StackPath Edge Delivery vs. Uplynk

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
StackPath Edge Delivery
Score 9.0 out of 10
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The StackPath (formerly Highwinds) Content Delivery Network provides a scalable DNS with load balancing, traffic management, DDoS protection and Web Application Firewall (WAF) to support and protect enterprise websites and applications.N/A
Uplynk
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Uplynk, formerly Edgio and formerly Limelight Networks, offers their global edge network to bring data closer to every user, delivering content faster, safer and easier. It boasts more than 7,000 global interconnections to last-mile networks.N/A
Pricing
StackPath Edge DeliveryUplynk
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Pricing Offerings
StackPath Edge DeliveryUplynk
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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User Ratings
StackPath Edge DeliveryUplynk
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(4 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Usability
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(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
StackPath Edge DeliveryUplynk
Likelihood to Recommend
StackPath
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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Edgio (Limelight Networks)
Uplynk is a really useful tool that i am glad our organization has access to. However i find that the steaming software struggles on days when there are many clips being created and this can create a backlog during crucial content posting times. I wish the software was a little more streamlined as well and able to handle multiple users at the same time.
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Pros
StackPath
  • 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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Edgio (Limelight Networks)
  • We used Limelight Networks (LLNW) for content storage and reporting. They continued to update and improve the platform. Their customer communication approach had evolved over the years to become very good.
  • We webcast live events throughout North America and abroad from multiple locations for multiple clients, simultaneously.
  • We built applications on top of LLNW infrastructure.
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Cons
StackPath
  • Analytics.
  • Many options hidden in API.
  • Web console.
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Edgio (Limelight Networks)
  • Streaming video issues
  • Poor top image selection
  • Easier to use timeline for clip navigation
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Usability
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Edgio (Limelight Networks)
Uplynk has improved greatly in the past year or so but still has some technical quirks that need to be worked out. i think with some improvements to speed and more stability in the program it could be an essential industry tool for our news station. Thank you for the improved performance to date.
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Alternatives Considered
StackPath
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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Edgio (Limelight Networks)
We have moved our live webcasting and archived hosting away from LLNW. There were some technical hurdles that we could not overcome, even with their technical support. For our business model, LLNW's fee structure was not competitive with others in their space.

We do appreciate them for trying though.
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Return on Investment
StackPath
  • 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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Edgio (Limelight Networks)
  • We built our live and archived webcasting part of our business around the LLNW platform. We built a successful business with the assistance of their tools and network. Management is really working hard to ensure clients are happy and are being assisted by the organization.
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