link, but via an email invitation. Each viewer must open the email, create a MediaZilla account, and complete the process within 30 days. For you, it's one click. For the couple's family, it's another sign-up on an unfamiliar website.

The bride's grandmother won't create an account: she doesn't understand the purpose and is afraid of entering the password in the wrong place. She needs a link that simply opens. The groom's father will put the email aside "for the weekend," and the invitation will expire in a month. Friends will open the email, see the registration form, and close the tab: no one wants a new account just for one video. Some will mistake the invitation for spam from an unknown service. And let's be honest: many will simply be too lazy. Not fear or confusion, just laziness: opening the email, creating a password, logging in. Aunt Sarah in Ohio won't receive the email at all because the couple forgot to give you her address.

And the couple themselves? They'll return from their honeymoon with hundreds of unread emails, and your invitation will be among them. If they miss the 30 days, you'll have to send the film again. If they register, in five years they'll have to remember the password for a service they've long forgotten.

Everyone who hasn't registered watches via a regular link. And a regular link with MediaZilla lasts only as long as you pay.

With OurStoria, the couple and anyone they send the link to simply open the gallery. No registration, no invitation emails, no deadlines. Grandma clicks the link, and the film begins.

Prices are based on publicly listed plans as of May 2026. Always check each vendor's current pricing page before committing.

1. Positioning: Wedding-Specific vs Multi-Industry

This is the most important difference, and it shapes everything else.

MediaZilla is a general-purpose video delivery platform. It serves wedding filmmakers, corporate video producers, schools, real estate videographers, and any professional who needs to deliver video to clients. Their marketing highlights a "Netflix-style delivery experience" and the ability to monetize add-on content. The platform has been around since 2014 and has a loyal community of filmmakers across industries.

OurStoria is narrower by design. Every feature — gallery layouts, CRM fields, default copy, storage tiers, archive pricing — assumes you're delivering 10–40 weddings per year with highlight films, ceremony edits, and full photo sets. The product doesn't try to serve corporate or real estate videographers.

Where this shows up in practice:

• Gallery experience: OurStoria offers 12 distinct cinematic layouts (Estate, Classic, Filmstrip, Atelier, Editorial, and more) designed around the structure of a wedding delivery — one hero film, supporting edits below, photos in the same gallery. MediaZilla uses Collections with customizable backgrounds, titles, and background music — more flexible for multi-industry use, but you build the wedding-specific experience yourself.
• Client workflow: In OurStoria, every couple becomes a CRM record with wedding date, booking status, and automated anniversary reminders. In MediaZilla, you manage client relationships outside the platform.
• Default behavior: OurStoria galleries ship with welcome messages addressed to the couple, "A Film By" credit lines, and a download flow tuned for the emotional moment of opening your wedding film. MediaZilla provides a blank canvas that you customize per project.

If you shoot weddings plus corporate plus school events, MediaZilla's breadth is a genuine advantage. If weddings are 80%+ of your work, OurStoria's focus saves setup time on every delivery.

2. Pricing: What You Actually Pay

OurStoria Pricing (2026)

OurStoria keeps video and photos in one shared pool, so you use the space in any mix you like. A 4K wedding film can be 30–60 GB; a photo set adds only a few gigabytes.

Pro and Studio include branded galleries, 12 layout choices, 4K streaming, original-quality downloads, password protection, photo delivery, analytics, Live Moments guest photos (guest video on Studio), and unlimited bandwidth. No feature gating between Pro and Studio on core delivery — just storage and gallery limits.

Safe Archive is a separate add-on: $12/year per project (Standard, 30 GB) or $19/year per project (Plus, 60 GB). It keeps a project accessible to the couple as a download-only archive even after your main subscription ends.

MediaZilla Pricing (2026)

MediaZilla uses annual upload quota rather than total storage — meaning you get a fixed amount of data you can upload each year. Content already uploaded is stored for lifetime and remains accessible even if you cancel — but only for clients who accept an Email Delivery and create a MediaZilla account (see below). Features are tiered: advanced analytics, logo branding and selling require Growth or above; multi-user management requires Pro.

