imgix vs ImageKit
SEPT 2026 auditA comparison of imgix and ImageKit built from values read directly from each provider's own documentation, with the source recorded against every figure.
The short answer
Choose imgix if…
A media library that is large relative to the traffic it serves. Starter is $25 a month for 100 credits with up to 50 GB of media and 100 GB of delivery, and the per-credit price falls as bundles grow — $0.25 on Starter, $0.20 on Basic, $0.18 on Midrange.
Editorial · Palash Bagchi · approved
Choose ImageKit if…
Costs you can predict per resource, at the cheapest paid entry here. Bandwidth, storage, video units and extension units are four separate meters with published rates, so a workload heavy on one is not charged against the others — and the bandwidth overage falls from $0.50 to $0.45 a GB as the plan grows.
Editorial · Palash Bagchi · approved
Consider something else if…
- imgix: You want to start free, or to know what a credit actually is. There is no free plan, only 30 days and 100 credits, and the page prices credits without ever defining one — it states the media and delivery ceilings attached to each bundle and leaves the unit itself undescribed.
- ImageKit: You are running the free plan in production. Its limits are hard stops in ImageKit's own words: media delivery stops at 20 GB and new uploads stop at 3 GB. The failure is images not loading rather than a larger bill, and overage only becomes possible from Lite at $9 a month.
5 sourced criteria separate them — see where, with sources, below.
Pick the criteria you care about. The chart counts how many of them lean toward each provider — the same read as scanning the bars below, just totalled for the ones you chose.
imgix 0
ImageKit 0
At a glance.
| Criterion | imgix | ImageKit |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Kind of free offer | Free trial | Free tier |
| Entry paid plan | $25 a month for Starter, or $250 a year. That is 100 credits a month at $0.25 each. | $9 a month for Lite, plus pay-as-you-go on every meter above its allowance. |
| Pricing model | Credits sold as currency, not as a resource equivalence. Starter prices them at $0.25 each falling to $0.21 annually, and each bundle also states a media and a delivery ceiling — 100 credits comes with up to 50 GB of media and up to 100 GB of delivery bandwidth. imgix moved to this from a model tied to origin images. | Four separate meters rather than one. Bandwidth, DAM storage, video units and extension units each carry their own monthly allowance and their own overage rate, so a workload heavy on one is unaffected by the others. The video unit is itself two rates: one unit is a second of SD or half a second of HD. |
| Limits | ||
| Included bandwidth | Up to 100 GB of delivery bandwidth on Starter, rising to 375 GB on Basic. | 40 GB a month on Lite, rising to 225 GB on Pro. ImageKit puts a figure on what that buys: roughly 2 million images, or 2,000 minutes of HD video. |
Where they differ.
Free tier
- imgix
- No
- ImageKit
- Yes
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- imgix Pricing ↗
“try imgix for free get 30 days and 100 credits to transform, optimize, and deliver high-performance visuals. no credit card required.”
Read 2026-09-15 · official pricing
- ImageKit Pricing ↗
“forever free $0 / mo for low-traffic websites and apps, side projects, or just testing with all essential features.”
Read 2026-09-15 · official pricing
Kind of free offer
- imgix
- Free trial
- ImageKit
- Free tier
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- imgix Pricing ↗
“try imgix for free get 30 days and 100 credits to transform, optimize, and deliver high-performance visuals.”
Read 2026-09-15 · official pricing
- ImageKit Pricing ↗
“forever free $0 / mo for low-traffic websites and apps, side projects, or just testing with all essential features.”
Read 2026-09-15 · official pricing
Entry paid plan
- imgix
- $25 a month for Starter, or $250 a year. That is 100 credits a month at $0.25 each.
- ImageKit
- $9 a month for Lite, plus pay-as-you-go on every meter above its allowance.
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- imgix Pricing ↗
“starter recommended $25/mo $250/yr best for solo developers or makers”
Read 2026-09-15 · official pricing
- ImageKit Pricing ↗
“lite $9 / mo + pay-as-you-go for websites and apps that require image optimization, transformation, and storage with no limits.”
Read 2026-09-15 · official pricing
Pricing model
- imgix
- Credits sold as currency, not as a resource equivalence. Starter prices them at $0.25 each falling to $0.21 annually, and each bundle also states a media and a delivery ceiling — 100 credits comes with up to 50 GB of media and up to 100 GB of delivery bandwidth. imgix moved to this from a model tied to origin images.
- ImageKit
- Four separate meters rather than one. Bandwidth, DAM storage, video units and extension units each carry their own monthly allowance and their own overage rate, so a workload heavy on one is unaffected by the others. The video unit is itself two rates: one unit is a second of SD or half a second of HD.
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- imgix Pricing ↗
“starter includes: 100 credits 100 credits/mo $0.25 per credit $0.21 per credit up to 50GB of media up to 100GB delivery bandwidth [...] we moved to a credits-based system so every customer can access the full imgix platform. our previous pricing model, which was tied to origin images”
Read 2026-09-15 · official pricing
- ImageKit Pricing ↗
“500 video units monthly limit required for only new video processing. this can process 500 seconds of SD video or 250 seconds of HD video every month.”
Read 2026-09-15 · official pricing
Included bandwidth
- imgix
- Up to 100 GB of delivery bandwidth on Starter, rising to 375 GB on Basic.
- ImageKit
- 40 GB a month on Lite, rising to 225 GB on Pro. ImageKit puts a figure on what that buys: roughly 2 million images, or 2,000 minutes of HD video.
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- imgix Pricing ↗
“up to 50GB of media up to 100GB delivery bandwidth [...] up to 187.5GB of media up to 375GB delivery bandwidth”
Read 2026-09-15 · official pricing
- ImageKit Pricing ↗
“40 GB bandwidth $0.5/gb after that this base inclusion is sufficient for delivering approximately 2 million images per month, or streaming 2000 minutes of HD video per month”
Read 2026-09-15 · official pricing
When these numbers change, hear about it. Sources are re-checked monthly; a repricing goes out as a short note.
Documented by only one.
These criteria are published by one provider and not the other. An absence here means we have not found a source, not that the feature is missing.
Questions this comparison answers.
Entry paid plan: imgix or ImageKit?
imgix: $25 a month for Starter, or $250 a year. That is 100 credits a month at $0.25 each.
ImageKit: $9 a month for Lite, plus pay-as-you-go on every meter above its allowance.
Free tier: imgix or ImageKit?
imgix: No
ImageKit: Yes
Included bandwidth: imgix or ImageKit?
imgix: Up to 100 GB of delivery bandwidth on Starter, rising to 375 GB on Basic.
ImageKit: 40 GB a month on Lite, rising to 225 GB on Pro. ImageKit puts a figure on what that buys: roughly 2 million images, or 2,000 minutes of HD video.
Should I choose imgix or ImageKit?
Pick imgix if A media library that is large relative to the traffic it serves. Starter is $25 a month for 100 credits with up to 50 GB of media and 100 GB of delivery, and the per-credit price falls as bundles grow — $0.25 on Starter, $0.20 on Basic, $0.18 on Midrange.
Pick ImageKit if Costs you can predict per resource, at the cheapest paid entry here. Bandwidth, storage, video units and extension units are four separate meters with published rates, so a workload heavy on one is not charged against the others — and the bandwidth overage falls from $0.50 to $0.45 a GB as the plan grows.