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Ente Photos vs Apple Photos: catalog facts
Ente Photos	Apple Photos
Freemium A small free tier is available. Paid plans add storage; self-hosting is free.	Free Included with Apple devices; extra iCloud storage is a separate purchase.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Web, Self-hosted	macOS, iOS
End-to-end encrypted with on-device face and object search Open source clients and server, so self-hosting is a real option	Built into every Mac, iPhone and iPad Search by people, places, objects and events
Free storage is small; real use needs a paid plan or self-hosting On-device indexing is slow on older phones	Only available on Apple platforms Cross-device sync depends on iCloud
Downloadable app, Hosted service, Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: AGPL-3.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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