| Price from | — | €5/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 2 |
| Spec score · Photo Management Software | 8.0 (#16) | 9.1 (#5) |
| Spec score · Photography Software | 7.9 (#15) | 9.0 (#3) |
| Metadata | IMatch supports standards including XMP, IPTC, EXIF, GPS, QuickTime, ID3, PDF, and Office metadata. | Lychee supports and displays EXIF and IPTC metadata. |
| Search | Search supports natural language queries, visual similarity, duplicates, and filtering across more than 10,000 metadata fields. | Search covers photo titles and descriptions, album names and tags across the accessible library, with an administrator option for public search. |
| Support | Support is available through the user community and developer email; the developer says replies usually arrive within 24 hours and support is offered in English and German. | The maker points users to documentation, GitHub Issues, and Discord for help. |
