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Transloadit vsCloudConvert

A source-backed, feature-by-feature comparison of Transloadit and CloudConvert. CloudConvert is a German file conversion API and web tool supporting 200+ formats across documents, images, video, and audio with a credit-based pricing model.

Switching Notes

If you are evaluating a switch from CloudConvert, 100% of its features are available in Transloadit, including Video encoding, Video subtitles, and Video thumbnails, with 66 additional capabilities. All features offered by CloudConvert are covered by Transloadit.
Transloadit's free tier (5GB processing/mo) makes it easy to evaluate the platform hands-on before committing to a switch.

Key Differentiators

Only in Transloadit66

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All CloudConvert features are also in Transloadit

Feature Coverage by Category

TransloaditCloudConvert
8/11
3/11
Video
6/6
1/6
Audio
6/6
3/6
Image
9/10
5/10
Document
16/16
1/16
AI
17/18
6/18
File Mgmt
9/11
1/11
Security
5/6
1/6
Compliance
10/10
4/10
Infra
6/6
1/6
Dev Tools

Overview

Across the 92 capabilities we compare, Transloadit offers 92 while CloudConvert offers 26. The two platforms share 26 features in common (100% of CloudConvert's set), while Transloadit offers 66 additional features that CloudConvert does not, including Adaptive streaming, Video concatenation, and Audio concatenation.

Transloadit leads in Audio (6/6) and Image (6/6), while CloudConvert shows particular strength in Image (3/6) and Document (5/10).

Deep Dive Analysis

Transloadit uses an open-stack ingestion model built on tus, Uppy, Companion, and tusd. You can self-host uploads and keep that ingestion layer independent of processing vendor choice. CloudConvert's commercial stack is typically more integrated end-to-end.

Both platforms offer free tiers: Transloadit (5GB processing/mo); CloudConvert (10 conversions/day). Transloadit uses tier-based pricing while CloudConvert uses usage-based pricing.

Transloadit offers official SDKs for Go, Swift, Android, Kotlin, and iOS that CloudConvert does not.

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Full Feature Comparison

FeatureTransloaditCloudConvert
Company
Years active17
14
Source Availability
Starting price$9/mo$8/mo
Uptime SLA99.9%99.9%
SDKs11
6
Supported formats688
108
Employees11–50
1–10
Fundingbootstrappedbootstrapped
Free tier5GB processing/mo10 conversions/day
Pricing modeltier basedusage based
GitHub stars41K
900
npm downloads/wk9.7M
44K
Video
Adaptive streamingSupportedNot supported
On-demand video processingSupportedNot supported
Picture-in-pictureSupportedNot supported
Video concatenationSupportedNot supported
Video encodingSupportedSupported
Video overlaysSupportedNot supported
Video subtitlesSupportedSupported
Video thumbnailsSupportedSupported
Audio
Audio artworkSupportedNot supported
Audio concatenationSupportedNot supported
Audio encodingSupportedSupported
Audio loopingSupportedNot supported
Audio mixingSupportedNot supported
Audio waveformSupportedNot supported
Image
AI image descriptionSupportedNot supported
Image analysisSupportedNot supported
Image optimizationSupportedSupported
Image resizingSupportedSupported
Spritesheet generationSupportedNot supported
WatermarkingSupportedSupported
Document
Document analysisSupportedNot supported
Document auto-rotationSupportedNot supported
Document conversionSupportedSupported
Document mergingSupportedSupported
Document thumbnailsSupportedNot supported
PDF optimizationSupportedSupported
PDF splittingSupportedSupported
Webpage screenshotsSupportedNot supported
Webpage to PDFSupportedSupported
Artificial Intelligence
AI chatSupportedNot supported
AI image generationSupportedNot supported
AI recognitionSupportedNot supported
AI-powered automationSupportedNot supported
Background removalSupportedNot supported
Content moderationSupportedNot supported
Document data extractionSupportedNot supported
Face detectionSupportedNot supported
MCP serverSupportedNot supported
Object recognitionSupportedNot supported
Speech analysisSupportedNot supported
Speech transcriptionSupportedNot supported
Speech translationSupportedNot supported
Text recognition (OCR)SupportedSupported
Text to speechSupportedNot supported
Text translationSupportedNot supported
File Management
Automated file deletionSupportedNot supported
Custom metadataSupportedSupported
File access controlSupportedNot supported
File compressionSupportedSupported
File decompressionSupportedSupported
File exportingSupportedSupported
File filteringSupportedNot supported
File hashingSupportedNot supported
File importingSupportedSupported
File previewSupportedNot supported
File type verificationSupportedNot supported
File upload handlingSupportedNot supported
Media catalogingSupportedNot supported
Metadata extractionSupportedSupported
Metadata writingSupportedNot supported
Resumable uploadsSupportedNot supported
Thumbnail generationSupportedNot supported
Security
Custom security policiesSupportedNot supported
Encrypted storageSupportedNot supported
File encryptionSupportedNot supported
File virus scanningSupportedNot supported
Sandboxed encodingSupportedNot supported
Secure API accessSupportedNot supported
Secure file handlingSupportedNot supported
Signature authenticationSupportedSupported
Two-factor authenticationSupportedNot supported
Compliance
CCPA complianceSupportedNot supported
GDPR complianceSupportedSupported
HIPAA complianceSupportedNot supported
PCI DSS complianceSupportedNot supported
SOC 2 complianceSupportedNot supported
Infrastructure
Adaptive file deliverySupportedNot supported
Disaster recoverySupportedNot supported
Global file deliverySupportedNot supported
High uptimeSupportedSupported
Multi-cloud supportSupportedSupported
Multi-region supportSupportedNot supported
Rate limitingSupportedNot supported
Real-time monitoringSupportedSupported
Region-specific processingSupportedNot supported
Scalable infrastructureSupportedSupported
Developer Tools
Custom encoding presetsSupportedNot supported
Custom workflowsSupportedNot supported
Developer APISupportedSupported
Media analysisSupportedNot supported
Playlist generationSupportedNot supported
Script executionSupportedNot supported
Overall Score98%
36%

The right choice depends on your needs

CloudConvert and Transloadit were built to solve real production problems. Both are used in serious systems, and both have strengths.

Choose based on your workload: file types, delivery targets, and how much control you need over upload and processing. If you need broad file processing with a self-hostable upload stack and an API that has been stable for 17 years, Transloadit is worth a trial. If your needs are narrower, CloudConvert may be the better fit.

Best for

  • ✓Teams needing broad format-to-format conversion via API or web UI
  • ✓Document-heavy workflows requiring PDF merging, splitting, and OCR
  • ✓Developers wanting simple REST-based file conversion with multiple SDKs

Not ideal for

  • •Applications requiring advanced multi-step workflow orchestration
  • •Teams needing adaptive bitrate streaming (HLS/DASH) output
  • •Use cases requiring a built-in CDN or global file delivery network

This page is maintained and updated over time. If you spot something wrong or missing, let us know and we actively welcome feedback from competitors and users alike.

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CloudConvert's Perspective

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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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