Community | Essentials | Plus | PikaPods | |
Price | FREE | € 2.00 / mo | from € 6.00 / mo | from $ 6.50 / mo |
Installation | Self-Hosted | Self-Hosted | Self-Hosted | Fully Managed |
Help & Support | Public Forums & Community Chat |
Public Forums & Community Chat |
Private Chat | Provider |
Storage Limit | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited | flexible |
Instances | unlimited | personal use | personal use | flexible |
Back Our Mission | – | |||
Full Data Ownership | ||||
Regular Updates | ||||
Plus License | ||||
AGPL License | – | – | – | |
Build from Source | – | |||
Invoice with VAT-ID | – | – | – | |
Mobile Apps | PWA & PhotoSync | PWA & PhotoSync | PWA & PhotoSync | PWA & PhotoSync |
Accessible over the Internet | optional | optional | optional | |
Access Control | ||||
Account Roles | Super Admin, Admin | Super Admin, Admin, User, Viewer, Guest | Super Admin, Admin, User, Viewer, Guest | Super Admin, Admin, User, Viewer, Guest |
CLI Commands | – | |||
Admin Web Interface | – | – | ||
Advanced Web Security | – | – | ||
Session Monitoring | – | |||
API Client Credentials | hourglass_top | hourglass_top | hourglass_top | hourglass_top |
Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) | hourglass_top | hourglass_top | hourglass_top | hourglass_top |
Media Library | ||||
Keep Folder Structure | ||||
Duplicate Detection | ||||
Automatic Stacking | ||||
Automatic Organization | optional | optional | optional | optional |
Supported File Formats | ||||
Maximum Resolution | 900 MP | 900 MP | 900 MP | 150 MP |
JPEG, PNG & HEIC | ||||
RAW Images | ||||
Videos | ||||
Live Photos | ||||
Motion Photos | ||||
Animated GIFs | ||||
Vector Graphics | – | – | ||
Metadata Compatibility | ||||
Embedded Exif | ||||
ExifTool JSON | ||||
Google Photos JSON | ||||
YAML Files | ||||
Adobe XMP | partially | partially | partially | partially |
Artificial Intelligence | ||||
Face Recognition | ||||
Image Classification | ||||
NSFW Detector | ||||
Search | ||||
Powerful Filters | ||||
Fast Scrolling | ||||
Sort Results | ||||
Browse | ||||
People | ||||
Places | ||||
Moments | ||||
Calendar | ||||
Labels | ||||
Files and Folders | ||||
Maps & Places | ||||
World Maps | High-Resolution Vector Map |
3D Vector & Satellite Maps |
3D Vector & Satellite Maps |
3D Vector & Satellite Maps |
Geocoding Service | Rate Limited | No Request Limit & Redundant API |
No Request Limit & Redundant API |
No Request Limit & Redundant API |
Location Estimates | ||||
Location Updates | – | |||
Organization | ||||
Create Albums | ||||
Flag Favorites | ||||
Edit Metadata | ||||
Quality Review | ||||
Archive & Delete | ||||
Hide Private | ||||
Hide People | ||||
Sharing | ||||
WebDAV Upload | ||||
Download as ZIP | ||||
Album Links | ||||
File Links | hourglass_top | hourglass_top | hourglass_top | hourglass_top |
Remote Access | ||||
WebDAV Server | ||||
Web Upload & Download | ||||
HTTPS | optional | optional | optional | |
Domain Name | optional | optional | optional | |
VPN | optional | optional | optional | – |
Backups | ||||
WebDAV Sync | ||||
YAML Export | ||||
SQL Database | ||||
User Interface | ||||
Multiple Languages | ||||
Premium Themes | ||||
Configuration | ||||
Advanced Settings | ||||
Mobile App (PWA) | ||||
Login Wallpaper | ||||
Legal Information | ||||
Social Preview | ||||
Hardware Video Transcoding | – | |||
Content Delivery Network (CDN) | optional | optional | optional | optional |