Easily compare EdgeNext and SwiftServe for POP locations, products, pricing, features & support. We hope this helps you better understand the similarities and differences between these content delivery networks.
Company
| Company | EdgeNext | SwiftServe |
|---|---|---|
| Short profile | EdgeNext is a leading provider of edge cloud services specializing in China, APAC, MEA and global cloud delivery. As the only service provider with extensive POPs in China to be recognized by Gartner as possessing 'global' network capabilities, EdgeNext is one of the fastest-growing companies in the CDN space. | SwiftServe CDN, operated by Conversant, has a strong POP presence in Asia and especially Indonesia. Their services include web acceleration, file download optimisation, video on demand (VoD) and live streaming. Conversant operates the largest CDN Federation in Asia. |
Products
| Product | EdgeNext | SwiftServe |
|---|---|---|
| Dynamic content deliveryNon-cacheable content delivery. User login, shopping cart ... | Dynamic Acceleration | |
| Small file deliveryStatic object delivery; caching of small files (file size <1 MB) | CDN | |
| Large file deliveryStatic object delivery; caching of large files (file size >1 MB) | CDN | |
| Live videoDelivery of live video. RTMP? Transcoding/transmuxing? | Streaming | |
| Video on demandDelivery of on demand video | Streaming | |
| Image OptimizationAutomatic image transformation/compression/optimization | ||
| DNSAuthoritative DNS for customer domain | Global, including China | |
| WAFWeb Application Firewall | Part of the Security CDN | |
| Anti-DDoSDDoS attack protection. Specific product(s) for this. | Part of the Security CDN | |
| Private CDNDedicated edge resources & custom configs | ||
| Edge ComputeRun your code on CDN edge servers |
Network
How many POP locations do EdgeNext and SwiftServe have in different parts of the world?
| Region | EdgeNext | SwiftServe |
|---|---|---|
| North America | 29 | 2 |
| Latin America | 14 | 0 |
| Europe | 16 | 1 |
| Russia & CIS | 4 | 0 |
| Asia excl. China | 38 | 20 |
| China | 1100 | 1 |
| Oceania | 1 | 0 |
| Middle East | 18 | 0 |
| Africa | 5 | 1 |
Pricing
| Pricing & contract duration | EdgeNext | SwiftServe |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum contract term | None for self-service customers | 12 months |
| Minimum monthly costs | None for self-service customers | Unknown |
| Requests costsCustomers pay for client to CDN requests | None | None |
| Ingress costsCustomers pay for origin-to-CDN bytes transferred | None | None |
| NA/EU traffic (low volume) | Unknown | Unknown |
| APAC traffic (low volume) | Unknown | Unknown |
| LATAM traffic (low volume) | Unknown | Unknown |
Features
| Web acceleration | EdgeNext | SwiftServe |
|---|---|---|
| Instant setupSign up, configure, start testing. | Self-service create account and configure account (EdgeNext to approve account) | |
| Change propagation delayHow fast do config changes propagate to all POPs? | <5 minutes | 15 minutes |
Apex/root domain OK  No performance degradation when using http(s)://domain.com |
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| HTTP/2 | ||
| HTTP/3 | ||
| WebSockets | ||
| IPv6Do the edge servers have IPv6? | ||
| Compression Reduce file size for faster delivery |
Resend from origin, or compress on edge
Fetch compressed or uncompressed from origin (configurable)
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Resend from origin, or compress on edge |
| Origin pull - protocolHTTP only or HTTPS possible too? | HTTP and HTTPS | HTTP and HTTPS |
| Origin pull - Host headerUse client > edge value? Set specific value? |
Configure specific other Host header
CDN can also forward client request Host header to origin
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Can't configure specific other Host header |
| Origin ShieldOne 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 | Upload in the portal or via API | FTP or upload in portal. Storage costs apply |
| Cache control - CDN caching | Full and granular control | Set override caching rules. Per file type. |
| Cache control - client caching | Full and granular control | |
| Serve Stale CDN serves cached but expired content in case origin is in trouble |
Cache-Control extensions support | |
| Purge Invalidate or delete cached objects on CDN |
Instant | Up to 15 minutes |
| Purge - capabilities | Purge all, purge by directory, soft purge | Purge file, all and by directory |
| Analytics | Many metrics in the UI |
Updated daily or hourly (premium)
No metrics per config/zone
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| Log files | Available for download in Portal or via API. Format can be customized. | Logs are daily |
| API | Purge, configuration, analytics, logs | Purge, analytics, configuration |
| HTTPS & Content Protection | EdgeNext | SwiftServe |
|---|---|---|
| CDN domain HTTPSUse the CDN's domain, like cloudfront.net | ||
| Customer domain HTTPSYour domain in the CDN's certificate | SNI. Pricing is custom. | |
| Customer cert HTTPSYour certificate on the CDN | Pricing is custom | |
| Token authentication | Not self-service, support is needed | |
| Geo blocking | Not self-service, support is needed | |
| Hotlink protectionThird parties cannot deeplink to your content | Self-service | |
| Basic authenticationUser logs in on the CDN to get content | Self-service | |
| IP white/blacklisting | Self-service |
Support
| Customer support | EdgeNext | SwiftServe |
|---|---|---|
| Documentation | Good documentation | Yes, but not public |
| Humans | 24/7 email support and phone support. Multiple support packages are available | All customers get email support. 24/7 phone support is available (costs extra) |