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Ente

Encrypted photo storage, a 2FA app and a private locker in one project.

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  • Rating

    4.7 / 5

  • Pricing

    Freemium

  • Difficulty

    Beginner

  • Works on

    Web, iOS, Android

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What is Ente?

Ente is a fully open-source, end-to-end encrypted platform. Its apps include Ente Photos, an alternative to Google Photos and Apple Photos, Ente Auth for two-factor codes and Ente Locker for documents, credentials and notes. The apps run on iOS, Android, the web, Linux, macOS and Windows, and the source code was audited by outside security firms.

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Pros: what Ente does well

  • End-to-end encrypted, so only you can read your files
  • Works on phones, web and desktop
  • Can be self-hosted if you prefer

Cons: where it falls short

  • Ente Photos is a paid service after the free storage
  • Ente Locker free tier is limited in items

Who Ente is for

People who want private backups for photos, 2FA codes and documents.

Who can skip it

Anyone happy to keep everything in a mainstream cloud service.

Ente alternatives

Not sold on Ente? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

All File Management resources

BleachBit

Focus: disk cleaner, free space and cleanup. Shares privacy and open source with Ente. A desktop app, not a web app. Free (Ente: Freemium). Rated 4.5 (Ente: 4.7).

Desktop AppFreeWindows, Linux
4.5Visit

Duplicati

Focus: backup, encryption and scheduler. Shares cloud storage and open source with Ente. A desktop app, not a web app. Free (Ente: Freemium). Rated 4.5 (Ente: 4.7).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.5Visit

Paperless-ngx

Focus: documents, ocr and self-hosted. Shares open source and github with Ente. Free (Ente: Freemium). Same 4.7 rating.

Web AppFreeWeb, Linux
4.7Visit

PhotoPrism

Focus: photo library, self-hosted and face recognition. Shares open source and github with Ente. Free (Ente: Freemium). Rated 4.6 (Ente: 4.7).

Web AppFreeWeb
4.6Visit

Homebox

Focus: home inventory, organisation and self-hosted. Shares open source and github with Ente. Free (Ente: Freemium). Rated 4.5 (Ente: 4.7).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.5Visit

Photoview

Focus: photos, gallery and self-hosted. Shares open source and github with Ente. Free (Ente: Freemium). Rated 4.4 (Ente: 4.7).

Web AppFreeWeb
4.4Visit

Free alternatives to Ente

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

BentoPDF

Focus: pdf tools and merge pdf. Shares privacy and open source with Ente. Free (Ente: Freemium). Same 4.7 rating.

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.7Visit

fd

Focus: file search, command line and developer tool. Shares open source and github with Ente. A desktop app, not a web app. Free (Ente: Freemium). Adds Offline. Same 4.7 rating.

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.7Visit

restic

Focus: backup, encryption and snapshots. Shares open source and github with Ente. A desktop app, not a web app. Free (Ente: Freemium). Same 4.7 rating.

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.7Visit

BorgBackup

Focus: backup, encryption and deduplication. Shares open source and github with Ente. A desktop app, not a web app. Free (Ente: Freemium). Rated 4.6 (Ente: 4.7).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.6Visit

Etcher

Focus: usb, sd card and disk image. Shares open source and github with Ente. A desktop app, not a web app. Free (Ente: Freemium). Rated 4.6 (Ente: 4.7).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.6Visit

VERT

Focus: file converter and image conversion. Shares privacy and open source with Ente. Free (Ente: Freemium). Rated 4.6 (Ente: 4.7).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.6Visit
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