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SmugMugPiwigo
Paid

Subscription service with a free trial.

 Freemium

Self-hosted Piwigo is free; Piwigo Cloud is a paid service with a free trial.

Web Web, Self-hosted
  • Storage, client galleries and selling in one service
  • Aimed at photographers running a business
  • Same open-source core for self-hosted and cloud versions
  • Plugin system and API
  • Paid subscription after the trial
  • Photos are stored on the provider's servers
  • Self-hosting requires your own web server
  • Paid support is separate from the free version
Hosted service Self-hosted, Hosted service
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

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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