Alternatives to LibrePhotos

A self-hosted photo service with face recognition and automatic event albums, all processed locally. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as LibrePhotos.

  • Immich

    A self-hosted photo and video backup platform with mobile apps, aimed at replacing Google Photos.

    FreeOpen sourceSelf-hostedWebAndroidiOS

    Immich is an AGPL-3.0 self-hosted service that adds Android and iOS apps with automatic backup, but its server needs at least 6 GB RAM.

  • PhotoPrism

    A self-hosted photo library that tags pictures and recognises faces on your own hardware, not a company's.

    FreemiumOpen sourceSelf-hostedWeb

    PhotoPrism is AGPL-3.0 instead of MIT, adds colour and quality search and RAW handling, and installs as a phone web app, with some features sponsor-only.

  • Ente Photos

    End-to-end encrypted photo storage, hosted or self-hosted.

    FreemiumOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiOSWebSelf-hosted

    Ente Photos adds end-to-end encryption, desktop and mobile apps and an optional paid hosted service, under the AGPL-3.0 licence.

  • Synology Photos

    A photo library app for Synology NAS devices, with mobile apps that back up phone photos.

    FreeProprietaryAndroidiOSWebSelf-hosted

    Synology Photos adds mobile backup apps but requires a Synology NAS and is closed source.

  • Google Photos

    Google's hosted photo and video service with automatic backup from Android and iOS and 15 GB of shared free storage.

    FreemiumProprietaryWebAndroidiOS

    Google Photos needs no server and adds AI search and editing, but it is a proprietary cloud service where photos leave your machine.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.