Lychee vs Stash
Comparing two open source alternatives to Google Photos and iCloud Photos and Amazon Photos and Synology Photos. Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.
Lychee
MITSelf-hosted photo and video gallery for uploading, organizing, and sharing your library.
Stash
AGPL-3.0Self-hosted media organizer and server that tags, scrapes metadata for, and streams your video and image collection, including NSFW content.
Side-by-side comparison
| Lychee | Stash | |
|---|---|---|
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Self-hostable | Yes | Yes |
| GitHub Stars | 4,327 | 13,357 |
| Forks | 385 | 1,228 |
| Open Issues | 16 | 757 |
| Last Commit | Nov 3, 2026 | Nov 3, 2026 |
| First Released | Aug 8, 2018 | Jun 4, 2018 |
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