Comparison

Cloudinary vs ImageKit

On the evidence we track, Cloudinary leads this comparison with a composite score of 71/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Cloudinary71
ImageKit44
Score
Vioscale score
Cloudinary71 / 100low · 41%
ImageKit44 / 100low · 18%
Pricing
Free tier
Cloudinary
ImageKit
Model
Cloudinaryfreemium
ImageKitfreemium
Price level
Cloudinaryhigh
ImageKit
Starting price
Cloudinary$99
ImageKit
Transparent
Cloudinary
ImageKit
Integrations
Count
Cloudinary6
ImageKit
Security
Disclosure policy
Cloudinary
ImageKit
Gdpr
Cloudinary
ImageKit
Iso27001
Cloudinary
ImageKit
Soc2
Cloudinary
ImageKit
Reliability
Sla pct
Cloudinary99.9
ImageKit
Status page
Cloudinary
ImageKit
Market
Availability
ImageKit

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for image optimization. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Architecture model
Cloudinary-
ImageKit-
On the fly URL parameter resizing and cropping
Cloudinary-
ImageKit-
Auto webp avif format negotiation via browser headers
Cloudinary-
ImageKit-
AI smart crop face detection centering
Cloudinary-
ImageKit-
Lossless and perceptual lossy compression algorithms
Cloudinary-
ImageKit-
Global CDN edge delivery network included
Cloudinary-
ImageKit-
Watermarking and text overlay via URL API
Cloudinary-
ImageKit-
Video transcoding and gif to mp4 conversion
Cloudinary-
ImageKit-
Svg sanitization and optimization
Cloudinary-
ImageKit-
Dashboard analytics for bandwidth cache hit ratio
Cloudinary-
ImageKit-
SOC2 type ii
Cloudinary-
ImageKit-
ISO 27001
Cloudinary-
ImageKit-
Pricing model
Cloudinary-
ImageKit-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Cloudinary

Leader

Cloud-based service that automates the complete lifecycle of managing and delivering images and videos, using artificial intelligence to handle upload, storage, transformation, and global optimization.

Independently observed

ImageKit

Not documented yet.

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Cloudinary

Leader
from $99/moHybridFree tier

Free tier available. Paid plans from $99/month. Subscription-based with monthly credits included for resource consumption.

  • FreeFree
    • Upload widget, API, and search
    • Remote fetch, auto-backup, and revision tracking
    • Image and video transformations
    • Video transcoding and adaptive streaming
    • High performance delivery through CDN
    • +2 more
  • Plus$99/month (billed monthly) or $89/month (billed annually), 3 users, 225 monthly credits
    • All Free features
    • Backup to your own S3 bucket
    • Auto-tagging based search
    • Access to free and paid add-ons
    • Expedited support
    • +2 more
  • Advanced$249/month (billed monthly) or $224/month (billed annually), 5 users, 600 monthly credits
    • All Plus features
    • Custom domain (CNAME) support
    • Optional HTTPS SSL Certificate
    • Authentication options
    • Video bandwidth boost (2:1)
    • +6 more
  • CustomContact sales
as of verify ↗

ImageKit

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Cloudinary
ImageKit
iOS
Cloudinary
ImageKit
Android
Cloudinary
ImageKit
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Cloudinary
ImageKit

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Cloudinary

Leader
6 total
  • Zapier
  • Salesforce
  • CloudCannon
  • n8n
  • Visual Studio Code
  • React Native
Independently observed

ImageKit

Not documented yet.

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.