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Pqina vs IMG.LY

Pqina lands on Worth it, and IMG.LY lands on Depends.

Pqina

pqina.nl

Worth it
Confidence: Medium

Buy if your dev team needs polished file upload or in-app image editing . FilePond is free and Pintura is $149/yr.

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IMG.LY

img.ly

Depends
Confidence: Medium

Buy if you're a product team embedding photo, video, or design editing into your app and can absorb custom enterprise pricing.

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Pqina versus IMG.LY
ComparePqinaIMG.LY
VerdictWorth itDepends
Best forDev teams adding file uploadProduct teams embedding editing in-app
Who it's not forNo-code or low-code teams . it's an SDK requiring developersIndie devs and small apps . ~$13K/yr custom quotes
PrivacyOne CVE in the Snippy WordPress plugin; no dedicated security page published.⁸No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.
Support qualityTestimonials praise support; solo founder does it allNo support evidence in sources
Public sentimentDevelopers praise the polish and easy implementation, though a minority call the paid licenses steep and one dismissed FilePond as looks-only.10Users praise easy installation, a stable and flexible editor engine, and saved development time.16
Biggest gotchaPintura licenses are per developer and per product . bigger teams pay more³Pricing is tiered by monthly active users . costs can climb fast as usage grows

Pick Pqina when

  • Dev teams adding file upload
  • Apps with user image editing
  • Multi-framework JS projects
  • Open-source projects using FilePond free

When Pqina is not a fit

  • No-code or low-code teams . it's an SDK requiring developers
  • Buyers wanting SLAs and multi-person vendor accountability . it's one person
  • Products needing guaranteed long-term support . prior products reached end of life
  • Anyone expecting a hosted service . you integrate and maintain it

Pick IMG.LY when

  • Product teams embedding editing in-app
  • E-commerce personalization flows
  • DAM platforms adding creation tools
  • Social apps with heavy media editing

When IMG.LY is not a fit

  • Indie devs and small apps . ~$13K/yr custom quotes
  • Anyone wanting a ready-made editor, not an SDK to integrate
  • Teams without engineers to build and maintain the integration
  • One-off design tasks . use Canva instead

Sources

  1. Pintura Image Editor product pagepqina.nl
    official
  2. FilePond product pagepqina.nl
    official
  3. Pintura pricing (Gumroad membership)pqina.gumroad.com
    official
  4. Pqina revenue and founding data . GetLatkagetlatka.com
    news
  5. Pqina RocketReach profile (1 employee)rocketreach.co
    news
  6. Pqina GitHubgithub.com
    official
  7. Pqina CodeCanyon profile (Slim EOL notice)codecanyon.net
    official
  8. CVE-2025-23803 Snippy plugincve.imfht.com
    security
  9. Pqina security pagepqina.nl
    security
  10. FilePond recommendation thread, r/sveltejsreddit.com
    review
  11. FilePond launch thread, r/web_designreddit.com
    review
  12. PQINA Photo Editor alternatives . SaaSHubsaashub.com
    review
  13. Similar sites to pqina.nlsitelike.org
    review
  14. edit.photo thread mentioning Pintura, r/webdevreddit.com
    review
  15. CreativeEditor SDK: Design, Photo & Video Editing in Your Appimg.ly
    official
  16. IMG.LY Reviews . G2g2.com
    review