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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 needsWhich to pick
Pick Compress if you want…
- Offline lossless video compression
- A free, open-source tool
- Integrations with MP4 or WebM (on Compress' list, not imgproxy's)
Pick imgproxy if you want…
- On-premise, high-performance image processing
- Self-hosted image processing
- Integrations with Docker, Linux packages or Amazon S3 (on imgproxy's list, not Compress')
Compresses videos only, not general image processing
Side by side
- 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
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.
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.
Compress vs imgproxy FAQ
Is Compress or imgproxy free?+
Compress is free. imgproxy has a free plan and paid plans.
Is Compress or imgproxy open source?+
Yes, both are open source: Compress (pranavp10/video-compress on GitHub, MIT license) and imgproxy (imgproxy/imgproxy on GitHub, Apache-2.0 license).
Do Compress and imgproxy integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: Compress lists MP4 and WebM; imgproxy lists Docker, Linux packages, Amazon S3, MinIO and 6 more.
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