Price Comparison for a Typical Wedding Videographer

A solo videographer delivering 15 weddings per year, each with a 30–40 GB highlight package:

• OurStoria Pro: $34.99/mo — 300 GB for videos and photos, 40 projects, full feature access including CRM, analytics, and Live Moments. Enough for a full season of active weddings while archiving completed ones.
• MediaZilla Starter: $21/mo — 50 GB upload/year. At 30–40 GB per wedding, this covers about 1–2 weddings per year. Realistically you'd need the Growth plan at $37/mo (100 GB/year) or the Pro at $51/mo (600 GB/year) to handle 15 weddings.

Net effect: for a full wedding season, OurStoria Pro costs less than MediaZilla Pro ($51/mo), the plan with enough yearly uploads for 15 weddings, and includes features that MediaZilla gates behind higher tiers — and you can try it free for 7 days. MediaZilla's lifetime storage model means you never lose access to uploaded content, which is a genuine advantage if you want permanent streaming without extra fees.

3. Storage Model: Total Storage vs Annual Upload Quota

This is a crucial architectural difference that affects how you manage your account long-term.

OurStoria gives you a fixed total storage pool. You can fill it up, delete completed projects to free space, and re-upload. If you archive a project, its storage is released from your active quota. Old projects can be moved to Safe Archive for low annual per-project fees.

MediaZilla gives you a fixed annual upload allowance. Everything you upload stays stored permanently — even if you cancel your subscription. You never have to delete anything. The tradeoff: if you run through your annual quota mid-year, you either wait for renewal or pay for additional quota.

Which is better depends on your workflow:

• If you deliver 15+ weddings per year and want to keep costs low by cycling projects, OurStoria's model is more efficient.
• If you want permanent hosting of every project you've ever delivered without managing storage, MediaZilla's lifetime model is attractive — but you pay more monthly for the upload headroom.

What's really behind MediaZilla's "lifetime access"?

MediaZilla promises that clients will keep access to the video forever, even if you close your account. It sounds like the perfect answer to a couple's question, "Can we watch the film again in ten years?" But MediaZilla's help center includes conditions for this promise, and they're important for wedding delivery.

First, "forever" only works for one delivery method—Email Delivery. A regular link you send to the couple or share in a message isn't protected. If you close your account or disable the link, it won't open.

Second, to gain this access, the couple must register with MediaZilla. The bride receives an invitation email and creates a free MediaZilla account. Only then will the film be added to her library. The "View Now" button in the email works only once. Further viewing is only possible after logging in to their account.

Third, there's a 30-day window. If the couple is on their honeymoon, the email gets lost in the Promotions tab, or no one understands why they need to register, the invitation expires. Then you send it all over again.

Fourth, access is tied to a specific email address. The bride's mother, Aunt Sarah in Ohio, the best man who moved to Denver: for everyone to have this "eternal" access, they need a separate invitation and their own MediaZilla account. Otherwise, they watch via a regular link, which only lasts as long as your subscription.

Fifth, they watch within MediaZilla—in the library on the website or in the MediaZilla apps on their phone and TV. After five years, the couple opens the film inside another company's app, not on your branded page. Your logo will only be there if you paid for a branded plan.

And finally: "forever"—until you revoke their access. And videos sent during the trial period expire.

Other limitations worth knowing about in advance

• An annual upload limit, not storage. Starter for $21 per month gives you 50 GB of uploads per year. For a 30–40 GB film, that's enough for one wedding, maximum two. Growth for $37 gives you 100 GB per year, which is enough for two or three weddings. To upload a season of 15 weddings, you need Pro for $51 per month with 600 GB per year.
• Your logo is only available with Growth. Starter doesn't offer logo overlays or links, and custom email designs aren't available. So, for $21, a couple sees a film without your branding.
• Advanced analytics is also Growth-only. Starter only offers basic data.
• Early cancellation may cost money. "Early-cancellation charges may apply" is clearly stated on the pricing page.
• One user on Starter and Growth. A second user is only available with Pro for $51.

OurStoria is simpler. The couple opens your gallery via a link, no sign-up, and no deadline to accept. The film is on your page, with your logo on Pro and Studio. The link can be shared with Aunt Sarah and the whole family; no one needs to create anything. And if you need access for years after canceling your subscription, Safe Archive keeps a specific wedding available for $12–$19 per year.

