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ImageResizer license for image compression only

We want to use ImageResizer in our "software as a service" solution to compress user-uploaded images before saving them on the server. We will not use it to serve the images.

Do we need a caching plugin?

Can we use the free version for this, or we need to buy a license?

If the license is required, what license should we get? (we run DNN install with 50+ portals)

p.s. @Nathaniel Jones responded to my support ticket, and said that it's ok to use the free version in our setup.

Solution

  • ImageResizer's SaaS license is what you are looking for.

    In a large deployment, the Apache-licensed Essential edition lacks some important features, the most popular of which are:

    • HQ Gif and Animated Gif support
    • The higher-quality image resizing/rendering engine FastScaling, which is 43x faster as well.
    • Blob storage support. Unless you plan to store everything on local disks, you need a flexible data store.
    • FreeImageDecoder adds support for RAW & HDR source images - over 20 formats supported.

    The SaaS license is flat-fee, royalty free, and includes an Enterprise-wide Elite license as well.