Uploadcare

What it is for

Uploadcare is a hosted Files desk: you open a file, and Free is $0 (1,000 operations / month). Use it when the job is a file list you start at a public $, not when you need a $20 chat seat.

What makes it unique: the cover is Uploadcare’s official Files panel (jack-russell-pink-background-unsplash.jpg, UUID 2455a4bdb-437e-4ec8-a255-2905513ebbe8, JPEG / 1.38 MB / 6000×4000, Deliver / Modify / Analyse, JPEG → WebP −99%) from the blog still — not a pricing card. The row itself is ops of Files.

Key features

• Files — a project file list plus a selected-file panel (cover still; docs). One desk. Cover jack-russell-…unsplash.jpg / UUID sit here. Deliver / Modify / Analyse tabs sit here, not a sixth desk.
• File Uploader — the HTML5 widget you embed (features; pricing). An ingest, not the Files row.
• CDN delivery — a URL you rewrite on the same file (docs; cover WebP 6.36 KB). A delivery, not the list.
• Workspaces — projects you own or join (blog). A project list, not a file.
• Webhooks — events you fire on upload / virus / delete (blog). A hook, not a Files row.

Start free / Get started on the pricing page are CTAs (not desks). Free / Pro / Business tiles are the meter. Extra operations ($1.6 / 1,000 on Pro) are the extra meter, not a desk we fold into Files.

Who it's for

Best fit: indie / personal sites who will stay on Free at $0 (1,000 ops, personal use only) while they open a first Files panel, then Pro at $66/month yearly ($79 monthly) when they need 5,000 operations.

Pricing

Verified 2026-10-23 (Asia/Shanghai) from uploadcare.com/pricing. Figures below are the printed USD tiles. Yearly prints save 16%.

• Free — $0. 1,000 operations / month. 500 MB max file. 5 GB traffic / month. 1 GB storage. Uploader + API. Basic transforms. Adaptive bitrate. CDN. Signed uploads. Webhooks. Personal use only.
• Pro — $66/month yearly ($79 monthly). 5,000 ops / month, then $1.6 / 1,000. 1 GB max file. 25 GB traffic included, then $0.35/GB. Auto-moderation. 3 team members.
• Business — $166/month yearly ($199 monthly). 50,000 ops / month, then $0.8 / 1,000. 10 GB max file. 125 GB traffic included, then $0.25/GB. AVIF. Signed URLs.
• Custom / Enterprise — ops as low as $0.10 / 1,000; traffic as low as $0.04/GB. Confirm the live quote.

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Limitations / costs

• Free is personal-use only. A production app is the $66 Pro yearly mark.
• 1,000 operations is a hard Free cap. Overflow is Pro+.
• A Files desk, not Imgix’s Asset Manager. For that grid see Imgix.

Alternatives

• Imgix — an Asset Manager when you want Imgix’s Starter $25, not Uploadcare’s Files panel.
• Cloudinary — an Analysis pane when you want Cloudinary’s Free $0 / Plus $89 yearly.
• ImageKit — a media library when you want ImageKit’s public $, not UUID 2455a4bdb-….

Official tutorial

Official Uploadcare channel video: Uploadcare CLI: File Management, Automation, and CI/CD from the Terminal (oEmbed author: Uploadcare). First-party CLI walkthrough; the Files still is the cover. The CLI on the video is a second desk, not generate-on-Files.

Written path: uploadcare.com/pricing plus the Files still.

Website

https://uploadcare.com

Repository

https://github.com/uploadcare

Source

Catalog row curated for AI Tools Nav. Cover is Uploadcare’s official Files still (Jack Russell JPEG + UUID + WebP −99%). Dollars checked on uploadcare.com/pricing (Free $0; Pro $66/mo yearly / $79 monthly; Business $166 / $199). Tutorial oEmbed author: Uploadcare.

Last verified

2026-10-23 (Asia/Shanghai) editorial check.