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Piwigo vs Daminion: catalog facts
Piwigo	Daminion
Freemium Self-hosted Piwigo is free; Piwigo Cloud is a paid service with a free trial.	Paid Commercial software; pricing is available on request from the developer.
Web, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Same open-source core for self-hosted and cloud versions Plugin system and API	Can run on your own server or NAS Metadata search, version history and geotagging
Self-hosting requires your own web server Paid support is separate from the free version	Aimed at organisations; pricing requires contacting the company Commercial and closed source
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
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 24, 2026

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