Gcore CDN vs imgix

Gcore CDN delivers web content and video for workloads including web applications, ecommerce, games, software assets, and streaming. Its network has more than 210 points of presence across six continents, listed capacity above 200 Tbps, and average worldwide latency of 30 ms. The PAYG plan includes 1 TB of monthly traffic and 10,000 image optimizations per month at free; prices do not include VAT. Traffic over the included allowance costs 0.01 EUR per GB, while requests above 1 billion cost €0.75. Signup is free and does not require a credit card. Security provisions include SSL/TLS encryption with automatic certificate management, L3, L4, and L7 DDoS mitigation, and a web application firewall. Video delivery supports low-latency streaming, up to 4K resolution, DRM, and listed protocols including HLS, MPEG-DASH, HTTP-FLV, and MP4. The service also offers real-time logs and integrations such as Terraform and Grafana monitoring. PAYG includes 24/7 email and chat support; Enterprise uses custom pricing and adds phone support.

imgix is a visual media platform for image and video workflows, available through web and API. Connect an asset location, such as Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, or a web folder, and serve media through its Rendering API. URL parameters expose more than 150 image transformations, including cropping, masking, color adjustments, text overlays, and responsive resizing; images are automatically optimized and AVIF is supported. AI tools can upscale images, remove or replace backgrounds, remove objects, generate fills, create alt text, and add image tags. Video support includes adaptive HLS or DASH streaming from 360p up to 4K, capped by the source, and a stated limit of 30 minutes per video. Captions can be generated from video audio and translated into more than 100 languages. Pricing uses credits for media management, delivery, and transformations. Starter costs $25 a month and includes 100 credits per month; the free trial requires no credit card. There is no free plan.