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Francesco Boffa

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 Akamai
Pros of Amazon CloudFront
Pros of Fastly
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      Fast
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      Cdn
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      Compatible with other aws services
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      Simple
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      Global
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      Cheap
    • 36
      Cost-effective
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      Reliable
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      One stop solution
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      Elastic
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      Object store
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      HTTP/2 Support
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      Real-time updates
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      Fastest CDN
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      Powerful API
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      Great support
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      Great customer support
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      Instant Purging
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      Custom VCL
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      Good pricing
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      Tag-based Purging
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      HTTP/2 Support
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      Speed & functionality
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      Image processing on demande (Fastly IO)
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      Best CDN

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    Cons of Akamai
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        UI could use some work
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        Invalidations take so long
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        Minimum $50/mo spend

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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 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.

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