Freemora
Freemora vs Immich
Immich is a strong open-source project: your own “Google Photos” on your own server. Freemora does one thing more simply: it copies phone photos and videos to your computer with no server and no setup.
At a glance
| Freemora | Immich | |
|---|---|---|
| Where your photos live | On your computer or external drive | On your own server (computer or NAS) |
| Setup | An app for Windows or Mac and a QR code — a couple of minutes | A Docker Compose server; at least 6 GB of RAM and 2 CPU cores |
| Phones | Android now, iPhone soon | iPhone and Android |
| Price | Free for one phone; several — Freemora Pro, $9.99 once (coming soon) | Free; optional $25 or $100 supporter keys unlock no features |
| Freeing up phone space | Optional, after every copy is checked again | Available since version 2.5 (January 2026) |
| Faces, map, shared albums | Not the focus: Freemora is about copying | Yes, rich features |
| Access away from home | Through the Freemora bridge (beta), no setup | You set it up: a domain, VPN or tunnel |
| Open source | No | Yes (AGPL v3) |
| Off-site copy (fire, theft) | No — keep a second copy | No — you back up the server yourself |
When Immich is better
- You’re comfortable with Docker and running a server, and you already have a NAS or an always-on computer.
- You need iPhone support today.
- Open source, face recognition, a map and shared family albums matter to you.
When Freemora is better
- You don’t want to run a server: install the app on Windows or Mac and scan a QR code.
- You want a copy of your phone’s photos, with every copy checked by SHA-256 — and again before freeing up space.
- Away-from-home access works out of the box, without your own domain or VPN.
- Photos are plain year/month folders that open without Freemora.
Use both
Yes: you can add the Freemora archive folder to Immich as a read-only external library — Freemora keeps doing the copying.
Freemora is beta software without warranty. Checks lower the risk but don’t remove it: drives fail and computers get lost. Keep important photos in at least one more place. See the Terms of use.
Sources
- Immich: введение и требования к серверу — документация Immich / Immich docs: introduction and server requirements
- Immich licensing: supporter keys $25 / $100, no paywalled features — Immich blog
- Immich releases (v2.5: Free Up Space) — GitHub
Facts about other projects are taken from the sources above as of 26.10.2026 and may change.
More: How Freemora checks copies · Freemora vs Google Photos · Freemora vs iCloud · Freemora vs Yandex Disk · Freemora vs Immich · Freemora vs Syncthing · Terms of use · Privacy
Google Photos is a trademark of Google LLC; iCloud of Apple Inc.; Yandex Disk of Yandex; Immich and Syncthing are the names of their respective open-source projects. Freemora is not affiliated with these companies or projects.