CDN
How Edge Compares
See how Edge CDN stacks up against the competition.
Feature Comparison
A detailed breakdown of how we compare to other CDN providers.
| Feature |
Edge
| AWS | Cloudflare | Akamai |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egress Fees | Free | $0.085/GB | Free | $0.10/GB |
| Edge Locations | 2,137 | 30+ | 300+ | 350+ |
| Instant Purge | | 5-10 min | | 5-10 min |
| Real-time Analytics | | | | |
| Free SSL | | | | |
| DDoS Protection | Included | Extra cost | Included | Extra cost |
| HTTP/3 | | | | |
| Edge Rules | | Lambda@Edge | | |
| Decentralized | | | | |
| Transparent Pricing | | | | |
| No Vendor Lock-in | | | | |
Detailed Comparisons
Pros and cons of each provider compared to Edge.
Edge vs AWS CloudFront
AWS CloudFront Pros
- Large network
- Deep AWS integration
- Feature-rich
AWS CloudFront Cons
- Complex pricing
- Egress fees add up
- Slow purge times
Edge vs Cloudflare
Cloudflare Pros
- Free tier available
- Large network
- Good security
Cloudflare Cons
- Limited customization on free
- Vendor lock-in
- Enterprise pricing opaque
Edge vs Akamai
Akamai Pros
- Largest network
- Enterprise features
- Proven reliability
Akamai Cons
- Expensive
- Complex setup
- Long contracts
Edge vs CDN77
CDN77 Pros
- Competitive pricing
- Video streaming focus
- Private backbone
CDN77 Cons
- Smaller network (50+ PoPs)
- Per-GB egress fees
- Centralized architecture
Edge vs Bunny.net
Bunny.net Pros
- Very affordable
- Developer-friendly
- Good feature set
Bunny.net Cons
- Smaller network (123 PoPs)
- Per-GB pricing
- Basic DDoS protection
Edge vs Fastly
Fastly Pros
- Fast purge times
- Edge compute (VCL)
- Developer tools
Fastly Cons
- Expensive egress
- $50/mo minimum
- VCL learning curve
Why choose Edge?
The key advantages that set us apart.
$0
Egress fees
100%
Transparent pricing
0
Lock-in