Self-Hosted Google Photos Alternatives

Google Photos is not available as a self-hosted solution but there are plenty of alternatives for power users and business that want to host a solution on-premise. The best Self-Hosted alternative is Nextcloud, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Google Photos and 19 are available as a self-hosted solution so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Self-Hosted alternatives to Google Photos are PhotoPrism, Seafile, Piwigo and LibrePhotos.

Google Photos alternatives are mainly Photo Managers but may also be Photo Sharing Apps or Image Viewers. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Google Photos.

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Nextcloud
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Free • Open Source
Cloud Storage Service
File Sync Tool
Online Backup Tool
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Online
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F-Droid
Cloudron
137 Nextcloud alternatives
You should have full control over your data. We help you achieve that: a safe home for all your data. Secure, under your control and developed in an open, transparent and trustworthy way. We are Nextcloud.
- - Nextcloud is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to Google Photos.
- - Nextcloud is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Google Photos.
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Nextcloud Features
1. Privacy focusedNextcloud is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
2. Calendar IntegrationNextcloud lets you sync your tasks and events with your calendar application.
3. Ad-freeNextcloud doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
4. Two-factor AuthenticationNextcloud supports two-factor authentication (2FA).
5. Cloud SyncSync your data (notes, documents, bookmarks, etc.) across your different devices and to the cloud.
6. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsNextcloud can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
7. End-to-End EncryptionNextcloud has E2E Encryption, for entire or parts of the app.
8. Dark ModeNextcloud supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
9. Support for ActivityPubNextcloud support ActivityPub, a open and decentralized social network protocol.
Sync Contacts
Security focused
Hostable
On-premises software
Cross-Platform
Customizable
CalDAV Support
Calendar Sync
Secure File Sharing
Integrated File Sharing
Comments about Nextcloud as a Alternative to Google Photos
Some users think Nextcloud is a great Google Photos alternative, some don't.
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It can even handle raw photos, if the appropriate app is installed.
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Guest
Taking control of my digital footpring. Nextcloud is self-hosted - My data is MY data...
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Michael Mayer
Just like Google Drive, Nextcloud is not a real alternative to Google Photos.
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BarnMTB
With Nextcloud, you have to install and maintain the service/server yourself or pay a 3rd party host to do it for you. This requires some technical knowledge, willingness, and some investment upfront. Nextcloud is not "register an account & go", unlike Google Photos.
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Not really a photo management app.
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PhotoPrism
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Freemium • Open Source
Photo Manager
Photo Sharing App
Image Hosting Service
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FreeBSD
Raspberry Pi
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97 PhotoPrism alternatives
PhotoPrism is a highly rated alternative to Google Photos that has been gaining popularity among users who are looking for a more private and decentralized way to manage their photos. PhotoPrism is an AI-powered photo app that uses the latest technologies to automatically tag and find pictures without getting in your way. Whether you choose to run it at home, on a private server, or in the cloud, PhotoPrism makes it easy to organize and access your photos from anywhere.

One of the standout features of PhotoPrism is its automatic tagging, which can help you quickly find the photos you're looking for based on keywords and other metadata. The app also offers facial recognition and geocoding, making it easy to sort and filter your photos by location and the people in them. While Google Photos offers similar features like facial recognition and image sharing, PhotoPrism's focus on privacy and decentralization makes it an excellent alternative for users who are concerned about the security of their data.
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PhotoPrism Features
1. Facial RecognitionPhotoPrism can register a biometric facial pattern to identify or verify the identity of a subject through an image or video.
2. Privacy focusedPhotoPrism is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
3. Ad-freePhotoPrism doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
4. Works OfflinePhotoPrism can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
5. GeotaggingPhotoPrism can add geographical metadata details to an image, file or data.
6. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in PhotoPrism without registration.
7. DecentralizedPhotoPrism is based on a decentralized infrastructure with no single entity controlling it.
8. Support for ThemesYou can use themes and templates to change the look and feel of PhotoPrism.
9. Dark ModePhotoPrism supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
Automatic Tagging
Geocoding
AI-Powered
WebDAV Sync
Progressive Web App
Photo Gallery
Smart Albums
Android Sync
Comments about PhotoPrism as a Alternative to Google Photos
Almost everyone thinks PhotoPrism is a great Google Photos alternative.
Guest
Actively maintained Open Source alternative.
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happycat
Comes with almost all functionality Google Photos provides such as: Automatic tagging of objects, places, colors, faces (coming soon). Creating and sharing albums. Video support. Beautiful views...

