Instead of Google Photos, try one of these 2.
Every alternative is lined up against Google Photos on what people actually switch for: price, open source, self-hosting, offline use and platforms. Google Photos sits in the first row, so you can see what you give up.
Price colours on the Visit buttons: FreeFreemiumPaid
How to read this. The first row is Google Photos itself, for comparison. “Yes” means fully supported by the maker. “Partial” means it works with caveats. Likes reflect community popularity; vendors can’t pay for them or for placement. How we compare.
Google Photos alternatives at a glance
Google Photos is a freemium social app. We compared 2 alternatives: 2 are open source, 1 is completely free, 2 can be self-hosted and 0 work fully offline. The most popular is Immich, with 172 likes.
Self-hosted photo and video library with AI search.
Free · Open source · Self‑hostableSelf-hosted AI photo library for your own server.
Freemium · Open source · Self‑hostable