# Cloudinary vs TinyPNG

| Attribute | Cloudinary | TinyPNG |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 70.6 (41% (low)) | 69.8 (37% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | - | `{"pricing_model":"freemium_basic","architecture_model":"managed_cloud_api_cdn","global_cdn_edge_delivery_network_included":true,"on_the_fly_url_parameter_resizing_and_cropping":true,"lossless_and_perceptual_lossy_compression_algorithms":true}` |
| integrations.count | 6 | 1 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Zapier"},{"name":"Salesforce"},{"name":"CloudCannon"},{"name":"n8n"},{"name":"Visual Studio Code"},{"name":"React Native"}]` | `[{"name":"WordPress","native":true,"category":"cms","direction":"outbound"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"ios":true,"web":true,"android":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free forever, 25 monthly credits","features":["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","Support via forums, tickets, and email","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 (billed monthly) or $89/month (billed annually), 3 users, 225 monthly credits","features":["All Free features","Backup to your own S3 bucket","Auto-tagging based search","Access to free and paid add-ons","Expedited support","Allowlist/Blocklist asset access","Role-based multi-user administration"],"minSeats":3,"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":99,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"3","accounts":"2","monthly_credits":"225"}},{"free":false,"name":"Advanced","summary":"$249/month (billed monthly) or $224/month (billed annually), 5 users, 600 monthly credits","features":["All Plus features","Custom domain (CNAME) support","Optional HTTPS SSL Certificate","Authentication options","Video bandwidth boost (2:1)","Security and compliance review","Multi-CDN and enterprise grade infrastructure","Enterprise SLAs and support","Designated customer success manager","Custom contracts and invoicing","User management with SSO and provisioning API"],"minSeats":5,"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":249,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"5","accounts":"3","monthly_credits":"600"}},{"free":false,"name":"Custom","summary":"Contact sales for custom enterprise pricing and terms","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free tier available. Paid plans from $99/month. Subscription-based with monthly credits included for resource consumption.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://cloudinary.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T22:35:06.252Z","startingPrice":{"amount":99,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Pay-per-compression","summary":"Tiered metered pricing: $0.009 per compression (first 9,500/month), then $0.002 per compression","features":["500 free compressions per month","Automatic usage tracking","Format conversion","API resizing and cropping","Flexible scaling"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"compression"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.009,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"compression"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.002,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Automatic usage-based billing","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"free_per_month":"500 compressions"}},{"free":false,"name":"Credit Bundle - 1,000 credits","summary":"$9 one-time purchase ($0.009 per credit)","features":["1,000 prepaid credits","No subscription","Credits never expire","No automatic renewal"],"components":[{"kind":"one_time","amount":9,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Prepaid credits with no subscription or expiration","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"credits":"1,000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Credit Bundle - 2,500 credits","summary":"$22 one-time purchase ($0.0088 per credit, 2% savings)","features":["2,500 prepaid credits","2% volume savings","No subscription","Credits never expire"],"components":[{"kind":"one_time","amount":22,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Prepaid credits with volume discount","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"credits":"2,500"}},{"free":false,"name":"Credit Bundle - 5,000 credits","summary":"$40 one-time purchase ($0.008 per credit, 11% savings)","features":["5,000 prepaid credits","11% volume savings","No subscription","Credits never expire"],"components":[{"kind":"one_time","amount":40,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Prepaid credits with larger volume discount","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"credits":"5,000"}}],"summary":"Pay-per-compression from $0.002–$0.009 per image or prepaid bundles from $9. Free: 500 compressions/month.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://tinypng.com/blog/tinify-api-pricing-explained","retrievedAt":"2026-09-01T16:06:30.227Z","startingPrice":{"unit":"compression","amount":0.002,"currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | high | low |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":99,"currency":"USD"}` | `{"amount":0.002,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.9 | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |

## Capabilities (Image Optimization)

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

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:30:47.902Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*