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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Azure CDN

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft offers a content delivery network, Azure CDN.N/A

    Google Cloud CDN

    Score6.2 out of 10
    N/AThe Google Cloud CDN is touted as a low cost option with tight integration with Google Cloud apps and services.N/A
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    Azure CDNGoogle Cloud CDN
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    Azure CDNGoogle Cloud CDN
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Azure CDNGoogle Cloud CDN
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
    Chose Azure CDN
    More user friendly and it’s so easy to learn, the prices may be close to each other, but the service is excellent.
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    Google
    Chose Google Cloud CDN
    It has More transparency in pricing as well as more services at a lower cost. The ability to stream video and other specialized features, and the ability to manage all projects can be accessed through a separate creative dashboard. The initial setup is very simple and you can …
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Best Alternatives
    Azure CDNGoogle Cloud CDN
    Small Businesses
    Amazon CloudFront
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Amazon CloudFront
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Google Cloud CDN
    Score6.2 out of 10
    Amazon CloudFront
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Amazon CloudFront
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Azure CDN
    Score7.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Azure CDNGoogle Cloud CDN
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (8 ratings)
    4.0
    (10 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Azure CDNGoogle Cloud CDN
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    Azure CDN has at hand an infinity of applications and tools to implement in your system and have better control of your data in a clean and secure platform on the web, we recommend this program since the percentage of solutions provided by this program is very high and find a way to make each user's job easier.
    Incentivized
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    Google
    Google Cloud CDN is available globally and supports various load balancers available in different regions around the globe, so I find Google Cloud CDN as one of the best choices for CDN as it serves globally and it is really fast, safe, and secure. It might be not suitable for you if you do not have any technical background.
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • I found the CDN very easy to setup and configure within the Azure Portal.
    • Being Azure, there are plenty of free tools that allow you to manage the CDN from a UI that is not the portal. This was especially handy when I trained end users how to manage content within their specific realm.
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    Google
    • The intelligent categorization and management of site content cache in Google Cloud CDN is unique and offers the best results with simple settings.
    • It has powerful servers in all geographical regions of the world and the speed of the site will increase many times for the customer with smart routing.
    • It has AnyCast IP feature and website receives a single global IP address. In this case, the site loads at the same speed worldwide.
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • Tough learning curve--you have to be comfortable with the Azure Cloud logic and UI to use it easily
    • Special or uncommon use cases' pricing can be hard to forecast/follow
    • Can be expensive for simple use cases
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    Google
    • Unable to use any kind of code to show different content.
    • Absence of cloud workers as provided by Cloudfront, Cloudflare and Akamai.
    • No support for dynamic routing.
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    I give it 9/10 rating because it solved my problem by Caching my website content on global servers to load faster.
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    Google
    There is not really an interface for managing rules directly, compared to market leaders, Google's implementation is probably strong on the technical side but for the average user it might be lacking. There are no advanced features which can be compared to what other leaders in the CDN sector are providing or they can be achieved but with high implementation cost and usage of other products in the Google Cloud suite
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    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    Great support from the team whenever we're stuck. Very proactive in resolving issues and also making changes as per the requirements of the organization.
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    Google
    I didn't have the need to use support from Google when I was either testing or setting up my website. Information was easily found by searching online if I needed to, and the options that I needed to install or enable were there on the setup page. Honestly, I was a former systems administrator so most of this stuff is not challenging for me.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    More user friendly and it’s so easy to learn, the prices may be close to each other, but the service is excellent.
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    Google
    We have limited software developers and don't have the need for a big cloud service provider along with their costs. Google Cloud CDN brings to usr, reliability and brand familiarity. Google Cloud CDN also doesn't bother us with pitches or 1000 emails about the products. We went and signed up for it, without dealing with a pushy salesperson.
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • Azure CDN reduced origin instance load by removing the need to constantly serve large numbers of static files, meaning applications can be deployed with smaller/fewer instances.
    • Azure CDN reduces apparent load times to customers by serving cached files out of POPs in the local region of those clients, instead of requiring those clients to make multiple, lengthy requests through to the origin servers.
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    Google
    • Google Cloud CDN has worked great as a tool to provide more reliable and faster interactive web experiences such as with e-learning sites.
    • The product can require additional training costs, even for experienced IT administrators.
    • Overall, ongoing costs can also be prohibitive for organizations with smaller web presences.
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