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HumHub vs Immich
A side-by-side editorial comparison of HumHub and Immich — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
HumHub vs Immich: at a glance
What is HumHub?
HumHub 1.19 has left beta, and its first patches are already carrying security fixes.
The 1.19 cycle is out of beta. beta.3 in September carried security fixes, keyboard-accessibility work and leftover Bootstrap cleanup, and the v1.19.1 entry on October 26 is a changelog update noting security fixes, enhancements and bug fixes. HumHub's GitHub releases show 1.19.0 stable on October 12 and 1.19.3 on October 27, neither of which appears in this feed.
What is Immich?
Immich's v3.2 RC ships a new search UI and face clustering, advancing self-hosted photo discovery.
Immich is in active release cadence: v3.0 landed workflows, plugins, mobile editing, HLS streaming, and OCR; v3.2 is now in its third RC with a new search UI, face cluster groups, and a rebuilt search API. The RC turnaround pace suggests the team is in cleanup mode ahead of a stable release. It's a self-hosted Google Photos alternative with a large community of contributors across server, mobile, and web.
HumHub vs Immich: editorial side-by-side
HumHub
2.5COLLAB
HumHub 1.19 has left beta, and its first patches are already carrying security fixes.
◆ Current state
The 1.19 cycle is out of beta. beta.3 in September carried security fixes, keyboard-accessibility work and leftover Bootstrap cleanup, and the v1.19.1 entry on October 26 is a changelog update noting security fixes, enhancements and bug fixes. HumHub's GitHub releases show 1.19.0 stable on October 12 and 1.19.3 on October 27, neither of which appears in this feed.
◆ Where it's heading
The betas were spent making the upgrade survivable, and the post-stable patches show what that missed: the 1.19.3 changelog repairs activity types that reappeared in e-mail summaries after the update, and a cron failure that could repeat summary mail. Accessibility is the one forward-looking thread, with visible focus and corrected tab order across cards, dropdowns and search.
◆ Prediction
1.19.4 is already listed as unreleased in the project changelog, so another fix-led patch is close. 1.18.7 shipped the same day as 1.19.2, so expect security fixes to keep reaching both lines.
Immich
6.3COLLAB
Immich's v3.2 RC ships a new search UI and face clustering, advancing self-hosted photo discovery.
◆ Current state
Immich is in active release cadence: v3.0 landed workflows, plugins, mobile editing, HLS streaming, and OCR; v3.2 is now in its third RC with a new search UI, face cluster groups, and a rebuilt search API. The RC turnaround pace suggests the team is in cleanup mode ahead of a stable release. It's a self-hosted Google Photos alternative with a large community of contributors across server, mobile, and web.
◆ Where it's heading
The product is moving from Google Photos parity toward differentiation through extensibility and AI-assisted organization. Workflows and plugins opened the automation surface in v3.0; the new search UI and cluster groups in v3.2 close the discovery gap. That combination — automation plus better semantic search — is the basis for a self-hosted photo library that replaces cloud products in daily use rather than just archiving them.
◆ Prediction
v3.2 stable will ship within days given the current RC pace. After that, expect the workflow engine to get additional triggers and actions, and possibly AI-assisted album creation tied to the new cluster groups and search API.
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Recent activity from HumHub and Immich
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 6d agoHumHub1.19.1 patch brings security fixes, enhancements and bug fixes
- 1mo agoHumHubSecurity fixes, keyboard focus and stream loading repairs
- 1mo agoImmichv3.2.0 RC3: bug fixes before stable release
- 2mo agoImmichv3.2.0 RC2: search UI and face merge bug fixes
- 2mo agoImmichv3.2.0 RC1: new search UI, face cluster groups, memories view ⚡
- 2mo agoImmichv3.2.0-rc.0: fix: build release branch images instead of re-tagging main (#31064)
- 2mo agoHumHubPrivate-space activity leak and installer 503 handling fixed
- 3mo agoHumHub1.19 upgrade migration and orphaned content fixes
- 4mo agoImmichv3.0.0 RC3: webhook actions and bug fixes
- 4mo agoImmichv3.0.0 RC2: bug fixes ahead of stable release
- 9mo agoHumHubLogin screen, theming and validator fixes
- 11mo agoHumHubGroup manager options and assorted UI fixes
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between HumHub and Immich?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Immich is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 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 HumHub better than Immich?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Immich is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 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 HumHub?
Top HumHub alternatives in Collab are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "HumHub alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/humhub 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.