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Module comparisons (only modules able to upload to remote server)

Last updated on
30 April 2025

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This article attempts to do a comparison between modules able to upload images to a remote server without leaving Drupal. By 'upload images to a remote server' we means elsewhere than your Drupal server. This article should allow you to choose which module best suits your needs.

Why uploading images to a remote server?

  • Save bandwidth
  • Increase website performance
  • Increase scalability for large websites

 

Type of module covered in this comparison

  • User upload a picture from a Drupal website. But the image is hosted on a remote server.
  • User does NOT need techical knowledge such as editing HTML code, embeding  HTML snippet code, using FTP or pasting URL.



Type of module NOT covered in this comparison

  • User pastes the URL or embed code from the third party
  • User needs techical knowledge such as editing HTML code, embeding  HTML snippet code, using FTP or pasting URL.



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Overview

Module Support

uploading

to remote

server

without

leaving

Drupal		 Versions Demo

site		 Compared

on
    4.7.x 5.x 6.x 7.x    
Apture Yes No Yes Yes ? demo 2009-Aug
Aurigma Uploader

for Imagefield		 Yes No No Yes ? demo 2009-Aug
Brilliant Gallery Yes2 No Yes Yes Yes3 demo 2009-Aug
CDN2 Video Yes No Yes Yes ? demo 2009-Aug
Embedded

Media Field		 Yes No Yes Yes Yes3 demo 2009-Aug
FileAPI No No No Yes1 No   2009-Aug
FileField No No Yes Yes Yes3   2009-Aug
FileField Sources No No No Yes ?   2009-Aug
Flickr No No Yes Yes Yes demo 2014-Nov
Flickr Attach Yes No No Yes  ? demo 2009-Aug
Flickr Insert No No No Yes ? demo 2009-Aug
Flickr nodes No No No Yes ?   2009-Aug
Flickr Rippr Yes No Yes Yes ? demo 2009-Aug
Flickrstickr ? No Yes Yes4 ?   2009-Aug
Flickr Sync No No Yes Yes ?   2009-Aug
Flickr Upload Yes No Yes No5 ? demo 2009-Aug
FileField Paths No No Yes Yes ?   2009-Aug
ImageField No No Yes Yes Yes3   2009-Aug
Imagefield Import No No Yes Yes ?   2009-Aug
Kaltura Yes No Yes Yes ? demo 2009-Aug
Link Image Field ? No Yes Yes ? demo 2009-Aug
Media: Flickr No No No Yes ? demo 2009-Aug
Media Manager ? No Yes Yes ?   2009-Aug
Media Mover
 ?
 No Yes Yes ?
 demo
 2009-Oct
Media: Smugmug Yes No No Yes ? demo 2009-Aug
OAuth ? No No Yes ?   2009-Aug
Path image No Yes Yes Yes ?   2009-Aug
Picasa Yes No No Yes ? demo 2009-Aug
Picture Service

Wrapper API

(Under development)		 Yes No No No No   2009-Aug
QP Services ? No No Yes ?   2009-Aug
Remote File No No No Yes ?   2009-Aug
Service Attachments No No No Yes ? demo 2009-Aug
Video Filter No No Yes Yes ? demo 2009-Aug
Upload path ?  No  Yes  Yes ? demo 2009-Aug

Notes:

  • The symbole ? means not compared yet. Feel free to compare and add your results.
  1. FileAPI (git version) module should be use on test site only. Do not use on production site. This module is experimental work.
  2. Brilliant Gallery is able to store picture remotly using its Google Picasa feature.
  3. A Drupal 7.x version is planned for all those modules.
  4. Flickrstickr as a patch waiting to be commited for a Drupal 6 version. Read more
  5. Flickr Upload module for Drupal 6 is under development. Read more.

 

Note:
The following tables will compare only the modules able to upload
pictures to remote server. To make reading easier other modules have
been remove.

 

 

Cost

 

Note: By cost we mean the total final cost to be able to upload pictures to the remote server.

