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imgproxy vs Thumbor
Self-hosted image processing service similar to Thumbor but with a different API
Which to pick
Pick imgproxy if you want…
- On-premise, high-performance image processing
- Self-hosted image transformation
- Integrations with Docker, Linux packages or Amazon S3 (on imgproxy's list, not Thumbor's)
Pick Thumbor if you want…
- Smart on-the-fly image cropping and optimization
- A free, open-source tool
- Integrations with OpenCV or WebP (on Thumbor'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.
- Thumbor:Thumbor is an open-source imaging service that crops, resizes, flips and optimizes images on demand.
- Best for
- imgproxy:On-premise, high-performance image processing
- Thumbor:Smart on-the-fly image cropping and optimization
- Who it’s for
- imgproxy:Web developers and DevOps teams needing fast, secure image handling on their own infrastructure.
- Thumbor:Developers and ops teams needing dynamic image processing and storage flexibility.
- Pricing
- imgproxy:Freemium
- Thumbor:Open source
- Open source
- imgproxy:Yes, 11,098 GitHub stars
- Thumbor:Yes, 10,522 GitHub stars
- Works with
- imgproxy:Docker, Linux packages, Amazon S3, MinIO, Cloudflare R2, Google Cloud Storage, Azure Blob Storage, Prometheus
- Thumbor:OpenCV, WebP
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.
Thumbor features
- Smart face & feature detection. Detects faces and key points to automatically crop images around important areas.
- On-demand resizing & flipping. Resize, crop, and flip images at request time without pre-processing.
- Extensible loaders & storages. Supports file, HTTP, Redis and Mongo loaders/storage and allows custom implementations.
- Image filters. Apply chainable filters such as brightness, contrast, grayscale, red-eye removal and blur.
- WebP & size reduction. Serves WebP to supported browsers and applies additional tactics to shrink file size.
- OpenCV off-loading. Can delegate heavy OpenCV processing to a separate farm for scalability.
imgproxy vs Thumbor FAQ
Is imgproxy or Thumbor free?+
imgproxy has a free plan and paid plans. Thumbor is free and open source.
Is imgproxy or Thumbor open source?+
Yes, both are open source: imgproxy (imgproxy/imgproxy on GitHub, Apache-2.0 license) and Thumbor (thumbor/thumbor on GitHub, MIT license).
Do imgproxy and Thumbor integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: imgproxy lists Docker, Linux packages, Amazon S3, MinIO and 6 more; Thumbor lists OpenCV and WebP.
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