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Top 10 CDN Providers

The content delivery networks that put your website, files and video closer to visitors, ranked by how many network locations each provider says it runs.

Amazon CloudFront750+ points of presence 2

Cloudflare330+ data centers 3

CDN77235 PoPs

Quick answer

Amazon CloudFront has the largest published CDN network, with 750+ points of presence in 100+ cities across 50+ countries. Cloudflare is second with 330+ data centers and the best free plan, and CDN77 is third with 235 PoPs across 135 countries. For low prices, Bunny.net starts at $0.01 per GB with a $1 monthly minimum, and Gcore gives 1TB free every month.

How it's ranked: Network locations (points of presence, edge locations or data centers) each provider publishes on its own website or official documentation (read November 2026). Providers define and count locations differently, so treat this as a guide to network reach, not an audit. Fastly publishes no location count, so it is listed last with no number. Akamai, which also runs a very large network, is not included because its website could not be read for this review.

Amazon CloudFront

Amazon Web Services · CDN built into AWS, with flat-rate plans

750+ points of presence

The biggest network, and the default for AWS users.

Amazon CloudFront has the largest published network on this list: AWS says it runs 750+ points of presence in 100+ cities across 50+ countries, backed by 15 regional edge caches, plus 1,140+ embedded points of presence across 300+ cities inside internet providers' networks. It is the natural pick if your site, files or video already live on AWS. Pricing is now easier to read than it used to be. A Free plan costs $0 a month and covers 1M requests and 100GB of data transfer with no overage charges. Pro is $15 a month per distribution with 10M requests and 50TB of transfer, Business is $200 and Premium is $1,000. Security comes built in: traffic encryption, access controls, VPC origins, and AWS Shield Standard DDoS protection at no additional charge. You can also run your own code at the edge.

Best forSites and apps already running on AWS

Skip it ifYou want one simple dashboard outside the AWS console

Source: aws.amazon.com/cloudfront/features/

Cloudflare

Cloudflare, Inc. · CDN, security and edge platform with a free plan

330+ data centers

The best free CDN, on one of the largest networks.

Cloudflare runs a global network of 330+ data centers and says it serves data from 340 cities in over 130 countries. Its scale is hard to match: the network handles an average of 115 million HTTP requests per second, and Cloudflare says it proxies about 20% of the web. Founded in 2009 in San Francisco by Matthew Prince, Lee Holloway and Michelle Zatlyn, it went public in September 2019. The big draw for small sites is the Free plan, which Cloudflare says provides free SSL, CDN, DDoS protection and more, with setup in about 5 minutes. Paid add-ons such as load balancing start at $10 a month. Cloudflare pitches the same network as one platform for your apps, agents and workforce, so caching sits alongside its security and developer products.

Best forAlmost any website, from a personal blog to a large business

Skip it ifYou need a provider that is not already behind a large share of the web

Source: www.cloudflare.com/

CDN77

CDN77 · CDN for video, gaming and high-traffic sites

235 PoPs

A strong independent network for heavy traffic.

CDN77 lists 235 PoPs across 135 countries. It has 15 years of expertise in CDN and runs a 340 Tbps network with 52 Tbps of global backbone capacity, 300 private peerings and 16 transit providers. Its daily traffic peak is 95 Tbps, and named clients include Starz, Rakuten, Udemy, ESL and Avast. It is priced for big users rather than hobby sites: the Growth plan is $990 a month for up to 250 TB of traffic, with overages at $3.96 per TB, and all PoPs and features are included. Larger customers get a tailored Enterprise price. Support is a strong point, with live chat that promises an initial response in under 60 seconds and a dedicated team to help with migration.

Best forVideo streaming, game downloads and other heavy traffic

Skip it ifYou only run a small site with light traffic

Source: www.cdn77.com/network

Gcore

Gcore · CDN with a generous free tier and DDoS protection

210+ edge PoPs

The best free allowance for growing sites.

