When I was looking to replace my google tools, I couldn't find an easy to to alternative Google Photos. Things that were suggested like immich or Synology or ente required some level of technical know how or dedicated hardware. I ended up buying a Synology drive but I have issues with loading images/videos (it's extremely slow).
Today I stumbled upon https://stingle.org/
I haven't used it yet, but it looks like it might be a good option for anyone wanting to degooglify, but without all the extra fuffing around.
It also has a F-Droid distro!
Pricing starts at 1gb for free or 100gb for three bucks
If anyone get's a chance, let me know if it's really that good.
I never thought about it this way (what’s under the hood).
Might be better than giving unencrypted data directly to Google but its still not a perfect solution