Alternatives to Amazon Photos
Unlimited photos for Prime members
Amazon Photos ranks #3 of 7 in Photo storage, with an Alt Score of 82. It is proprietary, freemium from $1.99/mo and available on Windows, macOS, iOS, Android and Web. 10 of 10 checklist rows are verified against a public source.
Amazon Prime members who want a no-cost place to back up and store their phone or computer photo library; also usable by non-Prime Amazon customers at a limited free tier.
Prime membership includes unlimited full-resolution photo storage plus 5 GB of video storage (non-Prime users get 5 GB total). The app organizes photos into a memories carousel, supports natural-language search to find photos by description, lets you share full-resolution photos/albums with up to 50 people, and offers a Family Vault to share unlimited storage with up to 5 others. You can also order prints, photo books, and custom gifts from within the app.
Sign in with your Amazon account on the mobile or web app, grant access to your camera roll, and either upload photos manually or turn on Auto Save to continuously sync new photos and videos. Once uploaded, content is accessible across phone, tablet, computer, and devices like Fire TV or Echo Show.
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Feature comparison
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Every fact and feature listed for Amazon Photos is verified against its own pages. Each alternative is sourced on its own page.
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Pricing model Freemium verified 2026-07-09
Prime members get free, unlimited, full-resolution photo storage, plus 5 GB video storage. All other customers get 5 GB photo and video storage.
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Starts at $1.99/mo verified 2026-07-09
Plans start at $1.99 a month and you can cancel any time.
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Status active verified 2026-07-09
Help centre documents current Alexa+ integration; ongoing feature development.
Find Photos with Alexa+
https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=G3BC9SVPPEVSB9T8 -
License Proprietary verified 2026-07-09
No open-source license or repository; closed commercial service governed by its Terms of Use.
This is an agreement between you and Amazon.com Services LLC ... regarding the Amazon Photos services and associated software
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Platforms Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Web verified 2026-07-09
iOS/Android/Web confirmed on amazon.com/photos: accessible via the mobile app (iOS and Android), web app, or desktop app.
Available for Mac or Windows
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Free storage amount Yes verified 2026-07-09
All other customers get 5 GB photo and video storage.
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Original quality kept Yes verified 2026-07-09
Prime members get unlimited full-resolution photo storage and 5 GB for video
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AI search (faces, objects) Yes verified 2026-07-09
Amazon Photos allows you to sort and search your photos by people, objects, actions, and scenes. We use image recognition technology to analyze and apply tags to your photos and videos.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=G3BC9SVPPEVSB9T8 -
Albums & sharing Yes verified 2026-07-09
Amazon Photos provides an option to create multiple photo-sharing groups. ... Share small or large volumes of photos and videos at their original resolution.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=GLSS4222BAQWWB3S -
Self-hostable No verified 2026-07-09
Amazon-hosted service throughout; no self-hosting option documented.
The Services provide storage, retrieval, management, printing, and access features and functionality for your photos, videos, and other files
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E2E encrypted No verified 2026-07-09
Server-side AI tagging requires Amazon to read unencrypted image content, which precludes end-to-end encryption.
We use image recognition technology to analyze and apply tags to your photos and videos... Amazon will collect, store, and use records of individual faces
https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=G3BC9SVPPEVSB9T8 -
RAW support Yes verified 2026-07-09
RAW File Types (This is not a definitive list) Nikon (NEF files) Canon (CR2, CR3 Files) ARW (Sony) CRW (Canon RAW CIFF image) ORF (Olympus) files
https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=GGU2SU8Y22DZYRMQ -
Auto-upload from phone Yes verified 2026-07-09
Once you turn on Auto-Save in Settings, your photos are automatically saved to your Amazon Photos account.
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Import from competitors Yes verified 2026-07-09
You can easily transfer your photos and videos stored on your current online storage service provider to Amazon Photos.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=GQFQXL85XKLKS6QE -
Video support Yes verified 2026-07-09
Videos: MP4, QuickTime, AVI, MTS, MPG, ASF, WMV, Flash, HEIF, HEVC, and OGG.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=GGU2SU8Y22DZYRMQ
FAQ
Yes. Google Photos, iCloud Photos and LibrePhotos have a free tier or are fully free. Free-tier limits in the comparison table are verified and dated.
Ente Photos, PhotoPrism and Immich — every license claim links its source.