Uploadcare, ImageKit, Transloadit
Side by side on what we have verified on each vendor’s own pages. Where a fact was not checked, the table says so rather than leaving a blank that reads as “no”.
Everything else
Verdict
A developer-first file upload and CDN/media-processing API for apps, pitched as a lighter, faster-to-integrate alternative to Cloudinary for teams that don't need its full DAM/video/AI stack.
An image and video CDN with an API-first asset library, built for fast developer integration, billed on flat monthly tiers with per-GB overage once bandwidth or storage limits are exceeded.
Not checked
Price published
Yes
Yes
Yes
Billed on
Operations, traffic and storage, with published overage rates
Bandwidth, storage and user seats, with published per-unit rates above the limits
GB of data processed per month (combined input + output file size); paid tiers also gate priority processing slots, collaborator seats, and max file size. Overage on the paid Startup tier billed at $1.80/GB. Enterprise tier is custom/quote-based tiered pricing with whitelabeling.
Deployment
Cloud
Cloud
Cloud
Free plan
Yes
Yes
No
Free trial
No
Yes
No
Transparency index
70%
70%
Not checked
Most common complaint
The free tier is stated as personal use only
Several units are metered at once: bandwidth, storage, video units and seats
Not checked
“Not checked” means exactly that: we have not verified it, not that the platform lacks it. Every other value was read off the vendor’s own pages on the date shown on each platform page.
What to ask on the demo
One question per platform, drawn from what actually goes wrong with it — not a generic checklist. Vendors run the demo; this hands the agenda back to you.
Uploadcare
The free tier is stated as personal use only — ask them to answer this in writing before the trial.
ImageKit
Several units are metered at once: bandwidth, storage, video units and seats — ask them to answer this in writing before the trial.
No email required — the page prints as it stands.