Image Services

Motivation

  • 270 / 327 (82%) homepage asset requests are images
  • 11.4MB / 12.1MB (95%) are images

Hard Requirements

  • Just in time processing
  • Resizing
  • Cropping
  • Caching of processed images
  • Self hosted source images
  • Integration in to existing workflow
  • 100% availability
  • Usage metrics

Soft Requirements

  • Simple API
  • Solid Documentation
  • Subject aware cropping
  • Format Conversion

Candidates

  • Imgix
  • Blitline
  • Lib pixel
  • Transloadit
  • Home Grown

Candidates

Service JIT Resize Crop Cache Ext Src Workflow Availability Metrics
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Cloudinary

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Service Good Documentation URL based API Extended Processing Subject Awareness Format Transformation
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Imgix Pricing

Lib Pixel Pricing

Cloudinary Pricing

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By Cory Brown