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PhotoPrism versus Lychee (LycheeOrg)
Compare	PhotoPrism	Lychee (LycheeOrg)
Verdict	Depends	Depends
Best for	Privacy-focused self-hosters	Self-hosters comfortable with Docker
Who it's not for	Non-technical users wanting one-click setup	Non-technical users wanting plug-and-play photo backup
Privacy	Two 2026 auth-bypass CVEs found; update to the latest build before any public exposure.¹¹	11 known CVEs plus GitHub advisories; project publishes and patches them, but you must run current releases.
Support quality	Community support free; dedicated support paid	Volunteer community only; no vendor support.
Public sentiment	Users praise PhotoPrism's AI organization and maturity but commonly gripe about mobile app support and the paid membership model.^⁶	Self-hosters weigh Lychee against Piwigo, PhotoPrism, and Immich; long-term users are loyal, but the project leans on stretched volunteer maintainers.
Biggest gotcha	Run the latest build: two 2026 auth-bypass CVEs hit older versions; never expose unpatched instances publicly.¹⁰	Several 2026 CVEs (SSRF, stored XSS) mean you must update fast.

Pick PhotoPrism when

Privacy-focused self-hosters
Large libraries (tens of thousands of photos)
Google Photos refugees
Homelab and NAS owners

When PhotoPrism is not a fit

Non-technical users wanting one-click setup
Phone-first users needing an official mobile backup app
Buyers expecting everything free . key features are paid
Anyone unwilling to run and patch a server

Pick Lychee (LycheeOrg) when

Self-hosters comfortable with Docker
Privacy-focused personal photo libraries
Small groups sharing galleries on their own server
PHP/Laravel hobbyist admins

When Lychee (LycheeOrg) is not a fit

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

Sources

PhotoPrism Pricing & Editionsphotoprism.app
official
PhotoPrism Featuresphotoprism.app
official
PhotoPrism Membership FAQphotoprism.app
official
PhotoPrism on G2g2.com
review
PhotoPrism seller rating on G2g2.com
review
Immich vs photoprism . Reddit r/selfhostedreddit.com
review
Needs better App support . Reddit r/photoprismreddit.com
review
Why I Wanted to Love It… And Why I Can'tmarcrphoto.wordpress.com
review
Photo Backup Bakeoff: PhotoPrism vs Immichmike.lapidak.is
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CVE-2026-57945 . NVDnvd.nist.gov
security
CVE-2026-72540 . SentinelOnesentinelone.com
security
LycheeOrg/Lychee on GitHubgithub.com
official
Lychee homepagelycheeorg.github.io
official
LycheeOrg on OpenCollectiveopencollective.com
official
Lychee Docker imagehub.docker.com
official
Lychee CVEs . OpenCVEapp.opencve.io
security