Comparison of four CDN products including INXY CDN, ahCDN, CDNNOW and UCDN

2020 Guide to CDN Providers: Price Comparison

We will continue this series of articles discussing how to choose and configure a CDN for different projects. Today, we’ll explore an important factor when choosing a CDN provider. That is, the cost of CDN service.

We will pick 5 major providers on the market and compare their prices to conclude:

• How to use CDN solutions under the most favorable terms;
• How to reduce the monthly cost of the CDN you are using;
• Which provider is the best choice for your project.
First, let me introduce

I would say that all the suppliers in our market today have been verified by our experts and used by our customers for many years, ensuring that the products they offer can compete with the heavyweights worldwide! 100% identical:

• Modern security requirements;
• Quality technology. 24/7 support;
• Stable CDN network operation;
• Global coverage (POPs all over the world)
• Convenient control panel;
• Free trial • Quick integration with all platforms and CMS. There are many plugins and extensions for popular CMS (WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, and others) that can be used to configure and integrate cloud storage services and distribute static data via CDN.
Who needs a CDN?
If a project has a large number of users in different regions or countries, it is necessary to use a CDN. The benefits are clear: reduced latency, faster content distribution, greater convenience, and, as a result, happier users. It can be:

• Projects focused on gaming, multimedia content and various streaming distribution;
• International e-commerce projects;
• Application or software developers;
• Highly loaded websites with an international audience.
Price Analysis There are two payment models for CDN solutions:

1. Pay as you go (PAYG) payment model.
2. Pay by traffic – Prepaid data packages starting from 1TB.

Pay-as-you-go pricing is usually much more expensive than metered usage.

In addition, the price of CDN services depends on the number of POPs of a particular provider and the amount of traffic consumed by the project. The more traffic you have, the cheaper the price per GB.

The main reason we choose and purchase CDN through our marketplace rather than directly from suppliers is that we purchase a large amount of traffic every month, so our prices are much lower than the official retail prices of suppliers.

Let’s take a look:

ahCDN

The company operates a large network of 17 points of presence (POPs) across North America and Europe.

On the Advanced Hosters official website, the price of a 2TB traffic CDN package is $30 per month.
In the INXY brochure, the same data package only costs $8 – almost 1/4 the price!

ahCDN for 20TB of traffic is $240.
If you buy through INXY, the data package costs only $80.

The 100TB data package on Advanced Hosters' official website costs $900.
And our price is only $400.

CDNNOW
Large provider. Their total capacity is 500 Gb/s. The company operates a large network with 33 points of presence (POPs) across Russia and CIS countries.

If you check out their official website, you’ll see that you’ll have to pay 37 Euros (close to $41) per TB, and packages can’t exceed 3TB.
If purchased through the INXY marketplace, the same data package only costs $16 per 1TB.

On the CDNNOW official website, the price of a 50TB data package is 19 euros (close to 21 US dollars).
In our mall, this traffic only costs $12.

UCDN
There are 13 strategic points of presence (POPs) located across North America and Europe. Edge locations are strategically placed in high-demand areas, accelerated by Anycast routing and 100% SSD servers.

The official website price starts from 0.008 per 1GB.

On INXY, you can purchase this CDN for half the price – 0.004 per 1GB

Highwinds Global (a division of Stackpath.com)
Highwinds is now StackPath

The customer-favorite Highwinds CDN is now integrated into the new StackPath CDN edge network service.
The company operates a large network with 36 strategic points of presence (POPs) located in Asia (POPs are located in China), North America, and Europe.

The 1TB CDN traffic package offered on the Highwinds official website costs $10 per month.
In the INXY brochure, the same data package only costs $7.

In the Highwinds brochure, the price of a 100TB CDN traffic package is $0.04/GB
If you buy the same data package through us, the price is only $0.007/GB

Summary As you can see, thanks to INXY any project (no matter how big) has the opportunity to use a regular or premium CDN solution cheaper than buying it directly from a provider.

No matter you are already using CDN in your project, or just planning to use it. Contact INXY and our experts can help you optimize your monthly CDN costs for free. Or get started with CDN at the best prices.
In addition to very competitive pricing, INXY offers the following platforms:

• Compare and choose from multiple CDN solutions • Convenient payment in one store • High-quality 24/7 customer service • Free use of any CDN service

Switching providers saves our customers hundreds of dollars per year and is quick and easy. For a free consultation and professional advice, please contact us. We have experienced engineers who can help you choose the best price and the best solution.

Original article: https://inxy.com/blog/cdn_prices_competition