Last checked October 15, 2026

Ente

Ente is a photo library with encrypted backups, albums, sharing, and on-device face grouping. The server source is AGPL-3.0. Ente runs a hosted service, and the same software can be self-hosted. The hosted replication story is theirs. A server you run is one machine unless you add your own copies.

Open sourceAGPL-3.0IndividualsPrivacy-conscious

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Free tier

Ente's site says the hosted service includes 10 GB free. The AGPL server can be self-hosted without that cap.

Hosted

No hosted price recorded.

Self-host

Hard. The GitHub repository is the server and clients. Plan on object storage and a database, not a single-click photo app.

Drop-in scores

Replacing Google Photos100% of the checklist checked.

Sources checked

https://ente.io/
https://github.com/ente-io/ente