Company

Company	QUANTIL	BaishanCloud
Short profile	QUANTIL launched their CDN services in 2012. They have a strong focus on live stream delivery with continued support for RTMP, L-HLS, HDS, HTTP TS and HTTP FLV. QUANTIL has a full-featured IPv4+IPv6 network and a big network of POPs in 34 countries including mainland China (ChinaNetCenter).	BaishanCloud is a leading provider of cloud data services in China and around the world. As the only service provider based in China to be recognized by Gartner as possessing 'global' network capabilities, BaishanCloud is one of the fastest growing companies in the CDN space.

Products

Product	QUANTIL	BaishanCloud
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 compression/optimization
DNSAuthoritative DNS for customer domain
WAFWeb Application Firewall
Anti-DDoSDDoS attack protection. Specific product(s) for this.
Private CDNDedicated edge resources & custom configs

Network

Region	QUANTIL	BaishanCloud
North America	10	21
Latin America	0	8
Europe	6	22
Russia & CIS	1	10
Asia, excl China	15	25
China	550	350
Oceania	3	1
Middle-East	4	7
Africa	6	6

Pricing

Pricing & contract duration	QUANTIL	BaishanCloud
Minimum contract term	12 months	No minimum
Minimum monthly costs	$1000	No minimum
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	$0.05 per GB
APAC traffic (low volume)	Unknown	$0.10 per GB
LATAM traffic (low volume)	Unknown	$0.14 per GB

Features

Web acceleration	QUANTIL	BaishanCloud
Instant setupSign up, configure, start testing.		Account creation requires a BaishanCloud employee's assistance
Change propagation delayHow fast do config changes propagate to all POPs?	Depends on number of POPs turned on	30 minutes
Apex/root domain OK No performance degradation when using http(s)://domain.com	Purchase auth DNS that integrates with their CDN
HTTP/2
IPv6Do the edge servers have IPv6?
Compression Reduce file size for faster delivery		Resend, or compress on edge Fetch compressed or uncompressed from origin (configurable)
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 CDN can also forward client request Host header to origin
Origin shieldOne POP pulls from origin, other POPs pull from the shield POP	Custom config, done by their support team
Push / uploadStore your content directly on CDN, no customer origin	One-time $500 setup fee, $150/TB per month	Upload in the portal or via API
Cache control - CDN caching		By default, CDN honors origin headers Full and granular control is possible
Cache control - client caching		By default, CDN honors origin headers Full and granular control is possible
Serve stale CDN serves cached but expired content in case origin is in trouble	Custom config, done by their support team	Cache-Control extensions support
Purge Invalidate or delete cached objects on CDN	Sometimes takes up to 10 min	Instantly
Purge - capabilities		Purge all, purge by directory. Purge by tag/key is in development
Analytics	Many metrics. API outputs near real-time data. The customer portal is updated every 1-2 hours	Many metrics in the UI
Log files	Delay is 1-3 hours. Download through API or from portal	Logs for a day can be downloaded the next day. Free
API	XML output	Purge, configuration, analytics

HTTPS & Content Protection	QUANTIL	BaishanCloud
CDN domain HTTPSUse the CDN's domain, like cloudfront.net
Customer domain HTTPSYour domain in the CDN's certificate	SNI. Custom pricing	SNI. Pricing is custom.
Customer cert HTTPSYour certificate on the CDN	SNI. Custom pricing	Pricing is custom
Token authentication	Available for ingress and egress points of the CDN. MD5 and SHA256	Not self-service, support is needed
Geo blocking	Customers can provide a list regions and/or countries to whitelist and/or blacklist	Not self-service, support is needed
Hotlink protectionThird parties cannot deeplink to your content		Not self-service, support is needed
Basic authenticationUser logs in on the CDN to get content		Not self-service, support is needed
IP white/blacklisting	Whitelist and/or blacklist IP address. Self-configure.	Not self-service, support is needed

Support

Customer support	QUANTIL	BaishanCloud
Documentation	Yes, but not everything is public. API docs are public.	Good documentation but not public
Humans	Standard support (Monday to Friday, 9-6 pm PST) for small customers, and emergency support (24/7) for large customers. Support Availability.	All customers get 24/7 email support. Phone support is free and available in English during US business hours and 24/7 in Chinese language.