Cloudflare Images vs imgix

Cloudflare Images9.4Visit imgix8.8Visit

Higher score Cloudflare Images #1 in Image CDN Services 9.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit site

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imgix #4 in Image CDN Services 8.8/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Imgix

• Cloudflare Images fits best

  Most teams needing a complete image CDN

• imgix fits best

  Developers needing deep image transformations

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Side by side

Feature	Cloudflare Images 9.4/10 Visit ↗	imgix 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.8
Ranking	#1 in Image CDN Services	#4 in Image CDN Services
Best for	Most teams needing a complete image CDN	Developers needing deep image transformations
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$0.50/unit/mo	$250/yr
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	30 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Community, Tickets, Live chat, Phone, Docs	Email, Tickets, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, PCI DSS	SOC 2
Integrations	4 integrations	6 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Cloudflare Images 5/5 · imgix 5/5
URL transformations	✓	✓
Automatic optimization	✓	✓
Responsive images	✓	✓
AVIF support	✓	✓
Custom domains	✓	✓
Specs
Included storage	Not checked yet	50 GB
Our review
Pros	Free plan includes up to 5,000 unique transformations monthly Automatic AVIF/WebP selection and responsive image sizing Workers, R2, custom-domain, and URL-transformation support	150+ URL-based editing parameters for image transformations Responsive delivery with automatic compression, AVIF, and WebP Integrates with major storage, CMS, and commerce platforms
Cons	Pricing is usage-based rather than a conventional fixed-tier subscription Hosted storage and delivery are billed separately on the paid plan Best fit is web and API workflows rather than a broad media platform	No permanent free plan Credit-based usage spans management, delivery, and transformations Paid plans start at $25 per month
Our verdict	Cloudflare Images is an image infrastructure service for developers and teams building media-rich websites and applications. It combines hosted image storage and delivery with URL-based transformations, on-demand resizing, cropping,… Read the review →	Imgix is a cloud image and video processing platform for developers, marketers, and creators. It connects with storage services such as Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, and Azure, then transforms, optimizes, and delivers visual assets… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Cloudflare Images — where it wins

  • Free plan includes up to 5,000 unique transformations monthly
  • Automatic AVIF/WebP selection and responsive image sizing
  • Workers, R2, custom-domain, and URL-transformation support

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is usage-based rather than a conventional fixed-tier subscription
  • Hosted storage and delivery are billed separately on the paid plan
  • Best fit is web and API workflows rather than a broad media platform

• imgix — where it wins

  • 150+ URL-based editing parameters for image transformations
  • Responsive delivery with automatic compression, AVIF, and WebP
  • Integrates with major storage, CMS, and commerce platforms

  Where it doesn't

  • No permanent free plan
  • Credit-based usage spans management, delivery, and transformations
  • Paid plans start at $25 per month

• Cloudflare Images9.4/10 · Free plan

  A flexible image CDN with free transformations and usage-based hosted delivery.

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• imgix8.8/10 · 30-day trial

  A developer-focused image CDN with deep transformations, responsive delivery, and AI editing.

  Visit ImgixFull verdict →