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Filamama vs Nextcloud Memories.

Memories is an open-source photo app that runs inside Nextcloud, the self-hosted server for files and more. It suits households that already run Nextcloud and want their photos in the same place.

Feature	Filamama	Nextcloud Memories
Price	Free, no paid tier	Free. Enterprise plans from 100 users ^[2]
Licence	Published with the download	AGPL-3.0 ^[3]
Account with the maker	Not needed	Not needed ^[2]
Install	Native on macOS and Linux	A Nextcloud server, then the app. All-in-One Docker or VM image ^{[3, 4]}
Phone backup app	Android, with Piktures	The Nextcloud app, Android and iPhone ^[3]
Broken uploads resume	At the exact byte	By chunk. Chunks kept 24 hours ^[5]
Duplicate check before upload	Before any bytes move	Not checked
Outbound calls by default	None	Update check, on by default ^[6]
Faces and smart tagging	Planned	With the Recognize app ^[3]
Sharing	Planned	Albums and external sharing ^[3]
Away from home	Home network only, by design	External sharing ^[3]
Command line	dmsp, JSON answers	occ ^[3]

Small numbers are sources, listed at the bottom; Filamama's column comes from its own specification and code (source 1). "Not checked" means we didn't find it in Nextcloud's own docs, pages or code, so we don't claim either way. Checked on 17 October 2026.

Where Filamama is ahead

One program built for photos and videos, installed natively. Memories needs a Nextcloud server first.
An interrupted upload picks up at the exact byte. Nextcloud resumes by chunk and keeps unfinished chunks for 24 hours.
The server makes no outbound calls. Nextcloud's update checker is on by default and sends version details to the updater server.

Where Nextcloud is ahead

If you already run Nextcloud, Memories adds photos without another server.
Faces and AI tagging with the Recognize app. Filamama has these only as planned features.
Albums, external sharing, and access away from home.
An iPhone app, and a published open-source licence (AGPL-3.0).

Switching from Nextcloud

There's no importer yet. You can run Filamama next to Nextcloud, pair your Android phone with Piktures and let it back up what's on the phone. Your Nextcloud files stay where they are; indexing existing folders on disk is a planned feature.

Sources

Filamama: its own specification and source code (SPEC.md, README, the server and Piktures code).
Nextcloud pricing: Enterprise subscriptions from 100 users; apps free nextcloud.com/pricing
Memories README and licence (AGPL-3.0): AI tagging, albums, external sharing, mobile apps, occ github.com/pulsejet/memories
Nextcloud All-in-One: Docker and VM image nextcloud.com/all-in-one
Nextcloud developer manual, Chunked file upload: chunks kept on the server for 24 hours docs.nextcloud.com/server/stable/developer_manual/client_apis/WebDAV/chunking.html
Nextcloud admin manual, config.php: updatechecker on by default, sends version details to the updater server docs.nextcloud.com/server/stable/admin_manual/configuration_server/config_sample_php_parameters.html

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