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Immich vs Ente Photos: catalog facts
Immich	Ente Photos
Free Free to use with every feature; the project states nothing will be put behind a paywall…	Freemium A small free tier is available. Paid plans add storage; self-hosting is free.
Self-hosted, Web, Android, iOS	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Web, Self-hosted
Automatic background backup from Android and iOS with selective album backup, album sync and Free Up Space to… Search by metadata, objects, faces and CLIP; facial recognition and clustering; reverse geocoding and a global map	End-to-end encrypted with on-device face and object search Open source clients and server, so self-hosting is a real option
Server needs Docker with at least 6 GB RAM and 2 CPU cores (8 GB and 4 cores… The Postgres database must not sit on NTFS, exFAT or a network share and should use local SSD	Free storage is small; real use needs a paid plan or self-hosting On-device indexing is slow on older phones
Self-hosted, Web application, Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Hosted service, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License: AGPL-3.0
Account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
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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