PhotoPrism
Open-source, self-hosted photo library with on-device AI tagging and search. Keep your entire photo collection on your own server – a private alternative to Google Photos.
Quick facts
Headquarters Berlin, Germany
Company PhotoPrism UG
Founded 2018
Ownership Independent
Hosting 🇩🇪 Germany
Infrastructure Own infrastructure
Data jurisdiction EU
Open source Full
GDPR Compliant
Pricing Open-core · from Free
Free tier Yes
Platforms Web, Self-hosted
Languages
ENDEFRESITNLPT
100 · Certified European
Try PhotoPrism Why does it score 100?
Legal jurisdiction
EU member-state HQ
30/30Ownership & control
Independent ownership
25/25Data sovereignty
Own infrastructure
30/30Accountability & trust
Fully open source + GDPR
12/15Independence bonus
Bootstrapped, no outside investors
+5EuroPoints total
100/100
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PhotoPrism
CrypteeEuroPoints
Certified European
Strongly European
Legal jurisdiction
Ownership & control
Data sovereignty
Accountability & trust
Independence bonus
Headquarters
Berlin, Germany
Tallinn, Estonia
Founded
2018
2016
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Open source
Full
Partial
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Infrastructure
Own infrastructure
Mixed infrastructure
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GDPR
Free tier
Pricing
Open-core · from Free
Freemium · from Free
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Platforms
Web, Self-hosted
Web
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Languages
en, de, fr, es, it, nl, pt
en
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What does it replace?
Google Photos 
Adobe Lightroom More European Photos & memories alternatives
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88 · Strongly EuropeanZero-knowledge encrypted storage for your photos and documents, built in Estonia. The server never sees your files – a private alternative to iCloud Photos.