akamai cdn price VS CDN1 cdn price

Jun 24, 202512 mins read

Akamai cdn prices and CDN1 cdn prices are introduced and compared horizontally respectively, providing price strategy comparison, security performance comparison and enterprise selection suggestions.

Akamai CDN Introduction

akamai cdn price VS CDN5 cdn price

Akamai Technologies, abbreviated as Akamai, is a content distribution network and cloud service provider headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. It is one of the world's largest distributed computing platforms and undertakes 15-30% of the world's network traffic.

cdn1 Introduction

cdn1 provides enterprises with a comprehensive security acceleration solution, integrating distributed DDoS protection, WAF protection and BOT behavior analysis. Through precise user behavior insights, we can help effectively link data and operational decisions, and promote stable, secure and sustainable growth of cloud services. Based on AI deep learning, intelligently plan the optimal transmission route based on real-time network conditions, and automatically defend against DDoS attacks and ignore CC attacks.

Akamai CDN Pricing Table

Train level (monthly usage)	Unit price (USD/GB)	Unit price (USD/TB)	Applicable scenarios
Tier 1 0 – 10 TB	0.049 USD/GB	≈ USD 49 USD/TB	Small-scale websites or start-ups, basic traffic demand.
Tier 2 10 – 50 TB	0.045 USD/GB	≈ USD 45 USD/TB	Medium-sized traffic customers can get more competitive discounts.
Tier 3 > 50 TB	0.035 – 0.045 USD/GB	≈ 35 – 45 USD/TB	High traffic customers need to price separately from the sales and enjoy lower discounts. The specific price depends on the region and contract terms.
Enterprise-level customization	Customization	If you need value-added functions such as WAF, protection, edge computing, exclusive DNS, etc., the quotation needs to be further negotiated with sales.

cdn1 Pricing Table:

version	Price (Monthly)	DDoS Protection Value	CC Defense Value	Number of Domain Names	Number of Ports	SSL Certificate	Websocket	Network Acceleration	Multi-wire Network
Free	50 Gbps	20 000 QPS	2	2	2	Support	Not	Don't	Don't	Standard Edition	$499	150 Gbps	30 000 QPS	5	10	Support	Support	Global Region	BGP/CN2 Network
Business Edition (Popular)	$1 999	400 Gbps	50 000 QPS	10	20	Support	Support	Global Region	BGP/CN2 Network
Customized Version	Customized	T Level	No Sensitive	200	500	Support	Support	Global Region	BGP/CN2 Network

Horizontal Comparison Table

Project	Akamai CDN	cdn1

Comparison of pricing strategies

Akamai CDN: Adopt traffic layered pricing, the larger the traffic, the lower the price

cdn1: Through fixed package pricing, global unified prices

Security and performance capabilities

Akamai is suitable for enterprises with extremely high performance and security requirements with its global 300 000+ edge nodes and industry-leading security technologies. Advanced features are available for an additional fee or are included in the enterprise contract.
cdn1 packages at all levels have clear restrictions on DDoS/CC protection peaks, domain names and port quotas, and are suitable for on-demand selection. Standard Edition and above can obtain global acceleration and multi-wire networks to meet most small to medium and medium business needs.

Applicable Suggestions

If you need to propose strict SLA guarantees for extreme traffic, multiple regions in the world and advanced security, and have a sufficient budget, Akamai CDN can provide more flexible layered price adjustment and customized value-added services.
If your business scale is small to medium and you want to have fixed cost expectations, the cdn1's level package model can intuitively plan your budget, especially the standard version ($499/month) and the commercial version ($1999/month) can cover most common scenario needs.
For extremely large-scale businesses, you can contact cdn1 directly to get a "customized version" quotation, or discuss batch discounts and value-added services with Akamai for Tier 3 or above.