# Self-hosted alternatives to iCloud Photos

> 2 self-hostable, open-source alternatives to iCloud Photos, ranked by score.

- [umbrelOS](https://selfhost.directory/project/umbrelos)
- [Lynavo Drive](https://selfhost.directory/project/lynavo-drive)

## Head-to-head

- [umbrelOS vs Lynavo Drive](https://selfhost.directory/compare/lynavo-drive-vs-umbrelos)

## Also in Photo Management

Not listed as iCloud Photos alternatives, but from the same category:

- [homepage](https://selfhost.directory/project/homepage): Self-hosted family photo cloud with AI search. Stores original-quality media on your hardware; mobile apps connect over home network. Server free (MIT), phone apps $1.99.
- [immich-go-desktop](https://selfhost.directory/project/immich-go-desktop): Self-hosted web wizard that generates immich-go commands for photo imports from folders, Google Takeout, iCloud, or other Immich servers — no terminal skills needed.
- [Ente](https://selfhost.directory/project/ente): Self-hosted, open-source Ente is an end-to-end encrypted cloud for photos, 2FA codes and documents, with on-device face detection and natural-language search.
- [Photoview](https://selfhost.directory/project/photoview): Photoview is a self-hosted, open-source photo gallery organizing photos from your filesystem with RAW support, EXIF metadata, face recognition, and multi-user sharing.
- [docker-immich](https://selfhost.directory/project/docker-immich): A single-container Docker image bundling Immich server, machine learning, and dependencies for self-hosted photo and video backup with hardware acceleration support.
- [PhotoMigrator](https://selfhost.directory/project/photomigrator): PhotoMigrator is a self-hosted, open-source tool for migrating photos between cloud services and processing Takeout archives. Offers web, desktop, terminal, CLI.

All 62 Photo Management projects: https://selfhost.directory/photo-management

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/alternative-to/icloud-photos