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Immich vs Pluton
Immich has 114,457 GitHub stars, 6,980 forks, 740 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Pluton has 787 stars, 31 forks, 5 open issues and last shipped 9 days ago. Immich leads on adoption by 14,443% (114,457 vs 787 stars). Immich is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0; Pluton is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0. Immich has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, Pluton 4%. Immich was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (self-hosted), 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 | Pluton | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 114K | ★ 787 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-09 |
| Forks | ⑂ 7.0K | ⑂ 31 |
| 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 Pluton if
- You want the Pluton feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Pluton 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 Pluton
Pluton is an Apache 2.0 licensed, self hosted backup management platform written in TypeScript. It lives in the backup and recovery ecosystem, and it uses Restic for encrypted incremental backups and Rclone for cloud storage connectivity. The project provides a web interface for creating, scheduling, monitoring, and restoring backup jobs across local and remote storage destinations.
read the full Pluton overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Immich or Pluton more popular?
Immich has 114,457 GitHub stars and Pluton has 787. Immich has the larger community by that measure.
Are Immich and Pluton free?
Both are open source. Immich is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Pluton under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Immich and Pluton?
Immich is written in TypeScript and Pluton in TypeScript. 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 Pluton?
Choose Immich if you want the larger community (114,457 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose Pluton if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.