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CloudFlare vs imgix: What are the differences?
CloudFlare: The Web Performance & Security Company. Cloudflare speeds up and protects millions of websites, APIs, SaaS services, and other properties connected to the Internet; imgix: Real-time image resizing service and CDN. imgix is a real-time image processing service and CDN. Resize, crop, and edit images simply by changing their URLs.
CloudFlare belongs to "Content Delivery Network" category of the tech stack, while imgix can be primarily classified under "Image Processing and Management".
Some of the features offered by CloudFlare are:
- CDN
- WAF (Web Application Firewall)
- DDOS Protection
On the other hand, imgix provides the following key features:
- Process Images - Resize, crop, and composite multiple images simply by changing their URLs.
- Optimize Images - Change output formats, device-pixel ratios, and chroma subsampling rates.
- Make Images Responsive - Easily integrate imgix into the latest HTML5 responsive image standards without reprocessing your entire image library.
"Easy setup, great cdn" is the top reason why over 398 developers like CloudFlare, while over 23 developers mention "Image processing on demand" as the leading cause for choosing imgix.
According to the StackShare community, CloudFlare has a broader approval, being mentioned in 2325 company stacks & 726 developers stacks; compared to imgix, which is listed in 55 company stacks and 6 developer stacks.
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Pros of imgix
Pros of CloudFlare
- Easy setup, great cdn423
- Free ssl276
- Easy setup199
- Security190
- Ssl180
- Great cdn98
- Optimizer77
- Simple71
- Great UI44
- Great js cdn28
- HTTP/2 Support12
- Apps12
- DNS Analytics12
- AutoMinify12
- Ipv69
- Rocket Loader9
- Easy9
- IPv6 "One Click"8
- DNSSEC7
- Free GeoIP7
- Amazing performance7
- API7
- Cheapest SSL7
- Fantastic CDN service7
- Nice DNS7
- SSHFP7
- Free and reliable, Faster then anyone else6
- SPDY6
- Asynchronous resource loading5
- Easy Use4
- Performance4
- Global Load Balancing4
- Ubuntu4
- CDN3
- Support for SSHFP records2
- Registrar2
- Web31
- HTTPS3/Quic1
Pros of imgix
- Image processing on demand28
- Easy setup24
- Smart Cropping18
- Reduce Development Costs18
- Efficient15
- Insanely Fast12
- Filters, resizing, blur and more as url parameters11
- Easy to understand pricing10
- Professional Features and Options9
- Lightyears better than ImageMagick6
- Excellent Face Detection6
- S3 as source5
- Scales to your company's needs4
- Great for Dynamic Compositing4
- Video encoding1
- Fast Image Delivery1
- Free tier1
- Amazing support1
- Great libraries and integrations1
- Automatic scrset generation1
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Cons of CloudFlare
Cons of imgix
Cons of CloudFlare
- No support for SSHFP records2
- Expensive when you exceed their fair usage limits2
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What is CloudFlare?
Cloudflare speeds up and protects millions of websites, APIs, SaaS services, and other properties connected to the Internet.
What is imgix?
imgix is the leading platform for end-to-end visual media processing. With robust APIs, SDKs, and integrations, imgix empowers developers to optimize, transform, manage, and deliver images and videos at scale through simple URL parameters.
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Fastly
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