The difference between Transloadit and Gumlet

Across the 97 capabilities in this dataset, Transloadit has proof for 93 while Gumlet has proof for 35. The two platforms share 31 features in common (89% of Gumlet's set), while 62 more features have Transloadit proof but no Gumlet proof in this dataset, including Video concatenation, Audio encoding, and Audio concatenation.

Transloadit leads in Audio (6/6) and Image (7/7), while Gumlet shows particular strength in Image (4/7) and Video (6/11).

Transloadit has verified Audio, Document coverage; this dataset has no comparable Gumlet proof yet, including Audio encoding, Audio concatenation, and Audio waveform.

Active since 2009 (17 years), Transloadit has a significantly longer track record than Gumlet, which launched in 2019. As a bootstrapped company, Transloadit is not subject to external investor pressure to change pricing or pivot. The founders still love the product, actively contribute to it, and are committed to running the company for at least another 17 years.

Transloadit uses an open-stack ingestion model built on tus, Uppy, Companion, and tusd. You can self-host uploads and keep that ingestion layer independent of processing vendor choice. Gumlet's commercial stack is typically more integrated end-to-end.

Both platforms offer free tiers: Transloadit (5GB processing/mo); Gumlet (250 storage min, 250GB streaming).

Transloadit advertises a 99.9% uptime SLA, compared to Gumlet's 99.95%.

Transloadit lists official SDKs for Python, Ruby, Swift, Android, Kotlin, and iOS that are not listed for Gumlet.