Akamai vs Varnish Cache
AkamaiContent Delivery Networks
Varnish CacheContent Delivery Networks
FreePublished price
Akamai Content Delivery Networks Power and protect life online. | Varnish Cache Content Delivery Networks An open-source HTTP accelerator with native TLS, built for the cloud-native era | |
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| Overview | ||
| Category | Content Delivery Networks | Content Delivery Networks |
| What it is | Akamai is the world's largest CDN and edge computing platform, delivering and securing web content, applications, and APIs for global enterprises. | High-performance HTTP accelerator and reverse proxy cache designed for content-heavy websites and APIs. |
| Pricing | ||
| Published price | Akamai does not publish list prices for its CDN and security products; all pricing is negotiated per traffic volume, regions, products and contract term. Third-party benchmarks (n… | Free Varnish Cache (varnish-cache.org) is free and open source under a BSD license, with no paid tier. Commercial support and additional features are sold separately by Varnish Softwar… |
| Pricing model | Not available | Free |
| Free options | No free plan · Free trial | Free plan · No free trial |
| Deal on Cubbie | None right now | None right now |
| Company | ||
| Founded | 1998 | 2006 |
| Team size | 10,001+ employees | 11-50 employees |
| Headquarters | Cambridge, Massachusetts | Remote |
| Featured clients | Apple, Microsoft, Adobe, NBC | Not available |