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PhotoPrism vs Photofield: catalog facts
PhotoPrismPhotofield
Freemium

Free and open source under the AGPL 3.0. Sponsored membership unlocks some extra features…

Free

Free to download and run.

Self-hosted, Web Web, Self-hosted
  • Automatic labelling and face recognition running on your own machine
  • Powerful combined search across labels, place, colour and quality
  • Single binary, easy to deploy
  • Does not modify or move your photos
  • Indexing and face recognition are demanding; a Raspberry Pi will struggle
  • Docker is the supported install route, which is a barrier for some
  • Gallery and viewer rather than a full photo manager
  • Smaller project than the established alternatives
Self-hosted, Web application Self-hosted
Open source Closed source
License: AGPL-3.0 License not stated
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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