ImageKit vs Cloudflare Pricing (2026)
How do these two stack up on price? Here's what each one costs, what you get, and where the value sits.
| ImageKit | Cloudflare | |
|---|---|---|
| Starts at | $9/mo | $25/mo |
| Number of plans | 4 | 4 |
| Free plan | ||
| Free trial | — | — |
| Pricing model | hybrid | flat-rate |
Forever free
- 20 GB bandwidth
- 3 GB DAM storage
- 500 video units
- 650 extension units
- 2 users
- 500 purge requests
- Access to all media optimizations, transformations and streaming features with monthly limits
- Limited AI-powered operations every month
- Limited Creative Automation exports every month
- Integrated media library storage
- Community Support
Lite
- 40 GB bandwidth
- 10 GB DAM storage
- 500 video units
- 650 extension units
- 3 users
- 1000 purge requests
- Overage allowed for bandwidth and storage
- Higher upload and processing limits
- Email support
Pro
- 225 GB bandwidth
- 225 GB DAM storage
- 5000 video units
- 4000 extension units
- 5 users
- 1000 purge requests
- Overage allowed for all core items like bandwidth, storage, AI-transformations, and more
- Custom domain name like images.example.com
- Advanced search, sharing and collabroation in DAM
- Unlimited AI-powered operations every month
- Unlimited Creative Automation exports every month
- Automatic AVIF optimization available on-demand
- Even higher upload and processing limits
- One-time 30-minute implementation consultation with our team
Enterprise
- Single Sign-On (SSO) & multi-account setup
- Advanced Security with IP, geo, and referrer-based allow or block lists
- URL Endpoint functions for custom URL rewriting
- Path policies in DAM for governance
- Origin shield for external origins
- Custom CDN integration
- Dedicated customer success manager
- Dedicated integration support
- Custom processing limits
- Phone and Slack support with custom SLAs
Free
- Fast, Easy-to-use DNS
- Unmetered DDoS Protection
- CDN
- Universal SSL Certificate
- Free Managed Ruleset
- Web Application Firewall (WAF)
- Single-Sign-On (SSO) Support
- Role-based Account Control
Pro
- Fast, Easy-to-use DNS
- Unmetered DDoS Protection
- CDN
- Universal SSL Certificate
- Free Managed Ruleset
- Web Application Firewall (WAF)
- Lossless Image Optimization
- Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP)
- Single-Sign-On (SSO) Support
- Role-based Account Control
Business
- Fast, Easy-to-use DNS
- Unmetered DDoS Protection
- CDN
- Universal SSL Certificate
- Free Managed Ruleset
- Web Application Firewall (WAF)
- Lossless Image Optimization
- Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP)
- PCI DSS 4.0 Compliance
- Uptime SLA
- Uptime Service Credits
- Single-Sign-On (SSO) Support
- Role-based Account Control
Contract
- Fast, Easy-to-use DNS
- Unmetered DDoS Protection
- CDN
- Universal SSL Certificate
- Free Managed Ruleset
- Web Application Firewall (WAF)
- Lossless Image Optimization
- Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP)
- PCI DSS 4.0 Compliance
- Uptime SLA
- Uptime Service Credits
- Single-Sign-On (SSO) Support
- Network Prioritization
- Role-based Account Control
ImageKit vs Cloudflare FAQ
- Which one is cheaper?
- ImageKit starts lower at $9/mo, compared to $25/mo for Cloudflare.
- Can I use either one for free?
- Both offer free plans, so you can try each without paying. Start with whichever fits your workflow better and upgrade when you hit the limits.
- How do they charge?
- Different approach here. ImageKit uses hybrid pricing, while Cloudflare goes with flat-rate. That changes the math depending on your team size and usage.
- Which one is a better deal?
- Depends on what you need. ImageKit: They're undercutting Cloudinary's mid-market pricing while offering a comparable feature set, positioning as the developer-friendly alternative that doesn't punish you for growing. The separate DAM tab is a smart move to compete with standalone DAM tools without muddying the core media optimization pitch. Cloudflare: Cloudflare sits at the affordable end of enterprise CDN/security — Akamai and Fastly charge multiples more at comparable traffic levels. They're clearly going after the mid-market that Akamai prices out, while also undercutting legacy players on the low end with a genuinely useful free tier.
Keep tabs on both.
We'll monitor pricing changes for ImageKit and Cloudflare and let you know when something moves.