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Immich vs Ente
Immich has 114,487 GitHub stars, 6,982 forks, 740 open issues and last shipped today. Ente has 28,939 stars, 1,803 forks, 229 open issues and last shipped today. Immich leads on adoption by 296% (114,487 vs 28,939 stars). Immich is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0; Ente is written in Dart under AGPL-3.0. Immich has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, Ente 6%. Ente was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 3 topic tags (flutter, google-photos, google-photos-alternative), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
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 | Ente | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 114K | ★ 29K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | Dart |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-18 |
| Forks | ⑂ 7.0K | ⑂ 1.8K |
| 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 Ente if
- You want the Ente feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Dart
- You evaluated both and Ente 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 Ente
Ente is a fully open source, end to end encrypted platform for storing photos, documents and credentials in the cloud, packaged as a monorepo of client apps and a server, and intended for people who want the features of Google Photos, Apple Photos and Authy without having to trust the service provider with their data.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Immich or Ente more popular?
Immich has 114,487 GitHub stars and Ente has 28,939. Immich has the larger community by that measure.
Are Immich and Ente free?
Both are open source. Immich is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Ente under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Immich and Ente?
Immich is written in TypeScript and Ente in Dart. 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 Ente?
Choose Immich if you want the larger community (114,487 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose Ente if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.