LibrePhotos vs PhotoPrism
LibrePhotos
docs.librephotos.com
PhotoPrism
photoprism.appSide by side
| Figure | LibrePhotos | PhotoPrism |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 7 |
| Spec score · Photo Management Software | 8.0 (#17) | 8.4 (#9) |
| Spec score · Photo Storage Services | 8.0 (#34) | 8.3 (#16) |
| Spec score · Photo Sharing Software | 8.1 (#20) | 8.5 (#10) |
| Formats | LibrePhotos supports common photo formats including RAW, HEIC and JPEG XL, as well as videos and live photos. | PhotoPrism supports indexing, viewing, and converting popular image, video, and RAW formats, including JPEG, PNG, HEIF, HEIC, MP4, MOV, WebP, and WebM. |
| Privacy | The official site says nothing is sent to a third party and lists zero trackers or phone-home behavior. | PhotoPrism says it will not sell user data or share it with Google, Amazon, Microsoft, or Apple unless users intentionally upload files to those services. |
| Sharing | The feature list includes multiple users, shared albums and public links. | Users can share albums with secret links that can optionally expire, without recipients installing an app or registering. |
| Support | The project points users to Discord to ask questions and talk with other users. | Community users can get help through public forums and community chat; Plus includes private chat, and team plans list email and chat or SLA support. |
Plans
PhotoPrism
- CommunityFree
- Essentials€2 a year
- Plus€6 a year
- PikaPods$6.50 a month
- Starter€79 a month
- Business€219 a month
- Enterprise€1,499 a month
In their own words
LibrePhotos
LibrePhotos has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
PhotoPrism
PhotoPrism is a photo and video manager for browsing, organizing, and sharing collections, available in the cloud or self-hosted. It classifies images by content and location and recognizes faces; combined search filters and six high-resolution world maps help users explore them. The app indexes, displays, and converts common image, video, and RAW formats, including JPEG, PNG, HEIF, HEIC, MP4, MOV, WebP, and WebM. It also combines Exif, XMP, and other metadata, including Google Photos JSON. Albums can be shared through secret links that may expire, without recipients needing an account or app. PhotoSync can back up phones, and WebDAV clients such as Finder and Windows Explorer can connect. The Community Edition runs on Mac, Linux, and Windows via Docker, with other listed options including Raspberry Pi and NAS devices. Platforms include Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows, web, and self-hosting. Community is free; Essentials is €2/mo billed annually. PhotoPrism is based in Berlin, Germany.