Damselfly vs PiGallery2
Damselfly
github.comPiGallery2
bpatrik.github.ioSide by side
| Figure | Damselfly | PiGallery2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Photo Management Software | 8.3 (#10) | 8.0 (#19) |
| Deployment | Damselfly runs as a server with a web UI and can be deployed using Docker or installed without Docker. | Docker with Docker Compose is the official recommended installation method; native installation is possible but unsupported. |
| Integrations | The selection basket supports uploads to WordPress, which requires JWT authentication configured on the WordPress site. | The gallery supports OpenStreetMap, Mapbox, custom map tile providers, and OpenID Connect with Authentik. |
| Purpose | Damselfly is a server-based photo management system designed to index large, folder-based photo collections for search and keyword tagging. | PiGallery2 is a directory-first photo gallery website designed for low-resource servers, including Raspberry Pi. |
Plans
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PiGallery2
PiGallery2 has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.