Google Photos AlternativesOnly apps for Android from the EU

There are many alternatives to Google Photos for Android if you are looking for a replacement. The best Android alternative is Nextcloud, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Google Photos and 12 are available for Android so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Android alternatives to Google Photos are Aves, ReFra gallery, Piwigo and Focus Go.

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Google Photos alternatives are mainly Photo Managers, but if you're looking for Photo Sharing Apps or Cloud Storage Services you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Android, Android + Image Viewer, Linux, Kindle Fire, EU, Android + EU and Photo Organization. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Google Photos.

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Nextcloud
1250 likes
On-premises solution offering file sync, universal data access and collaboration through Nextcloud Files, Talk, and Groupware. Ensures secure, controlled data storage for enterprise with powerful privacy tools including encryption, fine-grained access, and a bug bounty.
182 Nextcloud alternatives
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Free
Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
Application typeApplication types
Cloud Storage
File Sync
Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Online
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
HUAWEI AppGallery
iPad
Self-Hosted
Snapcraft
Flathub
F-Droid
OpenAPK
Raspberry Pi
Cloudron
Docker Hub
Germany
EU
+5
Good alternative?Is Nextcloud a good alternative to Google Photos?

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Nextcloud vs Google Photos Comments
Top Positive Comment by Guest · Jan 10, 2023
Taking control of my digital footpring. Nextcloud is self-hosted - My data is MY data...
Top Negative Comment by BarnMTB · Jun 2, 2022
With Nextcloud, you have to install and maintain the service/server yourself or pay a 3rd party host to do it for you. This requires some technical knowledge, willingness, and some investment upfront. Nextcloud is not "register an account & go", unlike Google Photos.
Positive comment by da_ · May 5, 2022
It can even handle raw photos, if the appropriate app is installed.
3 of 9 comments
Nextcloud is Free and Open SourceGoogle Photos is Freemium and Proprietary
Nextcloud is a Cloud Storage Google Photos is a Photo Manager
Nextcloud is Privacy focused, Security-focused, Customizable and DecentralizedGoogle Photos is not according to our users
Aves
78 likes
Aves can handle all sorts of images and videos, including your typical JPEGs and MP4s, but also more exotic things like multi-page TIFFs, SVGs, old AVIs and more!
41 Aves alternatives
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Free
Open Source (BSD-3-Clause)
Application type
Photo Manager
Origin
Belgium
EU
Platforms
Android
Android Tablet
F-Droid
OpenAPK
Belgium
EU
Good alternative?Is Aves a good alternative to Google Photos?

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Aves vs Google Photos Comments
Negative comment by Saxoboneless · Sep 1, 2023
As far as I'm aware, aves is just a photo gallery, not a cloud storage platform.
Positive comment by don-user · Aug 6, 2024
One of the best alternatives for the offline capabilities of Google Photos (gallery, view, edit), i.e. similar to Fossify Gallery. Needs to be complemented with another app for cloud save / backup use-case.
2 of 2 comments
Aves is Free and Open SourceGoogle Photos is Freemium and Proprietary
Aves is Privacy focused, Customizable and LightweightGoogle Photos is not according to our users
ReFra gallery
40 likes
ReFra is an open source Android Gallery app built with Material 3 and Jetpack Compose.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Application typeApplication types
Photo Manager
Image Viewer
Origin
Romania
EU
Platforms
Android
F-Droid
Romania
EU
+9
Good alternative?Is ReFra gallery a good alternative to Google Photos?
Piwigo
74 likes
Manage your photo collection with Piwigo Piwigo is open source photo gallery software for the web. Designed for organisations, teams and individuals.
147 Piwigo alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application typeApplication types
Photo Manager
Photo Sharing
Origin
France
EU
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Online
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
Windows Phone
iPad
Self-Hosted
Cloudron
France
EU
Good alternative?Is Piwigo a good alternative to Google Photos?

