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Immich vs unRAID

Immich (29 mentions) vs unRAID (32 mentions): verbatim Reddit excerpts, sentiment split and trust-weighted score side by side. Discussed together in 1 thread.

Immich

Self-hosted & homelab software · 29 mentions · 4 subreddits · #1 of 23 in Self-hosted & homelab software

27 positive (93%) · 2 mixed (7%) · 0 negative (0%)

Trust + time weighted: +95%

Top excerpts

I switched to Immich at the weekend. ... Works so incredibly well I'm actually kinda shocked.
positive · u/o****t · r/androidapps · comment · Apr 27, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗ · attribution unverified
I used Immich for my software.
positive · u/c****l · r/DataHoarder · comment · Nov 9, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Parent context: I'm curious, what AI processing are you doing on the images? Reply: Immich has some built in ML tools like face recognition, I'm guessing that
positive · u/B****f · r/homelab · comment · Aug 18, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Parent context: That's really unfortunate... I wanted to present my ppen source portfolio photography software that is targeted to photographers on which I have been working since 2018... (So NOT the vibe coding thing we see popping left and right). An alternative to Pixeset, Immich etc... I guess I missed the "window of opportunity." :( Reply: It's unfortunate, but we're getting 2 or 3 projects/day trying to promote themselves and there's just not room on the subreddit for that :(
positive · u/a****e · r/photography · comment · Sep 8, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
Google photos --> immich
positive · u/C****4 · r/androidapps · comment · Sep 4, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗

unRAID

Self-hosted & homelab software · 32 mentions · 3 subreddits · #2 of 23 in Self-hosted & homelab software

27 positive (84%) · 3 mixed (9%) · 2 negative (6%)

Trust + time weighted: +80%

AI summary — not a quote

unRAID is a popular NAS operating system favored by the homelab and data hoarding communities for its extreme flexibility with hardware and power efficiency. Users frequently highlight its ability to mix and match hard drive sizes and its feature that spins down idle disks to reduce electricity costs. While it is widely praised for its ease of use in media server setups (like Plex) and automation, recent sentiment is tempered by concerns over changes to its pricing model and a shift toward subscription-based licensing.

Pros

  • Supports mixing and matching hard drives of different sizes and brands
  • Power-efficient drive management through the ability to spin down idle disks
  • Runs directly from a USB flash drive, leaving internal SATA ports free for storage
  • Includes a 'preclear' utility for testing new disks and adding them without parity rebuilds

Cons

  • Paid software with a perceived trend toward higher prices and subscription models
  • May be too resource-intensive for very low-power ARM devices with limited RAM
  • Occasional hardware compatibility issues with specific expansion cards

Top excerpts

Bro please get something like unraid setup for this, this hurts me
positive · u/d****2 · r/DataHoarder · comment · Nov 8, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Unraid sounds really intriguing and potentially ideal for my uses.
positive · u/s****l · r/DataHoarder · comment · Feb 25, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I am a media hoarder (142 TB raw Unraid server) if I'm a hoarder.
positive · u/L****h · r/DataHoarder · comment · Jan 27, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
However you typically trade the flexibility of something like truenas or unraid for whatever the devices OS allows you to do.
positive · u/_****_ · r/DataHoarder · comment · Dec 30, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I am very happy with the automation setup I have and my main workflow is browsing Letterboxd and learning about movies while and adding those movies to lists which then download
positive · u/O****2 · r/homelab · Dec 23, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