[Blog](/blog/) Comparisons and product news # Image Hosting Comparisons and PixelVault News Choosing an image host usually comes down to what each product meters and what you end up paying for. These comparisons say what each option bills for, where it wins, and where PixelVault is the wrong answer. The product posts cover why PixelVault was built and what the paid plans include. [October 2026 ## Paid plans are live: Starter and Pro Starter ($9) and Pro ($29) are open. The free plan keeps its features, exports stay free on every plan, and billing is monthly through Stripe with a 14-day refund on your first payment. ](/blog/paid-plans-are-live/)[October 2026 ## Cloudinary vs ImageKit vs S3 + CloudFront Four products, four different things being metered — credits, bandwidth, egress, or nothing. Here's what each one actually bills you for, which jobs each genuinely wins, and the three cases where we're the wrong answer. ](/blog/cloudinary-vs-imagekit-vs-s3/)[July 2026 ## Image hosting API vs raw S3 + CloudFront The DIY stack means buckets, IAM, a distribution, and a metered egress bill. An honest comparison — and when each one wins. ](/blog/image-hosting-vs-s3-cloudfront/)[July 2026 ## Why I built PixelVault I couldn't get a company invoice for my image host, or serve images from my own domain. So I built the one I wanted. ](/blog/why-i-built-pixelvault/)[March 2026 ## Introducing PixelVault Image hosting built for AI agents. Why we built it, how it works, and why it's free to start. ](/blog/introducing-pixelvault/) ## More from the blog - [Host images for your stack](/blog/topics/integrations/) - [Rescue broken image links](/blog/topics/rescue/) - [AI agents and automation](/blog/topics/agents/) - [AI-generated images](/blog/topics/ai-images/) - [All posts](/blog/)