Best CDN Software in 2026
Updated
Serving content through edge infrastructure calls for balancing reach, performance features, and protections. Compared on edge locations, edge compute, image optimization, and origin shield, these CDN options cover several parts of delivery setup. DDoS protection and web application firewall are also listed for comparison. Azion Content Delivery, CacheFly, and Cloudinary are among the named services. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing add cost context as you consider what fits your stack. Weigh the listed reach, optimization, and security capabilities against the content you serve and the controls your team needs.
CDN Software, one module each.A lit port is something its maker publishes; 25 of 25 with a known API signal have a public API.
- 01 Azion Content Delivery API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.4$25/mo
- 02 CacheFly API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.3$299/mo
- 03 Cloudinary API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.3$9,989/mo
- 04 Fastly Image Optimizer API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.3$0.01/mo
- 05 ImageKit API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.3$9/mo
- 06 UNPKG API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.3Free
- 07 Amazon CloudFront API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.2$15/mo
- 08 jsDelivr API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.2Free
- 09 QUIC.cloud CDN API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.2Free
- 10 Uploadcare API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.2$66/mo
- 11 cdnjs API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.1Free
- 12 Statically API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.1Free
- 13 Akamai CDN API yesDOCS 6.8
- 14 imgix API yesFREE noDOCS 6.8$25/mo
- 15 Alibaba Cloud CDN API yesFREE noDOCS 6.7
- 16 BelugaCDN API yesFREE noDOCS 6.7$0.01/mo
- 17 CDNetworks CDN API yesFREE noDOCS 6.7$0.04/mo
- 18 CDNsun API yesDOCS 6.7$0.03/mo
- 19 CDNvideo API yesFREE noDOCS 6.7
- 20 KeyCDN API yesFREE noDOCS 6.7$0.04/mo
- 21 Azure Front Door API yesFREE noDOCS 6.6$35/mo
- 22 CDN77 API yesFREE noDOCS 6.6$100/mo
- 23 Google Cloud CDN API yesFREE noDOCS 6.6$0.03/mo
- 24 Google Media CDN API yesDOCS 6.6
- 25 Leaseweb CDN API yesFREE noDOCS 6.6€0.55/mo
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Edge locations | Web application firewall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azion Content Delivery | 7.4 | Free plan | $25/mo | Yes | 25 /mo | 100 locations | Yes |
| 2 | CacheFly | 7.3 | Free plan | $299/mo | Yes | 299 /mo | ||
| 3 | Cloudinary | 7.3 | Free plan | $9,989/mo | Yes | 89 /mo | ||
| 4 | Fastly Image Optimizer | 7.3 | Free plan | $0.01/mo | Yes | 1,500 /mo | ||
| 5 | ImageKit | 7.3 | Free plan | $9/mo | Yes | 9 /mo | ||
| 6 | UNPKG | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 7 | Amazon CloudFront | 7.2 | Free plan | $15/mo | Yes | 15 /mo | 750 locations | |
| 8 | jsDelivr | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 9 | QUIC.cloud CDN | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | 78 locations | ||
| 10 | Uploadcare | 7.2 | Free plan | $66/mo | Yes | 66 /mo | ||
| 11 | cdnjs | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 12 | Statically | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 13 | Akamai CDN | 6.8 | No | |||||
| 14 | imgix | 6.8 | No | $25/mo | No | 25 /mo | ||
| 15 | Alibaba Cloud CDN | 6.7 | No | |||||
| 16 | BelugaCDN | 6.7 | No | $0.01/mo | No | 28 locations | ||
| 17 | CDNetworks CDN | 6.7 | No | $0.04/mo | No | |||
| 18 | CDNsun | 6.7 | $0.03/mo | |||||
| 19 | CDNvideo | 6.7 | No | No | No | |||
| 20 | KeyCDN | 6.7 | No | $0.04/mo | No | 60 locations | ||
| 21 | Azure Front Door | 6.6 | No | $35/mo | No | 35 /mo | ||
| 22 | CDN77 | 6.6 | No | $100/mo | No | 990 /mo | 200 locations | |
| 23 | Google Cloud CDN | 6.6 | No | $0.03/mo | No | |||
| 24 | Google Media CDN | 6.6 | No | 59 locations | ||||
| 25 | Leaseweb CDN | 6.6 | No | €0.55/mo | No |
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