Pick Cloudinary if
media / storefront teams who will stay on Free at $0 (no card) while they open a first Analysis pane, then pay Plus at $89 / month yearly ($99 monthly) or Advanced at $224 / month yearly ($249 monthly).
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Our take
Pick Cloudinary if media / storefront teams who will stay on Free at $0 (no card) while they open a first Analysis pane, then pay Plus at $89 / month yearly ($99 monthly) or Advanced at $224 / month yearly ($249 monthly). Pick Mux if video / product teams who will stay on pay-as-you-go (no platform fee, no card to start, $20 monthly usage credit, 100,000 delivery minutes free) while they open a first Engagement
Best for
Cloudinary Images you tag and deliver with a public $ tile
Mux Views and playing time you start inside a $20 credit
Free plan
Cloudinary $0 · , free forever, no credit card. Image and Video APIs. Access to free add-ons and MCP servers on the copy we fetched
Mux No free plan
Lowest paid
Cloudinary Plus $99
Mux 1080p basic (default on demand) $0.003
Next step up
Cloudinary Advanced $249
Mux Mux Robots $0.01
Runs where
Cloudinary Hosted
Mux Hosted
Watch out
Cloudinary Free is a credit-capped forever tile
Mux The $20 credit is usage, not unlimited delivery
Last checked
Cloudinary 2026-10-23 · cloudinary.com/pricing
Mux 2026-10-23 · mux.com/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Mux if
video / product teams who will stay on pay-as-you-go (no platform fee, no card to start, $20 monthly usage credit, 100,000 delivery minutes free) while they open a first Engagement chart, then buy Launch at $20 / month for $100 credit or Scale at $500 / month for $1,000 when usage outgrows the credit.
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