Uploadcare
Images & Media Free tier (card may be required)
Documentation: uploadcare.com ยท Checked Sep 13, 2026
About
Uploadcare provides a file upload widget, upload API, image transformations, and a CDN for delivering files. The free plan includes 1,000 operations per month, files up to 500 MB, the upload widget and API, basic transformations, video streaming, signed uploads, and webhooks. One important catch: the free plan is for personal use only, so commercial projects need a paid plan. It is a quick way to add polished uploads to a side project.
Details
Free tier, but a card may be required to sign up.
Auth: Free tier (card may be required)
Rate limit: Free: 1,000 operations per month, 500 MB max file size; personal use only, not for commercial projects.
Verified: 2026-09-13
Best for: file uploads image CDN side projects
Setup
- Create a free Uploadcare account.
- Copy your public key from the dashboard.
- Add the upload widget script to your page with the public key.
- Let users pick files; Uploadcare returns a file UUID.
- Serve files through the CDN with optional transformation parameters.
curl -X POST https://upload.uploadcare.com/base/ -F "UPLOADCARE_PUB_KEY={public_key}" -F "UPLOADCARE_STORE=1" -F "file=@photo.jpg"Use cases
- Add drag-and-drop file uploads to a personal project fast.
- Store and serve user avatars or attachments through a CDN.
- Resize and crop uploaded images with URL parameters.