Best CDN Software in 2026
26 cdn software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
26ranked
12free plans on this page
€0.01/molowest paid tier
3 Oct 2026last checked
#1 Azion Content Delivery Top pick · 8.9 Free plan · $25/mo
#2 Cloudflare CDN Runner-up · 8.7 Free plan · $20/mo #3 Amazon CloudFront Also great · 8.4 Free plan · $15/mo
- Free planFree trial apiLinuxmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 25 /mo
- Edge locations
- 100 locations
- Web application firewall
- Yes
- DDoS protection
- Yes
- Edge compute
- serverless
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$25/mofirst paid tier About Azion Content DeliveryVisit site - Free plan apiWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 20 /mo
- Edge locations
- 348 locations
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$20/mofirst paid tier About Cloudflare CDNVisit site - Free plan apiWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 15 /mo
- Edge locations
- 750 locations
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$15/mofirst paid tier About Amazon CloudFrontVisit site - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Edge locations
- 210 locations
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms€0.01/mofirst paid tier About Gcore CDNVisit site - Free planFree trial AndroidapiiOSWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 66 /mo
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$66/mofirst paid tier About UploadcareVisit site - Free plan apiWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 299 /mo
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$299/mofirst paid tier About CacheFlyVisit site - apiWeb
- Free plan
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan AndroidapiiOS
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 9 /mo
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$9/mofirst paid tier About ImageKitVisit site - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Edge locations
- 78 locations
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
- Free plan apiextensionWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 89 /mo
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$9,989/mofirst paid tier About CloudinaryVisit site - Free trial apiWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 25 /mo
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$25/mofirst paid tier About imgixVisit site - RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$35/mofirst paid tier About Azure Front DoorVisit site
- Web
- Free plan
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Web application firewall
- No
- DDoS protection
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 5 /mo
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$5/mofirst paid tier About DigitalOcean CDNVisit site - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 990 /mo
- Edge locations
- 200 locations
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
- Web
- Free plan
- No
- Edge locations
- 59 locations
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Web
- Edge locations
- 330 locations
- Edge compute
- none
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
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Questions about this list
Which cdn software is ranked first on The Geeks Club?
Azion Content Delivery is ranked #1 of 26 with a score of 8.9. Cloudflare CDN is second and Amazon CloudFront third.
How many of these have a free plan?
12 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Gcore CDN has the lowest first paid tier we found: €0.01/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.
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