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Immich vs Synology Photos: catalog facts
Immich	Synology Photos
Free Free to use with every feature; the project states nothing will be put behind a paywall…	Free Included at no extra cost with a Synology NAS.
Self-hosted, Web, Android, iOS	Android, iOS, Web, Self-hosted, Browser extension
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	Photos stay on hardware you own Automatic phone backup through mobile apps
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	Requires a Synology NAS Closed source
Self-hosted, Web application, Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Self-hosted, Browser extension
Open source	Closed 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 23, 2026

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