Alternatives to Zenphoto

A self-hosted CMS for gallery-focused websites with images, audio, video, a blog and pages. 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 Zenphoto.

  • Piwigo

    Open-source photo library and digital asset management software, self-hosted or used as a hosted service.

    FreemiumOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    Piwigo is an open-source photo library with plugins and an API that can be self-hosted or used as a hosted service, focusing on galleries rather than blog pages.

  • Lychee

    Open-source, self-hosted photo management server for uploading, organizing and sharing photo albums.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    Lychee is an open-source self-hosted photo server focused on albums with public and password-protected sharing, without Zenphoto's blog, pages and theme-based website features.

  • Chevereto

    Self-hosted image and video hosting software for running your own media sharing site.

    FreemiumProprietaryWebSelf-hosted

    Chevereto runs a multi-user image and video sharing site with public and private albums and Docker hosting, but it is freemium and not open source.

  • Sigal

    A Python command-line tool that turns folders of images and videos into a static web photo gallery.

    FreeOpen sourceCommand line

    Sigal generates a static gallery website from folders on the command line, so no web hosting with a CMS is needed, but it has no graphical interface or blog.

  • thumbsup

    A command-line static gallery generator that turns a folder of photos and videos into a website.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxCommand line

    thumbsup builds a static photo and video gallery site with one command and incremental rebuilds, removing the need for a server but offering no blog, pages or users.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.