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Piwigo vs Google Photos Comments
Negative comment by Crowfather · Dec 1, 2021
Piwigo is good but its really for photos only. Video support requires the complex process of adding and configuring a special plugin. It also lacks object tagging and image recognition.
Positive comment by Guest · Jan 23, 2021
Piwigo has come a long way since I first tried it. It’s great alternative method of storing photos in a cloud. It it is open source and can be self hosted. However, if you are not capable of managing your own LAMP stack, it appears you can get a hosted service at piwigo.com
2 of 2 comments
Piwigo is Free and Open SourceGoogle Photos is Freemium and Proprietary
Piwigo is LightweightGoogle Photos is not according to our users
Focus Go
10 likes
Focus Go is the gallery I always wanted to have, so I built it. I don't like bloated galleries with 23093485 features, so I only built the ones I need/think are needed.
Cost / License
Free Personal
Proprietary
Application type
Photo Manager
Origin
Portugal
EU
Platforms
Android
Portugal
EU
Good alternative?Is Focus Go a good alternative to Google Photos?
zeitkapsl
7 likes
A private, end-to-end encrypted photo and video storage service based in the EU. It lets you back up, organize, and share memories securely, with original quality, no ads, and zero data mining.
26 zeitkapsl alternatives
Cost / License
Paid
Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
Application typeApplication types
Photo Manager
Cloud Storage
Origin
Austria
EU
Platforms
Online
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
iPad
Austria
EU
Good alternative?Is zeitkapsl a good alternative to Google Photos?
bewCloud
5 likes
Open-source cloud storage solution built on TypeScript, Deno, and Fresh, offering a minimal, user-friendly interface, WebDAV file access, easy sharing, modular architecture, and integration with existing clients, designed for privacy and flexible self-hosting.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
Application typeApplication types
Cloud Storage
File Sync
Origin
Portugal
EU
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Online
Android
iPhone
Self-Hosted
Docker
Portugal
EU
+7
Good alternative?Is bewCloud a good alternative to Google Photos?
Piktures
11 likes
The first gesture-based Android gallery app to manage your albums of photos and videos.
49 Piktures alternatives
Cost / License
Freemium
Proprietary
Application type
Photo Manager
Origin
France
EU
Platforms
Mac
Android
Android Tablet
France
EU
+7
Good alternative?Is Piktures a good alternative to Google Photos?
Picular Photo
1 like
Since the dawn of the digital age, we've been in search of a service to help us clean and organize our photo collections. Without the possibility to quickly find the photos we're looking for, we rarely enjoy our evergrowing pile of memories.
Cost / License
Freemium
Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Photo Manager
Photo Sharing
Origin
Sweden
EU
Platforms
Mac
iPhone
Windows
Android
Sweden
EU
Good alternative?Is Picular Photo a good alternative to Google Photos?
Eventograph
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When visiting Eventogra.ph - a temporary 5GB cloud-album is generated. Everyone with this unique link (or QR) can contribute photos & videos & download the files they need in perfect quality.
Cost / License
Freemium
Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Cloud Storage
Photo Sharing
Origin
Belgium
EU
Platforms
Online
Software as a Service (SaaS)
Android
Belgium
EU
+1
Good alternative?Is Eventograph a good alternative to Google Photos?
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Carnely
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Private, ad-free platform for curated memory sharing via photos or audio with selected people. Stories are shared in a chronological feed with named reactions, not public metrics. Free tier with media limits; premium adds video, more media, and printed albums.
Cost / License
Freemium
Proprietary
Application type
Photo Sharing
Origin
France
EU
Platforms
Online
Android
iPhone
France
EU
C
Good alternative?Is Carnely a good alternative to Google Photos?
PhoneRig
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Turn a spare Android phone into a real self-hosted web server: full Ubuntu without root, a website builder, shared photo albums, one-tap WordPress, Gitea, code-server, Filebrowser and Syncthing, published over HTTPS through a secure tunnel. Free core, one-time upgrades, no subscription.
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Application type
Photo Sharing
Origin
Poland
EU
Platforms
Android
Poland
EU
Good alternative?Is PhoneRig a good alternative to Google Photos?

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Google Photos AlternativesOnly apps for Android from the EU

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zeitkapsl

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bewCloud

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Piktures

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