Cloudinary is a cloud hosting platform for images and videos. It provides APIs for developers to host their images on the platform. I use it to build applications where images are hosted in the cloud rather than on local storage. This helps with optimizing and managing images efficiently.

For digital asset management, I store all my images on Cloudinary instead of on my phone or laptop. This allows me to optimize the images, reduce their file sizes, and use them across various social media platforms. Depending on the use case, Cloudinary offers different options to manage and utilize images effectively.

As a developer, I find Cloudinary valuable because it provides many opportunities for building applications. For example, I recently created an AI application that can read images and automatically generate captions, which helps in describing images or videos without manual input. Cloudinary's APIs support this functionality and enhance my development process.

One of the most beneficial features of Cloudinary is its asset management capabilities. I can tag and categorize images and videos based on their content, such as tagging videos where a person is wearing glasses. This helps in organizing and managing media effectively.

I have experimented with Cloudinary's automation capabilities, but I am still learning and haven't fully explored its potential. Currently, I want to use Cloudinary to improve user engagement with my videos, such as tracking who is viewing and interacting with my media. This is a feature I plan to explore more in the future.

I haven't really thought about what improvements I’d like to see in Cloudinary recently. One thing that comes to mind is the capability for hosting very large video files, similar to platforms like YouTube. Cloudinary is not as widely known for video uploads as other platforms, and it would be great if it had a larger user base for this purpose.

Apart from marketing and video uploading, I haven't identified specific features or functionalities that need improvement. It’s been a while since I actively used Cloudinary, and I’m just starting to get back into it. Once I’m more familiar with it again, I’ll have a better idea of any gaps or areas for enhancement. I’ll need to think more about this and might provide feedback later.

I find Cloudinary to be stable. Since it's a cloud-based solution hosted on various servers, it manages downtime effectively. The only minor issue I've encountered is occasional delays in generating responses, which might be due to slow internet. However, overall, I haven’t experienced significant downtime or stability issues.

I’ve used several support channels for Cloudinary. They have a community forum and a Discord channel where you can ask questions and get help. The Discord channel is particularly active, with many Cloudinary experts and technical folks available to assist. There’s also Twitter for reaching out with any issues. Depending on where you ask, you might get support directly from the Cloudinary team or from other users.

I mostly use Discord for support since that’s where the whole team and other professionals are. They also host webinars to answer questions and demonstrate product features.

Before Cloudinary, I worked with other digital asset management solutions. Many of them required payment for accessing full features, which I found less appealing. Cloudinary’s free version offers a lot, and I preferred its UI and functionality, so I stuck with it.

For deployment and initial setup, it was straightforward. You simply need to visit the Cloudinary website, create an account, and sign up using your Google or GitHub account, or with your email to generate a password. The signup process is easy, and I didn't encounter any difficulties. After creating an account, you can access and start using the platform immediately.

You can interact with the platform through its documentation and explore what it offers even before gaining full access.

I’m using the free version of Cloudinary.

I would definitely recommend Cloudinary to others. It’s user-friendly and doesn’t require you to be technical to use it. The UI and landing page are clear and provide all the information you need to get started, so you don’t have to learn programming to make it work. Overall, I’d rate Cloudinary a nine out of ten. It’s a great platform.

I use the product for all of my web development projects. For instance, I used it to create a photo-sharing website.

Cloudinary's AI features, like ad copy and image transformation, have significantly streamlined my projects.

The platform is very easy to use. The documentation is excellent, and the implementation involves only a few simple steps. It is accessible to users with varying levels of expertise.

The platform's API features need enhancement.

I have been using Cloudinary for about a year.

I rate the product stability an eight.

The product is scalable.

I have not used the product's paid subscription, as the free tier is sufficient for most users.

I recommend Cloudinary to others and rate it a nine.

I worked for an e-commerce agency, and we used to use Cloudinary for our website assets.

Cloudinary is very easy to use, especially for users or for developers.

