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FaunaDB vs Cloudinary

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FaunaDB

Database & Data Management

The distributed serverless database for modern applications

From
Free
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
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Cloudinary

Database & Data Management

Image and video API for developers

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: FaunaDB the Internet Archive's capture of FaunaDB's homepage on 5 January 2019 confirmed a free 'Try Cloud' tier alongside a self-hosted download, with a separate Pricing page linked but not itself retrievable from the archive within two attempts.; Cloudinary paid plans jump from a free tier straight to $224 per month, with usage priced on transformations, storage, and bandwidth credits that consume quickly at scale

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which FaunaDB and Cloudinary actually diverge.

Attributes where FaunaDB and Cloudinary differ
AttributeFaunaDBCloudinary
Founded2012Unknown

Identical on both: starting price (Free), pricing model (freemium), free tier (Yes), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Database & Data Management).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in FaunaDB

  • ACID Transactions
  • Document-relational Model
  • GraphQL API
  • Global Distribution
  • Temporal Queries
  • Multi-tenancy
  • Serverless
  • GraphQL

Only in Cloudinary

Nothing recorded that FaunaDB does not also cover.

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

FaunaDB

  • Serverless applicationsnot Cloudinary
  • Rapid prototypingnot Cloudinary
  • Mobile backendsnot Cloudinary
  • JAMstacknot Cloudinary
  • Microservicesnot Cloudinary

Cloudinary

No use cases recorded yet. See the Cloudinary review.

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

FaunaDB

  • The Internet Archive's capture of FaunaDB's homepage on 5 January 2019 confirmed a free 'Try Cloud' tier alongside a self-hosted download, with a separate Pricing page linked but not itself retrievable from the archive within two attempts.

Cloudinary

  • Paid plans jump from a free tier straight to $224 per month, with usage priced on transformations, storage, and bandwidth credits that consume quickly at scale

Pricing, plan by plan

FaunaDB

Free
  • FreeFree
    • 100K read ops
    • 50K write ops
    • 1GB storage
  • Pro$25/month
    • Pay per use
    • Priority support
    • Advanced features

Cloudinary

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Cloudinary review.

Which should you pick?

Choose FaunaDB if

  • You need acid transactions.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You also want document-relational model.
FaunaDB review

Choose Cloudinary if

  • You want to start without paying.
Cloudinary review

Questions people ask

Is FaunaDB or Cloudinary better?
Neither clearly leads. FaunaDB starts at Free and Cloudinary at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, FaunaDB or Cloudinary?
FaunaDB starts at Free and Cloudinary at Free.
Does FaunaDB or Cloudinary run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use FaunaDB for free?
Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
What is FaunaDB best used for?
FaunaDB is most often used for serverless applications, rapid prototyping, mobile backends, jamstack. Of those, serverless applications and rapid prototyping are not what Cloudinary is typically brought in for.
What can FaunaDB do that Cloudinary cannot?
FaunaDB covers ACID Transactions, Document-relational Model, GraphQL API, Global Distribution.
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