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Why it stands out
Free tier stops delivery at bandwidth cap—unlike soft overage plans. Model video units and extension units if you use AI or transcoding.
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Media platform for uploading, transforming, optimizing, and delivering images and video at scale.
Image-heavy marketing and ecommerce sites
ImageKit provides real-time image and video optimization, CDN delivery, and DAM features with URL-based transforms.
imagekit.io/plans (March 2026) lists Forever free at $0/month with 20 GB bandwidth (hard cap—delivery stops until next month per copy), 3 GB DAM storage, 500 video units/month, 650 extension units/month for AI features, 2 users, and 500 purge requests. Lite is $9/month plus pay-as-you-go with 40 GB bandwidth then $0.50/GB, 10 GB storage then $0.10/GB, similar video and extension pools, and 3 users. Pro is $89/month plus payg with 225 GB bandwidth then $0.45/GB, 225 GB storage then $0.09/GB, 5 users ($9/user after), larger video and extension pools, 1 custom domain included ($9/domain after), and higher upload size limits.
Enterprise adds SSO, advanced security, custom CDN, and SLAs via sales.
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Free tier stops delivery at bandwidth cap—unlike soft overage plans. Model video units and extension units if you use AI or transcoding.
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ImageKit's plans page shows Forever free at $0 with 20 GB of bandwidth, 3 GB of DAM storage, 500 video units, 650 extension units, 2 users, and a hard monthly limit. Lite is $9 per month with 40 GB of bandwidth and 10 GB of storage before overages. Pro is $89 per month with 225 GB of bandwidth, 225 GB of DAM storage, 5,000 video units, 4,000 extension units, and 5 user seats before add-ons and overages. Enterprise is custom.
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