Migrate from Clearbit Logo API to LogoKit: A step by step guide
Complete migration guide with minimal code changes. LogoKit provides a drop-in replacement with enhanced features, better performance, and long-term stability.
 
    
    Introduction
Clearbit announced the deprecation of their Logo API service, which will be completely shut down by December 1, 2025. This affects thousands of applications that rely on Clearbit's logo service for displaying company logos in their user interfaces, forms, and dashboards.
The goal of this guide is to help you seamlessly migrate from Clearbit to LogoKit—a reliable, modern alternative that offers enhanced features, better performance, and long-term stability. LogoKit provides a drop-in replacement that requires minimal code changes while offering superior logo coverage, intelligent fallbacks, and additional capabilities like stock logos and brand data.
Whether you're using Clearbit for simple logo display or complex brand enrichment workflows, this migration guide will walk you through every step to ensure a smooth transition with zero downtime.
Why Migrate from Clearbit?
Clearbit's Logo API will be deprecated and shut down by December 1, 2025, which means any existing integrations using their service will stop working. Without migration, you'll face complete service shutdown, broken user interfaces with missing logos, lost functionality in enrichment workflows, and poor user experience.
Clearbit vs LogoKit
LogoKit provides a superior alternative with intelligent fallback options (monogram, transparent), stock and crypto logo coverage, better global CDN performance, and a generous free tier with transparent pricing. Beyond basic logo replacement, LogoKit offers enhanced features that weren't available with Clearbit's legacy API.
Read the full comparison and see why developers are choosing LogoKit for their logo and brand data needs: LogoKit vs Clearbit
Step by Step Migration Guide
Create your LogoKit account
If you don't already have a LogoKit account, create one.
Get your API token
In the dashboard open Account → API Tokens.
Publishable token is safe to embed in public pages and CDN URLs, while Secret token should be kept private and used for server-side requests.
Replace the Clearbit URL with LogoKit
Old Clearbit Logo API CDN
<img src="https://logo.clearbit.com/stripe.com" />Drop-in replacement with LogoKit
<img src="https://img.logokit.com/stripe.com?token=<publishable-api-token>" />Nothing else in your HTML changes—just replace the domain and append your token.
Test & deploy
Open a test page or run your suite and confirm that:
- • Logos render for every domain you expect.
- • No requests hit logo.clearbit.com in your network tab.
Once everything looks good, ship to production well before December 1 2025.
Migration Complete!
You're now using LogoKit's reliable logo API. Your logos will continue working long after Clearbit shuts down.
Logo Parameters
LogoKit supports additional parameters to customize your logo requests beyond what Clearbit offered. You can control size (64, 128, or 256 pixels), set fallback options (monogram, transparent, or 404), and all logos are delivered as high-quality PNG with transparent backgrounds.
https://img.logokit.com/stripe.com?token=YOUR_TOKEN&size=256&fallback=monogram
      Error Handling
Unlike Clearbit which simply returned 404 errors, LogoKit provides intelligent fallback options to ensure your UI always looks professional. You can set fallback=monogram to generate a professional lettermark, fallback=transparent to return a transparent image that won't break your layout, or fallback=404 to get the traditional HTTP 404 behavior like Clearbit.
Without specifying a fallback parameter, LogoKit will automatically return the best available logo or a professional monogram.
Pricing, Attribution & Rate Limits
LogoKit offers 5,000 free requests per day with no setup or monthly fees. The free tier requires a "Logos by LogoKit" attribution link and includes access to the Logo API with 99.9% uptime and sub-100ms response times globally.
Paid plans start at $30/month, remove the attribution requirement, provide higher rate limits (50,000+ requests/day), and include access to the Brand Data API with priority support.
Rich Brand Data API
If you previously enriched companies via Clearbit's Enrichment API, LogoKit's Brand Data API provides a comprehensive replacement with enhanced capabilities. Beyond basic company information, our API delivers structured brand data, social media profiles, industry classifications, and more.
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer <secret-api-token>" \
     "https://api.logokit.com/brands/stripe.com"The response includes comprehensive company data including name, domain, industry classification, social media links, brand colors, and corporate information—everything you need for enrichment workflows.
Available on paid plans: The Brand Data API is included with all paid plans (Startup, Scale, and Enterprise) but not available on the free tier.
Why is LogoKit Different?
LogoKit supports all the features offered by Clearbit, plus additional capabilities that set us apart. In addition to providing fast and reliable access to company logos and brand assets, we offer stock logos from all major global exchanges, including NYSE, NASDAQ, TSE, LSE, SZSE, Euronext, Deutsche Boerse, and more. Our structured Brand Detail API lets you retrieve up-to-date, detailed brand information with a single call, making it easy to access everything you need in one place.
Best Practices for a Smooth Migration
Follow these essential practices to ensure a seamless migration with minimal downtime and maximum reliability.
Test thoroughly: Start with your most common domains in staging. Verify logo quality, test fallback behaviors (monogram, transparent, 404), and validate different size parameters before production deployment.
Implement error handling: Use LogoKit's intelligent fallback options, monitor for HTTP errors, set appropriate timeouts, and log issues for analysis. This ensures graceful degradation when logos are unavailable.
Deploy gradually: Roll out to non-critical pages first, use feature flags to control deployment percentage, monitor performance metrics, and maintain a clear rollback plan for quick issue resolution.
Start early: Begin migration at least 30 days before December 1, 2025. Plan for testing (1 week), staging validation (1 week), gradual rollout (1-2 weeks), and buffer time for unexpected issues.
Start Your Free Migration Today
Don't wait until December 1, 2025. Join thousands of developers who have already successfully migrated from Clearbit to LogoKit. With our generous free tier and simple migration process, you can be up and running in minutes. Here are the essential resources and support channels to help you get started.
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