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Cloudflare CDN vs. StackPath (formerly Highwinds or MaxCDN), discontinued

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    Cloudflare CDN

    N/AN/ACloudflare CDN is a globally distributed content delivery network that caches content across 330+ cities to accelerate website performance and reduce bandwidth costs. It intelligently routes traffic and optimizes assets to provide a seamless user experience.N/A

    StackPath (formerly Highwinds or MaxCDN), discontinued

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AThe StackPath (formerly Highwinds) Content Delivery Network provided a scalable DNS with load balancing, traffic management, DDoS protection and Web Application Firewall (WAF) to support and protect enterprise websites and applications. The product is discontinued, and the company has shut its doors.N/A
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    Cloudflare CDNStackPath (formerly Highwinds or MaxCDN), discontinued
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    Cloudflare
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    Discontinued Products
    Well suited to:
    1. Startups - Very competitive pricing, better than AWS for object storage and CDN.
    2. The less technical - for those looking to implement a CDN, it doesn't get any easier than StackPath
    3. The more technical - Well documented API, serverless scripting and container deployments
    4. Fast object delivery - StackPath tends to be faster (sometimes much more ) than AWS S3. See below however...
    Not so well suited to:
    1. Multi-tiered web applications
    2. Ultra high bandwidth requirements. Stackpath isn't meant to be a substitute for AWS or Azure when you're looking to push 100s of TBs of traffic.
    3. Object storage works well if you don't need fine-grained bucket lifecycle or permissions management.
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    Pros
    Cloudflare
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    • Price competitive.
    • Easy to use.
    • Good reporting.
    • Quick to deploy.
    • Start-up friendly.
    • Good technical information via blog, FAQ and community discussion.
    • I can talk to real person for urgent support.
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    Cons
    Cloudflare
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    • Analytics.
    • Many options hidden in API.
    • Web console.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cloudflare
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    When we identified the need for having a Content Delivery Network to improve our website loading performance we researched a bit and found StackPath. Reading its reviews and the info on its website we have found that they had everything we needed so we didn't need to look for other products.
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    Return on Investment
    Cloudflare
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    • Easy 25-30% improvement in website performance vs non CDN solution
    • Less expensive and faster object storage than AWS
    • Aided greatly in maintaining KPIs in terms of performance, availability
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