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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 needsSpiceDBOpen Source, Google Zanzibar-inspired, fine-grained permissions management. https://play.authzed.com/schema

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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.
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
DevHunt upvotes
imgproxy:95
SpiceDB:27
Launched on DevHunt
imgproxy:Feb 2024
SpiceDB:Jan 2024

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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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.
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