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imgproxy vs WunderGraph Cosmo

Imgproxy focuses on image processing, not GraphQL federation.

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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.
WunderGraph Cosmo:WunderGraph Cosmo is an open-source GraphQL federation platform for building, managing and scaling federated APIs.
Best for
imgproxy:On-premise, high-performance image processing
WunderGraph Cosmo:Open-source GraphQL federation platform
Who it’s for
imgproxy:Web developers and DevOps teams needing fast, secure image handling on their own infrastructure.
WunderGraph Cosmo:Platform and engineering teams needing self-hosted or managed GraphQL federation.
Pricing
imgproxy:Freemium
WunderGraph Cosmo:Freemium
Plans
imgproxy:—
WunderGraph Cosmo:Launch $499 per month · Scale $3499 per month
Open source
imgproxy:Yes, 11,098 GitHub stars
WunderGraph Cosmo:Yes, 1,269 GitHub stars
Works with
imgproxy:Docker, Linux packages, Amazon S3, MinIO, Cloudflare R2, Google Cloud Storage, Azure Blob Storage, Prometheus
WunderGraph Cosmo:Go, Kafka, NATS, Redis, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, Datadog
DevHunt upvotes
imgproxy:95
WunderGraph Cosmo:5
Launched on DevHunt
imgproxy:Feb 2024
WunderGraph Cosmo:Jan 2023

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.

WunderGraph Cosmo features

  • Self-hosted Router. Run the Cosmo router on any infrastructure with full control.
  • Event-Driven Federated Subscriptions. Combine GraphQL federation with Kafka, NATS or Redis for scalable subscriptions.
  • OpenTelemetry & Prometheus Support. Integrates with existing observability stacks for metrics and tracing.
  • Custom Router Modules. Extend the router with Go modules or gRPC plugins.
  • Schema Registry & Studio. Manage schemas, query plans and analytics via a unified UI.
  • Enterprise-grade Security. SOC 2 compliance, OIDC, SCIM and role-based access control on Cosmo Cloud.

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