Cloudinary

Media upload and transformation service with 25 credits on Free.

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Cloudinary stores, transforms, and delivers images and video. Consider it when media must adapt to many screen sizes and formats.

As of 2026-10, Free is $0 with 25 credits. Plus includes 225 credits at $99/month billed monthly or $89/month billed annually; Advanced includes 600 at $249/month monthly or $224/month annually. One credit corresponds to 1,000 image transformations, 1 GB storage, or 1 GB image bandwidth, with consumption summed across dimensions.

Image transformations and bandwidth use a rolling 30-day window while storage is current usage. A per-credit overage price for fixed plans could not be verified, so the demo does not extrapolate beyond the published tiers.

When to use

Choose it for managed media transformation and delivery. Budget its credits separately from a search product such as Algolia.

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