Cloudinary
Cloudinary — Media management platform with image/video upload, on-the-fly transformation, CDN delivery, and AI tagging.
Our Verdict
Best for image/video heavy applications. Cloudinary offers subscription from $0/month.
Pros
- Image/video heavy applications
- User-generated content platforms
- Generous free tier for getting started
Cons
- Text-only applications
- Small file storage needs (<1GB)
Best for: Image/video heavy applications
Not for: Small projects
When to Use Cloudinary
Good fit if you need
- Image/video heavy applications
- User-generated content platforms
- Media processing pipelines
Not the best choice if
- Text-only applications
- Small file storage needs (<1GB)
Consider instead: cdn-edge
Lock-in Assessment
High 2/5
Lock-in Score 2/5
Pricing
Price wrong?Cloudinary Pricing
- Pricing Model
- subscription
- Free Tier
- Yes
- Free Tier Limits
- free plan with generous usage limits is available without any time limit
- Entry Price
- $0/month
- Enterprise Available
- Yes
- Transparency Score
- 5/5
Beta — estimates may differ from actual pricing
1,000
1001K10K100K1M
Estimated Monthly Cost
$25
Estimated Annual Cost
$300
Estimates are approximate and may not reflect current pricing. Always check the official pricing page.
Project Health
C
Health Score
662 319
Bus Factor
10
Last Commit
7 days
Release Freq
64d
Open Issues
26
Issue Response
N/A
License
None
Last checked: 2026-04-16
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