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Immich vs Ceph
Immich has 114,457 GitHub stars, 6,980 forks, 740 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Ceph has 17,050 stars, 6,504 forks, 1,353 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Immich leads on adoption by 571% (114,457 vs 17,050 stars). Immich is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0; Ceph is written in C++ under a custom or non-standard licence. Immich has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, Ceph 38%. Immich was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Immich | Ceph | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 114K | ★ 17K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Custom / other |
| Written in | TypeScript | C++ |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 7.0K | ⑂ 6.5K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Immich if
- You weight community size — 114K stars and counting
- You want the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Ceph if
- You want the Ceph feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches C++
- You evaluated both and Ceph fits your workflow better
About Immich
Immich is a high performance self hosted photo and video management solution — an AGPL 3.0 TypeScript project — for people and households who want their photo library on a server they own rather than in Google Photos.
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About Ceph
Ceph is a scalable open source distributed storage system written in C++ and described as a platform for object, block, and file storage. It lives in infrastructure and operations storage solutions, where it provides a shared storage layer across distributed nodes rather than a single local disk.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Immich or Ceph more popular?
Immich has 114,457 GitHub stars and Ceph has 17,050. Immich has the larger community by that measure.
Are Immich and Ceph free?
Both are open source. Immich is licensed under AGPL-3.0, and Ceph has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Immich and Ceph?
Immich is written in TypeScript and Ceph in C++. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Immich or Ceph?
Choose Immich if you want the larger community (114,457 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose Ceph if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.