FamilyAlbum vs Piwigo
FamilyAlbum
family-album.com
Piwigo
piwigo.orgSide by side
| Figure | FamilyAlbum | Piwigo |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $2.99/mo | €32/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 8 |
| Spec score · Photo Storage Services | 8.6 (#10) | 8.3 (#17) |
| Spec score · Photo Sharing Software | 8.6 (#6) | 8.3 (#14) |
| Founded | 2014 | 2002 |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan | France |
| Notable limits | Family Pro bulk downloads are limited to media for which the user has download permission, and the feature is available only in the app. | A Cloud subscription is limited to one Piwigo, and the Pro plan allows one administrator with 10GB storage and no contributors. |
| Organization | Uploaded photos and videos are automatically organized into an album by month. | It supports albums, sub-albums, tags, metadata, search, and user permissions. |
| Support | Users can contact support by email at [email protected] or through Support in the app Settings tab. | Cloud subscriptions include email support, with priority support on higher plans; self-hosted professional support is available through support plans. |
Plans
FamilyAlbum
- Free VersionFree
- Premium One$2.99 a month
- Premium Family$5.99 a month
- Premium Family Pro$10.99 a month
Piwigo
- Free (self-hosted)Free
- Pro€32 a month
- Light (self-hosted support)€43 a month
- Standard (self-hosted support)€87 a month
- Team€109 a month
- Premium (self-hosted support)€165 a month
- Enterprise€219 a month
- VIP€439 a month
In their own words
FamilyAlbum
FamilyAlbum is a private service for sharing family photos and videos, designed to help parents share children’s moments with loved ones. Uploads are arranged automatically into albums by month. Only family members invited by the user can view an album; they can comment, respond to reactions and communicate there, while album owners can check whether relatives viewed photos. The free plan includes unlimited photo and video storage and 11 free prints per family member each month. Users can follow suggested ideas for monthly photobooks or create their own. FamilyAlbum is available on Android, iOS and the web, with no desktop app listed. Paid plans begin at $2.99 a month: Premium One costs $2.99 a month, Premium Family is $5.99 a month or 59 USD per year, and Premium Family Pro is $10.99 a month or 109 USD per year. Premium plans add features such as computer uploads, longer or higher-quality video uploads, bulk downloads, search and TV casting. FamilyAlbum says transfers are encrypted and that it does not sell user data to third parties.
Piwigo
Piwigo is open-source photo management software for organizing and sharing photo and video collections. Albums, sub-albums, tags, metadata, and search help structure a library; roles, groups, and permissions let users publish galleries or restrict access. The software can be extended with plugins, themes, settings, and custom code, and both cloud and self-hosted versions provide API access.
Piwigo Cloud is hosted in France on Piwigo’s own infrastructure; the company says customer data is not transferred to the United States. Android and iOS apps support browsing libraries, editing photo details, and uploading photos and videos. Piwigo describes automatic tag and description generation and OCR text extraction, with its AI hosted on its own infrastructure. Users can export photos, videos, and metadata without charge and switch between Cloud and self-hosted deployments. The self-hosted plan is free. Cloud Pro costs €32 a month, billed annually and excluding VAT, and includes 10GB storage, one administrator, unlimited users, and no contributors. Other listed plans vary in storage, formats, contributors, and support. A Cloud subscription is limited to one Piwigo.