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Compare Azure Content Delivery Network (CDN) product features | Microsoft Docs |
Learn about the features that each Azure Content Delivery Network (CDN) product supports. |
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Azure Content Delivery Network (CDN) includes four products: Azure CDN Standard from Microsoft, Azure CDN Standard from Akamai, Azure CDN Standard from Verizon, and Azure CDN Premium from Verizon.
For information about migrating an Azure CDN Standard from Verizon profile to Azure CDN Premium from Verizon, see Migrate an Azure CDN profile from Standard Verizon to Premium Verizon.
The following table compares the features available with each product.
| Performance features and optimizations | Standard Microsoft | Standard Akamai | Standard Verizon | Premium Verizon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dynamic site acceleration | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Dynamic site acceleration - adaptive image compression | ✓ | |||
| Dynamic site acceleration - object prefetch | ✓ | |||
| Video streaming optimization | * | ✓ | * | * |
| Large file optimization | * | ✓ | * | * |
| Global server load balancing (GSLB) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Fast purge | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Asset pre-loading | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Cache/header settings (using caching rules) | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Cache/header settings (using rules engine) | ✓ | |||
| Query string caching | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| IPv4/IPv6 dual-stack | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| HTTP/2 support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Security | Standard Microsoft | Standard Akamai | Standard Verizon | Premium Verizon |
| HTTPS support with CDN endpoint | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom domain HTTPS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Custom domain name support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Geo-filtering | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Token authentication | ✓ | |||
| DDOS protection | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bring your own certificate | ✓ | |||
| Analytics and reporting | Standard Microsoft | Standard Akamai | Standard Verizon | Premium Verizon |
| Azure diagnostic logs | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Core reports from Verizon | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Custom reports from Verizon | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Advanced HTTP reports | ✓ | |||
| Real-time stats | ✓ | |||
| Edge node performance | ✓ | |||
| Real-time alerts | ✓ | |||
| Ease of use | Standard Microsoft | Standard Akamai | Standard Verizon | Premium Verizon |
| Easy integration with Azure services, such as Storage, Web Apps, and Media Services | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Management via REST API, .NET, Node.js, or PowerShell | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Customizable, rule-based content delivery engine | ✓ | |||
| URL redirect/rewrite (using rules engine) | ✓ | |||
| Mobile device rules (using rules engine) | ✓ |
* Microsoft and Verizon support delivering large files and media directly via the general web delivery optimization.