Image Hosting Options List

[Talencia]

With the downfall of Photobucket, it can be daunting to choose a new site to host your precious images on. Everyone has their favored features that they are looking for, but not everyone wants the same things. This is an attempt to put all the info into a single place to peruse.

If you have a site you want to suggest, see below for a form to fill out to help me include all the necessary info!

If you have information you want to know about these sites that I didn't include, please ask for it, and I'll do my best to include that as well!  

[Talencia]

The Offered Options

PostImage
Upload Quantity Limitation: 100
File Size Limitation: 8Mb and 10k x 10k pixels
Library Limitation: unlimited
Bandwidth Limitation unknown
Thumbnails: Yes, unaltered
Edit Image Feature: Resize on upload only
Folders: Singles only
Changes File Name: No
Sorting: Upload Date, Filename
Private/Public Settings: Public only
Interface: Easy
Secure Website: Yes
Basic Cost: Free


UPGFX
Upload Quantity Limitation: 100 images per day
File Size Limitation: unknown
Library Limitation: unknown
Bandwidth Limitation unknown
Thumbnails: Yes, edges clipped
Edit Image Feature: Resize on upload only
Folders: Singles only
Changes File Name: Yes
Sorting: None
Private/Public Settings: Public and Private
Interface: Medium difficulty
Secure Website: No
Basic Cost: Free


Nickpic
Upload Quantity Limitation: Unknown
Library Limitation: unlimited
File Size Limitation: 8MB
Bandwidth Limitation Unlimited
Thumbnails: Yes, clipped into a square
Edit Image Feature: resize upon upload only
Folders: Singles only
Changes File Name: Yes
Sorting: "Most Recent", "Oldest", "Most Viewed", "Most Liked"
Private/Public Settings: Private (you only), Semi-Private (only those with the link), Public for albums, as well as individual images on upload only
Interface: Easy to medium difficulty
Secure Website: Yes
Basic Cost: Free


Imgur
Upload Quantity Limitation: Unlimited
Library Limitation: unlimited
File Size Limitation: Unlimited - There's a limit, but an image can't hit it.
Bandwidth Limitation Unlimited
Thumbnails: Yes, but better to use Gaia's features.
Edit Image Feature: Yes, advanced capabilities
Folders: Singles only
Changes File Name: Combination, it will maintain your original file name for sorting purposes, but it generates a unique one for external linking.
Sorting: By Album, Time Uploaded, Original Filename, Descending/Ascending
Private/Public Settings: Public and private settings for both individual images and folders.
Interface: Easy
Secure Website: Yes
Basic Cost: Free


Amazon S3
Upload Quantity Limitation: Unlimited
Library Limitation: Based on a fee.
File Size Limitation: Unlimited
Bandwidth Limitation Currently a limit of 15gbs free but this drops off after 12 months, after that it's something you pay for. Amount varies on usage and your own personal budget rules.
Thumbnails: No
Edit Image Feature: No
Folders: Unlimited indexing
Changes FIle Name: No
Sorting: No
Private/Public Settings: Both, it depends on the parameters set.
Interface: Challenging UI until given crash course. Average after crash course.
Secure Website: Yes
Basic Cost: Varies according to usage. Default 5-15gb free for 12 months, after that it resets to 1gig and you pay for the rest. It is your responsibility to manage your own budgets and limits as it will scale automatically to meet your demands unless you tell it not to! Calculators exist to work out your anticipated pricing, but again, you'd need to understand what the terminology was to work out the overall forecasted cost. Overall, the most important information you'd need is roughly how much storage you need, and roughly how much bandwith you expect to use per month.
Additional Note: Significantly cheaper than standard webhosting but does require some set up. So long as your needs aren't too complicated it's not a difficult tool to use. Excellent service with renowned stability.


Cloudinary
Upload Quantity Limitation: Unknown
Library Limitation: 2 GB
File Size Limitation: unknown
Bandwidth Limitation 5 GB
Thumbnails: No
Edit Image Feature: Advanced
Folders: Has folders and subfolders, they are a bit weird where they group everything into the previous folder though (ie. Folder: SoA & SubFolder: Uncerts would both appear in the base SoA folder)
Changes File Name: Yes and no. Part of the file name is kept, with a randomized addition. Filenames can be changed, however.
Sorting: Alphabetical
Private/Public Settings: Unknown
Interface: Medium to Difficult
Secure Website: Yes
Basic Cost: Free
Anything Additional: Intended for business use, thus includes many complexities.


(More to come.)  

[Talencia]

Suggest a Site/Add Site Info

Use this form please! Just put "unknown" if you don't know the answer to a question!