4. Video Quality and Streaming

Both platforms deliver 4K video. Both support original-quality downloads. The differences are in the underlying architecture.

• OurStoria stores original H.264 MP4 files without transcoding. Streaming is byte-range served from a global CDN with playback optimization applied during upload. What you upload is exactly what streams and what the client downloads. No recompression artifacts, no color shifts.
• MediaZilla processes uploads through its own encoding pipeline. The result is optimized for their delivery infrastructure and includes features like accelerated transcoding on higher plans. Playback quality is professional-grade. MediaZilla also supports all common video formats and codecs, eliminating the need for pre-upload conversion.

For most wedding delivery scenarios, the visible quality difference is negligible. OurStoria's no-transcoding approach gives you a guarantee that nothing changed between your export and the client's screen — useful if you're particular about color science. MediaZilla's format flexibility means less prep work before uploading.

5. Gallery Experience and Branding

This is where the wedding-specific focus creates the biggest gap.

OurStoria galleries

• 12 distinct gallery layouts (Estate, Classic, Filmstrip, Immersive, Atelier, Editorial, Sidebar, Cinematic, and more) — each designed around how weddings are typically presented
• Custom logo, accent color, welcome message per couple
• Custom fonts (choose from the font library)
• "A Film By" credit and photographer credit lines
• Custom URL slugs (ourstoria.app/sarah-and-james)
• Photos and videos in the same gallery, same link
• Password protection on all plans
• Zero "Powered by" text on Pro and Studio
• Embeddable via iframe for your own website

MediaZilla presentations

• Collections with customizable backgrounds, background music, titles, and focal points
• Custom branding: logo, website, social links, contact info displayed on presentations
• Custom branded delivery emails
• Call-to-Action buttons (Growth and above)
• Offline presentation mode for in-person meetings
• Redistribution controls (Pro and above)
• Premium delivery experience described as "Netflix-style"

OurStoria's gallery system is more opinionated — 12 ready-made layouts that look polished without configuration. MediaZilla's system is more of a toolkit — you build the presentation experience you want, which gives more creative control but requires more setup per project.

If you want to send a client gallery in under 5 minutes that looks like a wedding keepsake, OurStoria is faster. If you want to design a completely custom presentation with background music and custom imagery for a premium client, MediaZilla gives you more surface area.

6. Photo Delivery

This matters if you're a hybrid shooter or if couples expect photos and video in one place.

OurStoria includes full photo delivery in every gallery. Photos appear alongside videos in the same branded link, sharing one storage pool with video. Couples browse the gallery, watch the highlight, scroll through the ceremony edit, then flip through full-resolution photos — all in one experience.

MediaZilla is video-focused. The platform excels at video delivery and doesn't position itself as a photo gallery solution. If you deliver both video and photos, you'd need a separate photo delivery platform (Pixieset, Pic-Time, ShootProof, etc.) alongside MediaZilla.

For videographers who also deliver photo sets (increasingly common in 2026), this is a meaningful operational difference. One subscription, one link, one brand experience vs. two separate platforms and two separate links.

7. The Features OurStoria Has That MediaZilla Doesn't

Live Moments (guest gallery)

Every OurStoria project includes a QR-code-based guest gallery. Guests scan a code at the wedding, upload photos directly from their phones (no app needed), and everything appears in a branded gallery in real time. You get a downloadable ZIP archive of all uploads, organized by folder. Many videographers charge $200–400 for this as a premium add-on or include it as a differentiator. MediaZilla has no equivalent feature.

Built-in CRM

Every couple in OurStoria is a client record with wedding date, booking status, project links, and delivery tracking. It replaces the spreadsheet or Notion board most videographers use to manage clients. MediaZilla handles delivery but doesn't manage client relationships.

12 gallery layouts

OurStoria ships 12 distinct gallery layouts, each designed for a different aesthetic — from minimal to editorial to cinematic. Choose once per project, and the entire gallery is styled automatically. MediaZilla's Collections are flexible but require manual styling per project.

Public portfolio page

Every OurStoria account gets a public portfolio at ourstoria.app/{username} to showcase selected films — a simple portfolio site without building anything separate. MediaZilla expects you to use external portfolio tools.

