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SmugMugZenphoto
Paid

Subscription service with a free trial.

 Free

Free and open source, funded by donations.

Web Self-hosted
  • Storage, client galleries and selling in one service
  • Aimed at photographers running a business
  • Gallery-first CMS with a blog and pages
  • Multi-user with user rights
  • Paid subscription after the trial
  • Photos are stored on the provider's servers
  • Requires your own web hosting
  • Publishing tool rather than a phone photo 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

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 24, 2026

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