Transloadit
Market Analysis

Comparing Media Processing APIs

This page is our best effort at a fair, source-backed comparison of file processing and media APIs. In this dataset, Transloadit currently offers 92 of 100 features tracked below.

Feature
Transloadit
Company
Years active17
14
20
10
15
8
7
13
9
14
14
Source Availability
Starting price$9/mo$89/mocustom$89/mo$79/mo$5/mo per 1K min stored$25/mocustom$0.0075/min$69/mo$8/mo
Uptime SLA99.9%99.9%99.995%99.9%99.9%100%99.95%99.9%99.9%-99.9%
SDKs11
10
7
7
9
3
5
6
8
7
6
Supported formats688
58
24
18
76
14
24
21
28
35
108
Employees11–50
201–500
501–1K
11–50
11–50
5K–10K
11–50
151–200
10K+
11–50
1–10
Fundingbootstrapped$295M$166Mbootstrapped$2.2Mpublic$1.6M$100Mpublic$1.9Mbootstrapped
Free tierYesYesNoYesYesNoYesNoNoNoYes
Pricing modeltier basedusage basedcustomtier basedusage basedusage basedtier basedusage basedusage basedtier basedusage based
GitHub stars41K
2.8K
530
1.2K
720
50K
1.2K
1.9K
n/a
860
900
npm downloads/wk9.7M
621K
500
35K
85K
4.3M
1.8K
30K
155K
94K
44K
Video
Adaptive streamingSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedNot supported
Live streamingNot supportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supported
On-demand video processingSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedNot supportedNot supported
Picture-in-pictureSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supported
Video analysisNot supportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supported
Video concatenationSupportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supported
Video encodingSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupported
Video overlaysSupportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supported
Video playerNot supportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supported
Video subtitlesSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedSupported
Video thumbnailsSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupported
Audio
Audio artworkSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supported
Audio concatenationSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supported
Audio encodingSupportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedNot supportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupported
Audio loopingSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supported
Audio mixingSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supported
Audio waveformSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supported
Image
AI image descriptionSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supported
Image analysisSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supported
Image optimizationSupportedSupportedNot supportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedSupported
Image resizingSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedSupported
Spritesheet generationSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supported
WatermarkingSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupported
Document
Document analysisSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supported
Document auto-rotationSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supported
Document conversionSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedSupported
Document mergingSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedSupported
Document thumbnailsSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supported
Document viewerNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedNot supported
PDF optimizationSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedSupported
PDF splittingSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedSupported
Webpage screenshotsSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supported
Webpage to PDFSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedSupported
Artificial Intelligence
AI chatSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supported
AI image generationSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supported
AI recognitionSupportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedNot supported
AI-powered automationSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supported
Background removalSupportedSupportedNot supportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supported
Content moderationSupportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedNot supported
Document data extractionSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supported
Face detectionSupportedSupportedNot supportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedNot supported
MCP serverSupportedSupportedNot supportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supported
Object recognitionSupportedSupportedNot supportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedNot supported
Speech analysisSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supported
Speech transcriptionSupportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supported
Speech translationSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supported
Text recognition (OCR)SupportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedSupported
Text to speechSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supported
Text translationSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supported
File Management
Automated file deletionSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supported
Custom metadataSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedSupported
Digital asset managementNot supportedSupportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedNot supported
File access controlSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supported
File compressionSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedSupported
File decompressionSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedSupported
File exportingSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupported
File filteringSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedNot supported
File hashingSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supported
File importingSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupported
File previewSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supported
File type verificationSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supported
File upload handlingSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedSupportedNot supported
Media catalogingSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supported
Metadata extractionSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedNot supportedSupportedSupported
Metadata writingSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supported
Resumable uploadsSupportedNot supportedSupportedNot supportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedNot supported
Thumbnail generationSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supported
Security
Custom security policiesSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supported
DRM encryptionNot supportedNot supportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supported
Encrypted storageSupportedNot supportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedNot supportedSupportedNot supportedNot supported
File encryptionSupportedNot supportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedNot supportedNot supported
File virus scanningSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedNot supported
Sandboxed encodingSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supported
Secure API accessSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supported
Secure file handlingSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedSupportedNot supportedNot supported
Signature authenticationSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedSupportedSupported
Single sign-on (SSO)Not supportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supported
Two-factor authenticationSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supported
Compliance
Audit logsNot supportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedNot supportedNot supported
CCPA complianceSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supported
GDPR complianceSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedSupported
HIPAA complianceSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedNot supportedNot supported
PCI DSS complianceSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedNot supportedNot supported
SOC 2 complianceSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedNot supportedNot supported
Infrastructure
Adaptive file deliverySupportedSupportedNot supportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supported
Disaster recoverySupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supported
Global file deliverySupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedSupportedNot supported
High uptimeSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedSupportedNot supportedSupported
Multi-cloud supportSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedNot supportedSupportedSupported
Multi-region supportSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supported
Rate limitingSupportedSupportedNot supportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supported
Real-time monitoringSupportedSupportedNot supportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedSupported
Region-specific processingSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedNot supportedNot supported
Scalable infrastructureSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupported
Developer Tools
Custom encoding presetsSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supported
Custom workflowsSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedNot supported
Developer APISupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedSupported
Media analysisSupportedSupportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supported
Playlist generationSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supported
Script executionSupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supported
Overall Score90%
71%
47%
40%
35%
34%
36%
37%
29%
35%
33%
Full Dataset

Find Your Best-Fit Platform

All tracked competitors across key metrics. Custom or undisclosed starting prices use a conservative $500/mo floor estimate.

