Ente Photos vs Waldo Photos
Ente Photos
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| Figure | Ente Photos | Waldo Photos |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $2.49/mo | $4.17/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 5 | 10 |
| Spec score · Photo Storage Services | 9.4 (#2) | 7.6 (#58) |
| Sharing | Users can share end-to-end encrypted albums, invite collaborators and collect uploads through public links. | Waldo provides private albums for gathering and sharing photos and videos with family, friends, and event guests. |
| Support | Ente says it offers human support through [email protected]. | Waldo directs users to its Knowledge Base and support contact, and lists sales contact as [email protected]. |
Plans
Ente Photos
- FreeFree
- Starter$2.49 a month
- Popular$4.99 a month
- Pro$9.99 a month
- Pro+$19.99 a month
Waldo Photos
- Waldo Plus$7.99 a month
- Waldo Gold$49.99, paid once
- Waldo Plus$49.99 a year
- Single Event License — Up to 1000 Photos$149.99, paid once
- Photo Finder — 1,000 credits$150, paid once
- Single Event License — Up to 3000 Photos$249.99, paid once
- Waldo Photo Manager$299.99 a year
- Photo Finder — 5,000 credits$500, paid once
- Photo Finder — 10,000 credits$900, paid once
- Photo Finder — 25,000 credits$2,000, paid once
In their own words
Ente Photos
Ente Photos is an end-to-end encrypted photo service for backing up and accessing images across devices. Its apps encrypt photos and metadata on the device before upload, and can back up new photos in the background. On-device AI recognizes faces and photo elements to support natural-language search. Users can revisit curated memories and share encrypted albums or browser links, with password and expiry options for links. Album owners can allow others to contribute photos, including people without an Ente account. Ente documents imports from Google Photos, Apple Photos, Amazon Photos, and local storage; its desktop app supports incremental export. The Free plan includes 10 GB and one replica. Paid plans start with Starter at $2.49 a month, which includes 50 GB. Paid subscribers can share storage with up to five family members, each with a private space. Ente says it stores three encrypted copies across providers and EU locations. It also says it cannot recover an account or data if a user loses both the password and recovery key while logged out of all devices.
Waldo Photos
Waldo Photos has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.