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Comparison

Sharp vs TinyPNG

No clear leader: TinyPNG (64.3) and Sharp (61.5) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Sharp full profile →TinyPNG full profile →
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Sharp62
TinyPNG64
Score
vioscaleAI score
Sharp62 / 100low · 34%
TinyPNG64 / 100medium · 55%
Pricing
Free tier
Sharp✓
TinyPNG✓
Model
Price level
Sharpfree
TinyPNGlow
Starting price
Sharp–
TinyPNG$0.00
Transparent
Sharp–
TinyPNG✓
Integrations
Count
Sharp–
TinyPNG1
Security
Scorecard
Sharp6.8
TinyPNG–
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Adoption
Dependent repos
Sharp178,353
TinyPNG–
Github stars
Sharp32,644
TinyPNG–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Sharp17
TinyPNG–
Release
Cadence days
Sharp1
TinyPNG–
History
Sharp20 items
TinyPNG–
License
Spdx
SharpApache-2.0
TinyPNG–
Language
Primary
SharpJavaScript
TinyPNG–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Sharp5 items
TinyPNG5 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Sharp

A Node.js library that efficiently transforms images between multiple formats—JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF, AVIF, and TIFF—supporting operations like resizing, rotation, and compositing with optimized memory usage and multi-core processing.

Independently observed

TinyPNG

A web-based API and CDN service that reduces image file sizes across multiple modern formats while preserving visual quality. It provides automatic compression, format conversion, resizing, and cropping capabilities to accelerate website performance.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Sharp

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

TinyPNG

from $0.00/compressionHybridFree tier

Pay-per-compression from $0.002–$0.009 per image or prepaid bundles from $9. Free: 500 compressions/month.

  • Pay-per-compressionTiered metered pricing: $0.009 per compression (first 9,500/month), then $0.002 per compression
    • 500 free compressions per month
    • Automatic usage tracking
    • Format conversion
    • API resizing and cropping
    • Flexible scaling
  • Credit Bundle - 1,000 credits$9 one-time purchase ($0.009 per credit)
    • 1,000 prepaid credits
    • No subscription
    • Credits never expire
    • No automatic renewal
  • Credit Bundle - 2,500 credits$22 one-time purchase ($0.0088 per credit, 2% savings)
    • 2,500 prepaid credits
    • 2% volume savings
    • No subscription
    • Credits never expire
  • Credit Bundle - 5,000 credits$40 one-time purchase ($0.008 per credit, 11% savings)
    • 5,000 prepaid credits
    • 11% volume savings
    • No subscription
    • Credits never expire
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Sharp✗
TinyPNG✓
macOS
Sharp✓
TinyPNG✗
Windows
Sharp✓
TinyPNG✗
Linux
Sharp✓
TinyPNG✗
CLI
Sharp✓
TinyPNG✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Sharp✗
TinyPNG✓
Self-hosted
Sharp✓
TinyPNG✗

Integrations

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

Sharp

Not documented yet.

TinyPNG

1 total
  • WordPress
Independently observed
Still deciding?

Sharp or TinyPNG: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

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