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I see CDNPerf and DNSPerf as a way to compare the providers relatively to each other, not as a trustworthy tool go get the real indications of time.

I skipped Akamai, because it seems to be from the period of time, where the number of points of presence (PoPs) was used as the best indicator of the quality of a CDN. It might still be true in some of the third-world countries, but it's no longer the case in the developed world[1].

As for DNS providers: NS1 is like Fastly (the most advanced / premium), Rage4 is like KeyCDN (the best fully-featured value-for-money), and ClouDNS is like BunnyCDN (the best high-volume value-for-money). And Cloudflare is still Cloudflare.

[1] https://www.fastly.com/blog/why-having-more-pops-isnt-always...

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You're right. I was wondering how this company is able to collect such data from real users. It's registered in an apartment in Cracow, Poland, a 1-person company till last year (here is their company info in polish: http://www.krs-online.com.pl/perfops-sp-z-o-o-krs-10397838.h... , still an apartment address) . Now looking at the Network tab in Developer Tools I can see they are running the tests from JS on their site using visitors of cdnperf.com. I can see requests for URLs like /500b-bench.jpg?t=1552402827417 to various domains.

CDNPerf is owned by PerfOps, a VC funded startup. Lots of info here https://perfops.net

>NS1 is like Fastly

Except NS1 don't actually offer any pricing.

Rage4, are they being used by any big players site? I mean KeyCDN, despite its price are actually pretty decent and have quite a few Enterprise customers.

And no mention of DNSMadeEasy?

> Except NS1 don't actually offer any pricing.

That's true, and it might have been a good enough reason to exclude it from the comparison, as I did with Akamai for CDN. Yet, unlike with Akamai, nothing seems to come really close to NS1 in DNS space.

> Rage4, are they being used by any big players site?

That's its major downside. It has no competition in terms of the price / performance ratio, but might be not big enough company for major players to put a trust in.

Still, Rage4 is regarded with respect by others in its own industry: BunnyCDN uses it for distributing the traffic, and Cloudflare's employee recommends it when Cloudflare doesn't fit[1].

> And no mention of DNSMadeEasy?

I found it to be neither the most technically advanced, nor the best value-for-money. It might be a good option for those who don't have enough justification for NS1, and enough confidence in Rage4.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12052830

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