# Cloudinary vs Pimcore

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Cloudinary

| Attribute | Cloudinary | Pimcore |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 65.1 (53% (medium)) | 45.8 (7% (low)) |
| 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}]` | `[{"answer":"A comprehensive system that centralizes product information, digital assets, and customer experiences, enabling organizations to manage and deliver consistent data across all sales and marketing touchpoints from a single source. It is indexed under Digital Asset Management.","source":"https://pimcore.com","question":"What is Pimcore?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Pimcore is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. Paid editions are also offered: Professional, Enterprise and PaaS, priced on request. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://pimcore.com","question":"Is Pimcore free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Pimcore supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://pimcore.com","question":"What platforms does Pimcore support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Pimcore can be deployed cloud / SaaS, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://pimcore.com","question":"Can Pimcore be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 9 integrations for Pimcore, including Adobe Experience Manager, Amazon, eBay, Walmart, DeepL, Productsup, Google Analytics and Google Search Console, plus 1 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://pimcore.com","question":"What does Pimcore integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for Pimcore. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Pimcore not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://pimcore.com/de/ressourcen/blog/navigating-nis2-and-the-cyber-resilience-act-why-compliance-matters-for-pimcore","question":"What security certifications does Pimcore have?","confidence":0.7}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A platform that enables developers to programmatically manage, transform, and deliver images and video assets for web and mobile applications. | 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. |
| 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}` | `{"custom_metadata_taxonomy_schema":true,"on_the_fly_format_resolution_conversion":true}` |
| integrations.count | 4 | 3 |
| 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":"Adobe Experience Manager"},{"name":"Amazon"},{"name":"eBay"},{"name":"Walmart"},{"name":"DeepL"},{"name":"Productsup"},{"name":"Google Analytics","category":"analytics"},{"name":"Google Search Console","category":"analytics"},{"name":"Google Tag Manager","category":"analytics"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":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":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Community"},{"free":false,"name":"Professional"},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise"},{"free":false,"name":"PaaS"}],"freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://pimcore.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T22:35:22.595Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | high | free |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":99,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.9 | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://cloudinary.com/trust | - |

## Capabilities (Digital Asset Management)

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

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:12:39.730Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*