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Frameright vs imgproxy

imgproxy is a self-hosted image processing service, while Frameright uses embedded metadata to control display without on-the-fly transformations.
FramerightControl how your images behave in responsive environments and containersimgproxySelf-hosted solution for image processing needs

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What it is
Frameright:Frameright lets you control how images adapt to different viewports and containers using embedded metadata.
imgproxy:imgproxy is a self-hosted image processing server that resizes, optimizes and transforms images on the fly.
Best for
Frameright:Metadata-driven responsive images
imgproxy:On-premise, high-performance image processing
Who it’s for
Frameright:Web developers who need reliable responsive image behavior.
imgproxy:Web developers and DevOps teams needing fast, secure image handling on their own infrastructure.
Pricing
Frameright:Open source
imgproxy:Freemium
Open source
Frameright:—
imgproxy:Yes, 11,098 GitHub stars
Works with
Frameright:React, WordPress, PHP, TypeScript
imgproxy:Docker, Linux packages, Amazon S3, MinIO, Cloudflare R2, Google Cloud Storage, Azure Blob Storage, Prometheus
DevHunt upvotes
Frameright:78
imgproxy:95
Launched on DevHunt
Frameright:Jan 2023
imgproxy:Feb 2024

Frameright features

  • Image Display Control metadata. Reads IPTC/XMP fields to dictate image scaling and cropping.
  • Web Component. Provides a <img> web component that applies the metadata automatically.
  • React component. React wrapper that renders responsive images based on the same metadata.
  • WordPress plugin. Enables WordPress sites to leverage Image Display Control metadata without code.
  • Metadata parsers. TypeScript and PHP libraries to parse XMP, IPTC, and EXIF data.
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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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