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Immich vs PhotoPrism
Pick Immich if you want the published Google Photos stack (mobile backup and a timeline). Pick PhotoPrism if you want to browse and organize a library you already have.
Facts checked 17 Oct 2026. License, language, and GitHub activity come from the catalog or the project's own repo. "Not in the catalog row" means the public catalog dump does not store that number.
Immich in the catalog PhotoPrism in the catalogStart on Railway
How they compare
| Immich | PhotoPrism | |
|---|---|---|
| License | AGPL-3.0 (catalog) source | AGPL-3.0 (catalog) source |
| Language | TypeScript (catalog) | Go (catalog) |
| GitHub activity | 116,458 stars in the catalog source | 40,311 stars in the catalog source |
| Self-host | Published as /stacks/immich-photos. Compose + a large volume. | Library browser you host. No c17 one-click template. |
| Best for | A camera-roll timeline with mobile upload. | Browse and organize a library, not the Immich mobile-backup motion. |
Self-hosting and resource needs
Immich is /stacks/immich-photos: server, microservices, ML, Redis, Postgres, and a large volume. PhotoPrism is a Go app (photoprism/photoprism, AGPL-3.0). Nextcloud remains the Drive/files suite — not a camera-roll app. No invented library-size or upload-speed numbers.
FAQ
- Why not Nextcloud?
- Nextcloud is the Drive/OneDrive suite (/replace/google-drive). Immich is a photo timeline with mobile backup. That is the Immich stack FAQ.
- Does Immich need a GPU?
- No. Machine-learning jobs run on CPU and are slower. A GPU helps; it is not required to store and browse photos.
- Are these free?
- Both catalog rows are AGPL-3.0. You pay disk and hosting.
- How do I deploy Immich?
- Open /stacks/immich-photos. Follow Immich's recommended compose. Install the mobile app and upload one camera roll.
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