If you’ve researched companies that can convert your old home movies and photos into digital files, then there’s a great chance you’ve also come across LegacyBox considering they are one of the most popular options available. When deciding if they are the best choice for your precious memories, there are a lot of factors to consider, but one of the most important is pricing.

Capture has been offering affordable premium digitization services for nearly 25 years and the most important thing to us is that you preserve your most precious memories before they are lost forever. That’s why we put together this guide to LegacyBox costs so you can make the best decision not only for your analog media, but for your bank account.

Keep reading to learn more about LegacyBox and its pricing structure, evaluate how much LegacyBox costs versus Capture, ways to save money when converting your memories, and some other reasons to consider alternatives to LegacyBox.

Jump to:

• What is LegacyBox?
• Breaking Down the LegacyBox Cost
• Cost of Converting Tapes with LegacyBox vs. Capture
• Deals, Discounts, and Ways to Save on Converting Your Memories
• Why Consider Alternatives to LegacyBox?
• Conclusion
• FAQs

What is LegacyBox?

What is LegacyBox and how does it work? It is a digitization company located in Chattanooga, Tennessee that specializes in providing digitizing kits.

When customers receive their LegacyBox kit, they can fill it with various types of media including VHS tapes, VHS-C, S-VHS, PAL format videotapes, Betamax, MicroMV, MiniDV, Digital8, photo prints, slides, negatives, 8mm, 16mm, and Super 8 film, audio cassettes, and reel-to-reel audio.

Customers use the pre-paid UPS shipping label to send the box back to LegacyBox, which processes it and returns it in 10 to 12 weeks. Customers attach barcode stickers to each item so they can receive email updates and track their memories throughout the digitizing process.

The company offers digital downloads via cloud storage as well as USB flash drives or DVD keepsake copies of customers' family photos, movies, and films.

That sounds great, but how much does LegacyBox cost and is it worth it?

Breaking Down the LegacyBox Cost

LegacyBox digitizing service price is based on the number of items that you want to convert to digital format. For their pricing, one item is considered 1 tape, 1 film reel, or 25 photos. There are several LegacyBox packages based on the number of items you need to convert, and they are priced as follows:

• 2-Item Starter - $34.99 (regularly $69.98)
• 10-Item Family - $160.00 (regularly $319.99)
• 20-Item Closet - $320.00 (regularly $639.99)
• 40-Item Trunk - $625.00 (regularly $1249.99)

Additionally, you can choose your preferred format for receiving your digitized memories. A thumb drive costs $6.99 extra, while a disc set is $7.99 extra. For cloud storage, you get 90 days of free digital delivery, after which it costs $9.99 every 90 days (with the option to cancel anytime).

While the pricing is straightforward and based on the number of old photos, videotapes, and films as well as the type of digital media you prefer, you can get a clearer picture of how much LegacyBox costs when you compare them with competitors.

Cost of Converting Tapes with LegacyBox vs. Capture

To better understand the price between LegacyBox vs Capture, it's a good idea to include a detailed cost analysis not only based on different types of memories but also on order size. This is based on regular pricing for both LegacyBox and Capture, without any promotional discounts.

The first thing to consider is that you will need to buy at least 2 items from LegacyBox, so if you want to convert a single VHS tape to DVD, you will still have to pay for the 2-item Starter package at $69.98 (regular price). Capture, on the other hand, charges $29.98 for one videotape or film reel, making it more economical for single-item orders.

Additionally, while considering the total cost, with LegacyBox you'll need to add either $6.99 for a thumb drive or $7.99 for a disc set if you want physical copies. They do offer 90 days of free cloud storage, after which it costs $9.99 every 90 days.

Videotape Pricing Comparison

Since videotapes count as a single item, and LegacyBox works by charging for certain box sizes, we'll have to divide the price by the number of items to arrive at the per videotape cost. For the 2-item Starter box (regular price $69.98), you will be paying approximately $35 per videotape. With the current sale pricing ($34.99 for 2 items), that's about $17.50 per videotape. For larger boxes, the per-item cost decreases: around $16 per item with the Family box (10 items), $16 per item with the Closet box (20 items), and about $15.60 per item with the Trunk box (40 items).

Capture's regular price is $29.98 per videotape (currently offering 40% off, starting from $17.99). Typically, videotapes have a playtime of 30 or 60 minutes. At regular pricing, if you have 2 videotapes, you'll pay $59.96 with Capture, while LegacyBox's sale price would be $34.99. However, with Capture's current 40% off sale, their starting price of $17.99 per tape makes them competitive with LegacyBox's sale prices. Capture's pricing is also more flexible as you only pay for what you need - there's no need to fill a preset box size.

