Self-Hosted Piwigo Alternatives

There are many alternatives to Piwigo 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 Piwigo 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 Piwigo are PhotoPrism, MediaGoblin, Photobox and LibrePhotos.

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Piwigo 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 Piwigo.
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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.

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Piwigo alternatives page was last updated May 22, 2024
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  1. Ente Photos icon
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    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
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    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

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

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Encrypted Photo Storage
    2.  End-to-End Encryption
    3.  Encrypted Backup
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Cloud Sync
    6.  Shared Folders
    7.  Automatic Backup
    8.  No Tracking
    9.  Two-factor Authentication
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  Built-in viewer
    12.  Selective Synchronization
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    • Ente Photos is the most popular Web-based, iPhone, iPad, Android Tablet & Self-Hosted alternative to Piwigo.

    • Ente Photos is Freemium and Open SourcePiwigo is Free and Open Source
    • Ente Photos is Privacy focusedPiwigo is not according to our users
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    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 server, or in the cloud.

    110 PhotoPrism alternatives
    Enjoy browsing your photo collection with our intuitive Progressive Web App — whether it’s on a phone, tablet, or desktop computer.

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • DigitalOcean
    • Self-Hosted
    • FreeBSD
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Docker
    The app includes four high-resolution world maps to bring back the memories of your favorite trips. Our privacy-preserving backend services provide worldwide location information to enrich your pictures with details such as state, city, and category.
    The UI provides a native app-like experience, and you can conveniently install it on the home screen of all major operating systems and mobile devices.
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    Automatic classification of pictures based on their content and location.

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Automatic Tagging
    2.  Facial Recognition
    3.  Geocoding
    4.  AI-Powered
    5.  WebDAV Sync
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Decentralized
    8.  No registration required
    9.  Works Offline
    10.  Geotagging
    11.  File Tagging
    12.  Two-factor Authentication
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  4. MediaGoblin icon
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    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
    A User profile and their corresponding galleries

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Sandstorm.io

    MediaGoblin Features

    1.  Decentralized
    2.  Built-in 3D model viewer
    3.  GNU/linux-libre
    4.  Audio Sharing
    View of an audio file
    View of an PDF presentation
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    View of an 3D Model
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    Comments about MediaGoblin as an Alternative to Piwigo
     
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    Better interface, tags and all media support

    Positive comment •Dec 21, 2016
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    • Almost everyone thinks MediaGoblin is a great Piwigo alternative.

    • MediaGoblin is Free and Open SourcePiwigo is also Free and Open Source
    • MediaGoblin is DecentralizedPiwigo is not according to our users
  5. Photobox icon
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    Photobox

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    Photo library and interactive editor built with Next.js.

    27 Photobox alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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    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
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  6. LibrePhotos icon
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    LibrePhotos

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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
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    LibrePhotos Features

    1.  Facial Recognition
    2.  File Tagging
    3.  Photo Gallery
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  7. Memories for Nextcloud icon
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    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
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Nextcloud

    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
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  9. Nextcloud Photos icon
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    Nextcloud Photos

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    📸 Your memories under your control.

    69 Nextcloud Photos alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    Nextcloud Photos Features

    1.  Favorites
    2.  Photo Gallery
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  10. Lychee icon
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    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
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

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

    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
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  11. PhotoStructure icon
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    PhotoStructure

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    Your new home for all your photos & videos.

    107 PhotoStructure alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    PhotoStructure Features

    1.  Media library
    2.  Video library
    3.  Image deduplication
    4.  Image Sharing
    5.  Data deduplication
    6.  Photo Gallery
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  12. IO200 icon
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    IO200

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    Portfolio websites & content management for photographers and artists.

    15 IO200 alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No Coding Required
    2.  WYSIWYG Support
    3.  Photo Gallery
    4.  Content Management
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  13. HomeGallery icon
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    HomeGallery

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    Self-hosted open-source web gallery to browse personal photos and videos featuring tagging, mobile-friendly, and AI powered image discovery.

    15 HomeGallery alternatives
    Timeline with infinite scroll

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    Mobile friendly timeline with infinite scroll
    Similar sunsets by reverse image search (similar image) - which does not require any manual tagging.

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Reverse Image Search
    2.  Facial Recognition
    3.  Private gallery
    4.  Mobile friendly
    5.  Progressive Web App
    6.  Infinite scroll
    7.  Web-Based
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  14. MediaCMS icon
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    MediaCMS

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    A content management system developed to meet the needs of modern web platforms for viewing and sharing media.

    18 MediaCMS alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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