Edgio vs Windows Azure CDN comparison

Edgio and Microsoft are both solutions in the CDN category. Edgio is ranked #8 with an average rating of 7.7, while Microsoft is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.4. Edgio holds a 3.0% mindshare in CDN, compared to Microsoft’s 2.7% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Edgio users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

Edgio

Read 5 Edgio reviews

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100% willing to recommend

Windows Azure CDN

Read 12 Windows Azure CDN reviews

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909 Comparison Views

92% willing to recommend

Edgio

Windows Azure CDN

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Edgio and Windows Azure CDN based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two CDN solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

To learn more, read our detailed Edgio vs. Windows Azure CDN Report (Updated: October 2024).

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Edgio vs. Windows Azure CDN

October 2024

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Categories and Ranking

Edgio

Ranking in CDN

8th

Average Rating

7.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Replication (12th), Web Application Firewall (WAF) (30th), Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection (22nd)

Windows Azure CDN

Ranking in CDN

5th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the CDN category, the mindshare of Edgio is 3.0%, down from 3.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Windows Azure CDN is 2.7%, up from 2.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Eduardo Oviedo-Blanco

CTO and Game Developer at Solospace

A CDN solution to enhance loading times and streamline navigation

When one of the primary nodes spanning from North to South America, from the northern US to the southern US, became operational, it had a big impact. It can be challenging to explain its advantages to clients. The technical nature of the marketing material is too technical for stakeholders. Integrating the solution was straightforward, requiring no extra effort. Edgio Global CDN operates, resembling familiar cloud services but offering elevated functionality. Unlike platforms such as Google Cloud Platform or RIN geared towards development teams, Edgio emphasizes client-facing services that are integral to our operations. Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

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Nikola Svabic

Support lead at P3 Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH

Improves security and has geolocation feature

Windows Azure CDN's deployment is very easy. However, if you are setting everything up at a company level, you need to adapt to many things, so it would take considerable time to make everything functional again. Similarly, transferring from on-premise to the cloud will take some time. It depends on the case, but you cannot set it up in just a few days.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The tool's most valuable feature is the Uplynk platform for streaming purposes."

"It's super easy to use and integrate with."

"The Rules Engine V4 is the most valuable feature."

"The product is easy to use and easy to implement."

"I like that CDN offers a routing feature."

"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that one can access Windows Azure CDN from anywhere."

"The fact that it just delivers what it is supposed to do is its most valuable feature...The initial setup is very straightforward."

"We use the product for faster content delivery with low latency."

"I enjoy engaging in discussions with colleagues possessing unique expertise. I leverage the three platforms—Azure, Google, and AWS extensively. This allows me to offer diverse solutions to customers, commonly referred to as a multi-cloud approach."

"The most valuable feature of Windows Azure CDN is its effectiveness."

"The geolocation feature is very important because many colleagues travel worldwide and need to access information from anywhere. The product has improved security."

"The UI is very intuitive."

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Cons

"The web interface of the Verizon Edgecast portal is very old. It's not user-friendly, slow, and it is missing some valuable features like the ability to make bulk changes."

"The tool needs to resolve its lack of innovation."

"In the next release, I would like to see more global endpoints for their CDN and a lower price."

"We could not create more than 15 custom rules."

"Azure is continuously improving its CDN but the documentation should be up-to-date."

"I aim to enhance the reporting."

"We have experienced issues with switch connectivity."

"There were a few bugs that were very disappointing. So, that is a part of the reason why we started using Fastly."

"I believe Windows Azure CDN can improve monitoring and measuring overall end-user performance. Providing monitoring tools or agents that can be integrated into our pages would be highly beneficial. Setting up a custom domain with Windows Azure CDN involves proving domain ownership, which can take some time. The process is relatively straightforward if your DNS or domain registrar is already integrated with Microsoft. However, the verification process may be more time-consuming if you use a different service provider."

"They should include configuration for cache rules."

"The solution’s pricing could be improved."

"The response time of the support team must be improved."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is cheaper compared to other solutions."

"Be careful about the options because to have all the features can be very expensive."

"When I modeled it out, we are spending somewhere between $600 to $800 a month with Verizon EdgeCast."

"I rate the price of Windows Azure CDN a six on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is high."

"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a five out of ten."

"It comes at a relatively affordable cost."

"The tool's pricing is cheap."

"The solution's price depends on how much traffic you have. So, it was okay for us. Payments are to be made on a monthly basis since one has to pay for what they used."

"The pricing is extremely high, almost 9 out of 10."

"The pricing of the solution depends on usage and varies based on the company's needs. If you want additional features like advanced logging, it will be pricier. However, it could be cheaper if you don't need those features. It all depends on the resources and requirements."

"The solution's price is above the medium range."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Comms Service Provider

Educational Organization

36%

Computer Software Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Edgio Global CDN?

The product is affordable.

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What needs improvement with Edgio Global CDN?

The tool needs to resolve its lack of innovation.

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What is your primary use case for Edgio Global CDN?

We use the solution for high volume traffic. It is used across various e-commerce platforms to enhance loading times and streamline navigation, ultimately optimizing user experience.

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What do you like most about Windows Azure CDN?

One of the tool's best features is its ability to handle edge cases. For instance, we encountered a situation where we needed to remove certain files from public access. The solution offered a purg...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Windows Azure CDN?

The pricing of the solution depends on usage and varies based on the company's needs. If you want additional features like advanced logging, it will be pricier. However, it could be cheaper if you ...

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What needs improvement with Windows Azure CDN?

Windows Azure CDN should lower its prices.

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Compared 8% of the time

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Compared 11% of the time

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Also Known As

Limelight Content Delivery, Limelight Orchestrate Delivery, Limelight Origin Storage, Global CDN, Verizon EdgeCast

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Edgio

Microsoft

Overview

Edgio helps build and deliver secure web apps across the globe in milliseconds. Our fully programmable edge network offers comprehensive services to maximize security, performance availability and site operations.

All services run at the edge of our private, global network with 250 Tbps of bandwidth capacity. We process 5% of all web traffic and are rapidly growing. Edgio is trusted and relied on by TD Ameritrade, Plus500, Solvay Bank, Yahoo, Deckers Brands, and Coach.

We offer two best-of-breed CDN services, depending on your needs:

Global CDN: Ranked as one of the fastest and largest CDNs on earth – our private global network gives you the reliability, bandwidth, and compute capacity to support the most demanding media and software downloads worldwide.

Next-Gen Web CDN: Natively unify fundamental web application services for protection, acceleration, and development. Our web CDN enables better coordination, management and visibility across your web and API properties.

Windows Azure Content Delivery Network (CDN) caches static web content at strategically placed locations to provide maximum throughput for delivering content to users. The CDN offers developers a global solution for delivering high-bandwidth content by caching the content at physical nodes across the world.

Sample Customers

TD Ameritrade, Plus500, Solvay Bank, Yahoo, Deckers Brands, and Coach

NORAD, Agreeya Mobility

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Edgio vs. Windows Azure CDN

October 2024

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