Lychee vs Piwigo

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

Lychee

MIT

Self-hosted photo and video gallery for uploading, organizing, and sharing your library.

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Piwigo

GPL-2.0

Open-source photo gallery and management software for individuals and teams.

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Side-by-side comparison

	Lychee	Piwigo
License	MIT	GPL-2.0
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	4,330	3,882
Forks	382	486
Open Issues	16	753
Last Commit	Nov 7, 2026	Nov 5, 2026
First Released	Aug 8, 2018	Jul 25, 2015
Categories	Media Servers Cloud Storage	Cloud Storage Productivity & Utilities
Tags	#self hosted #privacy #cloud storage #photo gallery #photo-management	#self hosted #privacy #cloud storage

GitHub stars over time

Lychee4,330

Piwigo

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