Akamai Image & Video Manager
18%
13
13
$500+/mo *No
api.video
25%
18
16
$0.00285/minYes
AWS Elemental MediaConvert
29%
28
25
$0.0075/minNo
Bitmovin
37%
31
26
$500+/mo *No
Brightcove
30%
27
24
$500+/mo *No
Bunny.net
29%
30
27
$0.005/GBYes
Bytescale
30%
26
26
$7/moNo
CloudConvert
33%
26
26
$8/moYes
Cloudflare Images
27%
13
13
$5/100K images storedYes
Cloudflare Stream
34%
22
20
$5/mo per 1K min storedNo
Cloudimage
20%
12
12
€49/monthNo
Cloudinary
71%
77
71
$89/moYes
Coconut Video Transcoding
25%
15
14
$0.0075/min (SD)Yes
ConvertAPI
30%
22
22
$30/moYes
Creatomate
19%
12
12
$54/moYes
Dolby.io
13%
4
1
$500+/mo *No
Encoding.com
21%
21
19
$199/moYes
Fastly Image Optimizer
24%
14
14
$0.50/10K requestsYes
FastPix
23%
21
18
$10/moYes
Filestack
35%
29
27
$69/moNo
Framebase
9%
4
4
$500+/mo *No
Google Cloud Transcoder API
19%
16
15
$0.005/min (audio-only)No
Gotenberg
28%
10
10
$500+/mo *Yes
GridVid.me
7%
3
3
$500+/mo *No
Gumlet
36%
35
31
$25/moYes
image4.io
9%
5
5
$500+/mo *No
ImageKit
40%
37
36
$89/moYes
Imaginary
22%
7
7
$500+/mo *Yes
IMG.LY
22%
9
9
$500+/mo *No
Imgix
27%
15
14
$75/moYes
imgproxy
22%
12
12
$49/mo (Pro)Yes
Kaltura
47%
42
38
$500+/mo *No
KeyCDN
16%
11
11
$0.04/GB ($4/mo minimum)No
Kraken.io
17%
7
7
$5/moYes
LibPixel
10%
4
4
$15/moYes
Livepeer
27%
9
7
$100/mo minimumYes
Mux
31%
20
16
$20/moYes
Nutrient
19%
20
19
$75/moYes
Optimole
16%
9
8
$19/moYes
Piio
9%
4
4
$500+/mo *No
Pixboost
18%
5
5
$500+/mo *No
Qencode
24%
21
19
$0.005/minYes
Rendi
19%
16
16
$500+/mo *Yes
S3Bubble
15%
10
8
$0.001/viewNo
Scaleworks Inc
4%
0
0
$500+/mo *No
Shotstack
27%
23
23
$39/moYes
shubox.io
11%
5
5
$500+/mo *No
Sirv
19%
18
18
$19/monthYes
SVT Encore
19%
6
6
$500+/mo *Yes
SYNQ
10%
8
8
$500+/mo *No
Telestream Cloud
25%
20
18
$500+/mo *Yes
Thumbor
24%
7
7
$500+/mo *Yes
Transloadit
90%
92
92
$9/moYes
TwicPics
18%
9
9
$19/monthYes
Uploadcare
35%
29
29
$79/moYes
Uploadjoy
14%
4
4
$500+/mo *No
UploadThing
22%
7
7
$10/moYes
Weavy
14%
6
6
$249/moYes
Wistia
26%
17
16
$79/moYes
Zamzar
12%
8
8
$25/moYes
Zencoder
19%
13
12
$0.05/minNo
Ziggeo
24%
18
17
$99/moNo

* Custom or undisclosed starting prices are normalized to a $500/mo floor estimate for sorting.

The right choice depends on your needs

Choosing a file processing platform is usually a long-term decision with real switching cost. Every product listed here solves real problems, and we respect the teams behind them.

Transloadit has been running since 2009. We think our feature breadth, open-source upload stack, and reliability are meaningful advantages. Still, some projects should choose a different tool, and that is completely reasonable.

We keep this data under active review. If you spot something wrong or missing, please let us know. We actively welcome feedback from competitors and users alike.

Testimonials

Loved by Developers Worldwide

Transloadit is used by developers all over the world to handle file processing. Don't take our word for it, see what they have to say.
Dave Perrett
Dave PerrettCTO / Shuttlerock
I'm not usually one for fanboy-ism but Transloadit is one service I would recommend without hesitation. Their product and customer support is outstanding.
Mike ReidDirector of Engineering / Signed
Top notch support — better than top notch.
Elio CapellaHead of Development / Filestage
We wouldn't be able to be here without your support. Your service is the best video transcoding service out there and I'm happy about the reliability.
Jon Wong
Jon WongStaff Software Engineer / Coursera
Having a solution for both uploading and transcoding has been a godsend for the current scale that we are at five years after first choosing Transloadit.
Braden SchaefferLead Engineer / Biginterview
I absolutely love you people. From the support to the technology, performance and APIs... you've taken what could have been the most painful process of my entire development career and turned it into an absolute joy. I cannot thank or recommend you enough.
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