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imgproxy vs macmon

imgproxy processes images; macmon monitors hardware performance, serving different needs.
imgproxySelf-hosted solution for image processing needsmacmonMac Performance Monitor

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What it is
imgproxy:imgproxy is a self-hosted image processing server that resizes, optimizes and transforms images on the fly.
macmon:macmon is a Rust-based terminal tool that monitors CPU, GPU, RAM, temperature and power on Apple Silicon Macs in real time.
Best for
imgproxy:On-premise, high-performance image processing
macmon:Sudo-free macOS hardware monitoring
Who it’s for
imgproxy:Web developers and DevOps teams needing fast, secure image handling on their own infrastructure.
macmon:Developers and sysadmins who need low-overhead performance metrics on macOS ARM machines
Pricing
imgproxy:Freemium
macmon:Open source
Open source
imgproxy:Yes, 11,098 GitHub stars
macmon:Yes, 1,909 GitHub stars
Works with
imgproxy:Docker, Linux packages, Amazon S3, MinIO, Cloudflare R2, Google Cloud Storage, Azure Blob Storage, Prometheus
macmon:Prometheus, Grafana
DevHunt upvotes
imgproxy:95
macmon:2
Launched on DevHunt
imgproxy:Feb 2024
macmon:Feb 2025

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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macmon features

  • No sudo required. Runs without root privileges using a private macOS API.
  • Real-time power metrics. Shows CPU, GPU and ANE power usage live.
  • Temperature and memory stats. Displays average CPU/GPU temperatures and RAM/swap usage.
  • Customizable UI. Switchable color themes and small window mode.
  • JSON and Prometheus output. Exports metrics via pipe, HTTP /json and /metrics endpoints.
  • Stress testing commands. Generates load to observe metric behavior.
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