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Compress vs imgproxy

Imgproxy processes images, not videos, and focuses on on-the-fly transformations.
CompressCompress Videos for Free. Forever. Say goodbye to bulky files! Crush video sizes by 90% with no quality loss, even offline. And the best part? It's free!imgproxySelf-hosted solution for image processing needs

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What it is
Compress:Compress is a free, open-source tool that reduces video file size up to 90% offline with no quality loss.
imgproxy:imgproxy is a self-hosted image processing server that resizes, optimizes and transforms images on the fly.
Best for
Compress:Offline lossless video compression
imgproxy:On-premise, high-performance image processing
Who it’s for
Compress:Developers and creators who need private, offline video compression.
imgproxy:Web developers and DevOps teams needing fast, secure image handling on their own infrastructure.
Pricing
Compress:Free
imgproxy:Freemium
Plans
Compress:Free Forever $0 per month
imgproxy:—
Open source
Compress:Yes, 381 GitHub stars
imgproxy:Yes, 11,098 GitHub stars
Works with
Compress:MP4, WebM
imgproxy:Docker, Linux packages, Amazon S3, MinIO, Cloudflare R2, Google Cloud Storage, Azure Blob Storage, Prometheus
DevHunt upvotes
Compress:55
imgproxy:95
Launched on DevHunt
Compress:Mar 2024
imgproxy:Feb 2024

Compress features

  • Offline Compression. Compress videos locally without an internet connection, keeping data private.
  • Lossless Compression. Shrink video size by up to 90% while preserving original image and audio quality.
  • Trim Video. Select start and end points to remove unwanted segments automatically.
  • Versatile Format Support. Handles popular formats such as MP4 and WebM.
  • Unlimited Usage. No limits on file size, conversion minutes, or concurrent files.
  • Open-Source & Free. Source code is publicly available, modifiable, and free forever.
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imgproxy features

  • On-the-fly resizing & cropping. Resize, crop, fill and rotate images via URL parameters without pre-generating variants.
  • Advanced optimization. Strip metadata, apply PNG quantization, advanced JPEG/WebP compression and SVG minification.
  • Smart AI features. Smart crop, object detection, auto-quality by file size or SSIM, and best-format selection.
  • Watermarking & filters. Add image or text watermarks, shadows, blurs, sharpening, color adjustments and gradients.
  • Security controls. URL signing, request authorization, image-bomb protection and SVG sanitization.
  • Extensive source support. Fetch images from HTTP(S), local files, S3, GCS, Azure Blob, MinIO, Cloudflare R2 and OpenStack Swift.
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