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Ente

An end-to-end encrypted photo-sharing platform (alternative to Google Photos, Apple Photos).

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Still maintained? Yes: 6,111 commits in the last 90 days, latest release ente-cli-v0.4.2 (Oct 2026).

Also an alternative to Google Photos.

Docker #2 of 25 in Photo Galleries

At a glance

Ente quick facts

Health score
98/100 GOOD
Stars
29,758
Last commit
today (Oct 2026)
Latest release
ente-cli-v0.4.2, Oct 2026
Licence
AGPL-3.0
View ente/ente on GitHub ↗ Website ↗

Top alternatives to Ente

Full rankings: Google Photos alternatives

In its own words

The project's README opens: "Fully open source end-to-end encrypted photos, authenticators and more."

Why it ranks here

Health score explained

Ente scores 98/100, #2 of 25 in Photo Galleries: 6,111 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (ente-cli-v0.4.2, 3 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 29,758 stars add 17.9 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 2.1 more points.

Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.

  • Commit activity 35.0 / 35

    6111 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)

  • Release recency 25.0 / 25

    ente-cli-v0.4.2 released 3 days ago

  • Stars biggest shortfall 17.9 / 20

    30k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)

  • Not archived 10.0 / 10

    Repository is active

  • Docker support 10.0 / 10

    Docker image or Compose file available

Commit activity

18954 commits over the last 12 months
6111
Last 90 days
18,954
Last 12 months
today
Last push

Ranked #2 of 25 tools in Photo Galleries by health , between Immich (#1) and PhotoPrism (#3) .

Details

LicenceAGPL-3.0
PlatformsDocker, Nodejs, Go
Latest releaseente-cli-v0.4.2 · 3 days ago
Stars29,758
Open issues182
DockerYes
Repositoryente/ente ↗
Visit website ↗ Source code ↗

Ente vs its top 5 alternatives

Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with Ente (Photo Galleries), scored on the same five terms.

Tool Health Stars Licence Last commit
Immich 100 118k AGPL-3.0 today
Ente (this tool) 98 30k AGPL-3.0 today
PhotoPrism 98 40k AGPL-3.0 yesterday
LibrePhotos 96 8.1k MIT today
Lychee 95 4.3k MIT yesterday
Piwigo 61 3.9k GPL-2.0 yesterday

Ente: common questions

What does Ente replace?

Repoly lists Ente as an open-source alternative to Google Photos. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where Ente stands against the others.

Is Ente still maintained?

Ente had 6,111 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was today; the latest tagged release, ente-cli-v0.4.2, is from 3 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.