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Alternatives to Ente Photos

Ente Photos keeps a private photo library synchronized across Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, the web, and Windows. New photos are encrypted on the device before background backup, while on-device AI recognizes faces and key elements for natural-language search. It can curate memories, share encrypted albums or configurable browser links, and let collaborators add photos without an Ente account. Imports from several photo services and incremental desktop export help with moving a library. The free plan provides 10 GB; paid plans start at $2.49 a month and include larger storage, family sharing, and support.

  1. 01 Flickr

    Flickr suits photographers who want to organize and share images while participating in groups, contests, and a photography community.

    From $6.83/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · iOS
    9.3 Visit Specs
  2. 02 Google Photos

    It suits people who want photo and video backup, editing, search, and sharing across mobile and web.

    Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · iOS
    9.3 Visit Specs
  3. 03 iCloud Backup

    iCloud Backup suits iOS users who want mobile file and video backup, photo features, and shared storage across devices.

    Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · iOS
    9.3 Visit Specs
  4. 04 Lychee
    From €5/mo Free plan Open source Web · Linux · iOS · Android
    9.1 Visit Specs
  5. 05 Amazon Photos

    Amazon Photos suits people who want to back up and organize personal photos across mobile and desktop devices.

    From $0.99/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · iOS
    8.9 Visit Specs
  6. 06 jAlbum

    It suits photographers, artists, businesses, organizations, and families who want to make galleries from local media.

    Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.8 Visit Specs
  7. 07 Tonfotos

    Tonfotos suits people organizing personal or family photo archives who want face grouping, family-tree records, and searches across dates, events, or places.

    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · iOS
    8.7 Visit Specs
  8. 08 PhotoPrism

    It suits people who want to organize and search a photo and video library across self-hosted or cloud setups.

    Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.4 Visit Specs
  9. 09 Damselfly
    Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.3 Visit Specs
  10. 10 FastStone Image Viewer

    It suits Windows users who want image browsing, editing, conversion, or batch work in one program.

    Free plan Windows
    8.3 Visit Specs
  11. 11 Synology Photos

    It suits Synology NAS owners who want to organize, back up, and share photos and videos.

    Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · iOS
    8.3 Visit Specs
  12. 12 PhotoStructure

    PhotoStructure suits people who want to organize a personal photo and video library on hardware they control.

    From $3.50/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.2 Visit Specs
  13. 13 Piwigo

    It suits organizations, groups, and photographers managing shared or restricted photo and video libraries.

    From €32/mo Free plan Web · iOS · Android · API
    8.2 Visit Specs
  14. 14 Immich

    Immich suits people who want photo and video backups on a server they run and manage themselves.

    Free plan Web · iOS · Android · API
    8.1 Visit Specs
  15. 15 IMatch
    Free trial Windows
    8.0 Visit Specs
  16. 16 LibrePhotos
    Free plan Web · Windows · Linux · iOS
    8.0 Visit Specs
  17. 17 Lomorage

    Lomorage suits people who want to keep phone photo and video backups on their own computer, NAS, or Raspberry Pi.

    Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.0 Visit Specs
  18. 18 PiGallery2
    Free plan Web · Linux · Self-hosted
    8.0 Visit Specs
  19. 19 Excire Foto
    Free trial Windows · macOS
    7.9 Visit Specs
  20. 20 Mylio Photos
    From $20/mo Free trial Windows · macOS · iOS · Android
    7.9 Visit Specs
  21. 21 Photo Mechanic

    Photo Mechanic suits photographers who need to review and tag images while importing, manage metadata, and process batches.

    From $12.42/mo Free trial Windows · macOS
    7.9 Visit Specs
  22. 22 Showfoto

    Showfoto suits photographers and hobbyists who want a free, multi-platform editor for local image files.

    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux
    7.9 Visit Specs
  23. 23 Imagely
    From $5.79/mo Web · Windows · macOS · Self-hosted
    7.8 Visit Specs
  24. 24 Lap Photo Manager
    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux
    7.8 Visit Specs
  25. 25 Photonix

    It suits professionals and photographers who want self-hosted photo management that fits existing editing workflows.

    Free plan Web · iOS · Android · Self-hosted
    7.7 Visit Specs
  26. 26 KPhotoAlbum
    Free plan Linux
    7.5 Visit Specs
  27. 27 Photoview
    Free plan Web · Linux · iOS · Self-hosted
    7.5 Visit Specs
  28. 28 Photo Supreme
    Free trial Windows · macOS · Linux
    7.4 Visit Specs
  29. 29 Pixiple
    Free plan Windows
    7.2 Visit Specs
  30. 30 Shotwell
    Free plan Linux
    7.1 Visit Specs

Choosing instead of Ente Photos

An alternative may suit you if you want broader file storage, document tools, printing, a different hosting model, or a free service without Ente’s subscription tiers. Ente also has a strict recovery limit: losing both your password and recovery key while logged out everywhere means the account and data cannot be recovered. Compare encryption approaches, search and organization, sharing permissions, device coverage, storage arrangements, and whether you prefer a managed cloud or to host the library yourself.

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