Safe Archive

OurStoria's archive add-on keeps individual projects accessible at $12–19/year per project, even after the main subscription ends. Useful for "lifetime gallery access" as a premium selling point. MediaZilla handles long-term storage differently — content persists after cancellation on their side (see next section).

8. Where MediaZilla Wins

To keep this comparison honest, here's where MediaZilla is the better choice:

• Lifetime content hosting. MediaZilla stores your content permanently — even after you cancel your subscription. Clients keep streaming access to delivered content forever. Only when sending via Email Delivery: each recipient must accept the invitation within 30 days and create a MediaZilla account, and then view it within MediaZilla. Details are in the section above. This is a significant peace-of-mind feature. OurStoria requires Safe Archive ($12–19/year per project) for post-subscription access.
• Sell content directly. MediaZilla lets you sell videos (add-on footage, extra edits, behind-the-scenes) directly through the delivery platform. Price your content, get paid automatically. OurStoria doesn't have a built-in commerce feature.
• Offline presentations. MediaZilla supports offline interactive presentations — useful for in-person client meetings, wedding expos, or showing work without internet. OurStoria is web-only.
• Multi-industry flexibility. If you shoot weddings, corporate events, real estate walkthroughs, and school productions under one business, MediaZilla handles all of them without wedding-specific UI getting in the way.
• Longer track record. MediaZilla has been operational since 2014 with a loyal community of professional filmmakers. They've been through many product cycles and their support team is consistently praised by users. OurStoria is newer to the market.
• Format flexibility. MediaZilla supports all common video formats and codecs without pre-conversion. Upload whatever your NLE exports.

9. Where OurStoria Wins

• Lower price for a full wedding season. OurStoria Pro is $34.99/mo with 300 GB for videos and photos — and you can try it free for 7 days. MediaZilla's Starter allows 50 GB of uploads a year, one or two weddings; a full season needs their $51/mo Pro plan.
• Wedding-tuned gallery experience. 12 layouts designed for wedding delivery, welcome messages addressed to couples, "A Film By" credits — all ready without manual setup.
• Photo + video in one gallery. Same link, same branding, one storage pool. No need for a separate photo platform.
• Built-in CRM. Client management, wedding dates, booking status, delivery tracking — all inside the platform.
• Live Moments guest gallery. QR-code-based guest photo uploads at the wedding. No other delivery platform ships this.
• No feature gating between Pro and Studio on core delivery. OurStoria Pro includes every core feature: all 12 layouts, CRM, analytics, Live Moments, custom fonts, embed/iframe, password protection. You only upgrade for more storage and projects. MediaZilla gates advanced analytics, logo branding, and selling behind higher tiers.
• Public portfolio page. Built-in portfolio at your own URL slug — no separate site needed.

10. Workflow Comparison: From Upload to Delivery

OurStoria workflow

1. Create a project, name it after the couple.
2. Upload highlight, ceremony, reception edits, and photos via web uploader.
3. Background processing handles playback optimization automatically.
4. Choose a gallery layout (12 options), set password, customize welcome message.
5. Copy share link, send to couple.

Total active time: under 10 minutes per wedding after the first setup. CRM data auto-fills, analytics start recording immediately, Live Moments is ready for the wedding day.

MediaZilla workflow

1. Create a project or collection.
2. Upload video files (any format accepted).
3. Customize the collection: background, title, music, branding.
4. Configure privacy, delivery email styling, and Call-to-Action.
5. Deliver via link or branded email.

More setup per project because customization options are deeper. Great if each client gets a uniquely designed presentation. Slower if you want a consistent branded look across 20 weddings per year.

11. Analytics

Both platforms provide professional analytics.

OurStoria tracks per-video views, watch duration, download events, share attempts, unique visitors, and device/browser breakdowns. Analytics are tied to the CRM record for each couple — useful for follow-up decisions and referral outreach. Available on all plans.

MediaZilla tracks total and unique plays, play rate, downloads, and engagement over time, with engagement graphs showing viewer drop-off points. Presentation analytics compare performance across videos within a collection. Advanced analytics require the Growth plan ($37/mo) or above — Starter has basic analytics only.

