Business · 7 min
Photo kiosk vs software: the real cost over 3 years
Short answer: over three years a photo kiosk with support costs around £3,900. SendToShop Pro on annual billing costs £1,170, and Standard £570, using the PC and printers you already have.
What a kiosk really costs
Kiosks cost £2,400–£3,000 to buy, and most come with a support contract. They also tie you to one printer brand and take up floor space.
What software costs
SendToShop is a flat monthly price with no per-photo fees: Standard is £19 a month and Pro £39, or ten months’ price for a year. It runs on the Windows PC or Mac you already have and works with any printer.
Wireless transfer without the kiosk
Most of what shops buy a kiosk for is photo kiosk wireless transfer: getting photos off customers’ phones. SendToShop does that part with a QR code on the counter. Customers send from the phone’s browser, and the photos land on your PC, ready for the print software you already use.
Where the time goes
At 20 customers a day, saving five minutes each comes to about 40 staff hours a month: the biggest saving of all.
Questions
Do I need new hardware?
No. You need a Windows 10 or 11 PC, or a Mac with macOS 12 or later, and the printers you already use.