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Dropbox vs imgix: What are the differences?
What is Dropbox? Build the power of Dropbox into your apps. Harness the power of Dropbox. Connect to an account, upload, download, search, and more.
What is 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.
Dropbox and imgix are primarily classified as "File Storage" and "Image Processing and Management" tools respectively.
Some of the features offered by Dropbox are:
- Dropbox Chooser- Get files from Dropbox into your web app with just a few lines of JavaScript.
- Sync API- Read and write to Dropbox from iOS & Android as if it were a local filesystem.
- Core API- The basics. Upload, download, search, and more from your web or mobile app.
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 to work with" is the top reason why over 428 developers like Dropbox, while over 23 developers mention "Image processing on demand" as the leading cause for choosing imgix.
Lyft, StackShare, and 9GAG are some of the popular companies that use Dropbox, whereas imgix is used by Coursera, Product Hunt, and Zillow. Dropbox has a broader approval, being mentioned in 1070 company stacks & 957 developers stacks; compared to imgix, which is listed in 55 company stacks and 6 developer stacks.
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Pros of Dropbox
- Easy to work with434
- Free256
- Popular216
- Shared file hosting176
- 'just works'167
- No brainer100
- Integration with external services79
- Simple76
- Good api49
- Least cost (free) for the basic needs case38
- It just works11
- Convenient8
- Accessible from all of my devices7
- Command Line client5
- Synchronizing laptop and desktop - work anywhere4
- Can even be used by your grandma4
- Reliable3
- Sync API3
- Mac app3
- Cross platform app3
- Ability to pay monthly without losing your files2
- Delta synchronization2
- Everybody needs to share and synchronize files reliably2
- Backups, local and cloud2
- Extended version history2
- Beautiful UI2
- YC Company1
- What a beautiful app1
- Easy/no setup1
- So easy1
- The more the merrier1
- Easy to work with1
- For when client needs file without opening firewall1
- Everybody needs to share and synchronize files reliabl1
- Easy to use1
- Official Linux app1
- The more the merrier0
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
- Excellent Face Detection6
- Lightyears better than ImageMagick6
- S3 as source5
- Great for Dynamic Compositing4
- Scales to your company's needs4
- Free tier1
- Amazing support1
- Great libraries and integrations1
- Automatic scrset generation1
- Forward thinking1
- Video encoding1
- Fast Image Delivery1
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Cons of Dropbox
Cons of imgix
Cons of Dropbox
- Personal vs company account is confusing3
- Replication kills CPU and battery1
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What is Dropbox?
Harness the power of Dropbox. Connect to an account, upload, download, search, and more.
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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What are some alternatives to Dropbox and imgix?
Google Drive
Keep photos, stories, designs, drawings, recordings, videos, and more. Your first 15 GB of storage are free with a Google Account. Your files in Drive can be reached from any smartphone, tablet, or computer.
Microsoft SharePoint
It empowers teamwork with dynamic and productive team sites for every project team, department, and division. Share and manage content, knowledge, and applications to empower teamwork, quickly find information, and seamlessly collaborate across the organization.
OneDrive
Outlook.com is a free, personal email service from Microsoft. Keep your inbox clutter-free with powerful organizational tools, and collaborate easily with OneDrive and Office Online integration.
Box
The Box API gives you access to the content management features you see in our web app and lets you extend them for use in your own app. It strives to be RESTful and is organized around the main resources you’re familiar with from the Box web interface.
G Suite
An integrated suite of secure, cloud-native collaboration and productivity apps. It includes Gmail, Docs, Drive, Calendar, Meet and more.