Prompt
cdn for images and video delivery
Latest observation
If you want a CDN for image and video delivery, here are the most common options depending on your needs:
Popular choices
- Cloudflare – easy to set up, good global performance, strong cache rules, image optimization options.
- AWS CloudFront – highly scalable, works well with S3, MediaConvert, and other AWS services.
- Akamai – enterprise-grade, very strong for large-scale video delivery.
- Fastly – great for low-latency delivery and advanced edge control.
- Bunny.net – affordable and simple, popular for images/video on a budget.
- Google Cloud CDN / Azure CDN – good if you’re already on those clouds.
For images specifically
Look for features like:
- automatic resizing
- format conversion to WebP/AVIF
- lazy loading support
- signed URLs / hotlink protection
- image optimization at edge
Good options:
- Cloudflare Images
- Imgix
- Cloudinary
- Bunny Optimizer
- ImageKit
For video specifically
Look for:
- adaptive bitrate streaming (HLS/DASH)
- origin shielding
- large file delivery
- tokenized/signed playback
- transcoding support
Good options:
- CloudFront + S3
- Mux
- Cloudflare Stream
- Cloudinary Video
- Bunny Stream
- Akamai
Common architecture
- Store originals in object storage (S3, R2, Backblaze B2, etc.)
- Deliver through a CDN
- Use signed URLs if content should be private
- Use adaptive streaming for video instead of serving raw MP4s when possible
Quick recommendation
- Best budget/simple: Bunny.net
- Best all-around: Cloudflare
- Best AWS-native: CloudFront + S3
- Best image optimization: Imgix / Cloudinary
- Best video streaming platform: Mux / Cloudflare Stream
If you want, I can give you:
- a comparison table,
- a recommended stack for your use case, or
- a step-by-step setup for one provider.
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