Alternatives to FOREVER
A paid permanent cloud storage service for preserving, organizing and sharing family photos and videos. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
FOREVER
A paid permanent cloud storage service for preserving, organizing and sharing family photos and videos.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as FOREVER.
Google Photos
Google's hosted photo and video service with automatic backup from Android and iOS and 15 GB of shared free storage.
Google Photos adds automatic phone backup and AI search with 15 GB free, but it uses subscriptions beyond that and may delete content after two years of inactivity.
Amazon Photos
Amazon's photo backup service with unlimited full-resolution photo storage for Prime members.
Amazon Photos gives unlimited full-resolution photo storage with a Prime membership instead of a one-time payment, but includes only 5 GB of video storage.
iCloud Photos
Apple's cloud photo library that syncs photos and videos across Apple devices and the web.
iCloud Photos syncs photos and videos across Apple devices and the web, but it is tied to an Apple account and does not offer digitization or print services.
SmugMug
A paid photo hosting service for storing, sharing and selling photos, aimed at photographers.
SmugMug is a paid subscription for hosting, sharing and selling photos, aimed at photographers running a business rather than family archiving with a one-time payment.
Jottacloud
A Norwegian cloud storage and backup service with automatic photo and file uploads.
Jottacloud stores photos and files in Norway with an unlimited single-user plan and a family plan for five users, using a subscription rather than permanent storage.
Flickr
A long-running photo hosting and sharing service with a community of photographers.
Flickr offers unlimited storage with a Pro subscription and a large photography community, while free accounts show ads and have limits.
Ente Photos
End-to-end encrypted photo storage, hosted or self-hosted.
Ente Photos adds end-to-end encryption, open-source apps and a self-hosting option, but real use needs a paid plan or your own server.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Mylio Photos
A photo library app that organizes and syncs photos across your own devices without requiring cloud storage.
Tonfotos
A desktop photo organizer for family archives with face recognition, duplicate finding and phone import.
Degoo
A cloud storage service for automatic photo and video backup from phones, with a free plan.
Cryptee
An encrypted cloud service for storing photos and videos and writing private documents and journals.