Gcore says its CDN runs on 210+ edge PoPs worldwide with average global latency under 30 ms, and it backs the network with 200 Tbps of DDoS filtering capacity and 14k peering partners. Its pricing is one of the most generous on this list. Every account gets 1TB free every month, then pay-as-you-go rates start at 0.01 euro per GB from 1TB to 500TB, dropping to 0.008 euro from 500TB to 1PB, 0.0065 euro above 1PB and 0.005 euro above 2PB (VAT not included). Gcore's own test shows a page loading in 3.0s without a CDN and 0.4s with it. Teams named on its CDN page include Microsoft, TradingView, Canva and Wargaming. No credit card is needed to start.

Best forGrowing businesses that want low per-GB prices and a free allowance

Skip it ifYou need everything inside one big cloud provider

Source: gcore.com/cdn

Azure Front Door

Microsoft · Microsoft cloud CDN with built-in WAF

192 edge locations

The obvious choice for Azure apps.

Azure Front Door is Microsoft's cloud content delivery network, and Microsoft's documentation says it has 192 edge locations across 109 metro cities, plus four edge locations in Azure US Government cloud regions. It is built for apps and APIs as well as static files: one tier handles caching, SSL offload and layer 3-4 DDoS protection, and you can attach a web application firewall, bot manager rules based on Microsoft Threat Intelligence, and Azure Private Link to keep your origin private. Microsoft says it can improve latency for applications by up to three times. SSL certificates are free and rotate automatically, and there is no separate egress charge from Azure regions to Front Door. It is a natural fit if your apps already sit on Azure, and it runs over Microsoft's private global network.

Best forCompanies whose apps already run on Microsoft Azure

Skip it ifYou are not on Azure and want simple per-GB pricing

Source: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/edge-locations-by-region

Bunny.net

BunnyWay d.o.o. · Low-cost CDN, storage and edge platform

119+ global PoPs

The best value CDN for most small teams.

Bunny.net says it has 100k+ happy customers and that 1,500,000+ websites are already powered by its network. It runs 119+ global PoPs in 82 countries, with 250 Tbps+ of capacity, 1 million+ requests per second and 24 ms average worldwide latency. Its prices are among the lowest of any CDN: the Standard Network costs $0.01 per GB in Europe and North America, $0.03 in Asia and Oceania, $0.045 in South America and $0.06 in the Middle East and Africa, and the Volume Network starts at $0.005 per GB. The minimum is just $1 a month with all features included, and there is a 14-day free trial. Support is quick too, with a 5 minute first response time and 24/7 cover.

Best forSmall businesses, developers and media sites that want low prices

Skip it ifYou need an enterprise sales and contract process

Source: bunny.net/

Google Cloud CDN

Google · CDN on Google's global edge network

100+ cache locations

The pick for Google Cloud apps and video.

Google Cloud CDN caches content at more than 100 locations, according to Google's documentation, and runs on the same global edge network that was originally built to serve Google Search, Gmail and Maps. Google says it is the same network that serves 2 billion Google users. It comes with a sister product, Media CDN, which uses YouTube's infrastructure to deliver live and on-demand video streams and large file downloads. Both work with origins on Google Cloud and outside it, including storage buckets in other clouds, and both plug into Cloud Armor for DDoS and web protection. Modern protocols such as TLS 1.3 and QUIC are supported, and dynamic compression can shrink content by up to 85%. New customers get $300 in free credits to try Cloud CDN and other Google Cloud products.

Best forApps already hosted on Google Cloud, and video streaming

Skip it ifYou are not on Google Cloud and want a standalone CDN

Source: docs.cloud.google.com/cdn/docs/locations

KeyCDN

KeyCDN · Simple pay-as-you-go CDN

60+ data centers

A simple, no-commitment CDN.

KeyCDN says over 40,000 customers trust it to deliver content to millions, and its home page counts 146,031 zones deployed with a 98% hit ratio. The network has 60+ data centers in 40+ countries spread across 6 continents, and each edge server has at least 40 Gbps uplinks. Pricing is plain pay-as-you-go with no commitment. In North America and Europe it costs $0.04 per GB for the first 10 TB, falling to $0.01 per GB above 100 TB. Asia and Oceania start at $0.08 per GB, and Africa and Latin America at $0.10. The minimum charge is $4 per month based on combined account usage. It suits developers and small businesses that want a no-fuss CDN with clear bills rather than a big platform.

