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Francesco Boffa
CTO at ORDR · | 13 upvotes · 45K views
I don't think I have registered a domain in the last 10 years that hasn't been linked to CloudFlare within the first 2 hours from registration.
The benefits you get from even the free version of CloudFlare are amazing. From day 0: - 30/80% of bandwidth savings thanks to their CDN - Origin IP address protection - Managed SSL
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Pros of Amazon CloudFront
- Fast245
- Cdn166
- Compatible with other aws services157
- Simple125
- Global108
- Cheap41
- Cost-effective36
- Reliable27
- One stop solution19
- Elastic9
- Object store1
- HTTP/2 Support1
Pros of CloudFlare
- Easy setup, great cdn423
- Free ssl276
- Easy setup199
- Security190
- Ssl180
- Great cdn98
- Optimizer77
- Simple71
- Great UI44
- Great js cdn28
- HTTP/2 Support12
- Apps12
- DNS Analytics12
- AutoMinify12
- Ipv69
- Rocket Loader9
- Easy9
- IPv6 "One Click"8
- DNSSEC7
- Free GeoIP7
- Amazing performance7
- API7
- Cheapest SSL7
- Fantastic CDN service7
- Nice DNS7
- SSHFP7
- Free and reliable, Faster then anyone else6
- SPDY6
- Asynchronous resource loading5
- Easy Use4
- Performance4
- Global Load Balancing4
- Ubuntu4
- CDN3
- Support for SSHFP records2
- Registrar2
- Web31
- HTTPS3/Quic1
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- UI could use some work3
- Invalidations take so long1
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- No support for SSHFP records2
- Expensive when you exceed their fair usage limits2
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What is Akamai?
If you've ever shopped online, downloaded music, watched a web video or connected to work remotely, you've probably used Akamai's cloud platform. Akamai helps businesses connect the hyperconnected, empowering them to transform and reinvent their business online. We remove the complexities of technology, so you can focus on driving your business faster forward.
What is Amazon CloudFront?
Amazon CloudFront can be used to deliver your entire website, including dynamic, static, streaming, and interactive content using a global network of edge locations. Requests for your content are automatically routed to the nearest edge location, so content is delivered with the best possible performance.
What is CloudFlare?
Cloudflare speeds up and protects millions of websites, APIs, SaaS services, and other properties connected to the Internet.
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What are some alternatives to Akamai, Amazon CloudFront, and CloudFlare?
Fastly
Fastly's real-time content delivery network gives you total control over your content, unprecedented access to performance analytics, and the ability to instantly update content in 150 milliseconds.
Google Cloud CDN
Google Cloud CDN leverages Google's globally distributed edge caches to accelerate content delivery for websites and applications served out of Google Compute Engine. Cloud CDN lowers network latency, offloads origins, and reduces serving costs. Once you've set up HTTP(S) Load Balancing, simply enable Cloud CDN with a single checkbox.
Apigee
API management, design, analytics, and security are at the heart of modern digital architecture. The Apigee intelligent API platform is a complete solution for moving business to the digital world.
Imperva
It provides complete cyber security by protecting what really matters most—your data and applications—whether on-premises or in the cloud.
F5
It powers apps from development through their entire life cycle, so our customers can deliver differentiated, high-performing, and secure digital experiences.