Alternative to iCloud

I have about 50,000 photos and videos that are taking up room in my iPhone and iPad. I pay for 200 gb of iCloud but that is not enough and my pictures haven’t backed up for months.

what is an alternative to iCloud that is easy to use and won’t break the bank? The next level of iCloud is $9.99/month.

I have tried an external hard drive but ended up losing several years worth of pictures, plus it’s extremely laborious to upload. Would love something I could just press a button and it would backup.

im afraid my phone is going to crash so I have to get these pictures off of it.

talked to Apple and they were no help!

thanks