imgix

Real-time image CDN

PaidImages, video & filesimgix.com

What it is

Real-time image processing CDN that sits in front of your existing origin — S3, GCS, a web folder — and transforms on request via URL parameters. Supports over 100 params, automatic AVIF/WebP with auto=format, and content-aware cropping. No re-upload or migration needed.

Why it earns a slot

Best when your images already live somewhere and you only want a rendering layer. Point it at your bucket, add ?auto=format,compress, and every image negotiates AVIF or WebP with no storage migration.

Know before you commit

Moved to a credit-based model, so storage, bandwidth and renders draw on one pool and forecasting is harder than the old per-origin-image pricing. There is no permanent free tier — only a 30-day trial.

Getting started

npm i @imgix/js-core

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Pricing snapshot

No free tier; 30-day trial with 100 credits. Starter $25/mo (100 credits, 50 GB storage, 100 GB bandwidth); Basic $75/mo; Growth $300/mo. Overage $0.12-$0.25/credit

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Evaluate imgix (https://imgix.com) for this project, then use it only if it fits what we are already building.
Context: Real-time image CDN. Real-time image processing CDN that sits in front of your existing origin — S3, GCS, a web folder — and transforms on request via URL parameters. Supports over 100 params, automatic AVIF/WebP with auto=format, and content-aware cropping. No re-upload or migration needed.
Reviewer notes (general, not written for this codebase): Best when your images already live somewhere and you only want a rendering layer. Point it at your bucket, add ?auto=format,compress, and every image negotiates AVIF or WebP with no storage migration.
Watch out for: Moved to a credit-based model, so storage, bandwidth and renders draw on one pool and forecasting is harder than the old per-origin-image pricing. There is no permanent free tier — only a 30-day trial.
Pricing: No free tier; 30-day trial with 100 credits. Starter $25/mo (100 credits, 50 GB storage, 100 GB bandwidth); Basic $75/mo; Growth $300/mo. Overage $0.12-$0.25/credit
Setup: npm i @imgix/js-core
Rules: treat the notes above as background only. Do not assume a theme, style, layout or feature that is not already in this project — inspect the existing code first and ask me before changing visual direction.

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Neighbourhood

How imgix sits against the rest of the atlas — swaps, companions and the tools builders actually save alongside it.

Instead of thisSharp Uppy AWS S3 + CloudFront Backblaze B2 Cloudflare Images Cloudflare R2 Cloudflare Stream Cloudinary Filestack

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AWS S3 + CloudFront

aws.amazon.com

Object storage + global CDN

Free tier + paidImages, video & files

S3 Standard $0.023/GB-month (us-east-1), PUT $0.005/1K, GET $0.0004/1K. CloudFront: first 1 TB/mo and 10M requests free, then $0.085/GB NA/EU declining to $0.020/GB. S3 direct-to-internet egress $0.09/GB

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Backblaze B2

backblaze.com

Cheap S3-compatible object storage

Free tier + paidImages, video & files

$6.95/TB/month (about $0.0069/GB), first 10 GB free. Egress free up to 3x average monthly storage, then $0.01/GB. Class A/B/C API calls free; Class D $0.004 per 10K

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Cloudflare Images

developers.cloudflare.com

Image storage + edge transforms

Free tier + paidImages, video & files

5,000 unique transformations/mo free on every plan including Free. Then $0.50 per 1,000 unique transformations; $5 per 100,000 images stored/mo; $1 per 100,000 images delivered/mo

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Cloudflare R2

developers.cloudflare.com

S3-compatible storage, zero egress

Free tier + paidImages, video & files

Free 10 GB-month storage, 1M Class A ops, 10M Class B ops. Then $0.015/GB-month, $4.50/M Class A, $0.36/M Class B. Egress always $0 at any volume

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