Self-Hosted PhotoPrism Alternatives

There are many alternatives to PhotoPrism as a self-hosted solution if you are looking for a replacement. The best Self-Hosted alternative is Ente Photos, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to PhotoPrism and many of them are available as a self-hosted solution so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Self-Hosted alternatives to PhotoPrism are Immich, Piwigo, MediaGoblin and Photobox.

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PhotoPrism alternatives are mainly Photo Managers but may also be Photo Sharing Apps or Image Hosting Services.  Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of PhotoPrism.
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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...

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PhotoPrism alternatives page was last updated Apr 9, 2025
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  1. Ente Photos icon

    Ente Photos

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

    117 Ente Photos alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Flatpak
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Encrypted Photo Storage
    2.  End-to-End Encryption
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Encrypted Backup
    5.  Cloud Sync
    6.  Automatic Backup
    7.  Shared Folders
    8.  No Tracking
    9.  Two-factor Authentication
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  Built-in viewer
    12.  Selective Synchronization

    Ente Photos VS PhotoPrism

     

    • Ente Photos is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Mac, iPhone, Linux, iPad, Android Tablet & Self-Hosted alternative to PhotoPrism.

    • Ente Photos is Freemium and Open SourcePhotoPrism is also Freemium and Open Source
    • Ente Photos is Privacy focusedPhotoPrism is not according to our users
  2. Immich icon

    Immich

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    Self-hosted photo and video backup solution directly from your mobile phone.

    11 Immich alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    • F-Droid
    Immich screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Photo Gallery
    2.  Cloud Sync
    3.  Facial Recognition
    4.  Multiple Account support
    5.  Geotagged Photos
    6.  Self-hosted
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Decentralized
    10.  Encrypted Backup
    11.  No registration required
    12.  File Tagging

    Immich VS PhotoPrism

     
  4. Piwigo icon

    Piwigo

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

    121 Piwigo alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    Piwigo screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Cloud Sync
    2.  On-premises software
    3.  Web-Based
    4.  Watermark images
    5.  Photo Gallery
    6.  Access Control

    Piwigo VS PhotoPrism

     
  5. MediaGoblin icon

    MediaGoblin

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    MediaGoblin is a free software media publishing platform that anyone can run. You can think of it as a decentralized alternative to Flickr, YouTube, SoundCloud, etc.

    60 MediaGoblin alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Sandstorm
    A User profile and their corresponding galleries

    MediaGoblin Features

    1.  Decentralized
    2.  Built-in 3D model viewer
    3.  GNU/linux-libre
    4.  Audio Sharing

    MediaGoblin VS PhotoPrism

     
  6. Photobox icon

    Photobox

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    Photo library and interactive editor built with Next.js.

    27 Photobox alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    Photobox screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Built-in viewer
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Photographic filters
    5.  Favorites
    6.  AI-Powered
    7.  Photo Gallery
    8.  Photo effects
    9.  Collage

    Photobox VS PhotoPrism

     
  7. Memories for Nextcloud icon

    Memories for Nextcloud

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    Fast, modern and advanced photo management suite. Free and open source Nextcloud app.

    59 Memories for Nextcloud alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Nextcloud
    Memories for Nextcloud screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Built-in viewer
    2.  Geotagging
    3.  Facial Recognition
    4.  File Tagging
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  Photo Gallery
    8.  Timeline-based
    9.  Automatic upload
    10.  Media Transcoding
    11.  Automatic Tagging
    12.  Timeline

    Memories for Nextcloud VS PhotoPrism

     
  9. Nextcloud Photos icon

    Nextcloud Photos

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    📸 Your memories under your control.

    70 Nextcloud Photos alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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    Nextcloud Photos Features

    1.  Favorites
    2.  Photo Gallery

    Nextcloud Photos VS PhotoPrism

     
  10. LibrePhotos icon

    LibrePhotos

     19 likes
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    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.

    110 LibrePhotos alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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    LibrePhotos Features

    1.  Facial Recognition
    2.  File Tagging
    3.  Photo Gallery

    LibrePhotos VS PhotoPrism

     
    Comments about LibrePhotos as an Alternative to PhotoPrism
    Andras Tim
    Positive •Oct 27, 2022
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    Both of them has facial recognization

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    • LibrePhotos is Free and Open SourcePhotoPrism is Freemium and Open Source
  11. Lychee icon

    Lychee

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    Lychee is a free and open source, great looking and easy-to-use photo-management-system, which runs on your server or web-space. Installing is a matter of seconds. Upload, manage and share photos like from a native application.

    33 Lychee alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • MySQL Community Edition
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
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    Lychee Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Private gallery
    5.  Server-side
    6.  Photo Gallery
    7.  Protected by Password

    Lychee VS PhotoPrism

     
  12. PhotoStructure icon

    PhotoStructure

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    Your new home for all your photos & videos.

    107 PhotoStructure alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    PhotoStructure screenshot 1

    PhotoStructure Features

    1.  Media library
    2.  Video library
    3.  Image deduplication
    4.  Image Sharing
    5.  Data deduplication
    6.  Photo Gallery

    PhotoStructure VS PhotoPrism

     
  13. Synology Moments icon

    Synology Moments

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    Gather all your photos and videos in one private place and organize them in an entirely new way. Synology Moments opens a new era for photo storage, allowing random photos to be automatically sorted by an image-recognizing technique that can identify the people, subjects, and...

    19 Synology Moments alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • TW flagTaiwan

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
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    Synology Moments Features

    1.  Facial Recognition
    2.  Photo Gallery

    Synology Moments VS PhotoPrism

     
  14. Chevereto icon

    Chevereto

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    Self-hosted image sharing software which allows to create your own image hosting website.

    58 Chevereto alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • MySQL Community Edition
    • Self-Hosted
    • MariaDB
    • PHP
    Homepage

    Chevereto Features

    1.  Two-factor Authentication
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Web-Based
    4.  Multiple languages
    5.  Photo Gallery
    6.  Server-side
    7.  Image Sharing

    Chevereto VS PhotoPrism

     
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