focalboard vs photoprism

focalboard and photoprism share 4 technologies: go-sqlite3, Postgres, SQLite, and Prometheus. Both are written in Go.

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What they share and what sets them apart

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focalboard

Focalboard is an open source, self-hosted alternative to Trello, Notion, and Asana.

Go26.6kRead on November 8, 2026, at commit a84bbb6What is focalboard built with?

Only in focalboard

  • Gorilla
  • pq
  • Mattermost
  • github.com/Masterminds/squirrel
  • github.com/mattermost/morph
  • github.com/mattermost/logr/v2

In common

Only in photoprism

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
focalboard121,787 lines written605 code files
photoprism684,804 lines written1,852 code files
Who writes itA commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
focalboard0% of its commits signed by AI
photoprism0% of its commits signed by AIWith Codex and Claude Code
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
focalboardLast push May 18, 20263,254 commits26,550 stars
photoprismLast push November 12, 202615,433 commits40,444 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
focalboard251 test files50.7% of its code files have a test that imports them
photoprism1,696 test files78.6% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, focalboard or photoprism?
photoprism, with 684,804 lines written; focalboard has 121,787.

The proof: photoprism/photoprism's code at commit e1d2764

Which has more GitHub stars, focalboard or photoprism?
photoprism, with 40,444 stars; focalboard has 26,550.

The proof: photoprism/photoprism on GitHub

Which has more tests, focalboard or photoprism?
photoprism, with 1,696 test files; focalboard has 251.

The proof: photoprism/photoprism's code at commit e1d2764

Which was updated more recently, focalboard or photoprism?
photoprism: its last push was on November 12, 2026, and focalboard's on May 18, 2026.

The proof: photoprism/photoprism's commits on GitHub

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