Uploadcare
A platform that manages the entire file lifecycle—from upload to storage, transformation, and delivery via a global network
- Vendor
- Uploadcare
- Also known as
- uploadcare
Available worldwide
What is Uploadcare?
A developer-focused infrastructure for handling files end-to-end: accepting uploads from multiple sources and devices, storing them securely, processing images and videos, and delivering them through a worldwide content delivery network. Includes APIs, a customizable upload widget, CLI tools, and built-in analytics.
Uploadcare pricing
We don't have Uploadcare's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.
What Uploadcare does
The capabilities that matter for image optimization, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- 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
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- iOS
- Web
- Android
- Cloud / SaaS
- Hybrid
- Self-hosted
Integrations (19)
Independently observed- AWS S3⇄•
- Dropbox←•
- Zapier⇄•
- Facebook←•
- Unsplash←•
- CKEditor
- TinyMCE
- Redactor
- Webflow
- Framer
- WordPress
- Contentful
- Jotform
- WooCommerce
- Laravel
- Unpic
- Google Drive
- Google Photos
- OneDrive
Security & compliance
Independently observed- SOC 2 Type II · Type IIactive
- ISO 27001active
- HIPAAactive
Uploadcare FAQ
Common questions about Uploadcare, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is 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. It is indexed under Image Optimization.
Source: https://uploadcare.com/pricing/
Is Uploadcare free?
Uploadcare offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
Source: https://uploadcare.com/pricing/
What platforms does Uploadcare support?
We have confirmed browser-based access to Uploadcare. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.
Source: https://uploadcare.com/pricing/
Can Uploadcare be self-hosted?
We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Uploadcare, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.
Source: https://uploadcare.com/pricing/
What does Uploadcare integrate with?
We have confirmed 5 integrations for Uploadcare, including AWS S3, Zapier, Dropbox, Facebook and Unsplash. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.
Source: https://uploadcare.com/pricing/
What security certifications does Uploadcare have?
We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for Uploadcare. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Uploadcare not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.
Uploadcare alternatives
Other image optimization we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- ImageKitComplete visual media platform combining image and video optimization, asset management, and creative automationhigh · 76%
- GumletComplete platform for hosting and streaming video and image contentmedium · 73%
- Kraken.ioImage optimization and website acceleration servicemedium · 50%
- Bunny OptimizerImage resizing and optimization service integrated with CDN infrastructurelow · 38%
- Cloudflare ImagesCloud-based image storage and optimization service that automatically converts and delivers images in the optimal format for each user's device and browsermedium · 51%
- SharpFast Node.js library for converting and resizing imageslow · 48%
Compare Uploadcare
Side by side against other image optimization, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Uploadcare, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Security posture | 85 | 0.06 | 5.4 | ✓ |
| Price level | 80 | 0.05 | 4.2 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 100 | 0.04 | 4.0 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 45 | 0.06 | 2.8 | ✓ |
| Pricing transparency | 25 | 0.08 | 2.1 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 35 | 0.05 | 1.7 | ✓ |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 6 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 62% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Iso 27001: Yes · Soc2 type ii: Yes · Pricing model: freemium_basic · Architecture model: managed_cloud_api_cdn · Ai smart crop face detection centering: Yes · Global cdn edge delivery network included: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-10-15 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 16 | mediumsource · 2026-10-15 · 60% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | highsource · 2026-10-15 · 75% |
Pricing
Reliability
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sla pct | 99.9 | mediumsource · 2026-10-15 · 60% |
Security
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Certifications | SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA | mediumsource · 2026-09-01 · 60% |
| Gdpr | Yes | highsource · 2026-10-15 · 75% |
| Hipaa | Yes | highsource · 2026-10-15 · 75% |
| Iso27001 | Yes | highsource · 2026-09-01 · 75% |
| Soc2 | Yes | highsource · 2026-10-15 · 75% |
| Trust center | https://uploadcare.com/products/security/ | mediumsource · 2026-10-15 · 60% |
| Disclosure policy | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-09-16 · 60% |
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