{
  "slug": "imagekit",
  "name": "ImageKit",
  "url": "https://imagekit.io",
  "cat": "media",
  "group": "back",
  "tagline": "Image/video CDN + DAM",
  "price": "Free 20 GB bandwidth/mo + 3 GB DAM storage; Lite $9/mo (40 GB, $0.50/GB over); Pro $89/mo (225 GB bandwidth + 225 GB storage, $0.45/GB over)",
  "tier": "mixed",
  "pick": false,
  "what": "Media optimization and delivery platform with URL-based transformations, a DAM and video streaming. Bills primarily on delivered bandwidth rather than per transformation. Attaches to an external origin such as S3 or your own server, or stores media itself.",
  "why": "The cheapest credible Cloudinary alternative with a real forever-free tier. Bandwidth-only billing means unlimited transformation variants cost nothing extra — good for responsive <code>srcset</code> where one image spawns eight renditions.",
  "warn": "The free tier grants 20 GB bandwidth but only 3 GB of managed DAM storage, so a large photo archive needs an external origin. Video and AI extensions bill in separate unit pools on top of bandwidth.",
  "install": "npm i @imagekit/javascript",
  "category": {
    "key": "media",
    "name": "Images, video & files",
    "desc": "Upload, transform, store, deliver. Transformation billing is the hidden cost.",
    "group": "back",
    "groupName": "Give it a backend"
  },
  "freshness": null,
  "health": {
    "ok": true,
    "status_code": 200,
    "final_url": "https://imagekit.io/",
    "checked_at": "2026-08-18T17:12:38.21+00:00"
  },
  "corrected_at": null,
  "upstream_changed_at": null
}