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Chevereto vs Zenphoto: catalog facts
Chevereto	Zenphoto
Freemium Self-hosting can start free; the managed Chevereto Cloud is paid after a 14-day trial.	Free Free and open source, funded by donations.
Web, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Multi-user accounts with public and private albums Docker image for self-hosting	Gallery-first CMS with a blog and pages Multi-user with user rights
Built for hosting and sharing more than personal library organization Managed hosting option is paid	Requires your own web hosting Publishing tool rather than a phone photo backup
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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