PhotoPrism vs Piwigo
Both PhotoPrism and Piwigo are self-hosted alternatives to Amazon Photos, Flickr, Google Photos, iCloud Photos, Photobucket and SmugMug. Both are filed under Photo Galleries.
Side by side
| Field | PhotoPrism | Piwigo |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Personal photo management powered by Go and Google TensorFlow. Browse, organize, and share your personal photo collection, using the latest technologies to automatically tag and find pictures. | Photo gallery software for the web, built by an active community of users and developers. |
| GitHub stars | 40,386 | 3,877 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | GPL-2.0 |
| Platforms | Go, Docker | PHP |
| Latest release | 261029-963b58c50, 29 October 2026 | 16.4.0, 3 May 2026 |
| Repository activity | 29 October 2026 | 29 October 2026 |
| Health | Active | Active |
| Categories | Photo Galleries | Photo Galleries |
| Website | https://photoprism.org | https://piwigo.org/ |
| Source code | https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism | https://github.com/Piwigo/Piwigo |
Where the records differ
Computed from the two records above: a line appears only where the dataset states a figure, a date or a set relation, and no line recommends one application over the other.
- PhotoPrism has more GitHub stars in the dataset, 40,386 against 3,877.
- Both repositories last recorded activity on 29 October 2026.
- PhotoPrism has the newer release on record: 261029-963b58c50, 29 October 2026, against 16.4.0, 3 May 2026.
- Licenses differ: PhotoPrism is listed under AGPL-3.0; Piwigo under GPL-2.0.
- Platforms differ: PhotoPrism lists Go, Docker; Piwigo lists PHP.
- Both are filed under the same categories: Photo Galleries.