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03-21-2011, 03:13 PM #1WHT Addict
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MaxCDN vs Softlayer CDN vs VPS.net CDN
As the title says I am looking for feedback on a CDN from those who have used MaxCDN, or Softlayer CDN, or VPS.net CDN (or similar CDN)
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A US based (with 99.5% of the users being US based) Vbulletin forum that has 300-400 simultaneous users active during most weekdays. The forum is hosted by StormonDemand by Liquidweb. Wish Liquidweb had a CDN!
Want to put images, javascript, and CSS on the CDN.
I am concerned about who has the best performance. Cost too is a factor, but not the major factor.
Thanks for any feedback.
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03-21-2011, 05:10 PM #2Junior Guru Wannabe
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I'm currently testing MaxCDN, VPS.net (Level 3) and Speedyrails (edgecast). I'm using pingdom to pull a minified jquery file from my server. The cache control header is set to 24 hours and I have it testing every 5 minutes (from all locations - NA and Europe).
So far, Edgecast is the fastest. I just set up the VPS.net test this morning, so it's probably not performing optimally yet (but so far it's slower than the others). I'm probably going to let the checks run for a month or so to see what the long term results look like, but currently Edgecast looks like the best solution (especially if you need Asia POP's). It's more expensive per gig than the other two but you only pay for what you use (although VPS.net is the same if you want Asia).
MaxCDN and Edgecast have by far the best control panels. But it does appear that VPS will let you set up HTTPs origin pulls without charging any extra (I haven't tried it yet but it's an option when setting up the cdn), if that's important to you.
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You can also check the speed of a number of different cdn's to your location at cloudharmony.comLast edited by TexasCrane; 03-21-2011 at 05:16 PM.
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03-22-2011, 07:00 AM #3WHT Addict
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Thanks Texas. Anyone with any Softlayer speed tests?
I did find this site that had several CDN speed tests:
http://www.cloudclimate.com/cdn-speed-test/
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03-22-2011, 08:50 AM #4Web Hosting Master
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I've read on multiple occassions that Edgecast works well and read good reviews about MaxCDN as well. i've never used them personally though.
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04-02-2011, 05:09 AM #5Newbie
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Im using maxCDN with a wordpress site and so far so good
added bonus is the quality of the control panel.
whilst the price is good for the first 1tb it seems as though its still just over $100 for the next TB
at the moment though i'm happy with them
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04-05-2011, 12:11 AM #6Web Hosting Master
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I've been fiddling with CloudFlare for the last few days to see how it handles in reference to using it as a CDN. So far, it's not been bad for even just the free account. Might be something worth looking into, especially with running a vBulletin board.
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04-05-2011, 02:10 AM #7Web Hosting Master
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MaxCDN is pretty slow for asia. I used them about a week ago for a static page of my radio and most of my users complains about it being slow to load.
So, I moved back to cloudfront and everything is fast again.
I have also tried edgecast and its pretty impressive. Though its really expensive.
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04-05-2011, 07:29 AM #8WHT Addict
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So far I have tried the Softlayer CDN (internap) and VPS.net CDN (level3). Both seem good my forum is faster in the speed tests, and I can't really tell the difference in performance between them. VPS.net is much cheaper, especially for the first 1TB so I guess I will stick with them.
Never got around to trying MaxCDN, I didn't like their time limitation they impose on using bandwidth.
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04-05-2011, 11:22 AM #9Web Hosting Master
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04-05-2011, 12:46 PM #10New Member
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04-05-2011, 02:18 PM #11Web Hosting Master
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04-05-2011, 03:15 PM #13New Member
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I can get you a speed test for MaxCDN/NetDNA if you are interested. We have a lot of new features being released. Let me know you saw this on webhostingtalk.
Just shoot me an email dgoodall @ netdna.com
Cheers,
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04-05-2011, 04:48 PM #14WHT Addict
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As far as speed goes the tests I ran at http://www.cloudclimate.com/cdn-speed-test/ shows that level3 to be among the fastest so I guess I will stick with the vps.net cdn for now. I have had it set up for about 5 days now and no problem.
Thanks for everyone's replies.
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04-05-2011, 06:01 PM #15Web Hosting Master
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04-07-2011, 04:16 AM #16Retired Moderator
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CloudFront was just average in my brief tests. I'm currently using Edgecast and I'm quite pleased with the speeds.
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04-07-2011, 04:44 AM #17Web Hosting Master
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04-07-2011, 05:16 AM #18Retired Moderator
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I signed up for Edgecast via Speedyrails with pricing here: http://www.speedyrails.com/cdn/prices
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04-09-2011, 06:13 AM #19Aspiring Evangelist
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04-18-2011, 10:14 AM #20Aspiring Evangelist
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I'm using maxCDN on my vbulletin forums works pretty good but sadly they have no network in Asia or so i notice now (I got a free account on maxcdn with vbseo). If i have users coming from Asia too which CDN service would you recommend? (mainly Singapore, Malaysia and Japan)
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04-18-2011, 10:17 AM #21Web Hosting Master
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04-18-2011, 10:41 AM #22Web Hosting Master
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Good providers that had good connection in ASIA:
Akamai
Limelight Networks
Internap
EdgeCast
All the above are NOT CHEAP but they are very very good. My total recommendation is EC and Akamai.Aaron Ong
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04-18-2011, 11:29 AM #23Aspiring Evangelist
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^ Thanks for the above recommendations, I would check them out soon.
Hmm NOT CHEAP? we don't have much on CDN just static images and some jscripts of vbulletin and monthly bandwidth usage usually remains below 500gb. No attachments and no download service. How much you reckon would cost me then?
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04-19-2011, 10:55 AM #25Aspiring Evangelist
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Hmm I'm confused now haha I'm using MaxCDN's 1Tb account for now and it's working good pushing like 2-4gb everyday so not a lot i guess? I would have sticked to Max if only they had servers in Asia :/
I'm looking at the speedyrails thing buut am confused as hell on this now xD
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