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Frameright vs imgproxy v4

Frameright focuses on responsive image behavior and container integration, while imgproxy provides full on-the-fly processing and optimization.

Which to pick

Pick Frameright if you want…

  • Metadata-driven responsive images
  • Responsive image handling
  • A free, open-source tool
  • Integrations with React, WordPress or PHP (on Frameright's list, not imgproxy v4's)

Pick imgproxy v4 if you want…

  • Self-hosted on-the-fly image processing
  • Integrations with Docker, Linux packages or Amazon S3 (on imgproxy v4's list, not Frameright's)

Side by side

What it is
Frameright:Frameright lets you control how images adapt to different viewports and containers using embedded metadata.
imgproxy v4:imgproxy is a self-hosted server that resizes, processes, optimizes and secures images on the fly via URL parameters.
Best for
Frameright:Metadata-driven responsive images
imgproxy v4:Self-hosted on-the-fly image processing
Who it’s for
Frameright:Web developers who need reliable responsive image behavior.
imgproxy v4:Backend engineers and DevOps teams needing on-demand image transformation.
Pricing
Frameright:Open source
imgproxy v4:Freemium
Open source
Frameright:Yes
imgproxy v4:Yes
Works with
Frameright:React, WordPress, PHP, TypeScript
imgproxy v4:Docker, Linux packages, Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, Azure Blob Storage, Prometheus, Datadog, Sentry

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.

imgproxy v4 features

  • On-the-fly resizing & cropping. Resize, crop, fill and pad images dynamically through URL parameters.
  • Extensive format support. Handles JPEG, PNG, GIF, WebP, AVIF, JPEG XL, SVG, HEIC, TIFF and more.
  • Image optimization. Automatic format conversion, quality control, metadata stripping and PNG quantization.
  • Smart features. Smart crop, object detection, auto-quality by file size or SSIM, and best-format selection.
  • Security controls. URL signing, source-image size limits, SVG sanitization and HTTP-header authorization.
  • Observability & integrations. Exports metrics to Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, Datadog, New Relic and logs to Sentry, Honeybadger, etc.

Frameright vs imgproxy v4 FAQ

Is Frameright or imgproxy v4 free?+

Frameright is free and open source. imgproxy v4 has a free plan and paid plans.

Is Frameright or imgproxy v4 open source?+

Yes, both are open source: Frameright and imgproxy v4.

Do Frameright and imgproxy v4 integrate with the same tools?+

Their integration lists don't overlap: Frameright lists React, WordPress, PHP and TypeScript; imgproxy v4 lists Docker, Linux packages, Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage and 4 more.

On DevHunt

Frameright

78 upvotes · Launched on DevHunt on Jan 17, 2023

imgproxy v4

6 upvotes · Launched on DevHunt on Jun 23, 2026

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