Side by side
500px vs Lychee
Both stand on photo sharing software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+1
500px combines photo publishing, community activity, licensing, and portfolio features. Consider it if its upload allowance and membership options match your photography workflow.
Visit 500px Free plan Open source AndroidAPIiPhone+3
Lychee offers self-hosted photo organization and sharing with a free edition and a paid Supporter Edition. Users should note the full-account access granted by API tokens and the maker’s recommendation to protect production deployments with a reverse proxy and TLS.
Visit LycheeThe facts
| 500px | Lychee | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Yes |
| Runs on | Android, API, iPhone, Web | Android, API, iPhone, Linux, Self-hosted, Web |
| Lowest paid plan | Free or on request | See the plans |
| Plans published | 1 | 2 |
| Maker | 500px | Not published |
| Website | 500px.com | lycheeorg.github.io |
| On photo sharing software | #3 of 34 | #1 of 34 |
500px: what it does well
- Free Basic plan with private galleries
- Portfolio builder included with Pro membership
- Daily Advanced Stats for paid members
- Supports photo licensing and contests
- Available on web, Android, and iOS
What to know first
- Basic accounts limited to 21 uploads per seven days
- API access is unavailable
- Lightroom plugin is deprecated and unsupported
- Monthly payments are not refundable once processed
Lychee: what it does well
- Free plan includes unlimited photo uploads
- Supports nested albums and private sharing
- Imports from computers, servers, URLs, and Dropbox
- Displays EXIF and IPTC metadata
- Ships without analytics or tracking
What to know first
- No trial period is offered
- No refunds are offered
- Bearer tokens grant full account access
- Production deployments should use a reverse proxy with TLS