Immich
by Immich · Self-hosted photo and video management on your own server
41.4 — BenchRank score out of 100
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Homepage Pricing page
Overview
Immich is self-hosted software for backing up and managing photos and videos on your own server. You install the server yourself and back up from a phone using the Android or iOS app, then browse, search and organise the library through Immich. The site links to a public demo, documentation and a GitHub repository.
- Best for
- People who want to run their own photo and video backup server instead of a hosted service.
- Pricing
- No prices are shown: the apps and server are offered as downloads, and the site sells an optional product key without stating its cost.
- Runs on
- WebSelf-hostedCLI
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- Runs on your own server, so files stay on hardware you control
- Mobile apps for Android and iOS alongside a server download
- Public demo and Discord available before you commit
- Browse, search and organise photos and videos in one place
Trade-offs
- You must supply, run and maintain the server yourself
- The pricing page shows no prices or plan details
- A product key is sold but what it unlocks is not stated
- Captured pages describe features only in broad terms
How this score is made up
Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.
- MCP support
- 0 out of 100
- API quality
- 25 out of 100
- Documentation
- 80 out of 100
- Agent friendliness
- 40 out of 100
- Pricing transparency
- 15 out of 100
- Changelog
- 100 out of 100
- Marketing site structure
- 75 out of 100
- Operational trust
- 35 out of 100
Measured, but not part of the score
Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.
- Openness
- 65 out of 100
- Maintenance
- 100 out of 100
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