Verdict
An image and video API for real-time resizing, compression, and format conversion via URL parameters, built for developers at ecommerce, media, and agency teams.
A brand-guidelines and asset portal for mid-market marketing teams, with a genuine free tier that covers a branded guidelines page but not the full asset library or workflow tools.
A peer-to-device photo sync and library tool for individuals and families with photos spread across computers, phones and tablets who want them synced without uploading to a public cloud.
An open-licence, self-hosted DAM for teams with in-house server admin capability, trading a free licence for the time to run upgrades, tune dependencies and troubleshoot it themselves.
Price published
Yes
No
No
No
Billed on
Consumption-based credits, sold in monthly tiers ($25–$500/mo self-serve, custom above that). Credits are spent on Management (2 credits/GB/month for stored assets), Delivery (1 credit/GB bandwidth), and Transformation (variable by operation). Per-credit rate drops as plan tier rises ($0.25 down to $0.12, monthly billing; slightly cheaper on annual commitment). Each plan also states an implied storage/bandwidth cap in GB.
Number of users and the tier selected
Personal, Family and Business plans; no amounts on the page
Self-hosted: no licence fee. Hosted: a user ceiling per tier
Deployment
Cloud
Cloud
On-premise, Cloud
Cloud, On-premise
Free plan
No
Yes
No
Yes
Free trial
No
No
Yes
No
Transparency index
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Most common complaint
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The free tier is named while the cost of the next step is not
Three plans are named and none is priced on the pricing page
The free route is genuinely free of licence fees but moves hosting, upgrades and support onto you