Lumen CDN vs. StackPath Edge Delivery

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Lumen CDN
Score 4.0 out of 10
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Lumen Content Delivery Network (CDN), formerly CenturyLink CDN, is a platform that delivers for businesses that demand seamless Internet video playback, high-performance websites or far-reaching digital file distribution. The Lumen CDN is specially architected into the Lumen IP backbone for direct control over the security, performance and delivery of content. This combination connects users with Lumen's scalable services and delivers those services in a simplified manner, offering the…N/A
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
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Free/Freemium Version
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User Testimonials
Lumen CDNStackPath Edge Delivery
Likelihood to Recommend
Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink)
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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
Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink)
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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.
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Cons
Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink)
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StackPath
  • Analytics.
  • Many options hidden in API.
  • Web console.
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Alternatives Considered
Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink)
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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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Return on Investment
Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink)
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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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