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ImageKit pricing and limits

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imagekit.io · Image and video optimization
SEPT 2026 audit

An image and video CDN with a digital asset manager, billed on four separate meters — bandwidth, storage, video units and extension units — each with its own allowance and overage rate.

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Entry paid plan$9 a month for Lite, plus pay-as-you-go on every meter above its allowance.
Free tierYes
CategoryImage and video optimization

Reviewed by Palash BagchiUpdated 13 criteria comparedSources last checked

ImageKit pricing at a glance

Entry paid plan
$9 a month for Lite, plus pay-as-you-go on every meter above its allowance source ↗
Pricing model
Four separate meters rather than one source ↗
What the free plan includes
20 GB bandwidth, 3 GB of DAM storage, 500 video units and 650 extension units a month source ↗
Egress over allowance
$0.50 per GB above the 40 GB on Lite, and $0.45 per GB above the 225 GB on Pro — the rate falls as the plan rises source ↗
When you exceed a cap
On the free plan there is no overage — media delivery stops when the bandwidth limit is hit and uploads stop at the storage limit source ↗

First line of each sourced value. The full text is in ImageKit pricing below. How this free offer stacks up: cloud free tiers compared.

01.Evaluation guide

Who it suits

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.

Consider something else if…

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.

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ImageKit pricing

7 criteria
Free tierYes
Sources (1) →
  • ImageKit Pricing ↗

    “forever free $0 / mo for low-traffic websites and apps, side projects, or just testing with all essential features.”

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Kind of free offerFree tier
Sources (1) →
  • ImageKit Pricing ↗

    “forever free $0 / mo for low-traffic websites and apps, side projects, or just testing with all essential features.”

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What the free plan includes20 GB bandwidth, 3 GB of DAM storage, 500 video units and 650 extension units a month. Both of the first two are hard stops, not overages.
Sources (1) →
Entry paid plan$9 a month for Lite, plus pay-as-you-go on every meter above its allowance.
Sources (1) →
  • ImageKit Pricing ↗

    “lite $9 / mo + pay-as-you-go for websites and apps that require image optimization, transformation, and storage with no limits.”

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Pricing modelFour 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 (1) →
  • 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.”

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Egress over allowance$0.50 per GB above the 40 GB on Lite, and $0.45 per GB above the 225 GB on Pro — the rate falls as the plan rises.
Sources (1) →
When you exceed a capOn the free plan there is no overage — media delivery stops when the bandwidth limit is hit and uploads stop at the storage limit. From Lite upward, overage is allowed on bandwidth and storage and billed per GB.
Sources (1) →
  • ImageKit Pricing ↗

    “media delivery stops when you hit this limit. [...] new file uploads stop when you hit this limit. [...] everything in forever free, plus: overage allowed for bandwidth and storage”

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Limits

1 criteria
Included bandwidth40 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.
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  • 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”

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Storage

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Storage price$0.10 per GB above the 10 GB of DAM storage included with Lite.
Sources (1) →
  • ImageKit Pricing ↗

    “10 GB DAM storage $0.1/gb after that this base inclusion should be sufficient for storing approximately 30000 files. excess storage beyond the base inclusion is charged at $0.1 per gb.”

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Auth

1 criteria
Audit logsFolder-level path policies, audit logs, role-based access controls, and AI-powered moderation ensure your media stays compliant and organized at scale.
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Support

1 criteria
Support on entry paid planEmail support on Lite, the entry paid plan. The free plan gets community support only.
Sources (1) →
  • ImageKit Pricing ↗

    “integrated media library storage community support [...] overage allowed for bandwidth and storage higher upload and processing limits email support”

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Compliance

2 criteria
SOC 2Plug into your existing CDN and storage, then optimize, transform, and deliver media at scale — with signed URLs, WAF, and ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II certifications keeping it secure.
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ISO 27001Plug into your existing CDN and storage, then optimize, transform, and deliver media at scale — with signed URLs, WAF, and ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II certifications keeping it secure.
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ImageKit pricing questions

How much does ImageKit cost?

$9 a month for Lite, plus pay-as-you-go on every meter above its allowance.

ImageKit Pricing · read

How does ImageKit charge?

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.

ImageKit Pricing · read

Does ImageKit have a free tier?

Yes. 20 GB bandwidth, 3 GB of DAM storage, 500 video units and 650 extension units a month. Both of the first two are hard stops, not overages.

ImageKit Pricing · read

What happens if you exceed ImageKit's limits?

On the free plan there is no overage — media delivery stops when the bandwidth limit is hit and uploads stop at the storage limit. From Lite upward, overage is allowed on bandwidth and storage and billed per GB.

ImageKit Pricing · read

How much does ImageKit charge for egress?

$0.50 per GB above the 40 GB on Lite, and $0.45 per GB above the 225 GB on Pro — the rate falls as the plan rises.

ImageKit Pricing · read

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