[b]Site:[/b] [url=]NAME[/url]
[b]Upload Quantity Limitation:[/b] (how many can you upload at a time?)
[b]Library Limitation:[/b] (how much are you allowed per account?)
[b]File Size Limitation:[/b] (how large a file will they allow?)
[b]Bandwidth Limitation[/b] (how much bandwidth is allowed?)
[b]Thumbnails:[/b] (Do they have them, and does it change the image?)
[b]Edit Image Feature:[/b] No
[b]Folders:[/b] (Does it have folders? Subfolders? How many layers are allowed?)
[b]Changes File Name:[/b] (Same as file name, or a scrambled name?)
[b]Sorting:[/b] (What sorting options does it offer?)
[b]Private/Public Settings:[/b] (Can the folders/account be made private for no peeking?)
[b]Interface:[/b] (Easy, average, challenging, etc)
[b]Basic Cost:[/b] (lowest price they offer their services for)
[b]Anything Additional:[/b]

If you have a question about a site or it's features, feel free to ask! I'll attempt to add any answers to it's info above.  

[Talencia]

Another post just in case....  

[Talencia]

Open!  

[Polette]

Site: Nickpic
Upload Quantity Limitation: So far unlimited - I uploaded up to 30 at a time
Library Limitation: They say it's unlimited
File Size Limitation: 8MB
Bandwidth Limitation No limit
Thumbnails: Unknown
Edit Image Feature: Can resize upon upload - otherwise, no
Folders: I believe you can only have general albums, no sub-albums
Changes FIle Name: Scrambled
Sorting: "Most Recent", "Oldest", "Most Viewed", "Most Liked"
Private/Public Settings: Yes - they offer Private (you only), Semi-Private (only those with the link), Public
Interface: Easy to use, though sometimes a little more of a hassle than Photobucket was
Anything Additional: The only real issue I have with it is that once you click on an image in an album, there's no easy link to get back to the main page of that album. If that makes sense. It's a little less sleek than Photobucket was, for me at least.
 

[Epine de Rose]

Site: Imgur
Upload Quantity Limitation: Currently Unlimited
Library Limitation: Currently unlimited
File Size Limitation: Unlimited - There's a limit, but an image can't hit it.
Bandwidth Limitation Currently Unlimited
Thumbnails: Yes, but better to use Gaia's features.
Edit Image Feature: Yes
Folders: Primary folders only.
Changes File Name: Combination, it will maintain your original file name for sorting purposes, but it generates a unique one for external linking.
Sorting: By Album, Time Uploaded, Original Filename, Descending/Ascending
Private/Public Settings: Both
Interface: Easy
Anything Additional:
Very stable and remains reliable, not great for people who really like to have subfolders within subfolders.

And for the folks who want something meatier...
Site: Amazon S3
Upload Quantity Limitation: Unlimited
Library Limitation: As much as you can pay for, default 5-15gb free for 12 months, after that it resets to 1gig and you pay for the rest.
File Size Limitation: Unlimited
Bandwidth Limitation Currently a limit of 15gbs free but this drops off after 12 months, after that it's something you pay for. Amount varies on usage and your own personal budget rules.
Thumbnails: No, use gaia's inbuilt one if need be.
Edit Image Feature: No
Folders: They're called folders but it's actually indexing. Similar purpose but function differently. The amount you can have is unlimited and it can be done to a "sub-folder" and beyond level.
Changes FIle Name: Maintains original file name.
Sorting: None, sorting would be done via indexing.
Private/Public Settings: Both, it depends on the parameters set.
Interface: Challenging UI until given crash course. Average after crash course.
Anything Additional:
Significantly cheaper than standard webhosting but does require some set up. So long as your needs aren't too complicated it's not a difficult tool to use. Excellent service with renowned stability, but it is your responsibility to manage your own budgets and limits as it will scale automatically to meet your demands unless you tell it not to!

Calculators exist to work out your anticipated pricing, but again, you'd need to understand what the terminology was to work out the overall forecasted cost. Overall, the most important information you'd need is roughly how much storage you need, and roughly how much bandwith you expect to use per month.

Sounds daunting, really isn't. I promise.  

[Talencia]

Got them, thank you! Edited the other entries some as well.  

[~Twilight...Angel~]

Site: Cloudianry
Upload Quantity Limitation: Not Sure (Personally I grouped together about 20-30 images or so and it uploaded them in about 20-30 seconds)
Library Limitation: 2 GB
File Size Limitation: Not sure
Bandwidth Limitation 5 GB
Thumbnails: You can custom size the thumbnail within the image post code
Edit Image Feature: Yes
Folders: Has folders and subfolders, they are a bit weird where they group everything into the previous folder though (ie. Folder: SoA & SubFolder: Uncerts would both appear in the base SoA folder)
Changes FIle Name: does it's own, but there is a setting that can change to keep original file name
Sorting: It automatically sorts things in alphabetical order
Private/Public Settings: I think either
Interface: Easy
Basic Cost: Free
Anything Additional: There are TONS of different options and such within the site that I haven't touched personally since it's working fine for me, but other more ambitious people should totally explore!  

[Talencia]

Got Cloudinary up.

Note to self... Imgbox.