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PhotoPrism vs Apple Photos: catalog facts
PhotoPrism	Apple Photos
Freemium Free and open source under the AGPL 3.0. Sponsored membership unlocks some extra features…	Free Included with Apple devices; extra iCloud storage is a separate purchase.
Self-hosted, Web	macOS, iOS
Automatic labelling and face recognition running on your own machine Powerful combined search across labels, place, colour and quality	Built into every Mac, iPhone and iPad Search by people, places, objects and events
Indexing and face recognition are demanding; a Raspberry Pi will struggle Docker is the supported install route, which is a barrier for some	Only available on Apple platforms Cross-device sync depends on iCloud
Self-hosted, Web application	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: AGPL-3.0	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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