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

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