CDN comparison
Edge vs CDN77
CDN77 is a respected European CDN with a strong video focus and clear pay-as-you-go pricing. Edge offers a much larger footprint and no bandwidth charges at all.
Monthly cost as traffic grows~100 KB / request
CDN77 $2,509Edge $125
0 TB25 TB50 TB / month
The short version
Where each one wins
Where CDN77 is stronger
- A long track record in video streaming and live delivery
- Its own private backbone between data centres
- Transparent pay-as-you-go pricing with volume discounts
- Strong presence and support in Europe
Where Edge is different
- 988 locations against 50+
- $0 egress instead of $0.049/GB and up
- Costs that stay flat as bandwidth grows
- A decentralised network with no single point of failure
Feature by feature
Edge and CDN77, side by side
| CDN77 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Egress | Free | $0.049/GB+ |
| Edge locations | 988 | 50+ |
| Instant purge | ||
| DDoS protection | Included | Included |
| HTTP/3 | ||
| Real-time analytics | ||
| Free SSL | ||
| Video streaming | ||
| Transparent pricing | ||
| Pay-as-you-go | ||
| Decentralised |
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Cost
What the same month costs
Three traffic levels at published rates. Edge charges $0.25 per million requests after the free 500k and nothing for bandwidth. Try your own numbers.
- 500 GB · 5M requestsEdge$1.13CDN77$25
- 5 TB · 50M requestsEdge$12.38CDN77$251
- 50 TB · 500M requestsEdge$125CDN77$2,509
Assumes ~100 KB per request. CDN77 at its $0.049/GB starting rate. CDN77 offers volume discounts on larger commitments, which would lower its figure at the top end. Edge egress is $0 at every volume. Estimates, not quotes.
When to choose Edge
Edge is the better fit when…
Bandwidth grows faster than requests
Video and downloads move lots of bytes per request. At $0 egress, the fastest-growing part of the bill stays at zero.You need reach beyond Europe
Edge's 988 locations put more visitors close to a node across the Americas, Asia Pacific and Africa.You'd rather not negotiate
The rate you see is the rate you pay, from the first request to the billionth.
Switching
Moving from CDN77 without downtime
- 01
Mirror your CDN resource
Create an Edge deployment pointing at the same origin as your CDN77 resource. - 02
Check video behaviour
Test range requests, cache keys and TTLs on a staging hostname with your real players. - 03
Switch the CNAME
Move traffic over and keep the CDN77 resource as a fallback until you're confident.
FAQ
Edge vs CDN77, answered
Is Edge suitable for video?
Yes. Range requests, long TTLs and zero egress make Edge a good fit for on-demand video delivery. CDN77 has more specialised live-streaming tooling.
How much could I save?
It depends on how many bytes each request carries. At ~100 KB per request, 50 TB a month is about $2,500 on CDN77's starting rate and about $125 in requests on Edge.
Do I need to change my origin?
No. Edge pulls from the same origin CDN77 uses today.
Let bandwidth grow. Keep the bill flat.
Put a hostname on Edge, point it at your existing origin and compare with CDN77 on real traffic.
Free tier: 3 deployments and 500k requests a month, hard-capped. Bandwidth is always $0.