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IBM Cloud Content Delivery Network vs. StackPath Edge Delivery

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IBM Cloud Content Delivery Network
Score 9.0 out of 10
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IBM now supplies a CDN via IBM Cloud, via their partnership with Akamai, the IBM Cloud Content Delivery Network.N/A
StackPath Edge Delivery
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
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
Pricing
IBM Cloud Content Delivery NetworkStackPath Edge Delivery
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
IBM Cloud Content Delivery NetworkStackPath Edge Delivery
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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IBM Cloud Content Delivery NetworkStackPath Edge Delivery
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User Ratings
IBM Cloud Content Delivery NetworkStackPath Edge Delivery
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(4 ratings)
User Testimonials
IBM Cloud Content Delivery NetworkStackPath Edge Delivery
Likelihood to Recommend
IBM
The IBM Cloud Content Delivery Network is well suited for web applications that have a distributed worldwide audience. Modern web sites load a lot of assets, such as javascript and css, that can be sped up significantly with it.
John Reeve | TrustRadius Reviewer
John Reeve
Co-founder, Lead developer, Lead designer
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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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Pros
IBM
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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.
Andre Cheung | TrustRadius Reviewer
Andre Cheung
CEO & Founder
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Cons
IBM
No answers on this topic
StackPath
  • Analytics.
  • Many options hidden in API.
  • Web console.
Jason Byrne | TrustRadius Reviewer
Jason Byrne
Vice President Of Engineering
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Alternatives Considered
IBM
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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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Carlos Coque
System Administrator
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Return on Investment
IBM
  • It has reduced load on our servers so we can reallocate server resources to our web app
  • IBM Cloud Content Delivery Network has sped up response times for our app and made customers happier
John Reeve | TrustRadius Reviewer
John Reeve
Co-founder, Lead developer, Lead designer
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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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Anonymous
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