What AI says about Cloudinary
Since Jul 5Updated Oct 28, 2026Based on 35,618 AI responses
Reviewed by Dimitry Apollonsky
AI summary
Cloudinary provides a media platform and APIs for digital asset management, image and video optimization, and automated content delivery. It is among the brands most often named for handling media pipelines, video transcoding, and AI-powered tagging across web applications.
Mentioned in
9%
of AI answers about Cloudinary and its rivals
- ChatGPT9%
- Google AI Mode9%
Market map
Object Storage & Image CDN Services- #1CloudinaryMentioned in 70%Avg. position 3.6
- #2ImageKitMentioned in 46%Avg. position 4.7
- #2CloudflareMentioned in 46%Avg. position 4.8
- #4ImgixMentioned in 44%Avg. position 4.9
- #6AWSMentioned in 34%Avg. position 8.1
- #8BunnyMentioned in 27%Avg. position 7.0
- #8FastlyMentioned in 27%Avg. position 7.2
- #12AkamaiMentioned in 21%Avg. position 6.4
- #13Google Cloud StorageMentioned in 15%Avg. position 9.0
- #17ShortPixelMentioned in 8%Avg. position 3.9
- #17UploadcareMentioned in 8%Avg. position 7.0
- #20ImagifyMentioned in 7%Avg. position 4.5
- #20Backblaze B2 Cloud StorageMentioned in 7%Avg. position 6.6
- #20Azure Front DoorMentioned in 6%Avg. position 7.0
Cloudinary’s market rankings
MarketRank · Mentioned in
- Object Storage & Image CDN ServicesAI picks Cloudinary most#1 · 70%
- Digital Asset Management SoftwareAI picks Bynder most#4 · 25%
- Cloud Media Processing & StorageAI picks Mux most#4 · 33%
- Visual Search and Auto-Tagging APIsAI picks Google Cloud Vision Product Search most#9 · 12%
- Content Delivery Networks and Edge PlatformsAI picks Lighthouse most#27 · 2%
- Headless CMS and Jamstack HostingAI picks Netlify and 1 more about as often#41 · 1%
- AI Image & Video Enhancement ToolsAI picks Topaz Labs and 1 more about as often#67 · 1%
- Museum Conservation & Collection ManagementAI picks CatalogIt and 1 more about as often#74 · <1%
- AI Creative Design ToolsAI picks Canva most#78 · 1%
- Media Rights Management SoftwareAI picks Rightsline and 3 more about as often#81 · 1%
- Edge Security and DDoS PlatformsAI picks Cloudflare most#111 · <1%
- Industrial OT/ICS Security PlatformsAI picks Claroty and 2 more about as often#114 · <1%
Topics where AI mentions Cloudinary
TopicMentioned in · on this topicRank
- Automated video editing
- Affordable digital asset management
- Video auto-tagging API
- Image alt-text generation APIs
- Video transcoding
- Computer vision APIs for e-commerce auto-tagging
- Synthetic person generation API
- Creative review and approval
- AI video metadata tagging tool
- Stock footage license management platform
- DAM library integration for graphic design software
- Video transcoding services with 4K support and per-minute pricing
- Background removal API for transparent objects
- Visual search API with custom embedding support
- Brand consistency tools
- Museum digital asset management
- Auto-tagging APIs for model control
- Digital watermarking technology for video leaks
- Image similarity search APIs
- Rights and royalty management
- Image generation API
- AI picks mostMentioned in
- Which platforms support signed URLs and edge image transformations for secure media libraries?on this questionAI picks Cloudinary most100%
Excerpts where Cloudinary appeared in the AI's answer
Google AI ModeOct 28, 2026, Google AI Mode Cloudinary — A dedicated media management platform that offers comprehensive dynamic on-the-fly transformations (cropping, resizing, effects) paired with robust Signed URLs
Google AI ModeOct 27, 2026, Google AI Mode Cloudinary : An industry leader in media management that natively supports strict transformations paired with signed URLs to validate signatures dynamically before delivery.
- Our website is slow to load images on mobile. Who offers an image CDN that auto-resizes based on device type?on this questionAI picks Cloudinary most97%
Excerpts where Cloudinary appeared in the AI's answer
Google AI ModeOct 27, 2026, Google AI Mode Cloudinary : A comprehensive media management platform that handles automatic responsive resizing.
Google AI ModeOct 25, 2026, Google AI Mode Cloudinary : Widely considered an industry leader for automated visual asset management.
- Which image CDN and object storage platforms are best for agencies managing many client image libraries?on this questionAI picks Cloudinary most100%
Excerpts where Cloudinary appeared in the AI's answer
Google AI ModeOct 16, 2026, Google AI Mode Cloudinary : The heavyweight champion of Digital Asset Management (DAM) and media optimization.
