CDN Service Providers

This rating contains 593 genuine user reviews about 82 hosting companies, also our experts (8) performed tests (20)

CDN (content delivery network) is a network of servers located all over the world linked together to deliver content as quickly as possible. To minimize the distance between the visitors and your website’s server, a CDN stores a cached version of its content on all of these servers. You can find more details about CDN’s pros and cons below.

In this rating we included hosting-companies which resell CDN services of major CDN providers. But usually resellers propose users a CDN services with more user-friendly interface or a favorable offer.

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These hosting companies are rated the best in March 2024
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CDN services 4.9
4.8
Users
4.9
hostings.info
  • Country: USA
  • Founded: 2003
  • Customers: 101025 (~0.19 % market)
  • Servers: Asia, Australia, Canada...
  • Control panel: cPanel, Plesk, DirectAdmin...
  • Free/Moneyback period: 30 days
Price: 4.6
Speed: 4.8
Reliability: 4.8
Support: 4.8
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CDN services 4.9
4.3
Users
 
hostings.info
  • Country: USA
  • Founded: 2015
  • Customers: 27000 (~0.05 % market)
  • Servers: Australia, Europe, France...
  • Free/Moneyback period: 15 days
Price: 3.5
Speed: 5.0
Reliability: 4.5
Support: 4.0
3
CDN services 4.8
4.4
Users
4.0
hostings.info
  • Country: USA
  • Founded: 2009
  • Servers: Australia, Canada, China...
Price: 4.2
Speed: 4.6
Reliability: 4.5
Support: 4.1
4
CDN services 4.7
4.5
Users
4.7
hostings.info
  • Country: USA
  • Founded: 1997
  • Customers: 187000 (~0.36 % market)
  • Servers: Europe, Netherlands, USA
  • Control panel: cPanel, Plesk, InterWorx
  • Free/Moneyback period: 30 days
Price: 4.0
Speed: 4.8
Reliability: 4.6
Support: 4.6
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CDN services 4.6
4.5
Users
 
hostings.info
  • Country: Europe
  • Founded: 2014
  • Customers: 30000 (~1.76 % market)
  • Servers: Canada, Europe, Netherlands...
  • Free/Moneyback period: 14 days
Price: 5.0
Speed: 4.0
Reliability: 4.0
Support: 5.0
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CDN services 4.6
0.0
Users
 
hostings.info
  • Country: USA
  • Founded: 2011
  • Servers: Australia, Japan, United Kingdom...
Price: -
Speed: -
Reliability: -
Support: -
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CDN services 4.4
4.8
Users
 
hostings.info
  • Country: Switzerland
  • Founded: 2012
  • Customers: 40000
  • Servers: Europe
  • Free/Moneyback period: 14 days
Price: 4.0
Speed: 5.0
Reliability: 5.0
Support: 5.0
8
CDN services 4.3
4.3
Users
 
hostings.info
  • Country: USA
  • Founded: 2011
  • Servers: South America
Price: 3.8
Speed: 4.9
Reliability: 4.9
Support: 3.5
9
CDN services 4.3
4.2
Users
 
hostings.info
  • Country: USA
  • Founded: 2006
  • Servers: Brazil, Canada, China...
Price: 3.9
Speed: 4.7
Reliability: 4.6
Support: 3.7
10
CDN services 4.3
4.2
Users
 
hostings.info
  • Country: USA
  • Founded: 2010
  • Servers: Asia, Brazil, Canada...
  • Free/Moneyback period: 30 days
Price: 3.3
Speed: 4.6
Reliability: 4.7
Support: 4.3

CDN хостинг

How does CDN work?

    1. First, you need to change the domain nameservers (they will be provided by the CDN service provider).
    2. Then you have to enter the required host records (A, MX, CNAME etc) to point the domain to your hosting. You can just copy them from your hosting provider’s control panel.
    3. All of your files will be hosted on the same server they were hosted before.
    4. A cached version of your website’s content is uploaded to multiple servers worldwide.
    5. When a user visits the site, the system finds the nearest server to him and loads the site promptly.

CDN can significantly speed up your website. CDN service providers can also include anti-DDoS protection or a firewall (depending on the company) to their packages.

CDN Pros

Website speed up

As cached copies of the site are stored on various servers in different countries, the ping time reduces significantly. For instance, a user from Australia doesn't have to wait 1-2 seconds until the site hosted on US servers opens. Also, web pages load promptly because static content (for example, styles, pictures) was cached previously.

Anti-DDoS protection

Usually, CDN service providers offer anti-DDoS protection. CDNs are built to analyse and absorb unusual traffic spikes. In case of a sudden traffic increase, special PoPs (points-of-presence) consume the DDoS traffic.

