Immich vs Lychee

Comparing two open source alternatives to Google Photos. Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.

Immich

AGPL-3.0

High performance self-hosted photo and video management solution with automatic backup, facial recognition, and AI-powered search.

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Lychee

MIT

Beautiful self-hosted photo management tool with a stunning web interface.

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Side-by-side comparison

	Immich	Lychee
License	AGPL-3.0	MIT
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	114,939	4,303
Forks	7,048	379
Open Issues	722	39
Last Commit	Sep 24, 2026	Sep 24, 2026
First Released	Feb 3, 2022	Aug 8, 2018
Categories	Media Servers	Cloud Storage Productivity & Utilities
Tags	#photo gallery #backup #ai #self hosted #media-server	#self hosted #privacy #cloud storage

GitHub stars over time

Immich114,939

Lychee

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