ImmichBack up photos and videos from your phone automatically, search by faces, share albums with the family. In an instance that belongs only to you, with the photo archive tied to no shopping account.
Immich instead of iCloud Photos
Back up the photos from your iPhone, search them by people and places, share albums. The library sits in your own instance in the EU, reachable from any device with a browser.
about €8.80 / month All the pricing details
What you get out of it
The iOS app uploads new photos in the background- The library is tied to no device maker, Android and the browser work just as well
- You book as much storage as your library needs
iCloud Photos and Podless
| iCloud Photos and Podless | iCloud Photos | On Podless |
|---|---|---|
| Where the data lives | iCloud PhotosOn the provider’s servers | On PodlessIn your own instance in the EU |
| Source code | iCloud PhotosNot open to read | On PodlessOpen, you can read what runs |
| Ads and profiling | iCloud PhotosPer the provider’s terms | On PodlessNone |
| Your own domain | iCloud PhotosUsually not offered | On PodlessIncluded, certificate too |
| Getting out again | iCloud PhotosAs far as the provider allows | On PodlessSFTP, database, backups to your storage |
| If it gets shut down | iCloud PhotosYou have to move | On PodlessYou decide when you leave |
Other swaps
Amazon Photos ImmichFlickr ImmichShow your pictures in albums, with a map and camera data, and share them by link. On your own instance, where you decide who sees what.
Plan to Eat 
MealieCollect recipes, plan the week and turn it into a shopping list, together with everyone in the household. Your recipes move over directly.