StackPath - CDN Planet

Company

StackPath launched in 2016 and promises global, high performance content delivery + top notch security (integrated web application firewall and DDoS mitigation) while keeping things simple, transparent and affordable. StackPath is developer-friendly with 24/7/365 support and a fully-documented API.
StackPath website

Products

StackPath targets publishers, game developers, ad networks, software distributors and other companies that require solid security and a global network for delivering small and large files.

View the table below for more insight into StackPath products.
Hover over/touch the product to view a short description.

Yes

Sort of/partially

Extra costs

Unknown

Product
Dynamic content deliveryNon-cacheable content delivery. User login, shopping cart ...
Small file deliveryStatic object delivery; caching of small files (file size <1 MB)
Large file deliveryStatic object delivery; caching of large files (file size >1 MB)
Live videoDelivery of live video. RTMP? Transcoding/transmuxing?
Video on demandDelivery of on demand video
Image OptimizationAutomatic image transformation/compression/optimization		Image Optimization
DNSAuthoritative DNS for customer domain
WAFWeb Application Firewall		Web Application Firewall
Anti-DDoSDDoS attack protection. Specific product(s) for this.		DDoS Mitigation
Private CDNDedicated edge resources & custom configs
Edge ComputeRun your code on CDN edge servers		Edge Compute

Network

StackPath has a focus on North America and Europe and a high POP density there. Their global network also has POPs in Brazil, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia.
StackPath network map

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^* = planned POPs
^** = multiple POPs

North America	11 locations in 2 countries
		United States	Ashburn - Atlanta - Chicago - Denver - Dallas - Los Angeles - Miami - New York - San Jose - Seattle - Omaha^*
		Canada	Toronto
Latin America	6 locations in 5 countries
		Argentina	Buenos Aires
		Brazil	Rio de Janeiro - São Paulo
		Chile	Santiago
		Colombia	Bogotá
		Peru	Lima
Europe	10 locations in 9 countries
		Netherlands	Amsterdam
		Germany	Frankfurt
		Spain	Madrid
		France	Paris
		United Kingdom	London - Manchester
		Ireland	Dublin
		Italy	Milan
		Poland	Warsaw
		Sweden	Stockholm
Russia & CIS	No edge servers
Asia excl. China	5 locations in 4 countries
		Hong Kong	Hong Kong
		Japan	Osaka - Tokyo
		South Korea	Seoul
		Singapore	Singapore
China	No edge servers
Oceania	2 locations in 1 country
		Australia	Melbourne - Sydney
Middle-East	No edge servers
Africa	No edge servers

Pricing

StackPath keeps pricing simple with a single rate for all global regions. No long-term contracts, no hidden costs. StackPath offers plans starting at $25/m and all plans include free SSL and EdgeRules. Signup is completely self-service and there is no need to talk to a sales representative. You can get discounted rates based on a commit in an annual contract.
StackPath pricing

Pricing & contract duration
Minimum contract term		One month
Minimum monthly costs		$25
Requests costsCustomers pay for client to CDN requests		None
Ingress costsCustomers pay for origin-to-CDN bytes transferred		Unknown
NA/EU traffic (low volume)		$0.04 per GB
APAC traffic (low volume)		$0.04 per GB
LATAM traffic (low volume)		$0.04 per GB

Features

StackPath has a good feature set, including instant configuration updates, instant purging, real-time analytics and origin shield.

View the tables below for more insight into the features StackPath supports.
Hover over/touch the feature name to view a short description.

Yes

Sort of/partially

Extra costs

Unknown

Web acceleration
Instant setupSign up, configure, start testing.
Change propagation delayHow fast do config changes propagate to all POPs?		Instant
Apex/root domain OK No performance degradation when using http(s)://domain.com
HTTP/2
WebSockets Technology for bidirectional communication in client-server apps		WebSockets docs
IPv6Do the edge servers have IPv6?
Compression Reduce file size for faster delivery		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?
Origin Shield One POP pulls from origin, other POPs pull from the shield POP
Waiting RoomDuring peak traffic, route users to a virtual waiting room
Push / uploadStore your content directly on CDN, no customer origin
Cache control - CDN caching		Full and granular control with EdgeRules
Cache control - client caching		Full and granular control with EdgeRules
Serve Stale CDN serves cached but expired content in case origin is in trouble
Purge Invalidate or delete cached objects on CDN		Instant!
Purge - capabilities		Purge all, purge by directory/header,
Analytics		Real-time!
Log files		Only for larger volume plans
API		Purge, analytics, configuration

HTTPS & Content Protection
CDN domain HTTPSUse the CDN's domain, like cloudfront.net		Free. SNI
Customer domain HTTPSYour domain in the CDN's certificate
Customer cert HTTPSYour certificate on the CDN		Free. SNI
Token authentication
Geo blocking
Hotlink protectionThird parties cannot deeplink to your content
Basic authenticationUser logs in on the CDN to get content
IP white/blacklisting

Support

StackPath is proud of the support they provide their customers. Phone, chat and email is available to all customers at no extra charge.

Documentation		Yes, public
Human support		24/7 phone and email support included in all plans. Higher volume plans get a dedicated technical account manager
Status Page		StackPath status page

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