Open-source alternatives to Google Photos
4 alternatives, ranked by a published maintenance score computed from live GitHub signals (fetched 2026-09-04). We flag unmaintained projects on both sides — including Google Photos itself when the data says so.
About Google Photos: Proprietary SaaS; free unlimited storage ended in 2021 and photos count against your Google quota. It is closed-source, so the same public maintenance signals do not exist for it — we score only the alternatives below.
The alternatives
Immich
Self-hosted photo and video backup with a Google Photos-style app.
How this 90/100 was computed
| Last commit | today | 40/40 |
|---|---|---|
| Latest release | 4 days ago | 25/25 |
| Community size | GitHub stars | 15/15 |
| Open-issue trend | not enough history yet — needs snapshots 21+ days apart; neutral 10/20 awarded meanwhile | 10/20 |
| Total | 90/100 |
PhotoPrism
AI-powered photo library you host yourself.
How this 90/100 was computed
| Last commit | today | 40/40 |
|---|---|---|
| Latest release | 38 days ago | 25/25 |
| Community size | GitHub stars | 15/15 |
| Open-issue trend | not enough history yet — needs snapshots 21+ days apart; neutral 10/20 awarded meanwhile | 10/20 |
| Total | 90/100 |
LibrePhotos
Self-hosted photo management with face and object recognition.
How this 87/100 was computed
| Last commit | 4 days ago | 40/40 |
|---|---|---|
| Latest release | 7 days ago | 25/25 |
| Community size | GitHub stars | 12/15 |
| Open-issue trend | not enough history yet — needs snapshots 21+ days apart; neutral 10/20 awarded meanwhile | 10/20 |
| Total | 87/100 |
Piwigo
The veteran self-hosted photo gallery, 20+ years old.
How this 78/100 was computed
| Last commit | 3 days ago | 40/40 |
|---|---|---|
| Latest release | 4 months ago | 19/25 |
| Community size | GitHub stars | 9/15 |
| Open-issue trend | not enough history yet — needs snapshots 21+ days apart; neutral 10/20 awarded meanwhile | 10/20 |
| Total | 78/100 |