CDN77.The throughput specialist.
A video-first network run by London-based DataCamp: a company-reported 290 Tbps of capacity behind 200 PoPs and ISP-embedded caches, a 37 Tbps private backbone, and one of the few serious CDNs still sold on straight monthly plans with every PoP included. The quiet workhorse behind several of the largest streaming libraries on the internet.
CDN77 in seven bars.
Our advisory read, scored against the 25+ provider field we benchmark. Blue is where CDN77 leads; gray is where the trade-offs live.
Scores are CDN World’s advisory judgment, not a lab measurement.
The heavyweight that skipped the marketing budget.
Founded in 2011 and operated by DataCamp Ltd out of London and Prague, CDN77 built its reputation the unfashionable way: capacity first. The result is a 290 Tbps network with a 37 Tbps private backbone that several of the internet’s biggest streaming platforms quietly rely on, sold on commercial terms most enterprise CDNs abandoned a decade ago.
Super PoPs on 100/400GE hardware, hundreds of ISP-embedded caches, and a private backbone interconnecting major sites: an architecture aimed at multi-hour video sessions and 80 Tbps daily peaks, not just bursty page loads.
Live, VOD and low-latency delivery with multi-layer caching and request collapsing to protect origins during premieres. Premium streamers, STARZ among them publicly, run it inside multi-CDN estates on merit.
S3-compatible object storage sits inside the platform with zero egress fees between storage and CDN delivery, a structural cost advantage for large media libraries that origin-in-a-hyperscaler setups cannot match.
Published monthly plans, every PoP included on every tier, a 14-day trial, and no long-term contracts. At enterprise volume the numbers turn bespoke, but the baseline is refreshingly legible.
The platform, by line.
What CDN77 actually sells, in the names its console uses.
The general-purpose CDN: multi-layer caching with edge and mid-tier layers, request collapsing, origin shield, latency-based routing across all 200 PoPs.
CoreAdaptive delivery for HLS/DASH libraries, live event distribution, and HTTP-FLV for low-latency use cases, the workload the backbone was sized for.
CoreManaged encoding and origin-side media services so a library can live, transcode and ship inside one estate.
Add-onOrigin storage with an S3 API and zero egress between storage and the CDN, the line that changes the economics of big libraries.
CoreRequest-processing logic at the edge via WebAssembly modules, useful for auth, rewrites and routing, younger than Workers-class platforms.
Add-onProprietary DDoS protection, free TLS, token auth and hotlink controls, plus Private CDN: dedicated delivery infrastructure for platforms that outgrow shared capacity.
Included / Add-onAnycast authoritative DNS as a platform add-on, convenient inside the estate, though we usually advise a second independent provider regardless.
Add-onWhere the network runs deep.
Our regional read of the 200-PoP, 130-country footprint: Super PoPs plus ISP-embedded caches, strongest where the big streaming audiences are.
Regional depth is CDN World’s advisory read of published PoP maps and our own measurements, July 2026. No in-country mainland-China delivery: pair with CDNetworks for that audience.
How CDN77 is bought.
One of the last major CDNs with a legible public price, and a private one worth negotiating.
No regional paywalls: the full 200-PoP map, including embedded caches, is included from the smallest tier up.
Plans renew month to month with a flat price for all traffic locations, rare at this capacity class.
Libraries hosted on CDN77 Object Storage pay nothing to move bytes into delivery, often the deciding line for VOD economics.
Above roughly the Growth tier, real prices are negotiated. Treat published numbers as the opening position.
Storage, media processing, edge compute and Private CDN are their own line items; model the whole stack, not just the per-TB rate.
Bespoke volume pricing means two similar buyers can land far apart. This is exactly where benchmark data pays for itself.
CDN77 is not sold through our resale tiers, so our role here is pure advisory: we benchmark it against the 25+ provider field on your traffic profile, tell you honestly whether it wins, and if it does, arm your negotiation with what comparable volume actually pays.
The technical checklist.
The green lights and the amber ones, as we’d brief an engineering team.
