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Domternal vs imgproxy
Short answer: Pick Domternal if you want self-hosted rich-text editing with optional collaboration; pick imgproxy if you want on-premise, high-performance image processing. Both have a free plan.
DomternalA Complete Rich Text Editor for Angular, React, Vue and Vanilla.
imgproxySelf-hosted solution for image processing needsWhich to pick
Pick Domternal if you want…
- Self-hosted rich-text editing with optional collaboration
- Integrations with Angular, React or Vue 3 (on Domternal's 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 Domternal's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Domternal:Domternal is a framework-agnostic, TypeScript-first rich-text editor built on ProseMirror with Angular, React, Vue and vanilla integrations.
- imgproxy:imgproxy is a self-hosted image processing server that resizes, optimizes and transforms images on the fly.
- Best for
- Domternal:Self-hosted rich-text editing with optional collaboration
- imgproxy:On-premise, high-performance image processing
- Who it’s for
- Domternal:Web developers needing a customizable rich-text editor for modern JavaScript frameworks.
- imgproxy:Web developers and DevOps teams needing fast, secure image handling on their own infrastructure.
- Pricing
- Domternal:Freemium
- imgproxy:Freemium
- Free plan or trial
- Domternal:Free plan (Free)
- imgproxy:Free trial
- Plans
- Domternal:Free €0
- imgproxy:—
- Open source
- Domternal:Yes, 229 GitHub stars
- imgproxy:Yes, 11,098 GitHub stars
- Works with
- Domternal:Angular, React, Vue 3, Vanilla JavaScript, ProseMirror
- imgproxy:Docker, Linux packages, Amazon S3, MinIO, Cloudflare R2, Google Cloud Storage, Azure Blob Storage, Prometheus
Domternal features
- Framework-agnostic core. Built on ProseMirror and usable via headless core or first-party Angular, React, Vue and vanilla components.
- MIT-licensed Free edition. Complete editor UI with 70+ extensions, tables, images, markdown, math, emoji and theming, free forever.
- Pro extensions. Adds real-time collaboration, inline comments, version history, AI assistance, columns and document export.
- Tree-shakable packages. Exports are modular; only the needed extensions are bundled, keeping bundle size small (~52 KB gzipped).
- Accessibility & SSR. Keyboard-operable UI with ARIA patterns and server-side rendering support for Node.js runtimes.
- Customizable UI & themes. Built-in toolbar, light/dark themes and 150+ CSS custom properties for easy styling.
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.
Domternal vs imgproxy FAQ
What is the difference between Domternal and imgproxy?+
imgproxy processes images, whereas Domternal is a text editor toolkit.
Should I use Domternal or imgproxy?+
Pick Domternal if you want self-hosted rich-text editing with optional collaboration or integrations with Angular, React or Vue 3 (on Domternal's list, not imgproxy's). Pick imgproxy if you want on-premise, high-performance image processing, self-hosted image processing or integrations with Docker, Linux packages or Amazon S3 (on imgproxy's list, not Domternal's).
Is Domternal or imgproxy free?+
Domternal has a free plan and paid plans. imgproxy has a free plan and paid plans.
Is Domternal or imgproxy open source?+
Yes, both are open source: Domternal (domternal/domternal on GitHub, MIT license) and imgproxy (imgproxy/imgproxy on GitHub, Apache-2.0 license).
Do Domternal and imgproxy integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: Domternal lists Angular, React, Vue 3, Vanilla JavaScript and 1 more; imgproxy lists Docker, Linux packages, Amazon S3, MinIO and 6 more.
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