Azure CDN

Azure CDN

Microsoft
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About

In online content delivery, user experience is everything. Azure Content Delivery Network (CDN) lets you reduce load times, save bandwidth, and speed responsiveness, whether you’re developing or managing websites or mobile apps, or encoding and distributing streaming media, gaming software, firmware updates, or IoT endpoints. CDN works seamlessly with Azure services, including Web Apps, Media Services, Storage, and Cloud Services. Apply CDN to your scenarios in just a few clicks. Azure APIs and developer tools give you the performance, reliability, and security you need to build global applications fast. Our APIs also give customers the flexibility to optimize features for availability and performance. Mitigate security threats on the content distribution network, such as distributed denial-of-service attacks. Optimize security by enabling HTTPS for your domain names, without additional cost or certificate management.

About

Filestack revolutionizes content management with its powerful, easy-to-use API, offering developers a comprehensive solution for file and media handling. As the #1 developer service for uploads, it enables seamless content ingestion from any source, including web, mobile, and cloud storage. Filestack's intelligent processing capabilities transform, convert, and optimize files on-the-fly, while its high-performance CDN ensures lightning-fast, secure delivery of responsive content. With features like an embeddable viewer for in-app display and flexible storage options, Filestack streamlines the entire content workflow, from upload to delivery, empowering developers to create superior user experiences efficiently.

Platforms Supported

Windows Not Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Platforms Supported

Windows Not Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Audience

Enterprises requiring a content delivery network solution to ensure secure, reliable content delivery with global reach

Audience

Content Management software for everyone

Support

Phone Support Supported
24/7 Live Support Supported
Online Supported

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Supported
Online Supported

API

Offers API Supported

API

Offers API Supported

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

$0.023 per GB
Free Version Not Supported
Free Trial Supported

Pricing

$69 monthly
Free - $0 forever
Start - $69 billed monthly
Grow - $199 billed monthly
Scale - $379 billed monthly
Enterprise - Custom tailored to your needs
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Supported

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 5.0 / 5
ease 5.0 / 5
features 5.0 / 5
design 5.0 / 5
support 5.0 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 4.6 / 5
ease 4.7 / 5
features 5.0 / 5
design 4.6 / 5
support 4.6 / 5

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • Recommended for enterprises. Excellent response times, 230% faster serving of images on azure blob storage, 200% faster serving of videos on azure blob storage. Ability to use multiple CDN networks. Azure provides 3 CDNs : 1. Akamai CDN 2. Verizon CDN (edgecast CDN) : offers Standard and premium 3. Azure CDN Each CDN has its own special features which makes a multi-CDN infrastructure very fast. Azure has more datacenters and regions than Google Cloud and AWS. Hence, very fast response times. Here's what tests say: Test Image: 5MB image with 1M requests per second. Latency comparison: Azure CDN : 5ms consistent latency AWS CloudFront : 40ms consistent latency Google Cloud CDN : 270ms fluctuating latency Azure has more CDN nodes than any other cloud provider.

Cons

  • Azure CDN does not provide dynamic acceleration of web content, but the other 2 CDNs provide it luckily.

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • The API is easy to work with, and adding file uploads was pretty straightforward. I also like the file conversion and processing features.
  • I appreciate that Filestack offers an easy integration via API, which really simplifies the process for me. I like how it abstracts away the file transformation bit, including functions like file resize, compress, and convert transformations. Filestack's built-in validation and security provide peace of mind, and I'm impressed by their cloud storage and CDN solutions. As someone constantly deciding between building things in-house or using third-party solutions, Filestack makes outsourcing file handling, storage, and CDN an attractive option.
  • Features a proprietary Content Ingestion Network (CIN) designed to make uploads, especially mobile uploads more reliable. Transformation tools via API. I can easily transform, resize, convert, optimize, and apply effects to images, videos, and documents before they are delivered. This includes format conversions like WEBP to JPG, In addition powerful AI features capabilities like object detection, explicit/unsafe content detection, image tagging, OCR.
  • Handles uploads, conversions, storage & delivery in one API — saves tons of time and reduces dev headaches.
  • Filestack makes uploading files so much easier. Its AI capabilities, like auto-tagging and OCR, save a lot of time, and the CDN support loads files quickly. Filestack is a great choice for smooth file handling!

