Alibaba Cloud CDN vs Google Cloud CDN

Alibaba Cloud CDN9.0Visit Google Cloud CDN8.8Visit

Higher score Alibaba Cloud CDN #4 in CDN Software 9.0/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 4 features Visit Alibaba Cloud

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Google Cloud CDN #6 in CDN Software 8.8/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Google Cloud

• Alibaba Cloud CDN fits best

  Large-scale global delivery

• Google Cloud CDN fits best

  Google Cloud workloads and media optimization

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Side by side

Feature	Alibaba Cloud CDN 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Google Cloud CDN 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.8
Ranking	#4 in CDN Software	#6 in CDN Software
Best for	Large-scale global delivery	Google Cloud workloads and media optimization
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	Not checked yet
Free plan	Not checked yet	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Live chat, Tickets, Docs	Docs, Community
Integrations	5 integrations	7 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Alibaba Cloud CDN 1/4 · Google Cloud CDN 0/4
Web application firewall	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
DDoS protection	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Image optimization	✓ (best)	—
Origin shield	Not checked yet	—
Specs
Edge locations	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Edge compute	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	More than 3,200 worldwide nodes for caching and delivery Supports video, image processing, HTTP/3, QUIC, and EdgeScript Integrates with OSS, Function Compute, Simple Log Service, and Terraform	Supports Google Cloud, serverless, and external HTTP-capable origins Optimizes images through resizing, cropping, compression, and format conversion Adds signed access, edge processing, and near-real-time monitoring
Cons	No free plan for evaluating the service Pay-as-you-go traffic is charged hourly Rates vary by acceleration region	Usage costs vary by destination, volume, cache fill, and requests Configuration runs through Google Cloud load-balancing infrastructure Origin shielding is associated with Media CDN rather than Cloud CDN
Our verdict	Alibaba Cloud CDN is a paid cloud content delivery network for organizations serving websites, downloads, large files, on-demand video, or live video across distributed audiences. It caches origin resources at points of presence and routes… Read the review →	Google Cloud CDN caches HTTP(S) content at Google’s global edge network, helping reduce latency, origin load, and delivery costs. It is suited to teams serving web content, APIs, images, and video-related workloads from Cloud Storage,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Alibaba Cloud CDN — where it wins

  • More than 3,200 worldwide nodes for caching and delivery
  • Supports video, image processing, HTTP/3, QUIC, and EdgeScript
  • Integrates with OSS, Function Compute, Simple Log Service, and Terraform

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan for evaluating the service
  • Pay-as-you-go traffic is charged hourly
  • Rates vary by acceleration region

• Google Cloud CDN — where it wins

  • Supports Google Cloud, serverless, and external HTTP-capable origins
  • Optimizes images through resizing, cropping, compression, and format conversion
  • Adds signed access, edge processing, and near-real-time monitoring

  Where it doesn't

  • Usage costs vary by destination, volume, cache fill, and requests
  • Configuration runs through Google Cloud load-balancing infrastructure
  • Origin shielding is associated with Media CDN rather than Cloud CDN

• Alibaba Cloud CDN9.0/10 · Paid

  A broad CDN for global delivery, media workflows, image processing, and edge logic.

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• Google Cloud CDN8.8/10 · Paid

  A usage-priced CDN with strong Google Cloud integration and edge image optimization.

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