# Kraken.io

> Cloud image compression service to reduce file sizes and improve website performance

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/kraken-io
- **Category:** Image Optimization
- **Homepage:** https://kraken.io
- **Also known as:** kraken-io
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-01T14:58:25.081Z

## Vioscale score

**72.9 / 100**, confidence 37% (low). Computed 2026-09-01.

Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment).

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| price_level | 80 | 0.052 | 4.2 | ✓ |
| reliability | 0 | 0.073 | 0 | - |
| capabilities | 57.8 | 0.04877777777777778 | 2.8 | ✓ |
| integrations | 26 | 0.04066666666666666 | 1.1 | ✓ |
| security_posture | 0 | 0.073 | 0 | - |
| pricing_transparency | 100 | 0.084 | 8.4 | ✓ |

## Pricing

_As of 2026-09-01, [verify at source](https://kraken.io/pricing). Independently observed._

from $5/mo · Hybrid · Free tier

> Free (100 MB) to $79/mo (60 GB quota). Yearly billing includes 2-month discount.

| Plan | Price | Free | Commitment |
|---|---|:--:|---|
| Free | Free | ✓ | - |
| Micro | $5/mo ($50/yr, save 2 months) | - | - |
| Basic | $9/mo ($90/yr, save 2 months) | - | - |
| Advanced | $19/mo ($190/yr, save 2 months) | - | - |
| Premium | $39/mo ($390/yr, save 2 months) | - | - |
| Enterprise | Contact sales | - | - |

### Free

**Included limits:** quota: 100 MB/mo

- Full API Access
- Web Interface
- WordPress Plugin
- Magento Extension
- Kraken.io Cloud Storage

### Micro

**Included limits:** quota: 500 MB/mo

- Full API Access
- Web Interface PRO
- WordPress Plugin
- Magento Extension
- Kraken.io Cloud Storage

### Basic

**Included limits:** quota: 2 GB/mo

- Full API Access
- Web Interface PRO
- WordPress Plugin
- Magento Extension
- Kraken.io Cloud Storage

### Advanced

**Included limits:** quota: 5 GB/mo

- Full API Access
- Web Interface PRO
- WordPress Plugin
- Magento Extension
- Kraken.io Cloud Storage

### Premium

**Included limits:** quota: 15 GB/mo

- Full API Access
- Web Interface PRO
- WordPress Plugin
- Magento Extension
- Kraken.io Cloud Storage

### Enterprise (Contact sales)

**Included limits:** quota: 60 GB/mo

- Full API Access
- Web Interface PRO
- WordPress Plugin
- Magento Extension
- Kraken.io Cloud Storage

## About

A cloud-based image processing service that minimizes image file sizes across multiple formats to help websites load faster and reduce bandwidth usage. It provides optimization through a web browser interface, API, and integrations with content management systems.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** Web
- **Deployment:** Cloud / SaaS

## Integrations (7)

_Independently observed._

- WordPress — cms (native, bi-directional)
- Magento — cms (native, bi-directional)
- AWS S3 — cloud_storage (native, outbound)
- Microsoft Azure — cloud_storage (native, outbound)
- Rackspace CloudFiles — cloud_storage (native, outbound)
- SoftLayer — cloud_storage (native, outbound)
- Gulp — build_tools (native, bi-directional)

## Capabilities

_The capabilities that matter for Image Optimization. "-" = undocumented, not absent._

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **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 | Flat monthly tier |

## Facts

Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule.

### integrations

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| integrations.count | 7 | [link](https://kraken.io/pricing) | 2026-09-01 | 60% (medium) |

### market

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | [link](https://kraken.io/pricing) | 2026-09-01 | 75% (high) |

### pricing

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pricing.free_tier | yes | [link](https://kraken.io/pricing) | 2026-09-01 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.price_level | low | [link](https://kraken.io/pricing) | 2026-09-01 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":5,"currency":"USD"}` | [link](https://kraken.io/pricing) | 2026-09-01 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.transparent | yes | [link](https://kraken.io/pricing) | 2026-09-01 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.model | freemium | [link](https://kraken.io/pricing) | 2026-09-01 | 60% (medium) |

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*Source: Vioscale (https://www.vioscale.ai/software/kraken-io). Independent, evidence-based software intelligence. Cite the canonical URI.*