We’re proud to share that Cloudinary has been named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Digital Asset Management Platforms, recognized as a Visionary in the two previous reports.
More than 13,000 brands rely on Cloudinary to manage visual media experiences at scale, from the moment it’s ingested to the moment it reaches an audience. Now governed AI agents can take on tagging, search, and moderation, so teams can focus on high-value work without losing control.
That includes what we see as the next major step forward for DAM: native AI agents that run complex media workflows, with trust and authenticity built in.
More than 13,000 high-growth and enterprise brands rely on Cloudinary to manage, optimize, and deliver high-quality visual experiences at scale. Now, governed AI agents can take on tagging, search, and moderation, so teams can focus on higher-value work without sacrificing control.
Read the full Gartner® report.
Cloudinary has been AI-native since 2012. This year, we enhanced our platform for both the people who use it and the agents supporting them:
- Cloudinary Agents. Surface campaign-ready assets, keep your taxonomy current, build workflows from plain-language prompts, and ensure brand standards in real time with governed, permission-aware agents.
- Cloudinary Moderation. Automatically check every asset against your brand rules and compliance standards, so nothing off-brand or noncompliant reaches your audience.
- MCP servers. Connect any AI agent to your assets, metadata, and APIs through OAuth-secured servers that respect each user’s permissions, so your media library works wherever your team does.
- Image Generation. Create production-ready images with leading models through one API, ready to transform and deliver like any other asset.
- Image to Video. Turn the product shots and campaign images you already manage into high-quality video in seconds, with no reshoots.
- C2PA Content Credentials. Record where an asset came from, how AI was used, and how it changed, with credentials that stay intact through every transformation.
- Rights Clearance Check. See whether an asset is cleared for your intended use and territory without leaving the Media Library.
We’ve always built Cloudinary by listening to the people who use it. Customer feedback is behind much of what we shipped this year, from agents that help automate everyday media tasks to provenance tools that help brands keep up with new rules like the EU AI Act.
Being named a Leader by Gartner® is a proud moment for our whole team, and we consider it a sign that we’re moving in the right direction. So we’ll keep doing what got us here: listening closely, asking questions, and building for what’s next.
Whether they’re retailers, media companies, or travel brands, our customers share the same goal: delivering high-quality visual experiences to the right audience quickly. How that happens will continue to evolve while our focus remains: taking the complexity out of visual media management so teams can continue to digital experiences that connect, engage and convert.
Download the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Digital Asset Management Platforms.
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