Cloudinary vs imgix

Cloudinary9.0Visit imgix8.8Visit

Higher score Cloudinary #3 in Image CDN Services 9.0/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 5 features Visit Cloudinary

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

• Cloudinary fits best

  Media-heavy teams wanting a mature platform

• imgix fits best

  Developers needing deep image transformations

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Side by side

Feature	Cloudinary 9.0/10 Visit ↗	imgix 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.8
Ranking	#3 in Image CDN Services	#4 in Image CDN Services
Best for	Media-heavy teams wanting a mature platform	Developers needing deep image transformations
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$89/mo	$250/yr
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	30 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Integrations	8 integrations	6 integrations
Features Cloudinary 0/5 · imgix 5/5
URL transformations	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Automatic optimization	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Responsive images	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
AVIF support	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Custom domains	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Included storage	Not checked yet	50 GB
Our review
Pros	Image and video APIs cover upload, transformation, optimization, and delivery Media library includes folders, search, tags, and categories Access controls, revisions, backups, and CDN delivery support managed assets	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	Free plan is limited to 3 users and 25 monthly credits Custom domains and authentication options start on the Advanced plan Monthly billing costs more than annual for higher-capacity plans (save ~10% with annual)	No permanent free plan Credit-based usage spans management, delivery, and transformations Paid plans start at $25 per month
Our verdict	Cloudinary is a cloud platform for uploading, storing, organizing, transforming, optimizing, and delivering images and other media. It serves developers, digital teams, and organizations managing visual assets for websites and mobile… 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

• Cloudinary — where it wins

  • Image and video APIs cover upload, transformation, optimization, and delivery
  • Media library includes folders, search, tags, and categories
  • Access controls, revisions, backups, and CDN delivery support managed assets

  Where it doesn't

  • Free plan is limited to 3 users and 25 monthly credits
  • Custom domains and authentication options start on the Advanced plan
  • Monthly billing costs more than annual for higher-capacity plans (save ~10% with annual)

• 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

• Cloudinary9.0/10 · Free plan

  A broad media platform for teams managing visual assets across web and API workflows.

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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 →