Piwigo

Business Profile

Core Value Proposition

Piwigo provides open source photo management software that helps users manage, organize and share photos and digital media on the web.

Target Customer

Organizations, teams and individuals

Key Differentiator

Open source, extensible via plugins and themes, with strong support for high-volume photo libraries and flexible hosting options (self-hosted or cloud).

Implementation Timeline

Deployment examples mention implementations in around 3 months (e.g., Wessex Water case mentioned in testimonials)

Pain Points

1Difficulty managing and classifying thousands to hundreds of thousands of photos at scale
2Need for secure, role-based access and rights management when sharing assets
3Reliance on external file-sharing tools (e.g., Dropbox) and lack of a centralized, collaborative photo CMS

Key Features

1Albums hierarchy
2Batch management
3Permissions control
4Themes & plugins
5Open source with editable, auditable code; cloud hosting option

Target Customer Industries

Client Results

1Scales to manage thousands to hundreds of thousands of photos with access rights by user profile
2Reliability claim: no incidents in 6 years (customer testimonial)
3Real-time saving and easier access for teams across multiple sites or information centers
4Simplified sharing and retrieval without over-reliance on external tools like Dropbox
5Better quality control and streamlined collaboration for exhibitions and campaigns

Competitive Advantages

1Open source, editable and extensible with plugins/themes
2Strong suitability for high-volume photo libraries
3Flexible hosting: self-hosted or cloud hosting available
4Fine-grained permissions and access control
5User-friendly and easy to share collaboratively

Key Benefits

1Scales to large photo libraries

2Fine-grained access control and rights management

3Easy sharing and collaboration

4No vendor lock; free and open source

5Customizable with plugins and themes

Case Studies & Success Stories

Images du Revest (Non-Profits, France)

Case #1

Piwigo served as a complete CMS enabling collaborative exhibition work, with fine-tuned rights management and a facility for geolocation, descriptions and comments across multiple sites.

Tourisme Béarn Pays Basque (Tourism & Culture, France)

Case #2

Piwigo enables access to more than 6,000 photos with user-profile access rights, providing reliable, easy-to-use image management for regional tourism.

Office de Tourisme Bassin d’Arcachon (Tourism & Culture, France)

Case #3

Used to share and access photos from information centers across the region, avoiding overload of external file-sharing services and benefiting from easy access.

Siblu (Tourism & Culture, France)

Case #4

All brand graphic elements are accessible for 19 campsites; Piwigo offers easy classification and quick retrieval of photos and videos via tags, albums or comments, saving time.

Wessex Water (Public Sector, United Kingdom)

Case #5

Testimonial notes a prior quality-control issue resolved by using Piwigo, with deployment taking about 3 months and easy adoption across the organization.

Additional Product Information

Product Description

Open source photo management software to manage, organize and share photos and digital media on the web; designed for organisations, teams and individuals.

Target Market

Organizations, teams and individuals needing scalable photo galleries and asset management, including tourism, culture, information centers, non-profits and photographers.

Unique Value Proposition

Open source, extensible, scalable photo management with robust permissions and flexible hosting options, suitable for collaborative, large-scale photo libraries.

Technical Requirements

Self-hosted or cloud hosting options; real-world use includes NAS (Synology NAS) usage noted by users; open source software

Pricing Model

Free and open source; cloud hosting option available; no specific pricing details provided

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