Filestack
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How to Replace FilestackOverview
Features
54 features across 10 categories
AI Intelligence(7)
Understand how people are feeling in images using emotions analysis
Automatically generate descriptive captions for images with advanced AI captioning service
Automatically detect and filter inappropriate content in images to keep platform safe and compliant
Detect general features of uploaded images with automatic image tagging feature
Automatically identify and label objects within images using AI-powered object detection
Extract text from images and documents automatically using advanced OCR technology for automated data capture
Automatically detect and filter inappropriate content in videos to keep platform safe and compliant
Account Management(1)
Manage limits smartly and build Apps family with shared allocation pools
Automation(2)
Run predefined workflows on files to automate multi-step transformations and processing tasks
Build powerful automation pipelines for complex file processing and multi-step transformations
Customization(3)
Use your own OAuth clients and logo instead of default OAuth consent screens
Easily customize the Filestack Picker with CSS
Remove branding from Picker with whitelabel solutions
Delivery(5)
Automatically optimize file delivery based on user's device, browser, and connection speed
Preview PDF files or files that can be converted to PDF in normal or slide view
Display content inside application with Filestack embeddable viewer
Deliver content from servers closest to users with global Content Delivery Network
Intelligent caching strategies ensure optimal performance and reduced bandwidth usage
Developer Tools(7)
Angular integration for Filestack
JavaScript SDK for quick integration with Filestack
SDKs for mobile platform integration
PHP SDK for quick integration with Filestack
Python SDK for quick integration with Filestack
React components for Filestack integration
Ruby SDK for quick integration with Filestack
Integrations(8)
Allow users to upload files directly from Dropbox
Use existing storage as source to use Filestack Transformations and other add-ons for files not uploaded through Filestack
Integrate with Amazon S3 for file uploads and storage
Integrate with Azure cloud storage for file uploads and storage
Integrate with Dropbox for file uploads and storage
Integrate with Google Cloud Storage for file uploads and storage
Integrate with Rackspace cloud storage for file uploads and storage
Integrate easily with backend or frontend via webhooks
Security(6)
Detect protected images to prevent display of copyrighted content
Prevent unauthorized websites from using API key by restricting File Picker embedding to approved domains
Enforce fine-grained access control by restricting file operations to specific storage paths
Detect potential phishing attempts and secure platform by blocking malicious HTML files
Authenticate and authorize requests with flexible policy-based security to protect files and account
Scan every file during upload to check for malicious content and immediately quarantine dangerous files
Transformations(10)
Easily convert audio/video formats by calling the Filestack API without impact to infrastructure
Convert files, graphic documents and webpages through a URL-based API with no infrastructure to own or manage
Extract PDF info, merge or convert PDFs, and transform documents into images in one call
Apply professional-grade filters including sepia, blur, sharpen, enhance, and creative effects
URL-based transformations for images and documents with 100+ supported formats
Resize images to any dimension while maintaining optimal quality with smart cropping
Automatically crop images based on content detection (faces/objects) with optional coordinates output
Low-code, mobile friendly solution for users to customize images with filters, resizing, and advanced transformations
Convert videos to other formats, resolutions, or codecs; crop recordings and add watermarks
Add watermark overlays on images with customizable position, size, and opacity
Upload(5)
100X more reliable mobile uploads with asynchronous upload technology
Intuitive drag and drop interface for quick file uploads with minimal integration effort
Integrate file picker in seconds with copy-paste code snippet
Upload entire folders with preserved folder structure and detailed upload progress
Upload from 25+ sources including Google Drive, Dropbox, Instagram, Facebook, local files, and more
Pricing
Start
- ✓75GB Bandwidth
- ✓20,000 Uploads
- ✓50,000 Transformations
- ✓50GB Filestack Storage
- ✓Up to 5 Team members
- ✓1GB Max File Size
- ✓Integrated CDN
- ✓Image transformations and document conversions
- ✓Custom Picker Design
- ✓Upload to Azure, Dropbox, Google Cloud Storage, Rackspace, Amazon S3
- ✓Dropbox as Upload Source
- ✓Webhooks
- ✓Transformations UI + Drag & Drop Pane
- ✓Video Conversions
- ✓Document Viewer and Slider
- ✓Custom Auth
- ✓Storage Aliases
- ✓Virus Detection
Grow
Popular- ✓200GB Bandwidth
- ✓50,000 Uploads
- ✓150,000 Transformations
- ✓150GB Filestack Storage
- ✓Up to 10 Team members
- ✓2GB Max File Size
- ✓Integrated CDN
- ✓Image transformations and document conversions
- ✓Custom Picker Design
- ✓Upload to Azure, Dropbox, Google Cloud Storage, Rackspace, Amazon S3
- ✓Dropbox as Upload Source
- ✓Webhooks
- ✓Transformations UI + Drag & Drop Pane
- ✓Video Conversions
- ✓Document Viewer and Slider
- ✓Custom Auth
- ✓Parent App Management
- ✓Storage Aliases
- ✓Virus Detection
- ✓Platinum Support (Optional $90/month)
Scale
- ✓400GB Bandwidth
- ✓125,000 Uploads
- ✓300,000 Transformations
- ✓350GB Filestack Storage
- ✓10+ Team members
- ✓5GB Max File Size
- ✓Integrated CDN
- ✓Image transformations and document conversions
- ✓Custom Picker Design
- ✓Upload to Azure, Dropbox, Google Cloud Storage, Rackspace, Amazon S3
- ✓Dropbox as Upload Source
- ✓Webhooks
- ✓Transformations UI + Drag & Drop Pane
- ✓Video Conversions
- ✓Document Viewer and Slider
- ✓Custom Auth
- ✓Parent App Management
- ✓Storage Aliases
- ✓Virus Detection
- ✓Platinum Support (Optional $100/month)
- ✓25% - 50% discount on Overages
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Total Cost Comparison
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Buying Filestack saves ~$30,600 over 3 years vs building.
Estimates based on 54 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.
Integrations
10 known integrations