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Cloudinary vs Nomad Media comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 8, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Cloudinary
Ranking in Digital Asset Management
3rd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
16
Ranking in other categories
AI Content Creation (10th)
Nomad Media
Ranking in Digital Asset Management
10th
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Content Management (18th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Digital Asset Management category, the mindshare of Cloudinary is 3.5%, down from 5.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Nomad Media is 2.0%. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Digital Asset Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Cloudinary3.5%
Nomad Media2.0%
Other94.5%
Digital Asset Management
 

Featured Reviews

Azmir Uddin Alif - PeerSpot reviewer
Full-stack Developer at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Reliable image hosting and storage improve organization but setup complexity challenges new users
Cloudinary is valuable for storing and hosting images, especially because it allows for easy storage and organization of media files. This feature is particularly useful when dealing with large amounts of images. Additionally, Cloudinary offers capabilities to create folders and organize images effectively under user-specific folders, which enhances usability for social media purposes.
reviewer2784540 - PeerSpot reviewer
Principal Application Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Integrates cloud workflows with databases and has revealed areas we still want to explore
The best features Nomad offers directly integrate with AWS, which is useful for us. The database link feature helps my team because we have a lot of database linking. Nomad has positively impacted my organization as it is still in an evaluation phase, so I cannot comment on that right now. I have early signs and expectations that Nomad might improve efficiency.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The most valuable features of the solution revolve around image storage."
"The platform has improved my projects by providing a fast and efficient way to manage images."
"Cloudinary will check for corrupted video or audio files and can re-encode them into different formats without much effort—you modify the URL, and it handles everything server-side."
"I use the solution for posting images."
"I like its ease of implementation. I can easily call the API into my platform and use it to upload images from the machine to the server."
"It actually supports the growth of the business because it gives us a lot of out of the box things."
"As a developer, I find Cloudinary valuable because it provides many opportunities for building applications. For example, I recently created an AI application that can read images and automatically generate captions, which helps in describing images or videos without manual input. Cloudinary's APIs support this functionality and enhance my development process. One of the most beneficial features of Cloudinary is its asset management capabilities. I can tag and categorize images and videos based on their content, such as tagging videos where a person is wearing glasses. This helps in organizing and managing media effectively. I have experimented with Cloudinary's automation capabilities, but I am still learning and haven't fully explored its potential. Currently, I want to use Cloudinary to improve user engagement with my videos, such as tracking who is viewing and interacting with my media. This is a feature I plan to explore more in the future."
"I have not seen any bugs or breakdowns. The tool's performance when the site loads up is good."
"The best features Nomad offers directly integrate with AWS, which is useful for us."
"In my opinion, the best feature that Nomad offers is quality, meaning its reliability and performance."
 

Cons

"The user interface of Cloudinary needs improvement."
"We decided to quit using Cloudinary after two years because we were getting a lot of users, and it was becoming expensive."
"I think Cloudinary has room for improvement, depending on the project you're working on. Changes might not be needed if your project fits what Cloudinary already offers. But if your project needs some changes, you can make them."
"The UI needs improvement because it has become quite messy recently, making it difficult to locate the media library and images."
"The main issue with the package is how it handles errors. It swallows errors and throws its own, but without preserving the stack trace, making debugging nearly impossible."
"The high price of the tool is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"It blocked our account, prevented us from uploading files, and showed a message about file adjustments."
"The AI does not offer image generation."
"Right now, I have not seen a return on investment and cannot share relevant metrics with you."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product's free tier licensing plan is beneficial for individual developers to learn about its functionality."
"The tool's pricing is very high."
"I use the free plan, and that is enough for one or two websites. Though I felt that the product price is reasonable, I don't have any price details of any tools to help me make comparisons."
"I am using the free version."
"For us, the price is okay."
"I have not used the product's paid subscription, as the free tier is sufficient for most users."
"From what I've used, it's actually cheap compared to other options like AWS."
"It is a free tool."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
16%
Construction Company
13%
Comms Service Provider
12%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
12%
Construction Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise5
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cloudinary?
I did not research Cloudinary's pricing, as I am using it for free. In the free service, it performs well.
What needs improvement with Cloudinary?
The UI needs improvement because it has become quite messy recently, making it difficult to locate the media library and images. Additionally, the initial setup process is complex due to the numero...
What advice do you have for others considering Cloudinary?
I would advise new users to read the documentation thoroughly to understand how to upload and store images effectively. For those using Cloudinary for the first time, be prepared for a learning cur...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Nomad Media?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that it is with the infrastructure team, and I asked them to set it up for us, so I do not know how much it cost.
What needs improvement with Nomad Media?
Nomad can be improved, but so far we have not seen scope for improvement, so we will continue our evaluation. I do not want to add more about the needed improvements, even if it is just a wish list...
What is your primary use case for Nomad Media?
My main use case for Nomad is thinking, and we are planning to use it to enrich distributed media content in our company.
 

Overview

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