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Memories vs Ente Photos: catalog facts
Memories	Ente Photos
Free Free and open source.	Freemium A small free tier is available. Paid plans add storage; self-hosting is free.
Android, Web, Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Web, Self-hosted
Fast timeline for very large libraries Face and keyword tagging through Nextcloud apps	End-to-end encrypted with on-device face and object search Open source clients and server, so self-hosting is a real option
Requires a Nextcloud server Face and object tagging depend on separate Nextcloud apps	Free storage is small; real use needs a paid plan or self-hosting On-device indexing is slow on older phones
Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Hosted service, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is 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 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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