# Open-source alternatives to Google Photos

> Google Photos: Google's cloud photo and video backup service with search and sharing. The best self-hosted, open-source alternatives are Immich, PhotoPrism and Ente. All of them can run on your own server, so your data stays under your control. All 6 apps here are open source.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Commercial product | Google Photos |
| Category | Photo Galleries |
| Alternatives listed | 6 |
| Top pick | Immich (115,648 stars, AGPL-3.0) |
| Canonical URL | https://appsgit.com/alternatives/google-photos |

## Alternatives, in recommended order

- [Immich](https://appsgit.com/apps/immich): Photo and video backup solution directly from your mobile phone (alternative to Google Photos). (115,648 stars, AGPL-3.0, TypeScript, Docker)
- [PhotoPrism](https://appsgit.com/apps/photoprism): Personal photo management powered by Go and Google TensorFlow. Browse, organize, and share your personal photo collection, using the latest technologies to automatically tag and find pictures. (40,272 stars, AGPL-3.0, Go, Docker)
- [Ente](https://appsgit.com/apps/ente): An end-to-end encrypted photo-sharing platform (alternative to Google Photos, Apple Photos). (29,252 stars, AGPL-3.0, Dart, Docker)
- [LibrePhotos](https://appsgit.com/apps/librephotos): Photo management service with a slight focus on cool graphs (alternative to Google Photos). (8,089 stars, MIT, Python, Docker)
- [Photoview](https://appsgit.com/apps/photoview): Simple and user-friendly photo gallery for personal servers. It is made for photographers and aims to provide an easy and fast way to navigate directories, with thousands of high resolution photos. (6,542 stars, AGPL-3.0, Go, Docker)
- [Lychee](https://appsgit.com/apps/lychee): Grid and album based photo-management-system. (4,307 stars, MIT, PHP, Docker)

## Comparisons

- [Immich vs PhotoPrism](https://appsgit.com/compare/immich-vs-photoprism)
- [Immich vs Ente](https://appsgit.com/compare/immich-vs-ente)
- [PhotoPrism vs LibrePhotos](https://appsgit.com/compare/photoprism-vs-librephotos)

More in this category: [Photo Galleries](https://appsgit.com/categories/photo-galleries)

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