Immich vs MinIO
Detailed comparison to help you choose the right tool for your needs
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Immich
Self-hosted Google Photos alternative with AI-powered features
4.6
Editorial RatingQuick Comparison
Rating
4.6
vs4.4
Starting Price
Free
vsFree
Pricing Model
free
vsfreemium
Feature
Immich
MinIO
Auto backup from mobile
Facial recognition
Smart search
Shared albums
Map view
Machine learning features
S3 API compatible
Distributed mode
Encryption at rest
Bucket versioning
Erasure coding
Kubernetes native
Immich Pros
- Feature-rich Google Photos replacement
- AI-powered search and recognition
- Excellent mobile apps
- Active development (weekly releases)
Immich Cons
- Requires beefy server for ML features
- Still in active development (breaking changes)
- No cloud-hosted option
MinIO Pros
- Full S3 compatibility
- Excellent performance
- Easy Kubernetes deployment
- Active open-source community
- Strong encryption
- Scales to exabytes
MinIO Cons
- Enterprise support expensive
- Learning curve for distributed setup
- Documentation could be better
- No built-in CDN
- Requires infrastructure knowledge
- AGPLv3 license restrictive for some