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FOREVER vs Ente Photos: catalog facts
FOREVER	Ente Photos
Paid Storage is bought with a one-time payment; digitization and printing are sold separately.	Freemium A small free tier is available. Paid plans add storage; self-hosting is free.
Web	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Web, Self-hosted
One-time payment for permanent storage instead of a subscription No ads or data mining, according to the company	End-to-end encrypted with on-device face and object search Open source clients and server, so self-hosting is a real option
Permanence depends on the company keeping its guarantee Pricing is not shown on the homepage	Free storage is small; real use needs a paid plan or self-hosting On-device indexing is slow on older phones
Hosted service	Downloadable app, Hosted service, Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: AGPL-3.0
Account 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 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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