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imgproxy vs SpiceDB
Self-hosted image processing service, unrelated to authorization but also open source.
imgproxySelf-hosted solution for image processing needs
SpiceDBOpen Source, Google Zanzibar-inspired, fine-grained permissions management. https://play.authzed.com/schemaWhich to pick
Pick imgproxy if you want…
- On-premise, high-performance image processing
- Image processing
- Integrations with Docker, Linux packages or Amazon S3 (on imgproxy's list, not SpiceDB's)
Pick SpiceDB if you want…
- Zanzibar-style permission databases
- Integrations with Go, Java or NodeJS (on SpiceDB's list, not imgproxy's)
Side by side
- What it is
- imgproxy:imgproxy is a self-hosted image processing server that resizes, optimizes and transforms images on the fly.
- SpiceDB:SpiceDB is an open-source, Google Zanzibar-inspired database for fine-grained permissions at scale.
- Best for
- imgproxy:On-premise, high-performance image processing
- SpiceDB:Zanzibar-style permission databases
- Who it’s for
- imgproxy:Web developers and DevOps teams needing fast, secure image handling on their own infrastructure.
- SpiceDB:Developers building authorization services for cloud-native applications.
- Pricing
- imgproxy:Freemium
- SpiceDB:Freemium
- Plans
- imgproxy:—
- SpiceDB:Open Source Free
- Open source
- imgproxy:Yes, 11,098 GitHub stars
- SpiceDB:Yes, 7,099 GitHub stars
- Works with
- imgproxy:Docker, Linux packages, Amazon S3, MinIO, Cloudflare R2, Google Cloud Storage, Azure Blob Storage, Prometheus
- SpiceDB:Go, Java, NodeJS, Python, Ruby, Kubernetes, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry
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.
SpiceDB features
- Expressive APIs. gRPC and HTTP/JSON endpoints for authorization logic.
- Distributed Graph Engine. Parallel graph processing faithful to the Zanzibar architecture.
- Pluggable Storage. Supports in-memory, Spanner, CockroachDB, PostgreSQL and MySQL backends.
- Configuration Language. SpiceDB Schema lets you define relationships, permissions and caveats.
- Deep Observability. Prometheus metrics, pprof profiles, structured logging and OpenTelemetry tracing.
- Kubernetes Operator. Manage, scale and upgrade SpiceDB clusters with a single resource.
- zed CLI. Command-line tool for schema validation, permission checks and context switching.
- Official Client Libraries. Go, Java, NodeJS, Python and Ruby SDKs for easy integration.
imgproxy vs SpiceDB FAQ
Is imgproxy or SpiceDB free?+
imgproxy has a free plan and paid plans. SpiceDB has a free plan (Open Source) and paid plans.
Is imgproxy or SpiceDB open source?+
Yes, both are open source: imgproxy (imgproxy/imgproxy on GitHub, Apache-2.0 license) and SpiceDB (authzed/spicedb on GitHub, Apache-2.0 license).
Do imgproxy and SpiceDB integrate with the same tools?+
Partly. Both list Prometheus. imgproxy also lists Docker, Linux packages, Amazon S3, MinIO and 5 more; SpiceDB also lists Go, Java, NodeJS, Python and 3 more.
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