ArkCentral vs Damselfly
ArkCentral
arkcentral.com
Damselfly
damselfly.infoSide by side
| Figure | ArkCentral | Damselfly |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Photo Storage Services | 8.4 (#12) | 8.2 (#21) |
| Privacy | The maker says family data is held on the home device rather than a third-party server, and ArkCentral does not hold messages, files, contacts, or history. | The project release notes say the current face detection and recognition engine runs locally without submitting faces to cloud services. |
| Product | The Ark is a private home device for storing family photos, videos, files, and messages on hardware the buyer owns. | Damselfly is a server-based photo management system for large, folder-based collections, focused on fast search and keyword tagging. |
Plans
In their own words
ArkCentral
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Damselfly
Damselfly has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.