Edgio - CDN Planet

Edgio is shut down January 2025. This page is no longer maintained.

Edgio is the result of the merger between well-known CDNs Edgecast and Limelight Networks and now a global edge platform with 300+ edge locations across the globe. The Edgio platform has four pillars: Delivery, Streaming, Security and AppOps.

Edgio website

Edgio Products

The Edgio Platform provides an integrated platform offering security, global content delivery, and streaming. Their focus is on video delivery and OTT, with features like Server-side Ad Insertion, Manifest Manipulation, QUIC Enabled and Digital Rights Management.

View the table below for more insight into Edgio products.
Hover over/touch the product to view a short description.

Yes

Sort of/partially

Extra costs

Unknown

Product
Dynamic content deliveryNon-cacheable content delivery. User login, shopping cart ...		Performance
Small file deliveryStatic object delivery; caching of small files (file size <1 MB)		Performance
Large file deliveryStatic object delivery; caching of large files (file size >1 MB)		Performance
Live videoDelivery of live video. RTMP? Transcoding/transmuxing?		Live Streaming
Video on demandDelivery of on demand video		Delivery
Image OptimizationAutomatic image transformation/compression/optimization		Image Optimization
DNSAuthoritative DNS for customer domain
WAFWeb Application Firewall		Security
Anti-DDoSDDoS attack protection. Specific product(s) for this.		Security
Private CDNDedicated edge resources & custom configs
Edge ComputeRun your code on CDN edge servers		App Edge

Edgio Network

The Edgio Platform has 140+ POPs on 6 continents. China delivery is provided through a partnership with ChinaCache.
Edgio Platform network map

Click the country flag icon to navigate to a page showing all CDNs with POP(s) in that country
^* = planned POPs
^** = multiple POPs

North America	18 locations in 1 country
		United States	Ashburn - Atlanta - Boston - Chicago - Dallas - Denver - Detroit - Houston - Las Vegas - Los Angeles - Miami - New York - Philadelphia - Phoenix - Pittsburgh - San Jose - Seattle - Washington D.C.
Latin America	12 locations in 6 countries
		Argentina	Buenos Aires
		Chile	Valparaíso
		Colombia	Barranquilla - Bogotá - Medellin
		Brazil	Rio de Janeiro - São Paulo
		Mexico	Guadalajara - Mexico City - Puebla - Querétaro
		Peru	Lima
Europe	15 locations in 13 countries
		Austria	Vienna
		Germany	Frankfurt
		Denmark	Copenhagen
		Spain	Madrid
		Finland	Helsinki
		France	Paris - Marseille
		United Kingdom	London - Manchester
		Italy	Milan
		Latvia	Riga
		Netherlands	Amsterdam
		Poland	Warsaw
		Portugal	Lisbon
		Sweden	Stockholm
Russia & CIS	No edge servers
Asia excl. China	12 locations in 8 countries
		Hong Kong	Hong Kong
		Indonesia	Jakarta
		India	Bangalore - Chennai - Mumbai - New Delhi
		Japan	Osaka - Tokyo
		South Korea	Seoul
		Philippines	Manila
		Singapore	Singapore
		Taiwan	Taipei
China	100 locations in 1 country
		China	Partnership with ChinaCache
Oceania	3 locations in 2 countries
		Australia	Melbourne - Sydney
		New Zealand	Auckland
Middle East	3 locations in 3 countries
		United Arab Emirates	Fujairah
		Kuwait	Kuwait City
		Oman	Muscat
Africa	2 locations in 2 countries
		Kenya	Mombasa
		South Africa	Johannesburg

Edgio Pricing

The Edgio Platform typically requires annual contracts with pricing depending on traffic volume and what features/services you need. Get in touch to learn more about their services and prices.
Edgio Platform contact form

Pricing & contract duration
Minimum contract term		Unknown
Minimum monthly costs		Unknown
Requests costsCustomers pay for client to CDN requests		Unknown
Ingress costsCustomers pay for origin-to-CDN bytes transferred		Unknown
NA/EU traffic (low volume)		Unknown
APAC traffic (low volume)		Unknown
LATAM traffic (low volume)		Unknown

Edgio Features

View the tables below for more insight into the features Edgio supports.
Hover over/touch the feature name to view a short description.

Yes

Sort of/partially

Extra costs

Unknown

Web acceleration
Instant setupSign up, configure, start testing.		Available through Microsoft Azure
Change propagation delayHow fast do config changes propagate to all POPs?		A few minutes
Apex/root domain OK No performance degradation when using http(s)://domain.com		Anycasted network (regional)
HTTP/2
HTTP/3		Q4 2023
WebSockets Technology for bidirectional communication in client-server apps		WebSockets docs
IPv6Do the edge servers have IPv6?
Compression Reduce file size for faster delivery		Resend from origin, or compress on edge
Origin pull - protocolHTTP only or HTTPS possible too?		HTTP and HTTPS
Origin pull - Host headerUse client > edge value? Set specific value?		Configure specific other Host header
Origin Shield One POP pulls from origin, other POPs pull from the shield POP		Single POP shield or multiple. Full control
Waiting RoomDuring peak traffic, route users to a virtual waiting room
Push / uploadStore your content directly on CDN, no customer origin		Origin Storage
Cache control - CDN caching		Full and granular control
Cache control - client caching		Full and granular control
Serve Stale CDN serves cached but expired content in case origin is in trouble
Purge Invalidate or delete cached objects on CDN
Purge - capabilities		Purge all, purge by directory, by file extension
Analytics		Real-time, with many metrics in the UI
Log files		< 60 seconds
API		Purge, analytics, configuration

HTTPS & Content Protection
CDN domain HTTPSUse the CDN's domain, like cloudfront.net
Customer domain HTTPSYour domain in the CDN's certificate		Non-SNI. Pricing is custom. Wildcard possible
Customer cert HTTPSYour certificate on the CDN		Pricing is custom
Token authentication		Included as core feature
Geo blocking		Included as core feature
Hotlink protectionThird parties cannot deeplink to your content		Included as core feature
Basic authenticationUser logs in on the CDN to get content		Supported via special configuration
IP white/blacklisting		Included as core feature