Image Hosting Services

Image hosts are often the most unsung yet vital services the Internet provides. Sites like Imgur are the lifeblood of viral image proliferation, and older services like Photobucket and ImageShack are still alive and well as well. These and more can be found here.

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  1. Pixelfed icon
     247 likes

    Pixelfed is an image sharing platform with focus on Privacy, Safety and Security, an ethical alternative to centralized platforms like Instagram.

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    Best alternatives are Mastodon iconMastodonandBluesky iconBluesky131 alternatives
  2. Ente Photos icon
     97 likes

    End-to-end encrypted alternative to Google Photos / iCloud Photos, that makes it easy to backup and share photos and videos.

    • Photo Manager
    • FreemiumOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Flatpak
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  3. PhotoPrism icon
     109 likes

    PhotoPrism® is an AI-Powered Photos App for the Decentralized Web. It makes use of the latest technologies to tag and find pictures automatically without getting in your way. You can run it at home, on a private server, or in the cloud.

    • Photo Manager
    • FreemiumOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • DigitalOcean
    • Self-Hosted
    • FreeBSD
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Docker
    Whether you're using a phone, tablet, or desktop computer, our intuitive PWA provides a native app-like experience.
    Best alternatives are Fossify Gallery iconFossify Gallery111 alternatives
  4. Imgur icon
     361 likes

    Imgur is a free and simple image hosting service with image editing feature. Signup is optional. Imgur is pronounced like image-er; imager.

    Best alternatives are Flickr iconFlickrandPixeldrain iconPixeldrain98 alternatives
  5. Flickr icon
     420 likes

    Online social photo and short video sharing community. Flickr helps you organize that huge mass of photos you have and offers a way for you, your friends and family to tell stories about them.

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  6. Pixeldrain icon
     56 likes

    Free online platform for efficient sharing of any type of file instantly with a simple upload process supporting rich media previews.

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    Best alternatives are MEGA iconMEGAandImgur iconImgur96 alternatives
  7. Piwigo icon
     66 likes

    Manage your photo collection with Piwigo Piwigo is open source photo gallery software for the web. Designed for organisations, teams and individuals.

    • Photo Manager
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    Best alternatives are Fossify Gallery iconFossify Gallery121 alternatives
  8. 500px icon
     98 likes

    500px lets you create stunning professional photo portfolios, find friends, express yourself and connect with likeminded people.

    • Photo Sharing App
    • FreemiumProprietary
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Best alternatives are Pixelfed iconPixelfedandFlickr iconFlickr79 alternatives
  9. Catbox icon
     31 likes

    Free file hosting with no ads, allowing uploads up to 200 MB. You can upload indefinitely, support NSFW content, and track files with or without an account.

    Best alternatives are Imgur iconImgurandShotsShare iconShotsShare43 alternatives
  10. ShotsShare icon
     7 likes

    ShotShare is an open source, self hosted, bare bones image posting/sharing platform, it was built to allow friends to upload screenshots and send links to their friends without the constant barrage of ads/extraneous features.

    Best alternatives are Imgur iconImgurandFlickr iconFlickr55 alternatives
  11. PostImage.org icon
     41 likes

    Provides free image upload and hosting integration for forums. Free picture hosting and photo sharing for websites and blogs.

    File Upload / Homepage
    Best alternatives are Imgur iconImgurandFlickr iconFlickr58 alternatives
  12. Photobucket icon
     60 likes

    Photobucket offers image hosting and free photo and video sharing. Images can be organized into albums. Up to 2GB is available as a free starting, the lowest paid plan give 52 GB plus many other plans

    Best alternatives are Pixelfed iconPixelfedandEnte Photos iconEnte Photos96 alternatives
  13. Tenor icon
     8 likes

    More than 300M people use Tenor every month to communicate with an animated GIF that expresses their exact thoughts or feelings.

    Best alternatives are ezgif.com iconezgif.comandGIPHY iconGIPHY18 alternatives
  14. ImgBB icon
     10 likes

    Free image hosting and sharing service, upload pictures, photo host. Offers integration solutions for uploading images to forums. 16 MB limit. Direct image links, BBCode and HTML thumbnails.

    Best alternatives are Imgur iconImgurandFlickr iconFlickr55 alternatives
  15. Uploadcare icon
     29 likes

    Efficient file API with real-time processing, CDN delivery, multi-source uploads, AI ops, EXIF-based rotation, and robust security features.

    Main page
    Best alternatives are Sirv iconSirvandUppy iconUppy26 alternatives