Cons

  • Some features can take a little time to understand at first.
  • Pricing is a very minor concern, for smaller usage it’s fine, but as file volume increases, the costs can mount up Onboarding is straightforward for basic use, but when trying to handle more specific requirements, I had to spend extra time understanding certain parts.
  • Complex workflows require to study closely the documentation to know everything that Filestack offer. in the early day it's important to monitor the billing to understand how much it cost. in particular when using CPU heavy features like AI and converting/resizing.
  • Limited free plan, some features are locked early.
  • Filestack gets expensive as your project grows. While the cost may be a concern for small teams or startups, the performance and reliability can justify it for bigger projects.

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Supported
Live Online Supported
In Person Supported

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Supported
Live Online Supported
In Person Not Supported

Company Information

Microsoft
Founded: 1975
United States
azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/cdn/

Company Information

Filestack
Founded: 2012
United States
www.filestack.com

Alternatives

Alternatives

Cloudflare Tunnel

Cloudflare Tunnel

Cloudflare
VNCDN

VNCDN

VNETWORK Joint Stock Company
TinyPNG

TinyPNG

Tinify
imgix

imgix

Zebrafish Labs
Alibaba Cloud CDN

Alibaba Cloud CDN

Alibaba Cloud

Categories

CDN Supported

Categories

CDN Supported
Content Management Supported
File Sharing Supported

Content Management Features

Audio Content Supported
Customizable Templates Supported
Document Indexing Supported
E-forms Supported
Full Text Search Supported
Image Editor Supported
SEO Management Not Supported
Text Editor Supported
Version Control Not Supported
Video Content Supported
Website Management Supported

Document Management Features

Access Controls Not Supported
Archiving & Retention Not Supported
Collaboration Tools Supported
Compliance Tracking Supported
Document Archiving Supported
Document Assembly Not Supported
Document Capture Not Supported
Document Conversion Supported
Document Delivery Supported
Document Indexing Not Supported
Document Retention Supported
Electronic Signature Not Supported
Email Management Not Supported
File Recovery Supported
File Type Conversion Supported
Forms Management Not Supported
Full Text Search Not Supported
Offline Access Supported
Optical Character Recognition Supported
Print Management Not Supported
Version Control Not Supported

File Sharing Features

Audit Trail Not Supported
Chat / Messaging Not Supported
Collaboration Supported
Document Management Supported
Drag & Drop Supported
Electronic Signature Not Supported
Encryption Not Supported
File Synchronization Not Supported
Search Not Supported
User Management Not Supported
Version Control Not Supported
Workflow Management Supported

Integrations

Stackreaction Supported
Akamai Supported
Angular Not Supported
Azure Database for MariaDB Supported
Azure Industrial IoT Supported
Azure Marketplace Supported
Browshot Supported
Dropbox Not Supported
Facebook Not Supported
FlexiEPM Supported
GitHub Not Supported
Koolay Supported
Microsoft Azure Supported
React Not Supported
TESSA DAM Supported
VUE Not Supported
Verizon Cloud Supported
Wufoo Not Supported
Zapier Not Supported
Zight Not Supported

Integrations

Stackreaction Supported
Akamai Not Supported
Angular Supported
Azure Database for MariaDB Not Supported
Azure Industrial IoT Not Supported
Azure Marketplace Not Supported
Browshot Not Supported
Dropbox Supported
Facebook Supported
FlexiEPM Not Supported
GitHub Supported
Koolay Not Supported
Microsoft Azure Not Supported
React Supported
TESSA DAM Not Supported
VUE Supported
Verizon Cloud Not Supported
Wufoo Supported
Zapier Supported
Zight Supported
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