Ente
End-to-end encrypted self-hosted photo backup with native mobile apps
Overview
Ente is an end-to-end encrypted photo and video storage platform with native iOS and Android apps that perform automatic backup. All data is encrypted client-side, meaning even the server operator cannot view your media. The full server stack including the Go backend and web app can be self-hosted via Docker Compose, and Ente also offers a paid managed cloud service.
Where it falls short of Google Photos
- No AI-based automatic photo tagging, scene recognition, or search by content due to E2E encryption
- Self-hosted setup requires configuring S3-compatible object storage separately
- Smaller ecosystem of third-party integrations compared to Google Photos
- Collaborative album features are less mature than Google Photos shared libraries
We list the gaps honestly so you can decide if the trade-off is worth owning your data.
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