24 self-hosted Google Photos alternatives

Google Photos is Google's commercial photo and video storage and management service with AI-powered search and automatic backup. It is widely used on mobile devices. These open-source apps let you replace Google Photos with software you host and control yourself.

Best self-hosted Google Photos alternatives

Immich

Photo Management

High-performance self-hosted photo and video backup

Replaces Google Photos, iCloud Photos

★ 109.9k Medium setup AGPL-3.0

PhotoPrism

Photo Management

AI-powered photo app for the decentralized web

Replaces Google Photos

★ 40k Medium setup AGPL-3.0

Ente Photos

Photo Management

End-to-end encrypted photo storage and backup

Replaces Google Photos, iCloud Photos

★ 28.2k Hard setup AGPL-3.0

LibrePhotos

Photo Management

Self-hosted smart photo management

Replaces Google Photos

★ 8k Medium setup MIT

Photoview

Photo Management

Simple photo gallery for personal servers

Replaces Google Photos

★ 6.5k Easy setup AGPL-3.0

Google Photos Takeout Helper

Photo Management

Organizes Google Photos Takeout exports into a clean library

Replaces Google Photos

★ 5.8k Medium setup Apache-2.0

Syncthing Android Wrapper

File Sync & Storage

Official Android client for Syncthing sync

Replaces Dropbox, Google Photos

★ 4.3k Easy setup MPL-2.0

Lychee

Photo Management

Self-hosted photo management made easy

Replaces Google Photos, Flickr

★ 4.3k Easy setup MIT

Piwigo

Photo Management

Open-source photo gallery for the web

Replaces Flickr, Google Photos

★ 3.8k Easy setup GPL-2.0

Memories

Photo Management

Photo management app for Nextcloud with timeline and AI

Replaces Google Photos, iCloud Photos

★ 3.8k Medium setup AGPL-3.0

Hydrus Network

Photo Management

Self-hosted tag-based media organizer and image database

Replaces Google Photos, Eagle

★ 3.1k Hard setup WTFPL

OwnPhotos

Photo Management

Self-hosted Google Photos clone with face recognition

Replaces Google Photos

★ 2.8k Medium setup MIT

PiGallery2

Photo Management

Fast directory-based photo gallery with search and maps

Replaces Google Photos

★ 2.3k Easy setup MIT

Photonix

Photo Management

Self-hosted photo gallery with face and location detection

Replaces Google Photos

★ 2k Medium setup AGPL-3.0

Damselfly

Photo Management

Server-based photo management for large libraries

Replaces Google Photos

★ 1.8k Medium setup GPL-3.0

digiKam

Photo Management

Professional photo management with advanced metadata tools

Replaces Adobe Lightroom, Google Photos

★ 1.2k Medium setup GPL-2.0

HomeGallery

Photo Management

Self-hosted browsable photo and video gallery with similarity search

Replaces Google Photos

★ 1.2k Medium setup MIT

thumbsup

Photo Management

Static photo and video gallery generator

Replaces Google Photos, Flickr

★ 860 Easy setup MIT

Nextcloud Photos

Photo Management

Photo timeline and album app for Nextcloud

Replaces Google Photos, iCloud Photos

★ 713 Medium setup AGPL-3.0

Photofield

Photo Management

Fast experimental photo viewer for huge libraries

Replaces Google Photos

★ 598 Easy setup MIT

Shotwell Server

Photo Management

Digital photo organizer with tagging and event grouping

Replaces Google Photos, Apple Photos

★ 400 Easy setup LGPL-2.1

fgallery

Photo Management

Minimalist static photo gallery generator

Replaces Flickr, Google Photos

★ 251 Easy setup MIT

Tonido Photos

Photo Management

Self-hosted personal cloud with photo browsing

Replaces Google Photos

★ 16 Hard setup AGPL-3.0

MyPhotoShare

Photo Management

Static web photo gallery generator from a folder of media

Replaces Google Photos, Flickr

★ 15 Medium setup GPL-3.0

Compare Google Photos alternatives

Switching from Google Photos

Moving off Google Photos means trading a managed subscription for a service you run yourself. The payoff is ownership: no per-seat pricing, no vendor lock-in, and full control of your data. Start with the option above that matches your setup-difficulty comfort level — every app links to a detailed specs page and head-to-head comparisons.