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Leaseweb versus EdgeNext

Easily compare Leaseweb and EdgeNext for POP locations, products, pricing, features & support. We hope this helps you better understand the similarities and differences between these content delivery networks.

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Company

Company Leaseweb EdgeNext
Short profile Leaseweb has been an established player in the (enterprise) hosting market for many years and launched their CDN mid 2013. Leaseweb claims 'the most competitive price in the CDN market' and has a reseller program. 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.

Products

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Product Leaseweb EdgeNext
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. DDoS IP Protection Part of the Security CDN
Private CDNDedicated edge resources & custom configs Private CDN
Edge ComputeRun your code on CDN edge servers

Network

How many POP locations do Leaseweb and EdgeNext have in different parts of the world?

Region Leaseweb EdgeNext
North America 6 29
Latin America 0 14
Europe 6 16
Russia & CIS 0 4
Asia excl. China 2 38
China 0 1100
Oceania 0 1
Middle East 0 18
Africa 0 5

Pricing

Pricing & contract duration Leaseweb EdgeNext
Minimum contract term One month None for self-service customers
Minimum monthly costs $49 None for self-service customers
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) $0.06 per GB Unknown
APAC traffic (low volume) $0.06 per GB Unknown
LATAM traffic (low volume) $0.06 per GB Unknown

Features

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Web acceleration Leaseweb EdgeNext
Instant setupSign up, configure, start testing. Leaseweb needs 1 business day to get you started Self-service create account and configure account (EdgeNext to approve account)
Change propagation delayHow fast do config changes propagate to all POPs? Instant <5 minutes
Apex/root domain OK Blog: Root domain on CDN and performanceNo performance degradation when using http(s)://domain.com No global Anycast
HTTP/2
HTTP/3
WebSockets
IPv6Do the edge servers have IPv6?
Compression CDN Guide: CompressionReduce file size for faster delivery Resend from origin or compress on the edge Resend from origin, or compress on edge
tooltip Fetch compressed or uncompressed from origin (configurable)
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
tooltip CDN can also forward client request Host header to origin
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
Cache control - CDN caching Can set max-age override and set 404 caching TTL Full and granular control
Cache control - client caching Full and granular control
Serve Stale CDN Guide: Serve StaleCDN serves cached but expired content in case origin is in trouble CDN serves cached if origin is down Cache-Control extensions support
Purge CDN Guide: PurgeInvalidate or delete cached objects on CDN Instant most of the time Instant
Purge - capabilities Purge per file and purge all Purge all, purge by directory, soft purge
Analytics Bandwidth, geo distribution and more Many metrics in the UI
Log files One hour delay. Fetch via FTP Available for download in Portal or via API. Format can be customized.
API Purge, analytics, configuration Purge, configuration, analytics, logs
HTTPS & Content Protection Leaseweb EdgeNext
CDN domain HTTPSUse the CDN's domain, like cloudfront.net Free. SNI
Customer domain HTTPSYour domain in the CDN's certificate SNI. Pricing is custom.
Customer cert HTTPSYour certificate on the CDN Free. SNI 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 Leaseweb EdgeNext
Documentation Yes, public KB Good documentation
Humans 24/7 personal support via telephone and email. 24/7 email support and phone support. Multiple support packages are available