Best Akamai CDN Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from CDN software ranked against Akamai CDN on the same published basis.
- 1Akamai CDN vs Azion Content Delivery
- 2Akamai CDN vs Fastly Image Optimizer
- 3Akamai CDN vs Uploadcare
- 4Akamai CDN vs ImageKit
- 5Akamai CDN vs Amazon CloudFront
- 6Akamai CDN vs CacheFly
- 7Akamai CDN vs Cloudinary
- 8Akamai CDN vs Gcore CDN
- 9Akamai CDN vs QUIC.cloud CDN
- 10Akamai CDN vs cdnjs
- 11Akamai CDN vs jsDelivr
- 12Akamai CDN vs imgix
- 14Akamai CDN vs CDNetworks CDN
- 15Akamai CDN vs CDNvideo
- 16Akamai CDN vs Medianova Streaming Content Delivery
- 17Akamai CDN vs Statically
- 18Akamai CDN vs KeyCDN
- 19Akamai CDN vs UNPKG
- 20Akamai CDN vs Azure Front Door
- 21Akamai CDN vs BelugaCDN
Akamai CDN alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azion Content Delivery | 7.4 | Free plan | $25/mo | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Fastly Image Optimizer | 7.0 | Free plan | $0.01/mo | API, Linux, Web |
| 3 | Uploadcare | 7.0 | Free plan | $66/mo | Android, API, iOS, Web |
| 4 | ImageKit | 6.9 | Free plan | $9/mo | Android, API, iOS |
| 5 | Amazon CloudFront | 6.8 | Free plan | $15/mo | API, Web |
| 6 | CacheFly | 6.8 | Free plan | $299/mo | API, Web |
| 7 | Cloudinary | 6.8 | Free plan | $9,989/mo | API, Browser, Web |
| 8 | Gcore CDN | 6.8 | Free plan | €0.01/mo | Web |
| 9 | QUIC.cloud CDN | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | API, Web |
| 10 | cdnjs | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Web |
| 11 | jsDelivr | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Web |
| 12 | imgix | 6.2 | No | $25/mo | API, Web |
| 14 | CDNetworks CDN | 6.1 | No | $0.04/mo | API, Web |
| 15 | CDNvideo | 6.1 | No | — | API, Web |
| 16 | Medianova Streaming Content Delivery | 6.1 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Web |
| 17 | Statically | 6.1 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 18 | KeyCDN | 6.0 | No | $0.04/mo | API, Web |
| 19 | UNPKG | 6.0 | Free plan | Free | API, Web |
| 20 | Azure Front Door | 5.9 | No | $35/mo | API, Web |
| 21 | BelugaCDN | 5.9 | No | $0.01/mo | API, Web |
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Questions about Akamai CDN alternatives
What is the best alternative to Akamai CDN?
Azion Content Delivery, number 1 in CDN software with a score of 7.4 out of 10. The others here: Fastly Image Optimizer, Uploadcare, ImageKit and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Akamai CDN?
Azion Content Delivery is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 13 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.