Rackspace is a Texas-based cloud computing company specializing in web, SaaS, app and email hosting, but it also offers CDN services. Its features include:
- Powered by Akamai’s network
- Over 200 edge locations
- Content management via control panel
- Custom delivery rules
Rackspace CDN is capable of delivering images, video content, software downloads and other website assets. This includes static, dynamic, interactive and streamed content, with dedicated solutions for eCommerce, website content management and web applications.
Rackspace charges a region-specific monthly bandwidth fee that reduces in cost with higher bandwidth needs. The lowest cost starts at $0.10 per GB for the first 10TB in North America. Customers are also billed for HTTP/HTTPS requests (per 10,000 requests). The lowest cost starts at $0.0075 for HTTP and $0.01 for HTTPS.
CDN pricing is determined by the aggregate of bandwidth fees and request fees for the customer’s account. Rackspace offers a free trial of its CDN service.
Pros & Cons
Rackspace CDN offers free security features like SSL encryption, and it integrates with other Rackspace solutions as well as CDNs and CMS platforms. Though powered by Akamai’s extensive network, when it comes to data centers, Rackspace has among the fewest of all well-known CDN providers.
Pros
- Free SSL
- Many integrations
Cons
- Only 13 data centers worldwide
What Customers Are Saying
One satisfied user calls Rackspace CDN a “fast and reliable CDN,” adding, “It was very easy to set up, had no issues when using it. Great support, they’re always there when you need it. The dashboard meets your needs, have everything you need in place. The logging is also really good.”
Summary
- Starting Price
- 100% Uptime Guarantee
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- Free SSL
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- Image Optimization
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- Web Application Firewall
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Features- Support via phone, email and online portal
- Akamai, Cyberduck, Jungle Disk and FireUploader integrations