The most important advantage of using Cloudinary is that it is very easy to integrate with the SDK, especially with Node.js.

It's a very stable application and can be more stable with Nord.js. Js developers like to use Cloudinary instead of other inventories.

We have been using the free plan for a long time. Cloudinary's first paid plan is quite expensive, around one hundred dollars, which is more expensive than competitors like Dropbox. Dropbox's first plan is cheaper than Cloudinary's.

The only challenge was the security token. I faced some challenges that were harder than the usual integrations. There is a type of integration in Cloudinary that allows you to make your URLs secure and accessible only with a specific token.

I have been using Cloudinary for three years.

We use Dropbox, DigitalOcean in Ventura.

The initial setup is easy. It's also easy to set up the SDK and manage the account.

I recommend Cloudinary for easy integration. Cloudflare is a competitor for a small business.

Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

I use Cloudinary to save files for our application, especially when users want to upload or change profile pictures. We save all those user profile pictures on the product. We also have an option where doctors can give documents to patients. We save those generated PDF prescription documents. We use Cloudinary to save our uploaded external resources so we can handle and keep them in their own buckets.

I like the tool best because it's straightforward and doesn't have too many complicated options like AWS. The dashboard is clear - you create a directory, get credentials, and then use those in your Node.js or Java application to access resources. With AWS, you have to consider many things, like bucket policies and user permissions. It doesn't have these complications. Everything on Cloudinary is clearer than other platforms I've seen. It is very easy to use. It's easier than the AWS platforms I've seen. Even general developers can use it, while AWS needs more experience.

The solution saves time and resources in several ways. It's easy to get started with, saving time from the beginning. You can implement file uploads in about thirty minutes without complications. The SDK and APIs provided to access their resources are simple and not complicated. Cloudinary is also a popular platform with good documentation and community support, making it easy to find solutions to problems.

I think Cloudinary has room for improvement, depending on the project you're working on. Changes might not be needed if your project fits what Cloudinary already offers. But if your project needs some changes, you can make them.

I have been using the product for four years.

In the two years we used the tool, we never had any issues with stability or bugs. Based on stability, I would give it nine out of ten or even ten out of ten because we didn't face any issues in two years. But saying ten out of ten might not be fair, so I'd say nine out of ten.

The tool is scalable. For example, you can expand your resources from five gigabytes to ten gigabytes. But you have to pay for the expansion whether you use it all or not, unlike AWS, where you pay according to usage.

In our organization, we have about 200,000 users using Cloudinary. Some had profile pictures, others had documents shared between users and doctors, and some uploaded pictures of their sick animals or pets.

I can't evaluate the technical support team because we never needed to use it. We didn't face any crucial issues that required support in two years, which is good. Everything was clear.

The initial setup of Cloudinary is very easy, not difficult at all. Our company created an account, and we could create teams and invite team members.

We decided to quit using Cloudinary after two years because we were getting a lot of users, and it was becoming expensive. Cloudinary had fixed charges, so if we agreed to pay 500 USD per month, it would be the same whether we used high or low resources. They would notify us if we exceeded our limit, but not if we used less—however, AWS charges according to usage, which became more cost-effective for us as we grew. With AWS, you might pay 100 one month and 200 the next, depending on your usage.

I faced a challenge when we needed to migrate from Cloudinary to AWS when we hit almost 500,000 users. I initially tried to migrate files manually, creating an API to fetch files from Cloudinary and upload them to AWS. After migrating about 100,000 files, I discovered Cloudinary has a feature to migrate resources to other platforms easily. I had spent almost a week doing things manually before finding this efficient solution. I was amazed when I discovered I could do it with a simple command, moving everything from Cloudinary to AWS in minutes. But at the beginning, it was quite hectic.

I would recommend Cloudinary to others, especially medium businesses or companies with fewer than 500,000 users.

I advise first-time users that everything is easy, and your employees don't need special skills to get started. There's also a large community of Cloudinary users, so you can easily find documentation and solutions online if you get stuck.