Websites and hosting
Pixieset alternatives
2 open-source projects that already do this job. Free to use - not free to run, which is what the numbers on the right are for.
The projects
immich-app/immich★109,893 GitHub starsAGPL-3.0 licenceSelf‑hosted photo and video management with user accounts, sharing, uploads, and automated processing.Open on GitHub ↗Piwigo/Piwigo★3,835 GitHub starsGPL-2.0 licenceMature web photo gallery application providing user management, galleries, plugins, and sharing features.Open on GitHub ↗
What you give up either way
- AI-powered culling & advanced photo editor (paid add-on)
- Mobile gallery apps and polished UX across platforms
- Integrated print fulfillment and Pixieset-managed fulfillment
- Scale, reliability, and the Pixieset brand / user base
An open-source project doing the core job proves a replacement is possible. It does not prove it matches Pixieset, and it does not prove anyone has run it for a month. How we decide.