Ente Photos vs gallery-dl
A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted photo management options
— licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one
replaces.
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Feature Ente Photos gallery-dl Category Photo Management Photo Management License AGPL-3.0 GPL-2.0 Language Dart Python Setup difficulty Hard Easy Min. RAM 1,024 MB 128 MB Deployment docker bare-metal, binary, source GitHub stars ★ 28,201 ★ 19,143 First released 2022 2015 Replaces Google Photos, iCloud Photos Manual downloads
Why pick each one
Choose gallery-dl if… Supports hundreds of sites Very actively maintained gallery-dl details
Frequently asked questions Is Ente Photos or gallery-dl better? Neither is universally better. Ente Photos has the larger community, while gallery-dl is simpler to set up (easy difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.
Are Ente Photos and gallery-dl free and open-source? Yes. Ente Photos is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and gallery-dl under GPL-2.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Ente Photos and gallery-dl with Docker? Ente Photos: yes. gallery-dl: check the project docs for container support.