Easily compare ChinaCache and Tencent Cloud 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 | ChinaCache | Tencent Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Short profile | Founded in 1998, publicly traded on NASDAQ (CCIH), ChinaCache is the first CDN in China and generally considered to be one of the better CDNs for China delivery because of their network, knowledge and experience from working with (enterprise) multinational customers. The ChinaCache network and services are not limited to mainland China and ChinaCache has been growing steadily outside China in the past years. | Tencent Cloud is a leading global CDN that has resources distributed in 50+ countries and the highest service volume of all CDNs in Asia. It has a massive network with 1,100+ nodes in mainland China, extending beyond major ISPs to more than a dozen local providers. |
Products
| Product | ChinaCache | Tencent Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Dynamic content deliveryNon-cacheable content delivery. User login, shopping cart ... | Dynamic Content Acceleration | ECDN (Enterprise CDN) |
| Small file deliveryStatic object delivery; caching of small files (file size <1 MB) | Static Content Acceleration | CDN |
| Large file deliveryStatic object delivery; caching of large files (file size >1 MB) | Download Acceleration | CDN |
| Live videoDelivery of live video. RTMP? Transcoding/transmuxing? | Media Acceleration | LVB (Live Video Broadcast ) |
| Video on demandDelivery of on demand video | Media Acceleration | VOD |
| Image OptimizationAutomatic image transformation/compression/optimization | ||
| DNSAuthoritative DNS for customer domain | DNSpod | |
| WAFWeb Application Firewall | WAF | |
| Anti-DDoSDDoS attack protection. Specific product(s) for this. |
Anti-DDoS Advanced
Anti-DDoS Pro also available
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| Private CDNDedicated edge resources & custom configs | ||
| Edge ComputeRun your code on CDN edge servers | Serverless Cloud Function |
Network
How many POP locations do ChinaCache and Tencent Cloud have in different parts of the world?
| Region | ChinaCache | Tencent Cloud |
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| North America | 8 | 7 |
| Latin America | 1 | 2 |
| Europe | 3 | 6 |
| Russia & CIS | 0 | 1 |
| Asia excl. China | 10 | 21 |
| China | 400 | 1100 |
| Oceania | 0 | 1 |
| Middle East | 1 | 4 |
| Africa | 1 | 1 |
Pricing
| Pricing & contract duration | ChinaCache | Tencent Cloud |
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| Minimum contract term | 12 months | None |
| Minimum monthly costs | Unknown | None |
| Requests costsCustomers pay for client to CDN requests | None | None |
| Ingress costsCustomers pay for origin-to-CDN bytes transferred | Unknown | None |
| NA/EU traffic (low volume) | Unknown | $0.045 per GB |
| APAC traffic (low volume) | Unknown | $0.067 - $0.09 per GB (varies per region) |
| LATAM traffic (low volume) | Unknown | $0.11 per GB |
Features
| Web acceleration | ChinaCache | Tencent Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Instant setupSign up, configure, start testing. | Self-service, credit card required | |
| Change propagation delayHow fast do config changes propagate to all POPs? | <5 minutes | 5 minutes |
Apex/root domain OK  No performance degradation when using http(s)://domain.com |
Non-Anycasted network | Use DNSPod for DNS |
| HTTP/2 | ||
| HTTP/3 | ||
| WebSockets | ||
| IPv6Do the edge servers have IPv6? | At customer request | |
| 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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| Origin pull - protocolHTTP only or HTTPS possible too? | HTTP and HTTPS | HTTP, HTTPS, match protocol |
| 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 be IP address or hostname
Can be same host as in client-to-CDN requests
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| Origin ShieldOne POP pulls from origin, other POPs pull from the shield POP | Custom implementation by Tencent DevOps team | |
| Waiting RoomDuring peak traffic, route users to a virtual waiting room | ||
| Push / uploadStore your content directly on CDN, no customer origin | Cloud Object Storage with free tier. Upload in the portal or via API | |
| Cache control - CDN caching |
CDN can honor origin headers
Custom rules can be set by CDN support team
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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 |
Serve stale if origin sends 5xx | |
| Purge Invalidate or delete cached objects on CDN |
<3 minutes delay | 5 minutes |
| Purge - capabilities | Purge all, purge by directory | Purge all, purge by directory |
| Analytics | Many metrics available in console and via API | |
| Log files | Logs are daily or hourly | W3C formatted. Available for download in console and via API. Log roll period and delay depends on traffic volume. |
| API | Purge, analytics, billing. Not configuration | Purge, configuration, analytics, logs |
| HTTPS & Content Protection | ChinaCache | Tencent Cloud |
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| CDN domain HTTPSUse the CDN's domain, like cloudfront.net | Only for testing | |
| Customer domain HTTPSYour domain in the CDN's certificate |
SNI. First 20 DV certs are free. Wildcard allowed
TrustAsia is the Certificate Authority
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| Customer cert HTTPSYour certificate on the CDN | SNI and free. Wildcard allowed. | |
| Token authentication | 4 types of token/URL signing available | |
| Geo blocking | Not self-service, support is needed | |
| Hotlink protectionThird parties cannot deeplink to your content | Based on Referrer or IP address | |
| Basic authenticationUser logs in on the CDN to get content | ||
| IP white/blacklisting | Console and API. Block/allow individual IPs and IP ranges |
Support
| Customer support | ChinaCache | Tencent Cloud |
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| Documentation | Yes, but not public. | Good, extensive and public documentation |
| Humans | Different levels of support are available. | 24/7 support via the console. Multiple VIP support packages are available |