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Comparison

Thumbor vs TinyPNG

No clear leader: TinyPNG (58.8) and Thumbor (57.0) 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.

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Thumbor57
TinyPNG59
Score
vioscaleAI score
Thumbor57 / 100low · 49%
TinyPNG59 / 100medium · 53%
Pricing
Free tier
Thumbor✓
TinyPNG✓
Model
Thumboropen_source
TinyPNGfreemium
Price level
Thumborfree
TinyPNGmid
Starting price
Thumbor–
TinyPNG$15
Transparent
Thumbor–
TinyPNG✓
Integrations
Count
Thumbor–
TinyPNG1
Security
Scorecard
Thumbor6.4
TinyPNG–
Vulnerabilities
Adoption
Dependent repos
Thumbor106
TinyPNG–
Github stars
Thumbor10,521
TinyPNG–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Thumbor65
TinyPNG–
Release
Cadence days
Thumbor22
TinyPNG–
History
Thumbor20 items
TinyPNG–
License
Spdx
ThumborMIT
TinyPNG–
Language
Primary
ThumborPython
TinyPNG–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Thumbor3 items
TinyPNG5 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Thumbor

An HTTP server that processes images on-the-fly, enabling cropping, resizing, filtering, and optimization with AI-powered intelligent detection to automatically focus on relevant content like faces and features.

Independently observed

TinyPNG

A cloud-based image optimization service that compresses and converts PNG, JPEG, WebP, and AVIF images to reduce file sizes while maintaining quality, offered as both a developer API and a content delivery network for serving optimized images globally.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Thumbor

Open source
as of verify ↗

TinyPNG

from $15/moSubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

From $15/month. 14-day free trial. Additional bandwidth overage charges ($0.25–0.05/GB depending on plan).

  • Basic$15/month. 10 GB bandwidth.
    • Unlimited media library size
    • Automated image optimization (JPEG, PNG, WebP, AVIF)
    • Auto-conversion to next-gen formats (WebP & AVIF)
    • Auto-minify JavaScript & CSS
    • Image resizing & cropping
    • +3 more
  • Business$69/month. 1000 GB bandwidth.
    • Unlimited media library size
    • Automated image optimization (JPEG, PNG, WebP, AVIF)
    • Auto-conversion to next-gen formats (WebP & AVIF)
    • Auto-minify JavaScript & CSS
    • Image resizing & cropping
    • +3 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Unlimited media library size
    • Automated image optimization (JPEG, PNG, WebP, AVIF)
    • Auto-conversion to next-gen formats (WebP & AVIF)
    • Auto-minify JavaScript & CSS
    • Image resizing & cropping
    • +3 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Thumbor✗
TinyPNG✓
Linux
Thumbor✓
TinyPNG✗
CLI
Thumbor✓
TinyPNG✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Thumbor✗
TinyPNG✓
Self-hosted
Thumbor✓
TinyPNG✗
On-premise
Thumbor✓
TinyPNG✗

Integrations

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

Thumbor

Not documented yet.

TinyPNG

1 total
  • WordPress
Independently observed
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Thumbor or TinyPNG: which one depends on you

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