Best forSmall sites and developers that want simple usage-based billing

Skip it ifYou need hundreds of locations or built-in enterprise security

Source: www.keycdn.com/network

Medianova

Medianova · CDN with storage, security and observability

60+ global PoPs

A full edge toolkit for media and commerce.

Medianova runs 60+ points of presence worldwide with a footprint in 21 countries, on what it calls a 100% SSD powered anycast network. It bundles four things on one edge network: content delivery, security, observability and storage. Delivery covers web content, dynamic and API acceleration, video and streaming, image optimization and a private CDN option. Security adds a web application firewall, rate limiting, token and signed URL protection, and origin protection. Edgesight, its observability tool, gives instant logs, analytics, Logpush and alerts, and Stook is its S3-compatible object storage. Enterprise names on its home page include Vodafone, TikTok and IKEA. Pricing is not listed publicly, so expect to talk to sales.

Best forMedia, e-commerce and API-heavy businesses, especially in Europe and the Middle East

Skip it ifYou want public per-GB prices before you talk to sales

Source: www.medianova.com/about-us/

Fastly

Fastly, Inc. · Programmable CDN and edge cloud

No PoP count published

Best for developers who need instant updates.

Fastly does not publish a PoP count; it says it runs fewer, more powerful POPs, which is why it sits last here even though it is one of the best-known CDNs. Its network has 655Tbps of global edge capacity (as of September 30, 2026) and serves more than 5T requests a day (as of March 31, 2026). Its standout feature is speed of change: a regional mean purge time under 150ms with Instant Purge, so updated content shows up almost at once. It also claims 32% faster time to first byte than other CDNs. There is a free allowance each month of 100 GB of bandwidth and 1 million requests, then bandwidth from $0.12 per GB in North America and Europe. Packages start at $1,500 a month. Founded in 2011, it is based in San Francisco.

Best forEngineering teams that need instant purging and edge code

Skip it ifYou want the lowest possible bill for simple static files

Source: www.fastly.com/

Questions people ask

What is the best CDN provider?

Amazon CloudFront has the largest published network, with 750+ points of presence. Cloudflare, with 330+ data centers, is the best all-round choice for most websites because its Free plan includes CDN, SSL and DDoS protection.

What is the best free CDN?

Cloudflare offers a free plan with SSL, CDN and DDoS protection. Amazon CloudFront has a $0 Free plan covering 1M requests and 100GB a month, Gcore gives 1TB free every month, and Fastly includes 100 GB of bandwidth and 1 million requests a month.

What is the cheapest CDN?

Bunny.net charges $0.01 per GB in Europe and North America with a $1 monthly minimum, and its Volume Network starts at $0.005 per GB. Gcore starts at 0.01 euro per GB after 1TB free, and KeyCDN falls to $0.01 per GB above 100 TB.

Which CDN is best for video streaming?

CDN77 handles 95 Tbps daily traffic peaks on a 340 Tbps network, Google Media CDN uses YouTube's infrastructure, and Medianova offers video and streaming delivery.

How were these CDN providers ranked?

By the number of network locations (points of presence, edge locations or data centers) each provider publishes on its own site or documentation. Fastly publishes no count, so it is listed last.

How we ranked

Network locations (points of presence, edge locations or data centers) each provider publishes on its own website or official documentation (read November 2026). Providers define and count locations differently, so treat this as a guide to network reach, not an audit. Fastly publishes no location count, so it is listed last with no number. Akamai, which also runs a very large network, is not included because its website could not be read for this review. Every number on this page comes from the source linked under each pick, and every photo shows the actual product. Brands can't pay to be on this list.

List source: aws.amazon.com/cloudfront/features/ · Updated 2026-11-14