Fault-tolerance

If the home server of your site stops working, your website will still be partially available. The visitors will see the cached version of your site that is loaded from the nearest server.

CDN Cons

Propagation

If you update your website content, it may take several hours for the changes to take effect (about 1-4 hours). The caching time can be edited on the side of the CDN service

Dynamic content is not cached

The dynamic content (for example, when a user opts out certain goods using website filters) is not cached. It will be retrieved from the origin server. Only the static website content is cached.

IP ban

Certain sites can be banned in some countries. In case a banned site and your site share the same IP address (of a CDN server), your site will be banned too. To resolve this issue, you need to either purchase a dedicated IP address or contact the CDN service provider’s support.

FAQ

Why do people use CDN?

People use CDN, or content delivery network, for a variety of reasons, including:
1. Improved Website Performance: By distributing content across multiple servers, CDNs can reduce the amount of time it takes for content to load on a website. This can improve website performance, user experience, and overall site speed.
2. Global Availability: CDNs have servers located in various geographic locations around the world, which makes it possible to distribute content to users in any location, regardless of their distance from the server.
3. Scalability: As website traffic increases, CDNs can help to manage the load by distributing content to multiple servers, ensuring that the website remains available and responsive to users.
4. Reducing Server Load: By using a CDN, a website can reduce the load on its own servers by offloading the delivery of content to the CDN's servers.
5. Security: CDNs can provide additional security measures such as SSL certificates, DDoS protection, and firewalls, to protect websites and content from malicious attacks.
Overall, using a CDN can help improve website performance, availability, scalability, and security.

💻 Is CDN the same as cloud hosting?

No, CDN (Content Delivery Network) and cloud are not the same thing, although they are often used together.
A CDN is a network of servers located in different parts of the world that work together to deliver content (such as images, videos, or web pages) to users. The goal of a CDN is to improve the performance and reliability of content delivery, by caching content closer to users and reducing the distance that data needs to travel. CDNs are often used to speed up the delivery of web content to users, by serving content from the server that is physically closest to the user.
On the other hand, cloud computing refers to the use of remote servers (often owned by a third-party provider) to store, manage, and process data over the internet. Cloud computing enables users to access powerful computing resources, such as servers, storage, databases, and software applications, without having to invest in and maintain their own hardware and infrastructure.
While a CDN is a specific technology used for content delivery, cloud computing is a broader concept that encompasses many different services and technologies. That being said, CDNs are often hosted on cloud infrastructure, and many cloud providers offer CDN services as part of their overall offering.

Ratings of hosting providers by site tasks
Hosting price

We highly recommend not to purchase the cheapest hosting package. Usually, they come with a row of issues: the server is often down, the hardware is outdated, lousy and slow support, registration and payment errors, etc.

For your convenience, we have created a tool that can help you to choose the right hosting package for you just by answering a few simple questions.

CMS

CMS is a content management system. A lot of hosting providers offer so-called CMS optimized packages. However, this is a marketing trick because most CMSs do not have special software or hosting requirements.

Free trial

Trial period is a period of time, usually from 7 to 30 days, during which you can use the hosting services for free to test them.

Moneyback policy allows the customer to receive a refund for his order within a certain period after the purchase.

OS

OS means the operating system is installed on the server. We recommend to choose Linux hosting unless your website requires another OS.

Other

Bulletproof hosting - it’s a type of service that allows to host almost any type of content, even the restricted one (adult content, warez, spam etc). Bulletproof hosting providers do not remove your content in case someone reports an abuse.

Unlimited hosting - refers to companies that provide packages with unlimited disk space, bandwidth, number of domains, databases or email accounts, etc. This is usually a marketing trick but sometimes you can find something worth a try.

Secure hosting - it’s a type of service when the hosting provider is mostly responsible for the security of the user’s account: updates the software installed on their servers, provides an antivirus and malware scanner, firewalls and basic anti-DDoS protection, etc.

DDoS-protected hosting - companies that provide packages that include anti-DDoS protection. These packages are considerably more expensive than regular ones. Nevertheless, they’re totally worth their price because the company will ensure that your website is secured from cyber attacks.

Technologies

Most websites require MySQL and PHP installed on the server to work correctly. Almost all hosting providers support these technologies.

ASP.NET is a Microsoft web application development platform.

Control panel

The more comfortable the control panel is, the easier will it be for you to change the website and hosting account settings.

Most hosting providers that are in TOP20 in our rating offer user-friendly control panels, such as cPanel, Plesk or DirectAdmin. That’s why we recommend to pay attention to other, more important parameters, while choosing a hosting provider.

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