Film Pricing Comparison

Since videotapes count as a single item, and LegacyBox works by charging for certain box sizes, we'll have to divide the price by the number of items to arrive at the per videotape cost. For the 2-item Starter box (regular price $69.98), you will be paying approximately $35 per videotape. With the current sale pricing ($34.99 for 2 items), that's about $17.50 per videotape. For larger boxes, the per-item cost decreases: around $16 per item with the Family box (10 items), $16 per item with the Closet box (20 items), and about $15.60 per item with the Trunk box (40 items).

Capture's regular price is $29.98 per videotape (currently offering 40% off, starting from $17.99). Typically, videotapes have a playtime of 30 or 60 minutes. At regular pricing, if you have 2 videotapes, you'll pay $59.96 with Capture, while LegacyBox's sale price would be $34.99. However, with Capture's current 40% off sale, their starting price of $17.99 per tape makes them competitive with LegacyBox's sale prices. Capture's pricing is also more flexible as you only pay for what you need - there's no need to fill a preset box size.

Photo Pricing Comparison

The difference in Capture vs. LegacyBox cost is most apparent with photos, photo slides, and negatives. That's because, with LegacyBox, only 25 photos count as an item. This means you're paying $34.99 for 50 photos, $159.99 for 250 photos, $319.99 for 500 photos, or $624.99 for 1000 photos with their current sale prices (regularly $69.98, $319.98, $639.98, and $1249.98 respectively).

To compare, with Capture, you'll only pay $29.98 for the first 50 photos and $0.50 per photo, slide, or negative after the first 50 (currently on sale starting from $17.99). That means for 250, you'll pay $129.98, for 500 you'll pay $254.98, and for 1000 you'll pay $504.98. Respectively, these prices are about $30 cheaper, $65 cheaper, and $120 cheaper than LegacyBox's current sale prices, with the difference being even greater when compared to LegacyBox's regular pricing.

Deals, Discounts, and Ways to Save on Converting Your Memories

If pricing is one of your main concerns when choosing a company for digitizing home movies, films, and photos, then you can also look for certain discounts, coupons, deals, and promotions to save even more. Both Capture and LegacyBox offer occasional discounts that you can keep an eye out for.

However, just be careful to avoid LegacyBox discount code scams that offer high discounts in return for personal information like email, name, phone number, and more. Still, you might be able to find opportunities for either brand to get a percentage off the order total, free shipping, or other incentives.

Why Consider Alternatives to LegacyBox?

While pricing is undoubtedly important, there are other factors to consider. To ensure that you make the right choice for your precious family memories, we recommend reading Capture and LegacyBox reviews to get an idea of other people’s experiences.

There are several LegacyBox complaints that might make you think twice. Typically, these complaints relate to excessive turnaround time and expensive pricing structure. Since those are the things that Capture customers think about as well, we guarantee a turnaround time of less than 30 days counting shipping, and do everything possible to ensure our pricing is clear and well understood.

Another consideration is the security of your precious memories. While LegacyBox does use the barcodes and prepaid shipping label to track your order and provide real-time status updates, Capture offers a multi-million-dollar tracking and security system to monitor your original media and digital copies every step of the way, through every hand, and all the way back to you.

Finally, Capture also offers the first-ever touchless photo album scanning service. That means that you can send us your photo albums and we can create digital copies of each image without anyone ever having to touch the individual photos. That means you can convert photos to digital while keeping the original photo in pristine condition.

Conclusion

As you can see, LegacyBox cost structure is based on the number of items you have, which also means that you could overpay for certain services. While their offer that uses a shipping box is certainly convenient, you can find better pricing as well as higher quality, faster turnaround time, and better security for your memories if you choose one of the top LegacyBox competitors.

If you want to see how Capture stacks up against LegacyBox as well as several other competitors, click here for a chart and detailed comparison analysis.

FAQs

Where can I get LegacyBox deals and discounts?

LegacyBox runs sales every now and then and you can sometimes claim and offer directly from their website. Otherwise, you can look at third-party sites that share discount codes like DealCatcher.com or DealSpotr.

What does LegacyBox consider as 1 item?

One item according to the LegacyBox cost structure is 1 videotape, 1 audio cassette, 1 film reel, or 25 photos, slides, or negatives.

Does Legacybox protect my order?

Yes, LegacyBox includes a $100,000 insurance policy with your order to ensure the safety of your memories.

Does LegacyBox offer faster processing?

Yes, you can opt for 10-day priority service for an additional fee if you need your items back sooner than the standard processing time.