11-13-2016, 01:07 AM
In addition to the CDN threat from DIY is the threat from a vast array of competitors. Two of the larger corporate competitors are CloudFront from Amazon Web Services and Azure CDN from Microsoft. Verizon Digital Media Services from Verizon (NYSE:VZ) is another CDN offering from a large corporation. All three CDN solutions are cheaper than Akamai's CDN solution, but when you are looking for a feature-rich CDN with scale Akamai is the clear leader. Level 3 (NASDAQ:LVLT), Limelight Networks (LLWN), CloudFlare and Incapsula also compete in the CDN market.