Compare software

Synology Photos vs Immich: catalog facts
Synology Photos	Immich
Free Included at no extra cost with a Synology NAS.	Free Free to use with every feature; the project states nothing will be put behind a paywall…
Android, iOS, Web, Self-hosted, Browser extension	Self-hosted, Web, Android, iOS
Photos stay on hardware you own Automatic phone backup through mobile apps	Automatic background backup from Android and iOS with selective album backup, album sync and Free Up Space to… Search by metadata, objects, faces and CLIP; facial recognition and clustering; reverse geocoding and a global map
Requires a Synology NAS Closed source	Server needs Docker with at least 6 GB RAM and 2 CPU cores (8 GB and 4 cores… The Postgres database must not sit on NTFS, exFAT or a network share and should use local SSD
Downloadable app, Self-hosted, Browser extension	Self-hosted, Web application, Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

Catalog facts only. Anything “not stated” is unconfirmed. Check full listings for details.