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Immich vs Alarik
Immich has 114,457 GitHub stars, 6,980 forks, 740 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Alarik has 538 stars, 6 forks, 4 open issues and last shipped 15 days ago. Immich leads on adoption by 21,175% (114,457 vs 538 stars). Immich is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0; Alarik is written in Swift under Apache-2.0. Immich has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, Alarik 1%. 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 | Alarik | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 114K | ★ 538 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | Swift |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-03 |
| Forks | ⑂ 7.0K | ⑂ 6 |
| 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 Alarik if
- You want the Alarik feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Swift
- You evaluated both and Alarik 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 Alarik
Alarik is a high performance, self hosted S3 compatible object storage system written in Swift and licensed under Apache 2.0, built for developers and platform teams that want an open alternative to MinIO and RustFS.
read the full Alarik overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Immich or Alarik more popular?
Immich has 114,457 GitHub stars and Alarik has 538. Immich has the larger community by that measure.
Are Immich and Alarik free?
Both are open source. Immich is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Alarik under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Immich and Alarik?
Immich is written in TypeScript and Alarik in Swift. 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 Alarik?
Choose Immich if you want the larger community (114,457 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose Alarik if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.