Edgio is the result of the merger between well-known CDNs Edgecast and Limelight Networks and now a global edge platform with 300+ edge locations across the globe. The Edgio platform has four pillars: Delivery, Streaming, Security and AppOps.
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Edgio Products
The Edgio Platform provides an integrated platform offering security, global content delivery, and streaming. Their focus is on video delivery and OTT, with features like Server-side Ad Insertion, Manifest Manipulation, QUIC Enabled and Digital Rights Management.
View the table below for more insight into Edgio products.
Hover over/touch the product to view a short description.
| Product | ||
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| Dynamic content deliveryNon-cacheable content delivery. User login, shopping cart ... | Performance | |
| Small file deliveryStatic object delivery; caching of small files (file size <1 MB) | Performance | |
| Large file deliveryStatic object delivery; caching of large files (file size >1 MB) | Performance | |
| Live videoDelivery of live video. RTMP? Transcoding/transmuxing? | Live Streaming | |
| Video on demandDelivery of on demand video | Delivery | |
| Image OptimizationAutomatic image transformation/compression/optimization | Image Optimization | |
| DNSAuthoritative DNS for customer domain | ||
| WAFWeb Application Firewall | Security | |
| Anti-DDoSDDoS attack protection. Specific product(s) for this. | Security | |
| Private CDNDedicated edge resources & custom configs | ||
| Edge ComputeRun your code on CDN edge servers | App Edge |
Edgio Network
The Edgio Platform has 140+ POPs on 6 continents. China delivery is provided through a partnership with ChinaCache.
Edgio Platform network map
Click the country flag icon to navigate to a page showing all CDNs with POP(s) in that country
* = planned POPs
** = multiple POPs
| North America | 18 locations in 1 country | ||
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United States | Ashburn - Atlanta - Boston - Chicago - Dallas - Denver - Detroit - Houston - Las Vegas - Los Angeles - Miami - New York - Philadelphia - Phoenix - Pittsburgh - San Jose - Seattle - Washington D.C. | |
| Latin America | 12 locations in 6 countries | ||
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Argentina | Buenos Aires | |
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Chile | Valparaíso | |
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Colombia | Barranquilla - Bogotá - Medellin | |
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Brazil | Rio de Janeiro - São Paulo | |
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Mexico | Guadalajara - Mexico City - Puebla - Querétaro | |
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Peru | Lima | |
| Europe | 15 locations in 13 countries | ||
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Austria | Vienna | |
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Germany | Frankfurt | |
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Denmark | Copenhagen | |
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Spain | Madrid | |
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Finland | Helsinki | |
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France | Paris - Marseille | |
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United Kingdom | London - Manchester | |
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Italy | Milan | |
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Latvia | Riga | |
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Netherlands | Amsterdam | |
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Poland | Warsaw | |
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Portugal | Lisbon | |
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Sweden | Stockholm | |
| Russia & CIS | No edge servers | ||
| Asia excl. China | 12 locations in 8 countries | ||
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Hong Kong | Hong Kong | |
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Indonesia | Jakarta | |
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India | Bangalore - Chennai - Mumbai - New Delhi | |
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Japan | Osaka - Tokyo | |
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South Korea | Seoul | |
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Philippines | Manila | |
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Singapore | Singapore | |
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Taiwan | Taipei | |
| China | 100 locations in 1 country | ||
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China | Partnership with ChinaCache | |
| Oceania | 3 locations in 2 countries | ||
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Australia | Melbourne - Sydney | |
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New Zealand | Auckland | |
| Middle East | 3 locations in 3 countries | ||
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United Arab Emirates | Fujairah | |
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Kuwait | Kuwait City | |
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Oman | Muscat | |
| Africa | 2 locations in 2 countries | ||
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Kenya | Mombasa | |
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South Africa | Johannesburg | |
Edgio Pricing
The Edgio Platform typically requires annual contracts with pricing depending on traffic volume and what features/services you need. Get in touch to learn more about their services and prices.
Edgio Platform contact form
| Pricing & contract duration | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum contract term | Unknown | |
| Minimum monthly costs | Unknown | |
| Requests costsCustomers pay for client to CDN requests | Unknown | |
| Ingress costsCustomers pay for origin-to-CDN bytes transferred | Unknown | |
| NA/EU traffic (low volume) | Unknown | |
| APAC traffic (low volume) | Unknown | |
| LATAM traffic (low volume) | Unknown | |
Edgio Features
View the tables below for more insight into the features Edgio supports.
Hover over/touch the feature name to view a short description.
| Web acceleration | ||
|---|---|---|
| Instant setupSign up, configure, start testing. | Available through Microsoft Azure | |
| Change propagation delayHow fast do config changes propagate to all POPs? | A few minutes | |
Apex/root domain OK
No performance degradation when using http(s)://domain.com
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Anycasted network (regional) | |
| HTTP/2 | ||
| HTTP/3 | Q4 2023 | |
| WebSockets
Technology for bidirectional communication in client-server apps
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WebSockets docs | |
| IPv6Do the edge servers have IPv6? | ||
| Compression
Reduce file size for faster delivery
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Resend from origin, or compress on edge | |
| Origin pull - protocolHTTP only or HTTPS possible too? | HTTP and HTTPS | |
| Origin pull - Host headerUse client > edge value? Set specific value? | Configure specific other Host header | |
| Origin Shield
One POP pulls from origin, other POPs pull from the shield POP
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Single POP shield or multiple. Full control | |
| Waiting RoomDuring peak traffic, route users to a virtual waiting room | ||
| Push / uploadStore your content directly on CDN, no customer origin | Origin Storage | |
| Cache control - CDN caching | Full and granular control | |
| Cache control - client caching | Full and granular control | |
| Serve Stale
CDN serves cached but expired content in case origin is in trouble
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Purge
Invalidate or delete cached objects on CDN
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Purge Speed | |
| Purge - capabilities | Purge all, purge by directory, by file extension | |
| Analytics | Real-time, with many metrics in the UI | |
| Log files | < 60 seconds | |
| API | Purge, analytics, configuration | |
| HTTPS & Content Protection | ||
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| CDN domain HTTPSUse the CDN's domain, like cloudfront.net | ||
| Customer domain HTTPSYour domain in the CDN's certificate | Non-SNI. Pricing is custom. Wildcard possible | |
| Customer cert HTTPSYour certificate on the CDN | Pricing is custom | |
| Token authentication | Included as core feature | |
| Geo blocking | Included as core feature | |
| Hotlink protectionThird parties cannot deeplink to your content | Included as core feature | |
| Basic authenticationUser logs in on the CDN to get content | Supported via special configuration | |
| IP white/blacklisting | Included as core feature | |
Edgio Support
Edgio provides support via email and phone to all customers.
| Documentation | Yes, public | |
| Human support | All customers get 24/7 email and phone support. | |
| Status Page | Edgio status page |
Contact Edgio
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