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Transloadit vsImgix

A source-backed, feature-by-feature comparison of Transloadit and Imgix. Imgix is an image and video CDN focused on real-time URL-based transformations, automatic format optimization, and global edge delivery for web performance.

Switching Notes

If you are evaluating a switch from Imgix, 93% of its features are available in Transloadit, including Video thumbnails, Image resizing, and Image optimization, with 78 additional capabilities. However, Imgix currently offers 1 feature not yet available in Transloadit: Digital asset management.
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 Transloadit78

Show 68 more features

Only in Imgix1

Feature Coverage by Category

TransloaditImgix
8/11
2/11
Video
6/6
0/6
Audio
6/6
3/6
Image
9/10
0/10
Document
16/16
2/16
AI
17/18
2/18
File Mgmt
9/11
1/11
Security
5/6
1/6
Compliance
10/10
3/10
Infra
6/6
1/6
Dev Tools

Overview

Across the 93 capabilities we compare, Transloadit offers 92 while Imgix offers 15. The two platforms share 14 features in common (93% of Imgix's set), while Transloadit offers 78 additional features that Imgix does not, including Video encoding, Adaptive streaming, and Video concatenation.

Transloadit leads in Audio (6/6) and Image (6/6), while Imgix shows particular strength in Image (3/6) and Infra (3/10).

Deep Dive Analysis

Transloadit covers Audio, Document where Imgix has no comparable features yet, including Audio encoding, Audio concatenation, and Audio waveform.

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. Imgix's commercial stack is typically more integrated end-to-end.

Both platforms offer free tiers: Transloadit (5GB processing/mo); Imgix (1,000 origin images).

Transloadit offers official SDKs for Android, Kotlin, and iOS that Imgix does not.

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Full Feature Comparison

FeatureTransloaditImgix
Company
Years active17
15
Source Availability
Starting price$9/mo$75/mo
Uptime SLA99.9%-
SDKs11
8
Supported formats688
16
Employees11–50
51–200
Fundingbootstrapped$16.7M
Free tier5GB processing/mo1,000 origin images
Pricing modeltier basedtier based
GitHub stars41K
2K
npm downloads/wk9.7M
127K
Video
Adaptive streamingSupportedNot supported
On-demand video processingSupportedSupported
Picture-in-pictureSupportedNot supported
Video concatenationSupportedNot supported
Video encodingSupportedNot supported
Video overlaysSupportedNot supported
Video subtitlesSupportedNot supported
Video thumbnailsSupportedSupported
Audio
Audio artworkSupportedNot supported
Audio concatenationSupportedNot supported
Audio encodingSupportedNot supported
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 conversionSupportedNot supported
Document mergingSupportedNot supported
Document thumbnailsSupportedNot supported
PDF optimizationSupportedNot supported
PDF splittingSupportedNot supported
Webpage screenshotsSupportedNot supported
Webpage to PDFSupportedNot supported
Artificial Intelligence
AI chatSupportedNot supported
AI image generationSupportedNot supported
AI recognitionSupportedNot supported
AI-powered automationSupportedNot supported
Background removalSupportedSupported
Content moderationSupportedNot supported
Document data extractionSupportedNot supported
Face detectionSupportedSupported
MCP serverSupportedNot supported
Object recognitionSupportedNot supported
Speech analysisSupportedNot supported
Speech transcriptionSupportedNot supported
Speech translationSupportedNot supported
Text recognition (OCR)SupportedNot supported
Text to speechSupportedNot supported
Text translationSupportedNot supported
File Management
Automated file deletionSupportedNot supported
Custom metadataSupportedNot supported
Digital asset managementNot supportedSupported
File access controlSupportedNot supported
File compressionSupportedNot supported
File decompressionSupportedNot supported
File exportingSupportedNot supported
File filteringSupportedNot supported
File hashingSupportedNot supported
File importingSupportedSupported
File previewSupportedNot supported
File type verificationSupportedNot supported
File upload handlingSupportedNot supported
Media catalogingSupportedNot supported
Metadata extractionSupportedNot supported
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 deliverySupportedSupported
Disaster recoverySupportedNot supported
Global file deliverySupportedSupported
High uptimeSupportedSupported
Multi-cloud supportSupportedNot supported
Multi-region supportSupportedNot supported
Rate limitingSupportedNot supported
Real-time monitoringSupportedNot supported
Region-specific processingSupportedNot supported
Scalable infrastructureSupportedNot supported
Developer Tools
Custom encoding presetsSupportedNot supported
Custom workflowsSupportedNot supported
Developer APISupportedSupported
Media analysisSupportedNot supported
Playlist generationSupportedNot supported
Script executionSupportedNot supported
Overall Score97%
29%

The right choice depends on your needs

Imgix 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, Imgix may be the better fit.

Best for

  • ✓Teams needing real-time image resizing and optimization via URL parameters
  • ✓Projects requiring automatic format negotiation (AVIF/WebP) for web performance
  • ✓Organizations wanting a CDN-integrated image pipeline with face detection and background removal

Not ideal for

  • •Workflows requiring audio encoding, transcription, or document conversion
  • •Projects needing multi-step orchestrated file processing pipelines
  • •Teams requiring resumable file uploads via tus protocol

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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Imgix's Perspective

As far as we know, Imgix does not currently publish a first-party comparison page against Transloadit. If they add one and we miss it, please let us know and we will link to it here.

Testimonials

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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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