Postimages

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Image hosting and sharing for websites, forums, blogs, and social media.

7.6/10Editor score

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At a glance

Editor score
7.6 / 10
Pricing
Free plan · paid from $3.49/mo
Best for
Forum and website image hosting
Free plan
Yes
Paid from
$3.49/mo
Founded
2004
Facts checked
20 Sep 2026

Where it wins
- Batch uploads and galleries support up to 1,000 images.
- Hotlinks, resizing, direct links, and API access support web publishing.
- Windows uploader enables screenshot capture and direct uploads.
Where it doesn't
- Free-account hotlinks resize images to 1280 pixels.
- Shared links do not include password protection or similar access checks.
- API access is limited to 1,000 monthly units on the free account.

Our verdict on Postimages

Postimages is an image-hosting and sharing service for forums, websites, blogs, and social media. It supports browser uploads by clicking, pasting, or dragging files, along with galleries, anonymous uploads, direct links, and hotlinked image URLs. Forum publishers can also use Simple Machines Forum and forum plugins. The Windows utility adds screenshot capture and direct upload, making the service a practical fit for users who publish images regularly rather than manage a broader digital-asset library.

Pricing is built around a free account and three paid plans. Free accounts allow uploads up to 32 MB, hotlinked images up to 1280 pixels, and 1,000 API units per month. The 3-Year Plan is displayed at $3.49 per month, with a 3-year total, and adds unlimited image hosting, 96 MB uploads, original-resolution hotlinks, and 10,000 API units per month. The 1-Year Plan costs $6.99 per month with annual billing, while the 1-Month Plan costs $14.99 per month with monthly billing; both offer the same paid features. Paid accounts also add image replacement without changing URLs and gallery downloads.

For publishing workflows, Postimages covers the core needs: direct links, hotlinks, resizing, batch uploads, galleries, API access, and a Windows uploader. Its platform reach is concentrated in web, Windows, and API access, with forum-specific support through Simple Machines Forum and plugins. Sharing is link-based: people with a shared link can view it, but password protection and similar access checks are not provided. Choose Postimages for straightforward forum and website image hosting, especially when original-resolution links or URL-preserving replacement matter. Choose an alternative if controlled private sharing is central to the workflow.

Postimages pricing

Plans Free plan · paid from $3.49/moFreemium A usable free plan; paid tiers unlock the limits above. Prices re-checked Sep 2026.

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Postimages fact sheet

Free plan	Yes
Paid from	$3.49/mo
Storage limit	Not verified
Bandwidth limit	Not verified
Max file size	96 MB
API access	Yes
Private sharing	Yes
Custom domain	Not verified
Image transformations	Yes
Deployment	Cloud, Desktop
Platforms	Web, Windows
Integrations	2 integrations: Simple Machines Forum, forum plugins
Pricing	Free plan · paid from $3.49/mo (source)
Website	postimages.org
Facts checked	20 Sep 2026

Postimages integrations

Postimages lists 2 integrations on its own site.

Simple Machines Forum
forum plugins

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