Comparison

Cloudinary vs Pimcore

On the evidence we track, Cloudinary leads this comparison with a composite score of 65/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Cloudinary65
Pimcore46
Score
vioscaleAI score
Cloudinary65 / 100medium · 53%
Pimcore46 / 100low · 7%
Pricing
Free tier
Cloudinary✓
Pimcore✓
Model
Cloudinaryfreemium
Price level
Cloudinaryhigh
Pimcorefree
Starting price
Cloudinary$99
Pimcore–
Transparent
Cloudinary✓
Pimcore✓
Integrations
Count
Cloudinary4
Pimcore3
Security
Disclosure policy
Cloudinary✓
Pimcore–
Gdpr
Cloudinary✓
Pimcore✓
Trust center
Pimcore–
Reliability
Sla pct
Cloudinary99.9
Pimcore–
Status page
Cloudinary✓
Pimcore–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Cloudinary6 items
Pimcore6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for digital asset management. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
AI auto metadata computer vision tagging
Cloudinary✓
Pimcore-
On the fly format resolution conversion
Cloudinary✓
Pimcore✓
Video streaming and timeline clipping
Cloudinary-
Pimcore-
Copyright usage rights expiry alerts
Cloudinary-
Pimcore-
Custom metadata taxonomy schema
Cloudinary-
Pimcore✓
Public brand guidelines web portal
Cloudinary-
Pimcore-
Adobe creative cloud native plugin
Cloudinary-
Pimcore-
Figma canva design integration
Cloudinary-
Pimcore-
CMS wordpress contentful integration
Cloudinary-
Pimcore-
SOC2 type ii
Cloudinary-
Pimcore-
ISO 27001
Cloudinary-
Pimcore-
Pricing model
Cloudinary-
Pimcore-

What each one is

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

Cloudinary

Leader

A platform that enables developers to programmatically manage, transform, and deliver images and video assets for web and mobile applications.

Independently observed

Pimcore

A modular, API-driven platform that centralizes product data, digital assets, and customer information, then distributes it to any channel—websites, commerce systems, mobile apps, or APIs—using a flexible, customizable architecture.

Independently observed

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/moSubscriptionFree tier30-day trial

Free tier included. Paid plans from $99/month with monthly or annual billing options.

  • FreeFree
    • 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
    • +2 more
  • Plus$99/month or $89/month when billed annually
    • All Free features
    • Backup to own S3 bucket
    • AI-powered auto-tagging search
    • Free and paid add-ons
    • Expedited support
    • +2 more
  • Advanced$249/month or $224/month when billed annually
    • All Plus features
    • Custom domain (CNAME) support
    • Optional HTTPS SSL certificate
    • Authentication options
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Video Bandwidth Boost 2:1
    • Enhanced features, security, and support
    • Security and compliance review
    • Multi-CDN and enterprise-grade infrastructure
    • Enterprise SLAs and support
    • +3 more
as of verify ↗

Pimcore

HybridFree tier
  • CommunityFree
  • Professional-
  • Enterprise-
  • PaaS-
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Cloudinary✓
Pimcore✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Cloudinary✓
Pimcore✓
Self-hosted
Cloudinary✗
Pimcore✓
On-premise
Cloudinary✗
Pimcore✓

Integrations

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

Cloudinary

Leader
8 total
  • Zapier
  • Salesforce
  • CloudCannon
  • n8n
  • Visual Studio Code
  • React Native
  • Google Drive
  • Dropbox
Independently observed

Pimcore

9 total
  • Adobe Experience Manager
  • Amazon
  • eBay
  • Walmart
  • DeepL
  • Productsup
  • Google Analytics
  • Google Search Console
  • Google Tag Manager
Independently observed
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