CDNetworks.The APAC power play.
The network we point clients to when the audience lives where global CDNs run thin: mainland China, Southeast Asia, and the markets in between. Founded in 2000, owned by one of China’s largest CDN operators, and the most flexible contract on our rate card.
CDNetworksCDNetworks in seven bars.
Our advisory read, scored against the 25+ provider field we benchmark. Blue is where CDNetworks leads; gray is where the trade-offs live.
Scores are CDN World’s advisory judgment, not a lab measurement.
The specialist the generalists recommend.
Founded in Seoul in 2000, headquartered in Singapore, and owned since 2017 by Wangsu Science & Technology, one of the largest CDN operators in China. CDNetworks is the network we reach for when the audience map is centered on Asia, and the one whose parent Akamai itself pointed customers toward when it exited mainland China in 2026.
A company-reported 3,000+ PoPs across 90+ countries and regions, weighted toward Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and emerging markets, exactly where Western CDNs keep two PoPs and a prayer.
In-country delivery through the Wangsu estate, with ICP-filing guidance as part of onboarding. Not proxied from Hong Kong, actually inside the wall.
Delivery, live and VOD media, a WAAP security stack, DDoS scrubbing, WAF, bot and API protection, and edge compute under one contract.
Monthly rolling terms and a $49 minimum via CDN World, the lowest-risk way to put a serious network in front of Asian audiences.
The platform, by line.
The current product names behind each workload. CDNetworks brands its security stack as a WAAP suite; delivery splits between the classic platform and the programmable CDN Pro.
Classic edge caching and whole-site acceleration on the global platform.
Core platformThe developer-facing product (formerly CDN360): edge logic, granular config, API-first workflow.
Core platformBroadcast-scale streaming with in-region capacity where Asian audiences actually are.
Core platformSub-second modes for auctions, sports and interactive formats.
Add-onNetwork- and application-layer DDoS mitigation across the delivery estate.
Add-onManaged rules with virtual patching, run from the same edge as delivery.
Add-onBehavioral detection for scraping, credential stuffing and inventory abuse.
Add-onSchema-aware protection for API traffic alongside the WAF.
Add-onRun logic in-region, closest to the audiences the network is built for.
Add-onAcceleration for enterprise and internal application traffic.
Add-onTraffic, cache and security analytics in the console and via API.
Core platformWhere the network runs deep.
Qualitative depth by region, our advisory read of where CDNetworks’ density genuinely differentiates. Mainland China runs on in-country infrastructure through parent Wangsu and requires an ICP filing.
Depth is relative to the field we benchmark, not a PoP count; regional presence changes frequently, confirm current coverage with the provider for your specific markets.
How CDNetworks is bought.
The procurement picture, and why this is the most flexible line on our rate card.
None on the enterprise platform, procurement is sales-led. Via CDN World, activation typically lands within 48 hours of contract.
Tiers from $0.035 down to $0.009 per GB via CDN World, your tier’s rate applying to all traffic, see the full rate card.
No annual lock-in via CDN World: step tiers down next month if traffic falls. The lowest commitment risk on our card.
$49 via CDN World, prepaid and deducted from usage at your tier rate, a floor, not a fee.
Quoted separately, always: in-country delivery needs an ICP filing and separately priced in-country capacity. Be suspicious of any rate card that quietly bundles it.
Proofs of concept arranged on request and scoped against your traffic profile; with monthly terms, a paid pilot is often the fastest honest test.
Buying CDNetworks through CDN World means the provider’s own network, portal and 24/7 SOCC support, at tiers from $0.035 down to $0.009 per GB on a $49 monthly minimum with monthly rolling terms, plus our advisory and escalation layer. China quoted honestly as its own line. If CDNetworks isn’t your best fit, we tell you before you sign anything.
The technical checklist.
The line items we verify when benchmarking CDNetworks against the field, the same checklist behind our comparison pages.
Modern protocols served at the edge.
SupportedDual-stack delivery.
SupportedEdge compression or origin pass-through.
SupportedSupported via configuration.
SupportedMid-tier caching concentrates origin fetches.
SupportedGlobal cache invalidation by URL or pattern.
SupportedTraffic, cache and security metrics live in console and API.
SupportedConfig and reporting APIs; CDN Pro is API-first by design.
SupportedFull edge logic lives on CDN Pro rather than the classic platform.
Via CDN ProIssued and renewed on-platform.
IncludedCustom certs supported.
SupportedEdge token authentication for protected content.
SupportedCountry- and region-level controls.
SupportedProperty and policy level.
SupportedReferrer and token controls.
SupportedFlood Shield, network- and application-layer.
Add-onHands-on help through the mainland-China prerequisite.
IncludedDocs, humans, status.
English-language docs cover the essentials; expect more hand-holding from humans than from search. CDN Pro’s docs are the strongest of the set.
Security and operations center around the clock; via CDN World you keep it and gain our escalation layer on top.
Enterprise and account-managed by design, strongest when you want a provider that picks up the phone in your region.
Contract-dependent availability commitments; we negotiate them as part of procurement.
Where it wins. Where it doesn’t.
The honest summary we give clients before any CDNetworks conversation.
Your audience is in mainland China, Southeast Asia or the wider APAC and Middle East map; when you need media delivery with genuine in-region capacity; or when monthly rolling terms and value at volume decide the deal.
Being buyable: the $49 minimum and monthly terms make it the easiest serious network to put into production, and China through a parent that actually operates there beats every proxy arrangement.
Your traffic is overwhelmingly North American or European, your team expects a docs-first self-serve culture, or deep edge programmability on the primary platform is the requirement.
Chinese parent ownership is the reason the China story works, and a factor some compliance teams must assess; we walk through it honestly rather than pretend it is not on the slide.
CDNetworks across the site.
The benchmarked head-to-heads and working guides that pair with this profile.
CDNetworks questions,
answered straight.
Does CDNetworks cover mainland China?
Yes, and it’s the defining strength. In-country delivery runs on infrastructure operated through its parent Wangsu, one of the largest CDN operators in China, and requires an ICP filing, which CDNetworks helps customers navigate. We always quote China as its own line so the economics stay honest.
Who owns CDNetworks, and does it matter?
Wangsu Science & Technology, a Shenzhen-listed company, has owned CDNetworks since 2017. For most workloads it’s simply the reason the China story works. For organizations with specific data-governance requirements it’s a factor to assess deliberately, and we’ll walk through it with you honestly.
Is CDNetworks any good outside Asia?
It delivers competently across Europe and the Americas and the network map is genuinely global, but its density advantage is in APAC, the Middle East and emerging markets. If your audience is overwhelmingly North American or European, other networks on our card usually benchmark ahead.
Can I trial CDNetworks?
Trials and proofs of concept are arranged on request. Via CDN World we scope them against your traffic profile, and with monthly rolling terms the commitment risk is the lowest on our rate card anyway.
What are the terms via CDN World?
Monthly rolling, a $49 monthly minimum, and committed-volume tiers from $0.035 down to $0.009 per GB, with your tier’s rate applying to all traffic. You can step tiers down the following month; nothing locks you into last quarter’s forecast.
How does it compare to Akamai?
Akamai wins on Western enterprise depth and platform breadth; CDNetworks wins on mainland China, APAC density, flexible terms and value at volume. Notably, when Akamai exited its mainland-China CDN business in 2026, Wangsu, CDNetworks’ parent, was one of the successors it pointed customers toward. The full head-to-head is in our comparison.
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