OurStoria's advantage: analytics on every plan tied to client CRM data. MediaZilla's advantage: deeper engagement visualization with drop-off graphs, useful for understanding exactly where viewers stop watching.

12. Migration: Switching from MediaZilla to OurStoria

If you're currently on MediaZilla and considering the switch:

1. Export your client list (maintain your own records — most videographers already have this in a spreadsheet).
2. Create projects in OurStoria for active clients. Past deliveries can stay live on MediaZilla (content persists even if you cancel).
3. Upload final highlight films and edits to OurStoria. Add photos if you deliver them.
4. Choose a gallery layout, set branding, send new links to current couples.
5. For older weddings you want to keep accessible, use Safe Archive at $12/year per project.

Plan on 2–4 hours of active work to migrate a year's worth of weddings. Since MediaZilla keeps content permanently even after cancellation, you can run both platforms in parallel during the transition without losing anything.

FAQ

Is OurStoria cheaper than MediaZilla?

For a full wedding season, yes. OurStoria Pro is $34.99/mo with 300 GB for videos and photos and full features — after a free 7-day trial. MediaZilla Starter ($21/mo) allows only 50 GB of uploads a year, about one or two weddings, with no logo branding; 15 weddings a year need their Pro plan at $51/mo.

Does MediaZilla support photo delivery?

MediaZilla is a video-focused platform. It does not include a dedicated photo gallery. If you deliver photos, you would need a separate service like Pixieset or Pic-Time alongside your MediaZilla subscription. OurStoria includes photo delivery in every gallery at no extra cost.

What is MediaZilla's lifetime storage?

MediaZilla permanently stores all content you upload, even after you cancel your subscription. It works via Email Delivery: the couple must accept the invitation within 30 days and create a free MediaZilla account, and the regular links stop working if the videographer closes the account. Clients retain lifetime streaming access to delivered videos. This is included in the base subscription price — there's no separate archive fee. OurStoria takes a different approach: active storage during your subscription plus optional Safe Archive at $12–19/year per project for post-subscription access.

Can I sell extra footage through OurStoria?

No. OurStoria is focused on delivery, not commerce. MediaZilla allows you to sell video content directly through the platform (on Growth and Pro plans), which is useful if you offer add-on edits or behind-the-scenes footage for purchase.

Does OurStoria have a guest gallery like MediaZilla?

It's the reverse — OurStoria has Live Moments, a QR-code-based guest gallery, and MediaZilla does not. Live Moments lets wedding guests upload phone photos directly to a branded gallery during the event. Many videographers use it as a premium add-on or package differentiator.

Which platform has better branding options?

Both offer strong branding. OurStoria includes 12 ready-made gallery layouts, custom fonts, accent colors, welcome messages, and zero "Powered by" text on Pro and Studio. MediaZilla offers deeper customization per collection — custom backgrounds, focal points, background music, branded emails, and Call-to-Action buttons — but requires more setup time per project. OurStoria is faster to deploy; MediaZilla is more flexible to design.

Does OurStoria offer a free trial?

Yes — every account starts with a 7-day Free Pro Trial. Every Pro Plan feature is unlocked: all 12 gallery layouts, branded galleries, CRM, analytics, Live Moments, custom fonts, embed/iframe, and social links. 20 GB included for videos and photos together, no credit card required.

Verdict

MediaZilla is a proven, reliable video delivery platform with a decade of history and a loyal professional community. It's the right choice if you deliver video across multiple industries, want to sell content through your delivery page, need offline presentations, or value lifetime content hosting without extra fees.

OurStoria is the right choice when weddings are your core business. A lower price for a full wedding season, 12 wedding-tuned gallery layouts, built-in photo delivery, CRM, Live Moments guest gallery, and a free 7-day Pro Trial — it's designed for the specific workflow of delivering 10–40 weddings per year to couples who expect a keepsake-quality experience.

Ready to try it? Start a 7-day Free Pro Trial — every Pro Plan feature unlocked, 20 GB included, no credit card required. Upload one wedding, choose a gallery layout, and see how the delivery experience feels before committing.

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Last updated: May 2026. Pricing and features reflect publicly listed information at time of writing. Always verify on each vendor's current pricing page before subscribing.