xCloud Immich Hosting vs Elestio Immich

xCloud Immich Hosting8.9Visit Elestio Immich7.5Visit

Higher score xCloud Immich Hosting #1 in Immich Hosting 8.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 3 features Visit xCloud

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Elestio Immich #8 in Immich Hosting 7.5/10 From $11/mo · 3-day trial Free trial✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Elestio

• xCloud Immich Hosting fits best

  Households wanting managed Immich with broad features

• Elestio Immich fits best

  Teams wanting managed Immich and operations tooling

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Side by side

Feature	xCloud Immich Hosting 8.9/10 Visit ↗	Elestio Immich 7.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	7.5
Ranking	#1 in Immich Hosting	#8 in Immich Hosting
Best for	Households wanting managed Immich with broad features	Teams wanting managed Immich and operations tooling
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$3/device/mo (best)	$11/mo
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web
Support	Live chat, Tickets, Docs · 24/7	Email, Live chat, Tickets, Community, Docs, Phone
Integrations	6 integrations	3 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features xCloud Immich Hosting 2/3 · Elestio Immich 3/3
Managed updates	—	✓ (best)
Backups	✓	✓
Custom domain + SSL	✓	✓
Specs
Included storage	Not checked yet	60 GB
Deployment	One-click	Managed
Scaling	Manual	Manual
Our review
Pros	One-click Immich deployment includes its supporting services Mobile backup, AI search, albums and household accounts are supported Choose xCloud Cloud VPS or bring a VPS from a listed provider	Managed installation, configuration, and scheduled software updates Daily snapshots, remote backups, and expandable storage volumes Metrics, logs, audit trail, alerts, and migration support
Cons	The free plan is limited to 1 server and 10 sites BYO-server customers supply their own storage; full backup is managed-only Scaling is manual, and managed updates are not included	No free plan; the trial lasts three days Starting price varies with provider, region, and server resources Service scaling is manual rather than automatic
Our verdict	For households, creators and small teams building a private photo and video archive, xCloud Immich Hosting combines the open-source Immich library with a control panel for deployment. A one-click setup provisions Immich and its supporting… Read the review →	Elestio Immich is managed hosting for Immich, a self-hosted photo and video backup application. It is aimed at people and teams who want to run Immich on a dedicated virtual machine without handling routine installation, configuration,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• xCloud Immich Hosting — where it wins

  • One-click Immich deployment includes its supporting services
  • Mobile backup, AI search, albums and household accounts are supported
  • Choose xCloud Cloud VPS or bring a VPS from a listed provider

  Where it doesn't

  • The free plan is limited to 1 server and 10 sites
  • BYO-server customers supply their own storage; full backup is managed-only
  • Scaling is manual, and managed updates are not included

• Elestio Immich — where it wins

  • Managed installation, configuration, and scheduled software updates
  • Daily snapshots, remote backups, and expandable storage volumes
  • Metrics, logs, audit trail, alerts, and migration support

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; the trial lasts three days
  • Starting price varies with provider, region, and server resources
  • Service scaling is manual rather than automatic

• xCloud Immich Hosting8.9/10 · Free plan

  Immich features with a free control-panel plan and flexible hosting options.

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• Elestio Immich7.5/10 · From $11/mo · 3-day trial

  Managed Immich with operational tools, starting at $11 per month.

  Visit ElestioFull verdict →