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Hangar vs TinyPNG
TinyPNG does one thing, shrink images, and charges for it by the year or by the image, on its servers. Hangar shrinks them on your own machine, a folder at a time, as one tool in a much wider app you pay for once.
Give TinyPNG credit: it compresses images well, and that reputation is earned. But well is the whole of it. It does images and nothing else, it uploads each one to do the work, and it keeps a hand out, per image through its API or a yearly fee for the web tool.
Hangar compresses images too, on your own computer, with no cloud and no per-image tally. The difference is everything around it: the same app converts, resizes, and removes backgrounds, and carries PDF, video, and audio tools besides.
One is a single paid service you keep renting. The other you buy once and own, and your images never leave your desk to use it.
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Hangar
TinyPNG
What you can process
Hangar70+ tools across all file types
TinyPNGImage compression only
What it costs
HangarPay once, own it
TinyPNG$39 to $149 a year, or per image
Where your files go
HangarNever leave your machine
TinyPNGUploaded to their servers
Free-tier limits
HangarNo caps
TinyPNG20 images, 5 MB each
Batch a whole folder
HangarYes, no limit
TinyPNG20 at a time on the free web tool
Whose machine runs it
HangarYours
TinyPNGTheir servers
API and plugins
HangarNo
TinyPNGAPI, WordPress, Figma
Where your files go
TinyPNG compresses in the cloud: your images upload to its servers and, by its terms, can sit there for up to 48 hours. It is GDPR compliant and reputable, but for those 48 hours the images rest on hardware that is not yours. Hangar compresses on your own computer, start to finish, so the images never leave and nothing is held anywhere but your own drive.
The free-tier catch
The free web tool takes 20 images at a go, 5 MB each; the developer API gives 500 compressions a month before it starts charging. Steady work tips into paying, yearly for the web app or per image for the API. Hangar sets no such limits, compress a folder of any size, whenever you want, at no added cost.
What it costs
Nothing about TinyPNG is one-and-done: the web tool runs roughly $39 to $149 a license per year, and the API bills per image once the monthly free batch is spent. Hangar is one payment, from $45, and compresses without ever counting images. (TinyPNG prices its web tool by region, so check the current figure.)
Where TinyPNG is better
No tool wins on everything. TinyPNG is genuinely stronger in a few places, and if these matter most to you, it may be the better pick:
- Its compression algorithm is well regarded, with strong size reductions at high visual quality.
- Has a clean developer API with official libraries in several languages, and a generous free monthly allowance for automating compression in a build pipeline.
- Offers ready-made WordPress and Figma plugins, and an image CDN, for those specific workflows.
Questions
Is Hangar a good TinyPNG alternative?
Yes, if you would rather compress on your own machine, in batches, with no per-image meter and no yearly renewal, inside an app that does far more than compression. Stick with TinyPNG if what you want is specifically its API or its WordPress and Figma plugins.
Does TinyPNG upload my images?
Yes, they upload to its servers for compression and can be kept up to 48 hours by its terms. Hangar compresses on your own machine. No cloud.
Is TinyPNG free?
In small doses, 20 images at a time on the web, 500 a month on the API, with heavier use paid. Hangar drops every cap after one purchase.
TinyPNG's pricing and limits were checked in June 2026 and can change. Check their site for the latest.TinyPNG API pricingTinyPNG terms
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