What it costs to convert VHS tapes to digital
Sending ten two-hour VHS tapes away costs $169.99 to $339.97 at the four services here that publish every charge, $17.00 to $34.00 a tape. Southtree is cheapest for ten; for a single tape, Southtree at $39.99. Only DVD Your Memories states a higher price for a long tape.
One tape and ten
| Service | 1 tape | 10 tapes | A tape, of 10 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southtree cheapest | $39.99 | $169.99 | $17.00 |
| DVD Your Memories | at least $49.99 | at least $289.91 | ≥ $28.99 |
| Kodak Digitizing | $69.99 | $299.99 | $30.00 |
| Larsen Digital | at least $30.00 | at least $300.00 | ≥ $30.00 |
| ScanDigital | at least $52.00 | at least $304.00 | ≥ $30.40 |
| iMemories | $59.98 | $329.89 | $32.99 |
| Legacybox | $74.97 | $339.97 | $34.00 |
| Walgreens | – | – | – |
Regular prices for two-hour tapes, with the cheapest way to get digital files back and shipping where it's priced. "At least" (≥) means part of the bill is priced only as "starting at" or not at all. Walgreens publishes only a "starting at" price and transfers videotapes to DVD only. With the codes and sales advertised now: the calculator.
Long tapes
A VHS tape recorded at a slow speed can hold far more than two hours; Southtree takes up to six hours on one tape. Of the services priced here, only DVD Your Memories states a price by length:
- DVD Your Memories: one two-hour tape at least $49.99, one six-hour tape at least $69.99.
Southtree and ScanDigital say their price is the same whatever the length. Legacybox and Kodak Digitizing count a tape as one item and state no limit on the pages we read.
Camcorder tapes
VHS-C, Hi8, Video8, Digital8 and MiniDV cost the same as VHS at every service here. The formats each one lists:
- iMemories: Videotapes and movie film
- Southtree: Any tape format, any length up to six hours
- Legacybox: Tapes, film reels (8mm, Super 8, 16mm), photos and audio; one tape or one reel is one item
- Kodak Digitizing: Tapes, film reels, photos and audio; one tape or one reel is one item
- ScanDigital: VHS, VHS-C, Hi8, MiniDV, Video8 and Digital8, Betamax and more
- Larsen Digital: VHS, VHS-C, Hi8, Digital8, 8mm, MiniDV and Super VHS; 8mm, Super 8 and 16mm film
- DVD Your Memories: VHS, VHS-C, Hi8, 8mm, Video8, Digital8, MiniDV, MicroMV, MiniDVD
The other two ways
Doing it yourself takes a capture device (from $49.90), a working VCR and an hour for every hour of tape: what it costs and when it beats a service.
Making it look better costs $9.99 a tape as iMemories' add-on, or a one-off software price: restoration costs compared.
Quick answers
How much does it cost to convert one VHS tape to digital?
From $39.99 at Southtree, whose smallest box holds two tapes, with the files and return shipping included. Per-tape services charge iMemories $29.99, ScanDigital $28.00, Larsen Digital $25.00, DVD Your Memories $29.99 before files and shipping.
Is it cheaper to convert VHS tapes yourself?
A capture device costs from $49.90 (Hauppauge USB-Live2), so from a handful of tapes it costs less than any service, if you have a working VCR and a computer, and an hour for every hour of tape. Details: digitize VHS yourself.
Do camcorder tapes cost more than VHS?
At every service priced here a camcorder tape (VHS-C, Hi8, Video8, Digital8, MiniDV) costs the same as a VHS tape. Some take fewer formats: check the list below.
