Immich
Photo and video backup solution directly from your mobile phone (alternative to Google Photos).
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Still maintained? Yes: 717 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v3.3.5 (Oct 2026).
Also an alternative to Google Photos.
At a glance
Immich quick facts
- Health score
- 100/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 117,666
- Last commit
- today (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v3.3.5, Oct 2026
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
Top alternatives to Immich
Full rankings: Google Photos alternatives
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Immich scores 100/100, #1 of 25 in Photo Galleries: 717 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v3.3.5, 9 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 117,666 stars add 20.0 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). It scores full marks on every term.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
Health over time
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
717 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v3.3.5 released 9 days ago
- Stars 20.0 / 20
118k 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
- 717
- Last 90 days
- 2,877
- Last 12 months
- today
- Last push
Ranked #1 of 25 tools in Photo Galleries by health , just above Ente (#2) .
Details
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 |
| Platforms | Docker |
| Latest release | v3.3.5 · 9 days ago |
| Stars | 117,666 |
| Open issues | 496 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | immich-app/immich ↗ |
Immich vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with Immich (Photo Galleries), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immich (this tool) | 100 | 118k | AGPL-3.0 | today |
| Ente | 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 |
| HomeGallery | 36 | 1.2k | MIT | 17 days ago |
Immich: common questions
What does Immich replace?
Repoly lists Immich as an open-source alternative to Google Photos. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where Immich stands against the others.
Is Immich still maintained?
Immich had 717 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was today; the latest tagged release, v3.3.5, is from 9 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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