I’m considering setting up a NAS to backup my stuff and replace Google Photos. Currently I’m looking at Asustor AS6704T and Synology DS923+, with the former having more powerful hardware and hardware encoding, and the latter having a better first party software experience.
Some quick comparisons show me that Synology Photos is infinitely better than Asustor Photo Gallery. AI face recognition, content tagging, and reverse Geocoding are features I’ve gotten used to in Google photos, which Synology has and Asustor doesn’t.
I’m also aware of but not really familiar with other photo backup/management solutions, namely Immich, Photoprism, Piwigo, and Lychee. Immich would probably fit me the best, but Piwigo with plugins would support Photosphere photos that I occasionally take with my Pixel.
So I guess I’m asking you guys what your preferred photo backup solution is? I probably should mention that I personally take photos with a Pixel (jpg and MP4 files), but my family uses iPhones (heic and mov files). No RAW photos for now, but for those who do and would edit photos, how would you manage them?
Been using a Synology DS920+ for a few years now, using Moments as my photo backup/viewer.
I will note, however, that the newer version of Synology OS doesn’t run Moments, but “Photos”, and that one lacks subject recognition.
For me, subject recognition was the key reason for even using Google Photos, so to lose that feature upgrading to the latest OS would be a major step backwards.
Just wanted to put that out there for anyone who’s considering buying a new Synology NAS (with the latest OS).