Additionally PhotoPrism respects the users privacy!
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drfuzzyness
Actively maintained and uses a passable object recognition system for automatic photo tagging.
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vondravl
so far best experience with self hosting service
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Seafile
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Freemium • Open Source
Cloud Storage Service
File Sync Tool
Online Backup Tool
Mac
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121 Seafile alternatives
Seafile is a professional open source cloud storage platform for organizations. It has complete file syncing and sharing features, reliable file storage and advanced privacy protection feature.
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Seafile Features
1. File VersioningSeafile has a version system that lets you view and go back to older versions of the project/file/document.
Multi Platform
Isolated file libraries
Support for Amazon S3
Virtual hard drive
Install Syslinux
Sync Network Drive
Development API
Encrypted sync
Piwigo
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Free • Open Source
Photo Manager
Photo Sharing App
Image Hosting Service
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Android Tablet
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Self-Hosted
105 Piwigo alternatives
Manage your photo collection with Piwigo Piwigo is open source photo gallery software for the web. Designed for organisations, teams and individuals.
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Piwigo Features
1. LightweightPiwigo consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Cloud SyncSync your data (notes, documents, bookmarks, etc.) across your different devices and to the cloud.
3. Support for ThemesYou can use themes and templates to change the look and feel of Piwigo.
On-premises software
Web-Based
Watermark images
Photo Gallery
Access Control
Comments about Piwigo as a Alternative to Google Photos
Most users think Piwigo is a great Google Photos alternative.
Crowfather
Piwigo is good but its really for photos only. Video support requires the complex process of adding and configuring a special plugin. It also lacks object tagging and image recognition.
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Guest
Piwigo has come a long way since I first tried it. It’s great alternative method of storing photos in a cloud. It it is open source and can be self hosted. However, if you are not capable of managing your own LAMP stack, it appears you can get a hosted service at piwigo.com
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LibrePhotos
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Free • Open Source
Photo Manager
Photo Sharing App
Self-Hosted
94 LibrePhotos alternatives
Unlike commercial service that store your photos in the cloud and scan/index them to train their machine learning models and collect ad targeting data on you, LibrePhotos keeps all your photos and metadata on your local machine.
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LibrePhotos Features
1. Facial RecognitionLibrePhotos can register a biometric facial pattern to identify or verify the identity of a subject through an image or video.
2. File TaggingLibrePhotos can organize and highlight your files with tags and labels.
Photo Gallery
Lychee
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Free • Open Source
Photo Manager
Photo Sharing App
MySQL Community Edition
Self-Hosted
PHP
Cloudron
30 Lychee alternatives
Lychee is a free photo-management tool, which runs on your server or web-space. Installing is a matter of seconds. Upload, manage and share photos like from a native application. Lychee comes with everything you need and all your photos are stored securely.
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Lychee Features
Private gallery
Server-side
Photo Gallery
Protected by Password
PhotoStructure
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Freemium • Proprietary
Photo Manager
Video Sharing Tool
Mac
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Self-Hosted
92 PhotoStructure alternatives
Your new home for all your photos & videos.
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PhotoStructure Features
Media library
Video library
Image deduplication
Image Sharing
Data deduplication
Photo Gallery
Synology Photo Station
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Paid • Proprietary
Photo Sharing App
Image Hosting Service
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Self-Hosted
31 Synology Photo Station alternatives
Photo Station is an online photo album integrated with a blog for you to easily share photos, videos, and blog over the Internet.
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Synology Photo Station Features
Upload images
Photoview
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Free • Open Source
Photo Manager
Photo Sharing App
Online
Self-Hosted
Software as a Service (SaaS)
32 Photoview alternatives
Photoview is a simple and user-friendly photo gallery that can easily be installed on personal servers. It's made for photographers and aims to provide an easy and fast way to navigate directories, with thousands of high resolution photos.
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Photoview Features
Photo Gallery
Support for Docker