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Lychee vs Photobucket: catalog facts
Lychee	Photobucket
Free Free and open source, with optional GitHub sponsorship.	Freemium Free tier available, with paid plans for more storage and features.
Web, Self-hosted	Web
Your photos stay on your own server Public sharing and password-protected albums	Private group sharing of photos and videos Phone photo backup into albums
You need a server or web space to run it Focused on albums and sharing rather than phone backup	Photos are stored on the provider's servers Closed source hosted service
Self-hosted	Hosted service
Open source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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