Immich alternatives (2026)
Quick answer: The top picks on this list are PhotoPrism, Mylio Photos and Upscayl. They lead 9 matching tools, ranked by GitHub stars on each listing. Pricing is what each maker states. Read each listing before you choose. Sources checked November 5, 2026. No vendor paid for a position.
Ranked comparison (top 9)
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| # | Tool | Pricing | Best for | Open source | Runs locally | GitHub stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PhotoPrism | Open source | organize photos | Yes | Self-hosted | 40,377 |
| 2 |  Mylio Photos | Freemium | organize photos | No | Offline | |
| 3 |  Upscayl | Open source | upscale images | Yes | 51,327 | |
| 4 |  AI Haircut | Paid | photography & photo editing | No | ||
| 5 |  EnhanceWizard | Freemium | upscale images, restore photos | No | Offline | |
| 6 |  Excire | Paid | cull photos, organize photos | No | ||
| 7 |  ON1 Photo RAW | Paid | edit photos | No | ||
| 8 |  Peakto | Paid | organize photos | No | ||
| 9 |  Immich | Open source | organize photos | Yes | Self-hosted | 117,678 |
How we rank: GitHub stars on each listing. Stars and maturity come from each AgentScout listing. No vendor paid for a position.
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Immich is a photography & photo editing tool: Self-hosted photo and video library with AI face recognition and smart search, a private alternative to Google Photos. Pricing, as the maker states it: Free and open source (AGPL-3.0), self-hosted. Its GitHub repo has 117,678 stars. We found 8 tools in the directory that do overlapping work (organizing photo libraries); 2 of them are open source and 2 list a free or freemium plan. Below are the 8 closest, ranked by how many tasks and sub-tasks they share with Immich, then by GitHub stars.
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- PhotoPrism (Open source): Self-hosted AI photo library that auto-tags, recognizes faces and finds places. Consider it because it does the same job with a different approach (open source).
- Mylio Photos (Freemium): Private photo library across your devices with on-device AI tagging and face recognition. Consider it because it does the same job with a different approach (freemium).
- Upscayl (Open source): Free open-source desktop app for upscaling images on your own computer. Consider it because it also covers computer and desktop control and color and upscaling.
- AI Haircut (Paid): AI Haircut lets you try hairstyles and hair colors on your own photo across 160+ styles before you commit. Consider it because it is a managed commercial product, if you'd rather not run it yourself.
- EnhanceWizard (Freemium): EnhanceWizard is a browser-based AI image enhancer and upscaler that sharpens, unblurs, denoises and restores photos at original size, 2x or 4x. Its free browser tier processes images locally on your device up to 16 MP (8,192 px per side) with no sign-up, daily limit or watermark; optional cloud credits unlock Standard HD batch jobs up to 10 images and AI Retouch. Consider it because it also covers browser automation and color and upscaling.
- Excire (Paid): AI photo search, keywording and culling as a Lightroom plug-in or standalone app. Consider it because it is a managed commercial product, if you'd rather not run it yourself.
- ON1 Photo RAW (Paid): Raw photo editor with AI masking, noise reduction and keywording. Consider it because it is a managed commercial product, if you'd rather not run it yourself; it also covers IDE and editor agents and editing and rough cuts.
- Peakto (Paid): AI media organizer for Mac that catalogs photos across Lightroom, Capture One and Apple Photos. Consider it because it is a managed commercial product, if you'd rather not run it yourself.
Immich vs alternatives at a glance
| Tool | Pricing | Open source / licence | GitHub stars | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immich | Open source | GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 | 117,678 | organizing photo libraries |
| PhotoPrism | Open source | GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 | 40,377 | organizing photo libraries |
| Mylio Photos | Freemium | No | — | organizing photo libraries |
| Upscayl | Open source | GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 | 51,327 | open-source image generation, upscaling and restoring photos |
| AI Haircut | Paid | No | — | photography & photo editing |
| EnhanceWizard | Freemium | No | — | portrait retouching, upscaling and restoring photos |
| Excire | Paid | No | — | photo culling, organizing photo libraries |
| ON1 Photo RAW | Paid | No | — | organizing photo libraries |
| Peakto | Paid | No | — | organizing photo libraries |
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Alternatives are picked from directory data only: same category plus shared tasks and sub-tasks. Pricing is as each maker states it; GitHub stars as recorded on each listing.