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Looking for a Plex Alternative?
Meet Lychee

Grid and album based photo-management-system.

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25 users
1 user500 users
$

Average Plex pricing is ~$15/user/month

Plex Annual
$0
Self-Hosted Annual
$0
Your Annual Savings
$0
Save 99% annually

5-Year Projected Savings

$0

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Plex vs Lychee: Feature Comparison

Feature
Plex
Paid SaaS
Lychee
Open Source
Monthly CostPer-user pricingFree (hosting only)
Data Ownership
Privacy Control
Self-Hosted Option
No Vendor Lock-in
Source Code Access
CustomizableLimitedFully
Automatic UpdatesManual
Managed Infrastructure
Official SupportCommunity
Repository Insights

Community activity and technical details from the Lychee repository

License

MIT License

Open source license for commercial use

Forks

361

Community-maintained copies

Primary Languages

PHP
84%
Vue
10%
TypeScript
4%

Top Contributors

#1

ildyria

1,359 commits

#2

dependabot[bot]

344 commits

#3

kamil4

106 commits

View full repository details on GitHub

Why Switch from Plex to Lychee?

Complete Data Ownership

Your data stays on your servers. No third-party access, no data mining, and full compliance with privacy regulations like GDPR and HIPAA.

No Per-User Pricing

Pay only for hosting (~$5-20/month), regardless of team size. Add unlimited users without increasing your costs.

Full Customization

Access the source code and customize Lychee to fit your exact workflow. No feature limitations or paywalls.

No Vendor Lock-in

Export your data anytime. Move between hosting providers freely. Your business isn't dependent on a single vendor.

Technical Specs
GitHub Stars4.1k
2w ago
Docker ReadyManual Setup
CategoryMedia Management
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