Best CDN Software in 2026
Updated
In short: Azion Content Delivery is ranked #1 of 29 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of CacheFly and Cloudinary. The best-ranked option with a free plan is CacheFly. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Fastly Image Optimizer at $0.01/mo.
For delivering content through edge networks, compare the listed reach and delivery capabilities with the protections your setup calls for. This ranking weighs edge locations and edge compute, image optimization, and origin shield, as well as DDoS protection and web application firewall. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing provide additional comparison points. Cloudflare CDN and Amazon CloudFront appear first, followed by Azion Content Delivery. Check which of these listed features matter for your content and delivery needs, and how they fit with the services already in your stack.
29 CDN software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
| # | Platform | Score | Why | From | Free plan | Paid from | Edge locations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Azion Content Delivery | 7.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $25/mo | Yes | 25 /mo | 100 locations | View |
| 2 | CacheFly | 7.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $299/mo | Yes | 299 /mo | — | View |
| 3 |  Cloudinary | 7.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $9,989/mo | Yes | 89 /mo | — | View |
| 4 |  Fastly Image Optimizer | 7.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $0.01/mo | Yes | 1,500 /mo | — | View |
| 5 | ImageKit | 7.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $9/mo | Yes | 9 /mo | — | View |
| 6 | Amazon CloudFront | 7.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $15/mo | Yes | 15 /mo | 750 locations | View |
| 7 |  Uploadcare | 7.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $66/mo | Yes | 66 /mo | — | View |
| 8 | Akamai CDN | 6.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | — | View |
| 9 | imgix | 6.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $25/mo | No | 25 /mo | — | View |
| 10 | KeyCDN | 6.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $0.04/mo | No | — | 60 locations | View |
| 11 | Gcore CDN | 5.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | €0.01/mo | Yes | — | 210 locations | View |
| 12 | QUIC.cloud CDN | 5.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | 78 locations | View |
| 13 | jsDelivr | 5.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | — | View |
| 14 |  Statically | 5.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 15 | cdnjs | 5.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | — | View |
| 16 |  UNPKG | 5.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | — | View |
| 17 |  Alibaba Cloud CDN | 5.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
| 18 |  CDNvideo | 5.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | — | View |
| 19 |  Tencent Cloud CDN | 5.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | CNY 21/mo | No | — | 3,200 locations | View |
| 20 |  BelugaCDN | 5.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $0.01/mo | No | — | 28 locations | View |
| 21 | Bunny CDN | 5.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $0.01/mo | No | 1 /mo | 119 locations | View |
| 22 | esm.sh | 5.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | 330 locations | View |
| 23 | CDN77 | 4.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | 990 /mo | 200 locations | View |
| 24 | CDNetworks CDN | 4.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | — | View |
| 25 |  Google Cloud CDN | 4.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | — | View |
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Questions about this list
Which CDN software is ranked first on Inferse?
Azion Content Delivery is ranked #1 of 29 with a score of 7.4. CacheFly is second and Cloudinary third.
How many of these have a free plan?
10 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Fastly Image Optimizer has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.01/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it. Paid placements never change a rank.