Filestack vs. Swagger Open Source, supported by SmartBear

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Filestack
Score 9.5 out of 10
N/A
Filestack is a developer service for uploading files from anywhere onto the user's application. Filestack allows software developers to integrate more than 25 of the world’s leading cloud drives with just a few lines of code. End users can upload content from websites and mobile apps like Facebook, Instagram, and Dropbox or wherever that content is stored. Filestack enables developers to upload and store large files, transform and manipulate images and other file types, and deliver that…
$69
per month
Swagger Open Source, supported by SmartBear
Score 9.4 out of 10
N/A
Supported by SmartBear, Swagger is a set of tools used by developers to design, document, build, and test APIs in the OpenAPI Specification.N/A
Pricing
FilestackSwagger Open Source, supported by SmartBear
Editions & Modules
Start
$69
per month
Grow
$199
per month
Scale
$379
per month
No answers on this topic
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
FilestackSwagger Open Source, supported by SmartBear
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsFilestack pricing tiers are based off of the number of API calls for file uploads, file transformations, and outbound bandwidth. Start for free, and contact the vendor regarding custom pricing.
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Community Pulse
FilestackSwagger Open Source, supported by SmartBear
Features
FilestackSwagger Open Source, supported by SmartBear
API Management
Comparison of API Management features of Product A and Product B
Filestack
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Ratings
Swagger Open Source, supported by SmartBear
7.4
1 Ratings
11% below category average
API access control00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Rate limits and usage policies00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
API usage data00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
API user onboarding00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
API versioning00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Usage billing and payments00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
API monitoring and logging00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
FilestackSwagger Open Source, supported by SmartBear
Likelihood to Recommend
9.5
(4 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
9.5
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
FilestackSwagger Open Source, supported by SmartBear
Likelihood to Recommend
Filestack
Best Use Cases for Filestack ✅ User-Generated Content – Smooth uploads & optimizations for social media, e-commerce, and job portals. ✅ Image & Video Optimization – Resize, crop, and compress media on the fly for faster load times. ✅ Cloud-Based File Management – Easily integrate with Google Drive, Dropbox, and S3. ✅ Fast Content Delivery – Built-in CDN ensures quick and reliable global access.Where Filestack May Not Be Ideal
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SmartBear
To my opinion Swagger Open Source is a very good tool to quickly produce an api documentation, that how I use it.Swagger can also produce an open api file to generate an api for our application server (Inersystems Iris) but we don't use this functionality for now. We plan to use more Swagger features in the future.
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Pros
Filestack
  • Easy to use
  • Easy to integrate
  • Very reliable
  • Multiple devices are supported
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SmartBear
  • Produce documentation
  • user interface to create api definition
  • reusability of data description
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Cons
Filestack
  • Insights and Usage Dashboards
  • Developer Dependencies
  • Pricing Structure
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SmartBear
  • for me the UI can be more simple
  • too many functionnalities when just want to produce doc, can be a separate app
  • A french documentation will be apreciated
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Usability
Filestack
I rate Filestack highly because it delivers fast, reliable file handling, powerful real-time transformations, and seamless integrations that save time and enhance user experience. While pricing and the learning curve can be challenges, the overall value in scalability, automation, and performance makes it a great investment for businesses managing large volumes of media
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SmartBear
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Filestack
✔ Easier to use with a simpler API. ✔ Better for general file handling. ✔ Faster drag-and-drop UI with built-in uploader.
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SmartBear
We use swagger only to generate the API documentation, for testing the APIs, we use Postman. We don't find an other tools for producing API documentation in web pages and also in pdf files. Postman is a good complement for testing APIs on InterSystems IRIS (a powerful application server and DB manager) which implements these APIs.
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Return on Investment
Filestack
  • Ease of implementation
  • Software works flawlessly
  • Multiple Gateways
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SmartBear
  • Less time to produce our documentation
  • Documentation can be accessed online, this is a plus for our customers and partners
  • Great tools to communicate with other project actors
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ScreenShots

Filestack Screenshots

Screenshot of The powerful file uploader to connect your users to 20+ cloud drives for fast, reliable uploading.Screenshot of Filestack Document Viewer to embed PDFs, PowerPoints, Excel Files and more directly on your website, without any heavy plugins.Screenshot of Only 2 lines of code to implement Filestack in your application.