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- 6,071
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- MIT
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- 8 months ago
Best CDN & Edge Caching Tools
Explore leading tools in the CDN & Edge Caching category, including open-source options and SaaS products. Compare features, use cases, and find the best fit for your workflow.
3 open-source projects · 8 SaaS products
Top open-source CDN & Edge Caching
These projects are active, self-hostable choices for knowledge management teams evaluating alternatives to SaaS tools.
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- 4,009
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- Unknown
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- 3 days ago

Apache Traffic Control
Orchestrate a scalable, open-source CDN with Apache Traffic Control
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- 1,157
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Last commit
- 11 days ago
Global, free CDN delivering npm and GitHub assets at lightning speed
Varnish Cache delivers ultra-low latency content delivery by caching HTTP responses, offering a programmable VCL language, multi-threaded performance, and extensive testing for reliable edge acceleration.
Popular SaaS Platforms to Replace
Understand the commercial incumbents teams migrate from and how many open-source alternatives exist for each product.
Akamai CDN
Enterprise-grade CDN for app, API, and media delivery at global scale
Amazon CloudFront
Global content delivery network (CDN) for fast, reliable delivery of static and dynamic content
Azure CDN
Global content delivery network service for high-speed delivery of web content to users via Microsoft’s edge network
Bunny.net
Developer-friendly content delivery network offering high-performance global caching and edge storage at cost-effective rates
Cloudflare CDN
Global content delivery network with edge caching, optimization, and DDoS-resistant delivery
Fastly CDN
Programmable, high-performance CDN with real-time control and visibility
Akamai’s CDN provides agile, distributed delivery for web apps and streaming media, improving performance and reliability with a vast edge footprint and intelligent routing.
Frequently replaced when teams want private deployments and lower TCO.
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