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Zenphoto vs Chevereto: catalog facts
Zenphoto	Chevereto
Free Free and open source, funded by donations.	Freemium Self-hosting can start free; the managed Chevereto Cloud is paid after a 14-day trial.
Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Gallery-first CMS with a blog and pages Multi-user with user rights	Multi-user accounts with public and private albums Docker image for self-hosting
Requires your own web hosting Publishing tool rather than a phone photo backup	Built for hosting and sharing more than personal library organization Managed hosting option is paid
Self-hosted	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 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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