ChatGPTOct 8, 2026, ChatGPT Cloudinary goes beyond CDN + resizing into DAM-like capabilities, uploads, transformations, metadata, video, AI-based processing and workflows.
How prominently AI mentions Cloudinary
- Named first48%
- 2nd or 3rd21%
- Later31%
Insights for Cloudinary
Gap between platforms: The platform gap for Cloudinary in Digital Asset Management Software narrowed to 12 points, ChatGPT Search ahead
ChatGPTChatGPT31%Google AI ModeGoogle AI Mode19%Gap between platforms: Google AI Mode now mentions Cloudinary 16.4 points more often than ChatGPT Search in Cloud Media Processing & Storage, a narrowed gap
Google AI ModeGoogle AI Mode40%ChatGPTChatGPT24%
How often AI mentions Cloudinary
Share of answers in Object Storage & Image CDN Services each week
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How AI rates Cloudinary
Common descriptions
gold standard · comprehensive · automatic format selection · industry leader · expensive · extensive
Tone of AI’s statements about Cloudinary
- Positive66%
- Neutral32%
- Mixed1%
- Negative<1%
Cloudinary in AI answers
Question: Which platforms support signed URLs and edge image transformations for secure media libraries?
Google AI ModeOct 28, 2026
Cloudinary — A dedicated media management platform that offers comprehensive dynamic on-the-fly transformations (cropping, resizing, effects) paired with robust Signed URLs
Google AI ModeOct 27, 2026
Cloudinary : An industry leader in media management that natively supports strict transformations paired with signed URLs to validate signatures dynamically before delivery.
Question: Which providers combine object storage, image CDN, and global edge caching for high-traffic media sites?
ChatGPTOct 28, 2026
Cloudflare, Bunny.net, ImageKit, Cloudinary, and AWS CloudFront with S3
Sources AI cites
- Your site65%
- Image and Video Upload, Storage, Optimization and CDN (opens in a new tab) · 9%Lists Cloudinary
- Optimize Images | Documentation (opens in a new tab) · 4%Lists Cloudinary
- Image Transformations for Developers | Documentation (opens in a new tab) · 3%Lists Cloudinary
- Invalidate cached assets | Documentation (opens in a new tab) · 3%Lists Cloudinary
- Best Image Optimization Services in 2026 | Cloudinary (opens in a new tab) · 3%Lists Cloudinary
- Media Access Control and Authentication | Documentation (opens in a new tab) · 2%Lists Cloudinary
- Choosing the Best Image Optimization Solution: What You Need to Know | Cloudinary (opens in a new tab) · 2%Lists Cloudinary
- Secure Image Transformations With a Signed Image URL (opens in a new tab) · 2%Lists Cloudinary
- Responsive images | Documentation (opens in a new tab) · 2%Lists Cloudinary
- Cloudinary Image & Video API Platform - Docs Home Page | Documentation (opens in a new tab) · 1%Lists Cloudinary
- Lists Cloudinary on 3 of 4 pages2%
- What's the best cloud service for storing images to use on a website? (opens in a new tab) · 1%
- Cost effective solution for images storage and processing : r/webdev (opens in a new tab) · <1%Lists Cloudinary
- Reddit - Prove your humanity (opens in a new tab) · <1%
- Image Storage Bucket : r/webdev (opens in a new tab) · <1%Lists Cloudinary
- โซลูชัน CDN ที่ดีที่สุดสำหรับรูปภาพนับล้านที่ต้อง "prewarmed" (อุ่นเครื่องล่วงหน้า) : r/webdev (opens in a new tab) · <1%Leaves Cloudinary out
- I need a cloud storage with good API support (opens in a new tab) · <1%Lists Cloudinary
- How should your API serve different image sizes to ... - Reddit (opens in a new tab) · <1%
- What do you look into a Digital Asset Management tool? (opens in a new tab) · <1%
- Best Cloudinary alternatives for simple public file hosting - what are you using? (opens in a new tab) · <1%
- How to Choose Image Storage : r/IndieHackLab - Reddit (opens in a new tab) · <1%
- Leaves Cloudinary out2%
- Best Image CDN for Website Speed & SEO (2026 Comparison) (opens in a new tab) · <1%
- Image Optimization & LCP Solution With Optimole (opens in a new tab) · <1%Leaves Cloudinary out
- Video Transcoding Infrastructure Design At Scale (My ... (opens in a new tab) · <1%
- Best Practices for Image processing on the Backend. Thumbor. S3 (EN) (opens in a new tab) · <1%
- Responsive Images the Simple Way (opens in a new tab) · <1%
