Uploadcare is a file infrastructure as a service solution. We offer file-handling building blocks that provide simple controls for managing complex technologies. These controls include our File Uploader, Upload API, REST API, and CDN API. Altogether, these APIs handle 500M requests per day.

Simply by adding a few lines of code, you gain the capabilities to upload, store, process, cache, and deliver files. Our users can upload files directly to their own storage, and we support uploads from Dropbox, Facebook, and many other external sources.

Uploadcare has built an infinitely scalable infrastructure by leveraging AWS. Building on top of AWS allows us to process 350M daily requests for file uploads, manipulations, and deliveries. When we started in 2011 the only cloud alternative to AWS was Google App Engine which was a no-go for a rather complex solution we wanted to build. We also didn’t want to buy any hardware or use co-locations.

Our stack handles receiving files, communicating with external file sources, managing file storage, managing user and file data, processing files, file caching and delivery, and managing user interface dashboards. From the beginning we built Uploadcare with a microservice based architecture.

Along with Slack, there's also G Suite for emails, Trello for planning, HelpScout and Intercom for customer success communications and client relations, and more (see above).

Since we provide the complete set of building blocks for handling files, we encourage everyone out there to use similar building blocks for different parts of their products. Our stack is a great example of that— it's a collection of pre-built components. And we can always go on and add more to the list.

For instance, we're using Segment to send data for analyses, which, in turn, are carried out by Kissmetrics, Keen IO, Intercom, and others. We’re using Stripe for processing payments. We practice what we preach: focus on what you want to create and let those building blocks handle the specific tasks they were made for.

We practice what we preach: focus on what you want to create, and let those building blocks handle the specific tasks they were made for.