Rent or buy a photo booth: which should you choose?

What you actually buy when you buy

The purchase price is only the visible part. A booth you own also means upkeep, somewhere to store it, someone to transport it, software to keep current, and technology ageing while you aren't using it.

That last point is the most underestimated. Image quality, automatic light handling and sharing formats have moved considerably in recent years. A booth bought today will, in three years, deliver a noticeably weaker service than what's then available — with no lever on your side to fix it.

Why renting suits almost everyone

For occasional or even regular use, renting answers everything. You book, you collect the booth in Saint-Lambert or Quebec City — or we deliver it —, it runs all weekend, and it leaves. In between, it doesn't take up your storage room and doesn't appear in your inventory.

The budget follows the same logic: it's decided event by event, on an identifiable line, rather than as capital to amortize. For a student association or a social committee whose budget is voted annually, that's often decisive.

The real tipping point

People often ask "how many events a year before I should buy?". The question is framed wrong. Four events across four cities remain simpler as rentals: otherwise you'd have to transport, set up and collect the equipment every time, with someone accountable for it.

The real threshold is permanence. If the booth has to stay switched on in one venue, week after week, the logic changes. But it doesn't lead to buying: it leads to long-term rental.

Long term, without buying

This is the package suited to venues running year-round: nightclub, sports club, shopping mall. The booth stays on site, available every night, but upkeep, updates and replacement in case of failure remain our responsibility.

You get the permanent availability of ownership without carrying its drawbacks. Terms are set case by case, on quote — write to us describing your venue and how often you'd use it.

The nightclub, sports club and shopping mall pages cover these uses. For event rental, everything is on our pricing page: from $450 CAD, plus taxes, for the whole weekend.