TL;DR - Cloudinary
- Cloudinary is a media management platform for optimizing and delivering images and videos
- It automates image transformations, video encoding, and responsive delivery through a CDN
- Free tier with 25GB storage, paid plans from $99/month
Pricing: Free plan available
Best for: Growing teams
Score: 84/100
Pricing Plans
Most Popular
Free
Free
25 credits
- 25 credits/mo
- 3 users
- Basic transformations
Plus
$89/month
225 credits
- 225 credits
- 5 users
- Advanced features
About Cloudinary
Cloudinary manages images and videos for web applications. Upload media, transform it on delivery, optimize formats automatically—everything between "user uploaded a file" and "optimized media displays on page."
Transformations apply through URL parameters. Responsive images serve appropriate sizes. AI features like background removal work at scale.
Applications with media handling requirements use Cloudinary to avoid building image processing infrastructure.
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Cloudinary FAQ
Free tier: 25 credits (~25K transformations + storage). Paid from $89/month. Credit-based pricing can be confusing.
Cloudinary is a media management platform. Image and video storage, transformation, optimization, and delivery via CDN.
Both handle media optimization. Cloudinary has more features. ImageKit is simpler and cheaper. Cloudinary for enterprise; ImageKit for straightforward needs.
Upload, store, transform, optimize, and deliver images and videos. Real-time transformations via URL. AI-powered features like background removal.