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Google Photos vs Ente Photos: catalog facts
Google Photos	Ente Photos
Freemium Every Google Account includes up to 15 GB of storage shared across Google Photos, Gmail…	Freemium A small free tier is available. Paid plans add storage; self-hosting is free.
Web, Android, iOS	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Web, Self-hosted
Automatic backup from Android and iOS in Original quality or compressed Storage saver quality Natural-language search plus face groups, places and things; AI editing tools such as Magic Eraser and Photo Unblur	End-to-end encrypted with on-device face and object search Open source clients and server, so self-hosting is a real option
Storage saver resizes photos above 16 MP and videos above 1080p, and since June 1, 2021 still counts… Content may be deleted after 2 years of inactivity or 2 years over the storage quota	Free storage is small; real use needs a paid plan or self-hosting On-device indexing is slow on older phones
Hosted service, Web application, Downloadable app	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 20, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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