What are the comparisons between Azure Content Delivery Network product features?

Important

Azure CDN Standard from Microsoft (classic) will be retired on September 30, 2027. To avoid any service disruption, it is important that you migrate your Azure CDN Standard from Microsoft (classic) profiles to Azure Front Door Standard or Premium tier by September 30, 2027. For more information, see Azure CDN Standard from Microsoft (classic) retirement.

Azure Content Delivery Network includes three products:

  • Azure CDN Standard from Microsoft
  • Azure CDN Standard from Edgio (formerly Verizon)
  • Azure CDN Premium from Edgio (formerly Verizon).

The following table compares the features available with each product.

Performance features and optimizations Standard Microsoft Standard Edgio Premium Edgio
Dynamic site acceleration Offered via Azure Front Door
General web delivery optimization
Video streaming optimization via General Web Delivery via General Web Delivery via General Web Delivery
Large file optimization via General Web Delivery via General Web Delivery via General Web Delivery
Origin Port All TCP ports All TCP ports All TCP ports
Global server load balancing (GSLB)
Fast purge
Asset pre-loading
Cache/header settings (using caching rules) using Standard rules engine
Customizable, rules based content delivery engine using Standard rules engine using rules engine
Cache/header settings using Standard rules engine using Premium rules engine
URL redirect/rewrite using Standard rules engine using Premium rules engine
Mobile device rules using Standard rules engine using Premium rules engine
Query string caching
Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4)/Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) dual-stack
HTTP/2 support
Routing preference unmetered
Security Standard Microsoft Standard Edgio Premium Edgio
HTTPS support with content delivery network endpoint
Custom domain HTTPS
Custom domain name support
Geo-filtering
Token authentication
DDoS Protection
Bring your own certificate
Supported TLS Versions TLS 1.3, TLS 1.2, TLS 1.0/1.1 - Configurable TLS 1.2, TLS 1.3 TLS 1.2, TLS 1.3
Analytics and reporting Standard Microsoft Standard Edgio Premium Edgio
Azure diagnostic logs
Core reports from Edgio
Custom reports from Edgio
Advanced HTTP reports
Real-time stats
Edge node performance
Real-time alerts
Ease of use Standard Microsoft Standard Edgio Premium Edgio
Easy integration with Azure services, such as Storage, Web Apps, and Media Services
Management via REST API, .NET, Node.js, or PowerShell
Compression MIME types Configurable Configurable Configurable
Compression encodings gzip, brotli gzip, deflate, bzip2, brotli gzip, deflate, bzip2, brotli

Migration

For information about migrating an Azure CDN Standard from Edgio profile to Azure CDN Premium from Edgio, see Migrate an Azure Content Delivery Network profile from Standard Edgio to Premium Edgio.

Note

There is an upgrade path from Standard Edgio to Premium Edgio, there is no conversion mechanism between other products at this time.

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