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EGroupware vs Immich
A side-by-side editorial comparison of EGroupware and Immich — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
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EGroupware vs Immich: at a glance
What is EGroupware?
EGroupware retires 23.1 and keeps shipping security fixes every week or two.
EGroupware shipped six 26.x releases in October, five flagged as security updates, including a critical fix plus a TinyMCE patch on 30 October. The final 23.1 release on 21 October closes that branch. Feature work continues in mail: unseen mail on top, delayed mark-as-read, a warning on large To/Cc lists with a move-to-Bcc offer, resolving distribution lists, and browser-side OCR for invoice PDFs that removes the Tika dependency.
What is Immich?
Immich's 3.4 candidate adds passkeys and built-in backups.
Immich released v3.3 candidates in early October with people management, TensorRT-RTX acceleration, birthday memories and lighter ML models, and the first v3.4 candidate on 30 October. 3.4 rc.1 adds passkey sign-in, built-in backups using restic's parallel scan, JPEG XL decoding and encoding, mobile tags and workflow filters, plus a block of security fixes around shared links, partner timelines, symlinks and OAuth cookies.
EGroupware vs Immich: editorial side-by-side
EGroupware
5.0COLLAB
EGroupware retires 23.1 and keeps shipping security fixes every week or two.
◆ Current state
EGroupware shipped six 26.x releases in October, five flagged as security updates, including a critical fix plus a TinyMCE patch on 30 October. The final 23.1 release on 21 October closes that branch. Feature work continues in mail: unseen mail on top, delayed mark-as-read, a warning on large To/Cc lists with a move-to-Bcc offer, resolving distribution lists, and browser-side OCR for invoice PDFs that removes the Tika dependency.
◆ Where it's heading
Security releases arrive at a near-weekly rate alongside steady mail client polish, now on a single supported branch. The invoice OCR change moves processing into the browser to shed a server dependency.
◆ Prediction
More security-led 26.x releases are near certain; with 23.1 retired, the work should concentrate fully on 26.
Immich
2.5COLLAB
Immich's 3.4 candidate adds passkeys and built-in backups.
◆ Current state
Immich released v3.3 candidates in early October with people management, TensorRT-RTX acceleration, birthday memories and lighter ML models, and the first v3.4 candidate on 30 October. 3.4 rc.1 adds passkey sign-in, built-in backups using restic's parallel scan, JPEG XL decoding and encoding, mobile tags and workflow filters, plus a block of security fixes around shared links, partner timelines, symlinks and OAuth cookies.
◆ Where it's heading
Each minor now runs through three or four public candidates before release. The 3.x line moved from discovery features (search, faces, memories) toward running Immich safely as a household's primary photo store: sharing controls, authentication and backups.
◆ Prediction
v3.4.0 stable should follow after one or two more candidates. Restoring from the new backups inside Immich is the natural follow-up if it isn't already part of 3.4.
Alternatives to EGroupware and Immich
Other Collab products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either EGroupware or Immich.
Komga
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Capacities
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Guru
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PhotoPrism
PhotoPrism now lets AI assistants search your photo library over MCP.
Trilium Notes
Trilium rebuilt its kanban board, then shipped an urgent server security fix.
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Recent activity from EGroupware and Immich
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 2d agoImmichv3.4 RC adds passkeys, built-in backups and JPEG XL
- 2d agoEGroupware26.10.20261030 fixes a critical flaw and TinyMCE issue
- 11d agoEGroupwareFinal 23.1 release ends the branch with security fixes
- 11d agoEGroupware26.10.20261021 updates PHP and fixes admin actions
- 16d agoEGroupwareMemory-leak fixes and unseen-mail-on-top option
- 17d agoEGroupwareSecurity fixes plus large-recipient warning and invoice OCR
- 29d agoEGroupware26.10.20261003 security update with sync and mail fixes
- 1mo agoImmichv3.3 RC2 refines person sharing before release
- 1mo agoImmichv3.3 RC1 continues person-sharing work
- 1mo agoImmichv3.3 RC adds people management and TensorRT-RTX
- 1mo agoImmichv3.2.0 RC3: bug fixes before stable release
- 2mo agoImmichv3.2.0 RC2: search UI and face merge bug fixes
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between EGroupware and Immich?
Both compete on the same themes — self-hosted — within Collab. EGroupware is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 2.5), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is EGroupware better than Immich?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. EGroupware is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 2.5), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Collab products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to EGroupware?
Top EGroupware alternatives in Collab are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "EGroupware alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/egroupware for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to Immich?
Top Immich alternatives in Collab are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Immich alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/immich for the full list with editorial commentary on each.