Module Free Note
     
Apture Yes Free
if less than five million page views per month. If more than five
million page views per month contact Apture. Apture is not open source.
Read more
Aurigma Uploader

for Imagefield		 No Aurigma is a commercial product. Cost range from US $149.00 to $1,299.00. This is a one time fee. Read more
Brilliant Gallery Yes The Google Picasa feature is free. It comes with one gigabyte. Maximum number of web albums is 250. Maximum number of photos per web album: 500. Multiple free accounts can be use. Upgraded storage cost range from US $20 to $500 per year.
CDN2 Video No Delivery is US $0.50/GB. Read more
Embedded Media Field Yes  
Flickr Attach Yes

Two types of accounts

  1. Free with limitations. 100 MB monthly photo upload limit (10MB per photo) Read more
  2. Paid without limitation. $24.95 per year. Read more
Flickr Upload Yes

Two types of accounts

  1. Free with limitations. 100 MB monthly photo upload limit (10MB per photo) Read more
  2. Paid without limitation. $24.95 per year. Read more
Kaltura Yes There are two versions of Kaltura. The paid one or the free one.
  1. Paid 'Kaltura Saas platform'.
    Here you pay for using Kaltura hosted services and for their CDN
    services. That's the one where Kaltura covers all hosting and streaming
    costs for FREE up to 10GB. Then you have to pay if you want to use more
    than 10GB.
  2. 100% free 'Kaltura Community Edition (CE)'. Here you do not pay Kaltura because you're using your own hosted services and CDN services. Read more at

    http://drupal.org/node/527246 Thanks to ariel_hitron for writting this great book.

    and

    http://www.kaltura.org/project/kalturaCE



    'Kaltura Community Edition (CE)' is open source like Drupal.
Media: Smugmug No Standard: $39.95/year, Power: $59.95/year, Pro: $149.95/year. Read more.
Picasa Yes Picasa Web Albums provides 1 GB (gigabyte) of free storage. That's enough space for 4,000 wallpaper-size photos. Read more.
* 20 GB - $5/yr
* 80 GB - $20/yr
* 200 GB - $50/yr
* 400 GB - $100/yr
* 1 TB - $256/yr
* 2 TB - $512/yr
* 4 TB - $1024/yr
* 8 TB - $2048/yr
* 16 TB - $4096/yr
Please note that 1 TB equals 1024 GB.
Picture Service Wrapper API

(Under development)		 ?  

Notes:

  • The symbole ? means not compared yet. Feel free to compare and add your results.

 

 

Usability. Easy to upload a picture for end users?

By 'easy to use' we mean when absolute beginner end user want to upload a picture:

  • End user does NOT required technical knowledge. Technical
    knowledge such as editing HTML code, embeding  HTML snippet code,
    using FTP or pasting URL.
  • End user does NOT need to register with a third party. The registration process is done by the site administrator/developer.
  • End user can EASILY upload a picture with a absolute minimum of clicks. One to two clicks max.

Module Usability.  Easy to upload

a picture

for end

users?		 Notes
     
Apture Yes Similar to Kaltura module.
Aurigma Uploader

for Imagefield		 ?  
Brilliant Gallery No End
user most use FTP to upload all images to Drupal site. With the Picasa
feature user doesn't need to use FTP but most embed an  HTML
snippet code ("RSS" link).
CDN2 Video ?  
Embedded Media

Field		 No End
user most paste the URL or embed code from the third party. Such as
Flickr, Imageshack, Picassa and Photobucket images. Then module will
automatically determine which content provider is being used. When
displaying the content, the proper embedding format will be used. Read more
Flickr Attach No End
user most create a Flickr account. End user must create Flickr sets.
That is organizing photos in set(s). Otherwise it won't work. Each user
can have is own Flickr account at user/*/edit
Flickr Upload ?  
Kaltura Yes Similar to Apture module.
Media: Smugmug ? ?
Picasa Yes  
Picture Service

Wrapper API

(Under development)		 ?  

Notes:

The symbole ? means not compared yet. Feel free to compare and add your results.

  1. Apture CCK support is plan for futur release. Read more.

 

 

Supported modules

 

Module Views

1.x		 Views

2.x		 ImageCache Wysiwyg CCK FileField ImageField
               
Apture ? ? No Yes Yes1 No No
Aurigma Uploader

for Imagefield		 ? ? Yes ? Yes Yes Yes
Brilliant Gallery ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
CDN2 Video ? ? ? ? Yes Yes ?
Embedded Media

Field		 ? ? ? ? Yes Yes ?
Flickr Attach ? Yes ? ? Yes ? ?
Flickr Upload ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Kaltura ? Yes ? Yes Yes ? ?
Media: Smugmug ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Picasa ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Picture Service

Wrapper API

(Under development)		 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Notes:

The symbole ? means not compared yet. Feel free to compare and add your results.

  1. Apture support for CCK fields is plan for future release. Read more.

 

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