Served at the edge alongside HTTP/2 with TCP fallback.
YesAutomatic issuance and renewal; custom certs supported.
YesEdge compression with origin passthrough options.
YesEdge plus mid-tier shielding; concurrent misses collapse to one origin fetch.
YesRouting decisions from measured latency rather than pure geo-IP.
YesDesignated shield layer to protect fragile origins.
YesLive traffic view plus log delivery for your own pipeline.
YesConfig, purge and reporting over API for CI-driven estates.
YesPath and wildcard purging propagates in seconds.
YesProprietary volumetric protection absorbed by network capacity.
YesToken auth, hotlink and access controls are solid; rules-based app security is lighter than security-first WAAP platforms.
LighterWasm-based edge logic is real but younger than Workers-class ecosystems; complex apps may feel the gap.
MaturingDocs, humans, status.
Clear, practical docs pitched at operators: setup guides, API reference and streaming recipes without enterprise-portal ceremony.
Support is staffed by CDN77’s own engineers around the clock, not a triage layer, and clients report proactive config reviews that lift cache hit ratios.
Public network map and status reporting; real-time analytics in the console give you the same picture support sees.
Fast start by design: trial in minutes, guided migration for larger estates, and Private CDN builds scoped with their network team.
Where it wins. Where it doesn’t.
The two-minute version we give clients before the numbers.
Live events and deep VOD libraries are the home game: backbone capacity, multi-layer caching and streaming-literate support make it a natural anchor or second leg in a media multi-CDN.
Software distribution, game updates and large-object delivery get hyperscaler-class capacity at challenger pricing, with storage-to-CDN egress at zero when the origin moves in.
Published plans, monthly terms, all PoPs included. If your last renewal left scars, the commercial model alone is worth a look.
No in-country delivery behind the wall. If China is a primary market, this is a pairing decision, not a CDN77 decision.
When the WAF, bot defense and API security drive the deal, WAAP-first platforms out-spec it. CDN77’s security is delivery protection, not a security product line.
If the application logic itself lives at the edge, Workers-class platforms offer deeper runtimes and ecosystems than CDN77’s younger Wasm layer.
CDN77 in context.
Where this profile connects to the rest of our research.
CDN77 questions,
answered straight.
Is CDN77 actually good for live and VOD video?
Yes, it’s the workload the network was built around. A 37 Tbps private backbone, ISP-embedded caches, multi-layer caching with request collapsing, and daily peaks around 80 Tbps of real traffic. Premium streaming platforms, STARZ publicly among them, run it inside multi-CDN setups, which is the strongest kind of endorsement in this market.
How big is the network, really?
CDN77 publishes 290 Tbps of total capacity across 200 PoPs in 130 countries, with a 37 Tbps private backbone. Those are company-reported figures; we treat them as directional and verify what matters, latency and throughput on your routes, in our own benchmarks.
What does CDN77 cost?
Entry plans are published from roughly $9.99 per TB monthly, a Growth tier covers up to 250 TB for $990 a month with every PoP included, and enterprise volume is negotiated case by case. Above the published tiers, treat list as an opening position, and benchmark before you sign.
Does CDN77 deliver inside mainland China?
No, there is no in-country delivery behind the Great Firewall. For a China-first audience we pair a CDN77 core with an in-country specialist; see our CDNetworks profile for how that works.
What does zero egress from storage mean in practice?
If your origin library lives on CDN77’s S3-compatible Object Storage, bytes moving from storage into the CDN cost nothing. For a large VOD library that normally pays hyperscaler egress on every cache fill, that single line can reshape the whole cost model.
How does CDN World fit in?
CDN77 isn’t part of our resale tiers, so our role is purely advisory: we benchmark it against the 25+ provider field on your actual traffic, tell you honestly whether it wins, and if it does, bring market data to your negotiation. Start with a free assessment.
CDN77 is a trademark of DataCamp Ltd. CDN World is an independent advisory and is not affiliated with or endorsed by CDN77. Network and pricing figures are as published by CDN77 or reported in public sources as of July 2026 and may change.