Lychee (LycheeOrg) vs Immich

Lychee (LycheeOrg) and Immich both land on Depends.

Lychee (LycheeOrg)

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Buy it if you can run and patch a server and want your photos off cloud services . it is free, open source, and actively maintained.

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Buy it if you already run a home server and want Google Photos features without Google.

Lychee (LycheeOrg) versus Immich
Compare	Lychee (LycheeOrg)	Immich
Verdict	Depends	Depends
Best for	Self-hosters comfortable with Docker	Homelabbers comfortable with Docker
Who it's not for	Non-technical users wanting plug-and-play photo backup	Non-technical users without a server
Privacy	11 known CVEs plus GitHub advisories; project publishes and patches them, but you must run current releases.	Multiple CVEs disclosed in 2025-2026 (auth bypass, XSS, privilege escalation, OAuth account hijacking); keep patched and limit internet exposure.
Support quality	Volunteer community only; no vendor support.	Community-driven; managed hosting via Elestio exists
Public sentiment	Self-hosters weigh Lychee against Piwigo, PhotoPrism, and Immich; long-term users are loyal, but the project leans on stretched volunteer maintainers.¹¹	Self-hosters love it once running, but report setup friction, family-sharing headaches, and occasional reliability doubts.
Biggest gotcha	Several 2026 CVEs (SSRF, stored XSS) mean you must update fast.	Exposing Immich to the internet without VPN or firewall is the top attack vector users get burned on

Non-technical users wanting plug-and-play photo backup
Businesses needing vendor SLAs or guaranteed support
Mobile-first users wanting automatic camera-roll sync (Guess: Immich fits better)
Anyone unwilling to patch promptly against CVEs