- Netlify Image CDN Vs Cloudinary ... (opens in a new tab) · <1%
- Automatic Image & Video Optimization for Headless WordPress (and ... (opens in a new tab) · <1%
- Video Streaming with Adaptive Bitrate (opens in a new tab) · <1%
- LIVE - Building FAST Channels with AWS MediaLive, MediaTailor & MediaConvert (opens in a new tab) · <1%
- Cloudinary Transformation Basics - Tutorial (opens in a new tab) · <1%
- Lists Cloudinary on 6 of 6 pages2%
- Best Image CDN in 2026: 9 Providers Compared by Pricing & Features (opens in a new tab) · 1%Lists Cloudinary
- Can Image CDNs Convert Image Formats? Yes - Here Is How (opens in a new tab) · <1%Lists Cloudinary
- Best Image CDN for Small Ecommerce Websites (2026) (opens in a new tab) · <1%Lists Cloudinary
- Image CDN vs Traditional CDN: What Actually Changes | Image CDN (opens in a new tab) · <1%Lists Cloudinary
- Best Free Image CDN 2026: Real Limits & Failure Modes (opens in a new tab) · <1%Lists Cloudinary
- CDN for Pictures: What It Means and How to Set It Up | Image CDN (opens in a new tab) · <1%Lists Cloudinary
- Why Your Website Needs an Image CDN | Image CDN (opens in a new tab) · <1%
- Lists Cloudinary on 2 of 2 pages1%
- 11 best image optimization software in 2026, tested and compared - Guideflow Blog (opens in a new tab) · 1%Lists Cloudinary
- 11 best image optimization software in 2026, tested and compared - Guideflow Blog (opens in a new tab) · 1%Lists Cloudinary
- 12 best digital asset management software tools in 2026 - Guideflow (opens in a new tab) · <1%
- Leaves Cloudinary out1%
- Introduction · Cloudflare Images docs (opens in a new tab) · <1%Leaves Cloudinary out
- Features · Cloudflare Images docs (opens in a new tab) · <1%Leaves Cloudinary out
- Overview · Cloudflare Images docs (opens in a new tab) · <1%Leaves Cloudinary out
- Media and streaming · Use cases · Cloudflare use cases (opens in a new tab) · <1%Leaves Cloudinary out
- Optimize and transform images for the web · Cloudflare use cases (opens in a new tab) · <1%Leaves Cloudinary out
- Overview · Cloudflare Images docs (opens in a new tab) · <1%Leaves Cloudinary out
- Make responsive images · Cloudflare Images docs (opens in a new tab) · <1%Leaves Cloudinary out
- Polish compression · Cloudflare Images docs (opens in a new tab) · <1%Leaves Cloudinary out
- WebP may be skipped · Cloudflare Images docs (opens in a new tab) · <1%Leaves Cloudinary out
- Vary for images · Cloudflare Cache (CDN) docs (opens in a new tab) · <1%Leaves Cloudinary out
- Lists Cloudinary on 1 of 1 page1%
- Best Image CDN Solutions 2026 - portalZINE.DE (opens in a new tab) · 1%Lists Cloudinary
- Lists Cloudinary on 2 of 2 pages1%
- 13 Most Cost-Effective Image CDNs for SaaS and E-commerce Teams (opens in a new tab) · 1%Lists Cloudinary
- 13 Most Cost-Effective Image CDNs for SaaS and E-commerce Teams (opens in a new tab) · <1%Lists Cloudinary
- Lists Cloudinary on 2 of 3 pages1%
- Medium (opens in a new tab) · <1%Lists Cloudinary
- Medium (opens in a new tab) · <1%Leaves Cloudinary out
- Why Cloudinary + ImageEngine is the Smart Image DAM and Optimization Stack (opens in a new tab) · <1%
- 10 CDN Image Resizers Without Origin Pain | by Hash Block (opens in a new tab) · <1%
- Designing the YouTube Video Upload Pipeline at Scale - Medium (opens in a new tab) · <1%
- Medium (opens in a new tab) · <1%Lists Cloudinary
- How to Choose the Best Live Video Streaming API (opens in a new tab) · <1%
- Optimizing Images in Next.js: Beyond the Image Component (opens in a new tab) · <1%
- Using signed URLs to simplify data uploads | by Emerick Bosch | Miro Engineering (opens in a new tab) · <1%
- Optimizing video playback performance - Medium (opens in a new tab) · <1%
- 1%
- Invalidate cached assets | Documentation (opens in a new tab) · <1%
- Media Access Control and Authentication | Documentation (opens in a new tab) · <1%
- Custom cache invalidation – Cloudinary Support (opens in a new tab) · <1%
- Webp Images – Cloudinary Support (opens in a new tab) · <1%
- Can I purge the cache of all transformed images if i don't know ... (opens in a new tab) · <1%
The page AI cites most for Cloudinary
cloudinary.comHome page (opens in a new tab)6%of answers
