CDN Comparison
Edge vs Cloudflare
A detailed comparison of Edge CDN and Cloudflare for content delivery.
How we compare to Cloudflare
Cloudflare is a well-established CDN with a generous free tier and strong security features. They've built a massive centralized network and offer many services beyond CDN.
Edge takes a different approach: a decentralized architecture that provides true resilience, fully transparent pricing at all tiers, and a focus on performance without vendor lock-in.
While Cloudflare's free tier is attractive, their enterprise pricing is opaque and requires sales conversations. Edge publishes all pricing upfront.
Key Differences
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7x more edge locations – 2,137 vs 300+ -
Decentralized architecture – No single point of failure -
Transparent enterprise pricing – No sales calls required -
No vendor lock-in – Standard APIs, easy migration
Feature Comparison
How Edge and Cloudflare compare feature by feature.
| Feature |
Edge
| Cloudflare |
|---|---|---|
| Egress Fees | Free | Free |
| Edge Locations | 2,137 | 300+ |
| Instant Purge | | |
| Free Tier | $2.50 trial | Limited free |
| DDoS Protection | Included | Included |
| HTTP/3 | | |
| Real-time Analytics | | |
| Free SSL | | |
| Transparent Pricing | | Partially |
| Decentralized | | |
| Enterprise Pricing | Published | Quote required |
| Vendor Lock-in | None | Moderate |
When to Choose Edge
Both are solid choices, but here's when Edge makes more sense.
You need maximum coverage
With 2,137 edge locations vs Cloudflare's 300+, Edge delivers content closer to more users globally.
You want transparent pricing
Cloudflare's enterprise pricing requires sales conversations. Edge publishes everything upfront.
You value resilience
Edge's decentralized architecture means no single point of failure, unlike centralized providers.
Ready to try Edge?
Start with our 30-day trial and experience the difference.