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Best photo scanning services
Compare current estimates for 500 loose prints and their unresolved costs.
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Photos, slides & negatives
Compare scanning prices for loose photos, photo albums, scrapbooks, 35mm slides, and negatives.
Why digitize photos, slides & negatives?
Boxes of loose prints, slide carousels, and negative strips are easy to lose to fading, moisture, and mold. Scanning creates searchable, shareable copies and a safe backup.
How pricing works
Photos, slides, and negatives are usually priced per image, sometimes with volume tiers that lower the per-image price at higher counts. Scan resolution (DPI) may change the price with some providers. Enter your counts above for a normalized total.
How to identify what you have
Loose photos are printed paper images. Slides are small images mounted in square cardboard or plastic frames. Negatives are film strips with inverted colors. Count each print, mounted slide, or frame.
How accurate are these prices?
Most prices come straight from each provider's official, dated price pages, so they match what you'll be charged. When a provider only gives custom quotes, or a cost like shipping isn't fully published, we mark that total an estimate and tell you what to double-check. We never invent a number.
Guides, costs and comparisons
Use these pages to identify your media, understand pricing, or compare overlapping providers before calculating your collection.
Cost guide
Photo scanning cost
Compare 100, 500, 1,000, and 2,000-photo baskets.
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iMemories vs ScanMyPhotos
Compare photo-heavy collections from 100 to 2,000 prints.
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ScanMyPhotos vs ScanCafe
Compare loose-photo baskets, shipping disclosures, and published turnaround.
Read this pageFrequently asked questions
How much does photo scanning cost per photo?
Per-image pricing commonly ranges from about $0.30 to $1+ depending on volume and resolution. Higher counts usually drop the per-image price.
Should I count negatives by strip or by frame?
Providers that price per image count individual frames, not strips. Count the frames you want scanned.
Does higher resolution cost more?
With some providers, yes — higher DPI can raise the per-image price. Others include a standard resolution. Check each provider's detail.