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Should I use Uploadcare?

Uploadcare provides companies with simple, powerful, developer-friendly building blocks to handle file uploading, processing, and delivery. A complete out-of-the-box solution, built for engineers by engineers. - uploadcare.com

· 1 month ago

Buy it if your app has real user file uploads and a developer to wire the API; the free tier makes trying it cheap. Skip it if you just need basic file hosting or only image transforms — plain storage or Cloudinary fits better and cheaper.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~20 public sources; individual review counts are small (10 on G2, 2 on Trustpilot), so ratings carry limited weight.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

$0

Free

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
Pro$79/month
BusinessNot listed in sources

Best for

  • Apps with heavy user-generated uploads
  • Dev teams wanting upload+processing+CDN in one
  • SaaS needing image/video optimization
  • Indie devs wanting a simple upload API

Not for

  • Simple sites needing basic file hosting
  • Image-transformation-only needs — Cloudinary fits better
  • Non-technical buyers without a developer
  • High-volume media apps on tight budgets

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

WordPress plugin had CVE-2024-35636 (CSRF, medium) plus an unauthenticated arbitrary file upload flaw.

medium

Costs climb with usage — Bytescale's whole sales pitch is that Uploadcare gets expensive at scale.

medium

Company disclosed and closed a potential breach involving text/html files — patched, but worth knowing.

low

Switching means migrating stored files and rewriting delivery URLs — competitors run dedicated switch pages.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Free tier; pay-as-you-grow after that
  • Handles uploading, storing, processing, and delivery in one service
  • Stack-agnostic uploader library works across frameworks
  • Capterra reviewers praise its simplicity
  • 4.8/5 Capterra rating across 29 reviews

Cons

  • Free but expensive when usage grows, per competitor comparison
  • Trustpilot sits at 2.9/5 — though from only 2 reviews
  • Tiny review base: 10 reviews on G2
  • WordPress plugin has disclosed security vulnerabilities

Sources & method

- 13 sources - Security whitepaper published; WordPress plugin had two disclosed vulnerabilities; a text/html file breach was disclosed and closed.

official x2review x6security x3news x2
  • CVE-2024-35636 — WordPress plugin CSRF, Cross-Site Request Forgery, medium severity, in the File Uploader and Adaptive Delivery (beta) WordPress plugin.
  • Unauthenticated arbitrary file upload — WordPress plugin, Via add-image-data; made unauthenticated file uploads possible, per WPScan.
  • Closed potential breach (text/html files), Uploadcare publicly disclosed and closed a potential security breach involving text/html files.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 3/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 13

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 3/5. Free start, but competitor claims it's expensive at scale
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Reviewers repeatedly call it simple and developer-friendly
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Full upload-process-deliver stack, many integrations and SDKs
  • Support quality: 4/5. GetApp rates customer support 4.3/5
  • Security posture: 3/5. Whitepaper published, but plugin CVEs and closed breach
  • 4.8/5 Capterra rating 29 reviews
  • 4.6/5 G2 rating 10 reviews
  • $79/mo Starting price Pro plan; Free tier at $0
  • 2011 Founded Acquired by Tiugo Technologies, 2024

Pricing

Free

$0

  • Start free, pay as you grow
  • Image and video optimization tools included

Pro

$79/month

  • Listed on SoftwareFinder
  • For growing usage

Business

Not listed in sources

  • Top tier
  • Exact price not shown in reviewed sources

Security

Security whitepaper published; WordPress plugin had two disclosed vulnerabilities; a text/html file breach was disclosed and closed.

  • CVE-2024-35636 — WordPress plugin CSRFCross-Site Request Forgery, medium severity, in the File Uploader and Adaptive Delivery (beta) WordPress plugin.⁸
  • Unauthenticated arbitrary file upload — WordPress pluginVia add-image-data; made unauthenticated file uploads possible, per WPScan.⁹
  • Closed potential breach (text/html files)Uploadcare publicly disclosed and closed a potential security breach involving text/html files.10

What users say

Users praise the simple, developer-friendly API and indie devs call it a good middle ground, though total review volume is small.

“Uploadcare is the best SaaS finding I ever had.”
G2 review
“Greatest thing about Uploadcare is that it's simple”
Capterra review
“Uploadcare. Good middle ground. Simple API”
Reddit, r/IndieDev

Companies that use it

  • SnuggPro
  • SupervisionAssist⁴
Full analysis

Based on ~20 public sources; individual review counts are small (10 on G2, 2 on Trustpilot), so ratings carry limited weight.

Solid developer file-upload stack with a free tier; great for apps with user uploads, overkill for simple hosting needs.

Methodology

Based on ~20 public sources; individual review counts are small (10 on G2, 2 on Trustpilot), so ratings carry limited weight.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. Uploadcare Reviews — G2g2.com
    review
  2. Uploadcare Reviews — Capterracapterra.com
    review
  3. Uploadcare Customer Reviews — Trustpilottrustpilot.com
    review
  4. Uploadcare fit vs Cloudinary — PicaJetpicajet.com
    review
  5. Uploadcare Pricing — officialuploadcare.com
    official
  6. Uploadcare Pricing — SoftwareFindersoftwarefinder.com
    review
  7. Uploadcare Alternative — Bytescalebytescale.com
    news
  8. CVE-2024-35636 — NVDnvd.nist.gov
    security
  9. Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload — WPScanwpscan.com
    security
  10. Uploadcare closed a potential security breach — official bloguploadcare.com
    security
  11. Tiugo Technologies Acquires Uploadcaretiugotech.com
    news
  12. uploadcare/file-uploader — GitHubgithub.com
    official
  13. Uploadcare Reviews — GetAppgetapp.com
    review

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