# Cloudinary vs ImageKit

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** ImageKit

| Attribute | Cloudinary | ImageKit |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 65.1 (53% (medium)) | 78.3 (76% (high)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A cloud-based service that helps teams manage, transform, and deliver images and videos at scale. It provides APIs, storage, CDN delivery, and AI-powered automation for media workflows. It is indexed under Digital Asset Management.","source":"https://cloudinary.com/pricing","question":"What is Cloudinary?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Cloudinary offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $99 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://cloudinary.com/pricing","question":"Is Cloudinary free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Cloudinary. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://cloudinary.com/pricing","question":"What platforms does Cloudinary support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Cloudinary, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://cloudinary.com/pricing","question":"Can Cloudinary be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 8 integrations for Cloudinary, including Zapier, Salesforce, CloudCannon, n8n, Visual Studio Code, React Native, Google Drive and Dropbox. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://cloudinary.com/pricing","question":"What does Cloudinary integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for Cloudinary. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Cloudinary not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://cloudinary.com/trust","question":"What security certifications does Cloudinary have?","confidence":0.7}]` | - |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A platform that enables developers to programmatically manage, transform, and deliver images and video assets for web and mobile applications. | A unified service for real-time image and video processing, transformation, and delivery at scale. It provides URL-based APIs for media optimization, an AI-powered digital asset management system, and integrations with existing CDNs and storage solutions. |
| features.capabilities | `{"architecture_model":"managed_cloud_api_cdn","on_the_fly_format_resolution_conversion":true,"ai_auto_metadata_computer_vision_tagging":true,"global_cdn_edge_delivery_network_included":true,"video_transcoding_and_gif_to_mp4_conversion":true,"on_the_fly_url_parameter_resizing_and_cropping":true}` | `{"iso_27001":true,"soc2_type_ii":true,"pricing_model":"freemium_basic","architecture_model":"managed_cloud_api_cdn","ai_smart_crop_face_detection_centering":true,"global_cdn_edge_delivery_network_included":true,"watermarking_and_text_overlay_via_url_api":true,"video_transcoding_and_gif_to_mp4_conversion":true,"on_the_fly_url_parameter_resizing_and_cropping":true,"auto_webp_avif_format_negotiation_via_browser_headers":true}` |
| integrations.count | 4 | 20 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Zapier"},{"name":"Salesforce"},{"name":"CloudCannon"},{"name":"n8n"},{"name":"Visual Studio Code"},{"name":"React Native"},{"name":"Google Drive","native":false,"category":"storage","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Dropbox","native":false,"category":"storage","direction":"inbound"}]` | `[{"name":"Next.js","native":true},{"name":"Astro","native":true},{"name":"Node.js","native":true},{"name":"Go","native":true},{"name":"Contentful","native":true,"category":"cms"},{"name":"Sanity","native":true,"category":"cms"},{"name":"Strapi","native":true,"category":"cms"},{"name":"Magento","native":true,"category":"ecommerce"},{"name":"Netlify","native":true},{"name":"AWS S3","native":true,"category":"storage","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Google Cloud Storage","native":true,"category":"storage","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Azure Blob Storage","native":true,"category":"storage","direction":"bidirectional"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"ios":true,"web":true,"android":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free forever, no credit card required","features":["Upload widget, API, and search","Remote fetch, auto-backup, and revision tracking","Image and video transformations","Video transcoding and adaptive streaming","High performance CDN delivery","Forum and email support","Access to free add-ons"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"monthly_credits":"25"}},{"free":false,"name":"Plus","summary":"$99/month or $89/month when billed annually","features":["All Free features","Backup to own S3 bucket","AI-powered auto-tagging search","Free and paid add-ons","Expedited support","Asset access allowlist/blocklist","Role-based multi-user administration"],"minSeats":3,"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":99,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Popular plan for extending team capabilities","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"3","accounts":"2","monthly_credits":"225"}},{"free":false,"name":"Advanced","summary":"$249/month or $224/month when billed annually","features":["All Plus features","Custom domain (CNAME) support","Optional HTTPS SSL certificate","Authentication options"],"minSeats":5,"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":249,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Plan for advanced visual experiences","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"5","accounts":"3","monthly_credits":"600"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing, contact sales","features":["Video Bandwidth Boost 2:1","Enhanced features, security, and support","Security and compliance review","Multi-CDN and enterprise-grade infrastructure","Enterprise SLAs and support","Designated customer success manager","Custom contracts and invoicing","SSO and provisioning API"],"description":"Custom solution for organizations at scale","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free tier included. Paid plans from $99/month with monthly or annual billing options.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://cloudinary.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-05T16:11:56.841Z","freeTrialDays":30,"startingPrice":{"amount":99,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"freemium","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Forever Free","summary":"Free with usage limits","features":["image delivery","video processing","AI features","cache purging"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"bandwidth":"~1 million images/month","ai_extensions":"65 background removals or 650 image tags/month","video_processing":"500 seconds SD or 250 seconds HD/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$9/month plus metered overages","features":["unlimited transformations","automatic AVIF optimization","phone and Slack support","custom SLAs","5 user logins"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":9,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.5,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.1,"currency":"USD"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"additional user","amount":9,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"storage":"~30,000 files","bandwidth":"~2 million images or 2000 minutes HD video/month","ai_extensions":"400 background removals or 4000 image tags/month","video_processing":"5000 seconds SD or 2500 seconds HD/month"}}],"summary":"Free tier available. Paid plans from $9/month with transparent metered overages for bandwidth and storage.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://imagekit.io/plans/","retrievedAt":"2026-09-16T15:30:46.544Z","startingPrice":{"amount":9,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | high | low |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":99,"currency":"USD"}` | `{"amount":9,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.9 | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.certifications | - | `[{"name":"ISO 27001","status":"active","auditor":"independent third-party accreditation body","evidenceUrl":"https://imagekit.io/security-and-trust"},{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","level":"Type II","status":"active","auditor":"independent third-party auditors","evidenceUrl":"https://imagekit.io/security-and-trust"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://cloudinary.com/trust | https://imagekit.io/security-and-trust |

## Capabilities (Image Optimization)

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

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T18:56:05.322Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*