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JPG Smaller vs Thumbor
Open-source smart imaging service that runs on your own server.
JPG SmallerCompress to a KB target, resize to exact pixels, convert formats, crop, and inspect images.
ThumborOpen-source smart imaging serviceWhich to pick
Pick JPG Smaller if you want…
- Exact-KB image compression and resizing
Pick Thumbor if you want…
- Smart on-the-fly image cropping and optimization
- Self-hosted image processing
- Open-source code (thumbor/thumbor on GitHub, MIT license)
Side by side
- What it is
- JPG Smaller:JPG Smaller is a free browser tool that compresses, resizes, converts, crops and inspects images with exact size control.
- Thumbor:Thumbor is an open-source imaging service that crops, resizes, flips and optimizes images on demand.
- Best for
- JPG Smaller:Exact-KB image compression and resizing
- Thumbor:Smart on-the-fly image cropping and optimization
- Who it’s for
- JPG Smaller:Web developers, designers and anyone needing precise image size compliance.
- Thumbor:Developers and ops teams needing dynamic image processing and storage flexibility.
- Pricing
- JPG Smaller:Free
- Thumbor:Open source
- Open source
- JPG Smaller:—
- Thumbor:Yes, 10,522 GitHub stars
- Works with
- JPG Smaller:—
- Thumbor:OpenCV, WebP
JPG Smaller features
- Targeted compression. Set an exact KB/MB target and the engine tunes compression to hit it.
- Pixel-perfect resizing. Resize images to exact width and height dimensions.
- Format conversion. Re-encode between JPG, PNG, WebP and other common formats.
- Crop & rotate. Square, circle, rotate or flip images before processing.
- Image inspection. View real file size, dimensions, DPI and MIME details before download.
- Client-side processing. All operations run in the browser; files never leave the device.
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.
JPG Smaller vs Thumbor FAQ
Is JPG Smaller or Thumbor free?+
Yes, both are free, and Thumbor is open source.
Is JPG Smaller or Thumbor open source?+
Thumbor is open source (thumbor/thumbor on GitHub, MIT license). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for JPG Smaller.
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