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Comparison

Cloudinary vs Uploadcare

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.

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★Cloudinary71
Uploadcare56
Score
Vioscale score
Cloudinary71 / 100low · 41%
Uploadcare56 / 100high · 75%
Pricing
Free tier
Cloudinary✓
Uploadcare✓
Model
Cloudinaryfreemium
Uploadcarefreemium
Price level
Cloudinaryhigh
Uploadcarelow
Starting price
Cloudinary$99
Uploadcare–
Transparent
Cloudinary✓
Uploadcare✗
Integrations
Count
Cloudinary6
Uploadcare5
Security
Certifications
Cloudinary–
UploadcareSOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA
Disclosure policy
Cloudinary✓
Uploadcare–
Gdpr
Cloudinary✓
Uploadcare✓
Hipaa
Cloudinary–
Uploadcare✓
Iso27001
Cloudinary–
Uploadcare✓
Soc2
Cloudinary–
Uploadcare✓
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
Cloudinary99.9
Uploadcare99.9
Status page
Cloudinary✓
Uploadcare–
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

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

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

Uploadcare

A file management system that handles uploading, storage, real-time optimization, and CDN delivery of images, videos, and documents for web and mobile applications, with URL-based image transformations.

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/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 ↗

Uploadcare

HybridFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Cloudinary✓
Uploadcare✓
iOS
Cloudinary✓
Uploadcare✗
Android
Cloudinary✓
Uploadcare✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Cloudinary✓
Uploadcare✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Zapier

Cloudinary

Leader
6 total - 5 not shared
  • Salesforce
  • CloudCannon
  • n8n
  • Visual Studio Code
  • React Native
Independently observed

Uploadcare

5 total - 4 not shared
  • AWS S3
  • Dropbox
  • Facebook
  • Unsplash
Independently observed

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