What is The Best Content Delivery Network (CDN)?

OnaDavney · Jul 1, 2016

Hi, beside Cloudflare then what Content Delivery Network (CDN) can I use? I heard some like Maxcdn or Incapsula but I don't know more about them. Do they have any pros/cons over Cloudflare?

HostPace · Jul 1, 2016

OnaDavney said:
Hi, beside Cloudflare then what Content Delivery Network (CDN) can I use? I heard some like Maxcdn or Incapsula but I don't know more about them. Do they have any pros/cons over Cloudflare?

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RDO Servers · Jul 1, 2016

I have had good experience with Incapsula. Never used MaxCDN

Luxin Host · Jul 1, 2016

OnaDavney said:
Hi, beside Cloudflare then what Content Delivery Network (CDN) can I use? I heard some like Maxcdn or Incapsula but I don't know more about them. Do they have any pros/cons over Cloudflare?

I can not give a detailed review as i only used Maxcdn or Incapsula once, however what I know is that i found cloudflare better which is why I have been using cloudflare alot.

vishwa · Jul 11, 2016

Cloudflare premium solution is best option to go for. I had tried their free plan and it will nor work so much as you need. Lately I have tried MaxCdn and all i can say that it is one of the best CDN providers. Although price are too expensive but it is worth of trying it.

Nixtree · Jul 24, 2016

MaxCdn is my personal suggestion as it is simple to use and easy to setup and effective one.

VirtuBox · Jul 25, 2016

The cheapest CDN is keycdn, and it's fast enough for me. Cloudflare is not really a CDN, because it don't download your assets, it only cache them when you have visitors.
And it's the cloudflare choice to cache or not a file. Sometimes it's hard to see if it have cache or not the requested files.

After in real CDN I have test MaxCDN et KeyCDN, and keep the second because it cost only $0.04/GB without a monthly basis

VirtuBox · Jul 25, 2016

For most usage Cloudflare is enough, but if you have a site with a lot of pictures or other media, to get a good delivery a CDN is required.
Currently my KeyCDN monthly cost with 8 websites using it (350,000 visitors) is under $2.

VirtuBox · Aug 8, 2016

I have found this github site, and you can trust the comparison because there is not any affiliate links

http://cdncomparison.com/

Snorkly · Oct 25, 2016

As a long-term user of INXY, I can strongly recommend their services: their team offers cheap CDN for as low as $10 a month, and there are many affordable solutions with per-gigabyte pricing. Besides, customers are provided with top-notch customer support and technical assistance. This company is definitely worth working with!

StackNetwork · Oct 27, 2016

+1 Incapsula

compacta · Oct 28, 2016

For me Cloudflare is the best.

noorucn · Nov 1, 2016

MAX CDN for me. They are very professional, their customer support is very fast( they answer within seconds) friendly, thats the most important. They are very affordable price starting from as low as $21/mo. And fortunately their basic inlcue support for multiple domain.

HostBastic · Mar 25, 2017

I'm surprised no one even mentioned namecheaps CDN which is one of the cheapest and solid on the market. I haven't used it personally however there are people which swear by it and that have switched over from more expensive options. If you are looking for free CDN options CloudFlare might be your best bet.

serverbundle · Mar 26, 2017

For major corporations, Akamai is the leader for CDN providers. For small and medium business's Incapsula and Cloudflare both do a good job. If you are planning to look for a dedicated provider then MaxCDN ( owned by NetDNA ) and AWS Cloudfront are the best providers.

optimalgeek · May 5, 2017

Go for MaxCDN there much better.

OnaDavney · May 7, 2017

VirtuBox said:
The cheapest CDN is keycdn, and it's fast enough for me. Cloudflare is not really a CDN, because it don't download your assets, it only cache them when you have visitors.
And it's the cloudflare choice to cache or not a file. Sometimes it's hard to see if it have cache or not the requested files.

After in real CDN I have test MaxCDN et KeyCDN, and keep the second because it cost only $0.04/GB without a monthly basis

rankmyhub said:
Cloudflare is not a real CDN, I think you did not read @virtubox reply. He is telling truth. Cloudflare is not true CDN, its after all a cache with DNS and Basic DDos protection offering. Hope you read up on what is a CDN. Do not get confused, real cdn not only offers caching, but also stores assets like keycdn, maxcdn, akami, cloudfront to name a few.. Thanks.

So what is a real CDN? MaxCDN and KeyCDN are CDN after Cloudflare you would recommend?
Cloudflare didn't download files but their caching improved the speed so much.

SolaDrive · May 11, 2017

That's not necessarily true. Yes, CloudFlare doesn't support those things with their free plan, but if you opt for their business plan with railgun support it meets almost all the things you mentioned and works very well. KeyCDN is good for sites that use wildcard SSL's.

rankmyhub · May 12, 2017

We had a client who used to be on business plan and it is the same interface or features of cloudflare with just some minimal difference. Assets are cached, but not stored on their servers like maxcdn or keycdn. You may check here: https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/pro/#compare-features cloudflare acts as a frontend cache / proxy with some good features, but not true cdn.

Also check https://www.akamai.com/ for more idea about features i discussed above. These kind of features are not available, even on the paid cloudflare plan.

YourLastHostLLC · Mar 24, 2018

Apart from CloudFlare, I would recommend to use MaxCDN.

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