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Zenphoto vs SmugMug: catalog facts
Zenphoto	SmugMug
Free Free and open source, funded by donations.	Paid Subscription service with a free trial.
Self-hosted	Web
Gallery-first CMS with a blog and pages Multi-user with user rights	Storage, client galleries and selling in one service Aimed at photographers running a business
Requires your own web hosting Publishing tool rather than a phone photo backup	Paid subscription after the trial Photos are stored on the provider's servers
Self-hosted	Hosted service
Open source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Account 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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