Alternatives
Best Immich alternatives in 2026
Immich is self-hosted photo and video backup and management. These 9 alternatives come from the same rankings, ordered by editorial score. Connected products carry a small, disclosed lift.
Ranked alternatives
- 1
Jellyfin
Free and open source under GPL-2.0, covering movies, TV, music and photos with no vendor account required. Setup and client apps take more effort than Plex, but nothing in the software sits behind a paid pass.
Best for Free self-hosted video and music server
WebAndroidSelf-hostedFree and open sourceOpen source
- 2
Plex
Also runs on Windows, macOS. The most polished apps and the widest device reach of the video servers, with free live TV and movies. Remote streaming and hardware transcoding need Plex Pass, and the server is not open source.
Best for Polished video and music server with paid extras
WebWindowsmacOSiOSAndroidSelf-hostedFree plan, paid upgrades
- 3
Navidrome
A light, fast music server with an OpenSubsonic API that many music clients can use, licensed under GPL-3.0. It runs well on a Raspberry Pi, but it has no video, books or photos and relies on third-party mobile apps.
Best for Music streaming from your own library
Self-hostedWebFree and open sourceOpen source
- 4
Audiobookshelf
An audiobook and podcast server with per-user progress sync, metadata lookup and a chapter editor, licensed under GPL-3.0. Its companion apps are still in beta, and its ebook support is basic next to dedicated readers.
Best for Audiobooks and podcasts for several users
Self-hostedWebAndroidiOSFree and open sourceOpen source
- 5
Komga
Strong for comics and manga, with a web reader, OPDS feeds, Kobo Sync and KOReader sync, under the MIT license. It covers books and comics only, so it does not play music or video.
Best for Comics and manga libraries with e-reader sync
Self-hostedWebFree and open sourceOpen source
- 6
Kavita
Built-in comic, manga, EPUB and PDF readers with OIDC login and per-library limits, under GPL-3.0. Extra metadata sources need the optional Kavita+ subscription, and it covers reading only, with no music or video.
Best for Self-hosted reading with built-in readers
Self-hostedWebFree and open sourceOpen source
- 7
PhotoPrism
Good AI-assisted photo organizing with facial recognition and map search, licensed under AGPL-3.0 with a free Community Edition. Single sign-on and extra roles sit in paid plans, and it covers photos and videos only.
Best for Self-hosted photo library with face and place search
Self-hostedWebFree and open sourceOpen source
- 8
Emby
Also runs on Windows. Covers video, music, photos and live TV, with free apps for many TV consoles. Hardware transcoding and offline phone downloads need Premiere, which is sold monthly, yearly or as a lifetime license, and the server is closed source.
Best for Video and live TV with Premiere features
AndroidiOSWindowsFree plan, paid upgrades
- 9
Calibre-Web
Lets a browser read and download books from an existing Calibre library, with per-user permissions and OPDS feeds, under GPL-3.0. It depends on the Calibre desktop app for managing and converting the library, and it has no music or video.
Best for Browsing an existing Calibre ebook library
Self-hostedWebFree and open sourceOpen source
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