Trying to degoogle my photo storage. Both Immich and Nextcloud can handle photos but they take very different approaches. Immich feels more like Google Photos while Nextcloud is more of a file sync solution.
Anyone switched from one to the other? How is the mobile app experience?
Immich is the clear winner for photo backup. The timeline view, face recognition, and map view make it feel like a real Google Photos replacement. Nextcloud Photos feels like an afterthought.
The Immich mobile app for auto-backup is excellent. Background upload works reliably on both Android and iOS. Nextcloud app was flaky for me.
Switched from Nextcloud to Immich 3 months ago. The only thing I miss is the file sync feature. Now I run both - Immich for photos, Nextcloud for files.