Asset Melt vs JPEGmini
Asset Melt
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| Figure | Asset Melt | JPEGmini |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $16.58/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 13 |
| Spec score · Image Compression Software | 8.1 (#33) | 9.3 (#3) |
| Batch processing | Yes | The desktop Pro plan includes batch processing for image and video jobs. |
| Company | Asset Melt is described as an indie project built by software engineer Mehdi Tareghi, based in Iran. | JPEGmini describes itself as crafted by Beamr, whose privacy policy lists Beamr Imaging Ltd. at 10 Hamenofim Street, Herzeliya Pituach, Israel. |
| Compression | Users can compress to a chosen quality or target file size, with size-budget encoding that resizes only when needed to fit the target. | The maker says JPEGmini can reduce standard JPEG photo file sizes by up to 80%, depending on resolution. |
| Formats | The Studio supports JPEG, PNG, WebP, AVIF, HEIC, TIFF, JPEG XL, and QOI. | Desktop Pro supports JPEG-to-JPEG and HEIC-to-JPEG optimization, plus H.264/H.265 video compression on paid plans. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | The maker describes importing a JSON pipeline for repeatable compression workflows; no third-party integrations are listed on the pages reviewed. | The Pro + Plugins plan lists Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop, and Capture One plugins. |
| Metadata controls | Yes | Yes |
| Privacy | The maker says the app has no upload endpoint and images stay on the user's device unless exported. | The privacy policy says desktop software processes files locally and users retain ownership of uploaded content. |
| Image resizing | Yes | Yes |
| Support | The maker says he responds to every piece of feedback; the product pages link to a support page. | The Complete Bundle lists priority email support, and the pricing page invites high-volume customers to contact the company. |
| Supported formats | JPEG,PNG,WebP,AVIF,HEIC,GIF,SVG,JPEG XL,QOI | JPEG,HEIC |
| What it does | Asset Melt is a browser-based image studio for compression, conversion, resizing, cropping, and batch export. | JPEGmini optimizes, converts, compresses and resizes image and video files while targeting visually preserved quality. |
Plans
JPEGmini
- FreeFree
- Pro$59 a month
- Pro + Plugins$89 a month
- Pro + Automations$99 a month
- Complete Bundle$129 a month
- Cloud FreeFree
- Free (Desktop)Free
- Pro$59, paid once
- Pro + Plugins$89, paid once
- Pro + Automations$99, paid once
In their own words
Asset Melt
Asset Melt has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
JPEGmini
JPEGmini recompresses images and video to reduce file size while preserving visual quality. The maker says standard JPEG photo sizes can be reduced by up to 80%, depending on resolution. Desktop Pro optimizes JPEG and HEIC images; paid plans also support H.264 and H.265 video compression. Desktop plans include batch processing, while paid Automations plans add watch folders, background processing, and batch presets. Pro + Plugins lists integrations for Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop, and Capture One. JPEGmini also offers a Photo Server that runs on company servers and a Cloud service for wedding photographers and filmmakers, which sorts uploaded photos and footage by people into galleries. Cloud capacity varies by tier: Free holds one wedding and 5 GB, Pro holds 55 weddings and 100 GB, and Studio holds 275 weddings and 500 GB. The Cloud FAQ says files are stored in AWS US East and encrypted in transit and at rest; uploaded media is not used to train AI models. Desktop software processes files locally, and users retain ownership of uploaded content. Desktop plans list Linux, macOS, web, and Windows platforms.