imgix vs KeyCDN
imgix
imgix.com
KeyCDN
keycdn.comSide by side
| Figure | imgix | KeyCDN |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $25/mo | $0.04/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 6 | 9 |
| Spec score · CDN services | 8.7 (#6) | 8.2 (#11) |
| Spec score · CDN Software | 8.4 (#8) | 7.7 (#23) |
| Spec score · Web Accelerator Software | 8.4 (#6) | 7.8 (#10) |
| Free plan | The page describes a free 30-day trial rather than a continuing free plan. | No |
| Image optimization | Imgix automatically optimizes images, supports responsive resizing, and provides more than 150 image transformation options. | Yes |
| Libraries and plugins | Imgix provides libraries and plugins as part of its product resources. | The support library documents integrations for WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, Magento, TYPO3, PrestaShop, Laravel, and other platforms. |
| Support | Customers can open dashboard tickets, email [email protected], consult setup documentation and FAQs, and enterprise customers can use a customer success manager. | KeyCDN says technical support is available 24/7 to all customers at no additional cost. |
Plans
imgix
- Starter$25 a month
- Basic$75 a month
- Midrange$150 a month
- Growth$300 a month
- Growth Plus$500 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
KeyCDN
- CDN traffic — North America / Europe (first 10 TB)$0.04 a month
- CDN traffic — Asia / Oceania (first 10 TB)$0.08 a month
- CDN traffic — Africa / Latin America (first 10 TB)$0.10 a month
- Pay-as-you-go CDN — North America and Europe$0.04 a month
- Pay-as-you-go CDN — Asia and Oceania$0.08 a month
- Pay-as-you-go CDN — Africa and Latin America$0.10 a month
- Push Zone storage$0.12 a month
- Image Processing$0.40 a month
- Log forwarding$1 a month
In their own words
imgix
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.