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Immich vs HomeGallery: catalog facts
Immich	HomeGallery
Free Free to use with every feature; the project states nothing will be put behind a paywall…	Free Free and open source.
Self-hosted, Web, Android, iOS	Windows, macOS, Linux, 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	Keeps your existing folder structure Similar-image search and face recognition
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	You host and maintain the server yourself Browsing gallery rather than a phone backup service
Self-hosted, Web application, Downloadable app	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License not stated
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 24, 2026

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