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Piwigo

Open-source photo library and gallery software, self-hosted or as a managed cloud.

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About Piwigo

Piwigo is an open-source photo gallery and digital asset management application that has been developed since 2002. It organises images into albums and sub-albums with tags, metadata and fine-grained permissions for users and groups, which makes it popular with photographers, associations, schools and organisations that need to share large collections with different audiences. A big library of plugins and themes extends it, and there are mobile apps for iOS and Android. You can install it for free on your own PHP web server, or pay for Piwigo.com, the hosted version, which is billed annually per plan with storage add-ons and a free trial. Compared with Google Photos-style apps it is more of a gallery and archive than an automatic phone backup, and the default look is functional rather than modern.

Best for: Organisations and photographers sharing large, permission-controlled collections.

Pros and cons

What works

  • Free self-hosted version with no feature limits
  • Fine-grained user and group permissions
  • Large plugin and theme library

Why people leave

  • Not an automatic phone backup
  • Hosted plans are billed annually
  • Default themes look dated

Top Piwigo alternatives

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  1. 1Lychee logo
    Lychee

    Lighter, modern-looking self-hosted gallery.

    66.5
  2. 2PhotoPrism logo
    PhotoPrism

    AI tagging and search for large self-hosted archives.

    62.6
  3. 3Immich logo
    Immich

    Better for automatic phone backup on your own server.

    55.3
  4. 4SmugMug logo
    SmugMug

    Hosted unlimited storage and portfolio sites for photographers.

    49.1
  5. 5Flickr logo
    Flickr

    Hosted galleries with a built-in community.

    46.7

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Piwigo: common questions

Is Piwigo free?

Yes. Piwigo is free, open-source software that you can host yourself.

Is Piwigo open source?

Yes. You can also run it on your own server.

What platforms does Piwigo run on?

Piwigo is available for Web, iOS, Android and Self-hosted.

What are the best alternatives to Piwigo?

The highest-ranked Piwigo alternatives right now are Lychee, PhotoPrism and Immich. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.

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