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Immich

Google-Photos-class self-hosted photo backup

provisional — pending verificationAGPL-3.0self-hostable
Arete score
4.5 / 5
Autonomy5
Return5
Efficiency3
Transparency5
ἀρετή “AH-reh-tay” — excellence: a thing being good at what it’s for. Mean of the four principle scores. How we score →
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~ Provisional — seeded estimate by a human researcher; full rubric pass pending. Working notes ↓

Why it's listed

Immich is listed in photo management because it competes on utility: google-photos-class self-hosted photo backup. Its funding model is disclosed on the listing. Licensed AGPL-3.0; pricing: free. Its resource footprint is reasonable for what it does, though not featherweight. This entry is provisional — the scores are seeded estimates pending our full manual rubric pass, and the verification date will appear here once complete.

Facts

License
AGPL-3.0
Pricing
Free
Funding model
FUTO-funded OSS
Self-hostable
Yes — deploy difficulty: medium
Replaces
Google Photos
Verification
Provisional — scores are seeded estimates pending manual verification

Evidence notes

ML features need RAM

Recorded during the rubric pass — every score must carry evidence a stranger could re-check.

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