The prices in each service's own words
"Tape conversion is $15 per tape, plus the cost of the outputs you want to receive back. The price below includes cost of one output (i.e. a thumb drive, a digital download, or a DVD/CD set). 2 tapes - $39.99 5 tapes - $84.99 10 tapes - $169.99 15 tapes - $244.99 20 tapes - $329.99 25 tapes - $404.99 30 tapes - $489.99 35 tapes - $564.99 40 tapes - $649.99"
help.southtree.com/en-US/how-much-does-it-cost-to-convert-tapes-315022, read October 28, 2026
"Tape pricing stays the same, regardless of your tapes’ length or format."
help.southtree.com/en-US/how-much-does-it-cost-to-convert-tapes-315022, read October 28, 2026
"6 Full Hours Up to six hours of one tape onto DVD or digital files."
southtree.com/products/video-to-dvd, read October 28, 2026, with the page's scripts run
"Videotapes $29.99 per tape After savings: $14.99 Use code SAVE50 to save"
imemories.com/pricing, read October 28, 2026
"Regularly $29.99 only $14.99 The safe and easy way to ship your memories for digital conversion. Includes specially designed crush-proof box, waterproof bags, shock resistant bubble cushions, and free shipping to iMemories via UPS."
imemories.com/pricing, read October 28, 2026
"Kodak Digitizing Box 10 Item $299 99 Convert up to 10 Tapes, or 10 Films, or 10 sets of 25 Pictures to Digital"
kodakdigitizing.com/pages/pricing, read October 28, 2026
"Need physical copies? (optional) Includes digital download access for 30 days Thumb Drive Perfect for computer + $ 39.99 Disc Set Perfect for computer + $ 39.99"
kodakdigitizing.com/products/kodak-digitizing-box-10-tapes, read October 28, 2026, with the page's scripts run
"Starter $69.98 $70 up to 2 items Offer N/A Family $319.98 $320 up to 10 items Closet $639.98 $640 up to 20 items Trunk $1,249.98 $1250 up to 40 items Vault $2,499.98 $2500 up to 80 items"
legacybox.com/products/legacybox-digitizing-kit, read October 28, 2026
"Storage Options Digital 30-day access to stream & download $19.99 Thumb Drive Portable USB with all your files $19.99 Disc Set Professional DVD set with labels $19.99"
legacybox.com/products/legacybox-digitizing-kit, read October 28, 2026, with the page's scripts run
"Video Tapes to Digital $28.00 per tape"
scandigital.com/products/video-tapes-to-digital, read October 28, 2026
"we transfer an entire tape, whether there is 2 minutes or 2 hours of footage. Therefore, our pricing is by the tape, regardless of how much footage there is."
scandigital.com/faq, read October 28, 2026
"Our shipping prices are for round-trip shipping. Here are our prices: Roundtrip Express Shipping = $40.00, Roundtrip Ground Shipping: $24.00, Secure Shipping Kit Roundtrip Express Shipping = $50.00"
scandigital.com/faq, read October 28, 2026
"Video Tape VHS, VHS-C, Hi8, Digital8, 8mm, MiniDV & Super VHS To DVD To DVD $25 $15.00 / Tape Add Digital Video File $5.00 As Low As"
larsendigital.com/pricing.html, read October 28, 2026
"Transfer to Digital File or DVD Transfer to Digital File and DVD Pricing (per tape)* $29.99 $39.99 *Above pricing applies to video tapes up to 2 hours, tapes exceeding that time are $10 per each additional 2 hours. For video tapes less than 10 minutes in length, transfer cost is only $24.99."
dvdyourmemories.com/services/video-transfer/, read October 28, 2026
"Standard Videotape Format Pricing VHS, VHS-C, Hi8, 8mm, Video8, Digital8, MiniDV, MicroMV, MiniDVD Save 10% on 6 or more tapes or Save 20% on 20 or more tapes"
dvdyourmemories.com/services/video-transfer/, read October 28, 2026
"Thumbdrives and external hard drives are priced separately and start at $20.00."
dvdyourmemories.com/services/video-transfer/, read October 28, 2026
"Videotapes Starting at $34.99 Film Reels Starting at $29.99 HD Videos Starting at $29.99 Photos Starting at $29.99"
photo.walgreens.com/store/transfer-vhs-to-dvd, read October 28, 2026
"At this time, you can transfer only home movie films and videotapes to DVD. Photo prints, negatives and slides can be transferred to USB."
photo.walgreens.com/store/transfer-vhs-to-dvd, read October 28, 2026
Prices checked against each service's own pages on .