Best Photo Storage Services in 2026
Updated
In short: IDrive is ranked #1 of 71 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of Ente Photos and Amazon Photos. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Ente Photos. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Amazon Photos at $0.99/mo.
Photo storage services help you keep a photo and video collection available to browse and share. Compare original-quality storage and video backup, then consider free storage, desktop app availability, and face search. Shared albums and family sharing may matter if others need access to your collections. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing add context when weighing storage needs and cost. Ente Photos, Synology Photos, and Amazon Photos start the ranking, with Google Photos and Noodle Gallery also among the first entries. Consider how much media you need to store and how you want to find, access, and share it.
71 photo storage services ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
#1 IDrive Top pick · 7.7 
#2 Ente Photos Runner-up · 7.4 Free plan · $2.49/mo
#3 Amazon Photos Also great · 7.3 Free plan · $0.99/mo
- Free planFree trial AndroidiOSLinuxmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 0.25 /mo
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free storage
- 10 GB
- Original-quality storage
- Yes
- Face search
- Yes
- Shared albums
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$2.49/mofirst paid tier About Ente PhotosVisit site - Free plan AndroidiOSmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free storage
- 5 GB
- Original-quality storage
- Yes
- Face search
- Yes
- Shared albums
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$0.99/mofirst paid tier About Amazon PhotosVisit site - Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms€3/mofirst paid tier About CrypteeVisit site - Free plan AndroidapiiOSmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Original-quality storage
- Yes
- Face search
- No
- Shared albums
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$8/mofirst paid tier About FlickrVisit site - Free plan AndroidextensioniOSmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Original-quality storage
- Yes
- Face search
- Yes
- Shared albums
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan AndroidiOSWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 1.99 /mo
- Free storage
- 15 GB
- Original-quality storage
- Yes
- Face search
- Yes
- Shared albums
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$1.99/mofirst paid tier About Google PhotosVisit site - Free planFree trial AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Original-quality storage
- Yes
- Face search
- No
- Shared albums
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms€32/mofirst paid tier About PiwigoVisit site - Free plan AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Original-quality storage
- Yes
- Face search
- Yes
- Shared albums
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan Web
- Original-quality storage
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$4.92/mofirst paid tier About LumioVisit site - WebWindowsmacOSLinuxiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Original-quality storage
- Yes
- Face search
- Yes
- Shared albums
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebWindowsmacOSLinuxiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free storage
- 5 GB
- Shared albums
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebWindowsmacOSiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 20 /mo
- Original-quality storage
- Yes
- Shared albums
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$20/mofirst paid tier About SmugMugVisit site - WindowsmacOSLinuxiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 2.99 /mo
- Free storage
- 1 GB
- Original-quality storage
- Yes
- Shared albums
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - iOS
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 0.99 /mo
- Free storage
- 5 GB
- Original-quality storage
- Yes
- Face search
- Yes
- Shared albums
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 2.99 /mo
- Face search
- Yes
- Shared albums
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 4.99 /mo
- Free storage
- 1 GB
- Original-quality storage
- Yes
- Face search
- No
- Shared albums
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free storage
- 1 GB
- Original-quality storage
- Yes
- Face search
- Yes
- Shared albums
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebWindowsmacOSLinuxiOSAndroid
- Face search
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebWindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 5 /mo
- Original-quality storage
- Yes
- Face search
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 2.99 /mo
- Free storage
- 2 GB
- Original-quality storage
- Yes
- Face search
- Yes
- Shared albums
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Original-quality storage
- Yes
- Shared albums
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 6.49 /mo
- Free storage
- 1 GB
- Original-quality storage
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Original-quality storage
- Yes
- Shared albums
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Shared albums
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
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Questions about this list
Which photo storage service is ranked first on Everything Xiaomi?
IDrive is ranked #1 of 71 with a score of 7.7. Ente Photos is second and Amazon Photos third.
How many of these have a free plan?
10 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Amazon Photos has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.99/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.