Lychee vs PixShare
Lychee
lycheeorg.github.io
PixShare
photopartage.comSide by side
| Figure | Lychee | PixShare |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | €5/mo | €4.99/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 5 |
| Spec score · Photo Sharing Software | 9.1 (#3) | 8.1 (#22) |
| API | Lychee documents API v2 routes and requires JSON Accept headers; API documentation is available inside each instance at /docs/api. | The API accepts JSON or XML to create albums and configure access, and supports webhooks in its example request. |
| Audience | The maker describes the free edition as an optimal choice for personal use and the Pro add-on as aimed at professional photographers and businesses selling pictures. | The maker presents the service for photographers, businesses, creatives, families, nonprofits, schools, clubs, and event teams. |
| Purpose | Lychee is a free, self-hosted photo-management tool for uploading, managing, and sharing photos. | PixShare offers photo albums for sharing, organizing, and presenting photos and videos, including professional galleries for photographers and businesses. |
Plans
PixShare
- FreeFree
- Lite€4.99 a month
- Starter€7.99 a month
- Premium€14.99 a month
- Enterprise€49 a month
In their own words
PixShare
PixShare provides photo and video albums for sharing, organizing and presenting media, including professional galleries for photographers and businesses. An express album can be created in a browser without an account and shared by private link. Guests can add images to collaborative albums through a link or QR code without installing an app. Gallery tools include likes, comments, contact forms, custom social preview images and visit analytics; video support includes transcoding and adaptive streaming. Professional galleries can use custom logos, colors and share pages, with album expiry options. Albums can be embedded on websites, and the service lists a WordPress plugin and an API for creating albums and configuring access. Albums and photos can be exported in high-quality ZIP format. The Free plan includes one album and 50 images; paid plans begin at €4.99/mo. The Lite image allowance is inconsistent: its comparison table lists 1,000 images, while its plan card lists 500. The maker says connections use TLS 1.3 and data and backups are hosted in Europe under GDPR standards.