# Damselfly vs librephotos

> Two self-hosted [Google Photos alternatives](https://selfhost.directory/alternative-to/google-photos), compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | Damselfly | librephotos |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 60/100 | 71/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #13 of 41 in Photo Management | #2 of 41 in Photo Management |
| GitHub stars | 1 795 | 8 118 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +8 | +35 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 1 | 13 ✓ |
| Latest release | 4.5.3 · 15 Jan 2026 | 1.5.0 · 28 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | C | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

librephotos scores 71/100 against 60/100 for Damselfly, so it is the safer default.

librephotos ships more often: 13 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for Damselfly.

librephotos is growing faster right now (+35 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Damselfly](https://selfhost.directory/project/damselfly) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/damselfly.md)
- [librephotos](https://selfhost.directory/project/librephotos) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/librephotos.md)

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