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Zenphoto vs Zenfolio: catalog facts
Zenphoto	Zenfolio
Free Free and open source, funded by donations.	Paid Paid plans with a free trial that needs no credit card.
Self-hosted	Web
Gallery-first CMS with a blog and pages Multi-user with user rights	Website, galleries, print sales and booking in one service Online proofing and paid gallery access
Requires your own web hosting Publishing tool rather than a phone photo backup	Subscription required after the trial Aimed at photography businesses rather than personal libraries
Self-hosted	Web application, 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 October 1, 2026

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