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Stackpath (previously maxcdn) has cdn/waf/dns with ddos. The service is actually really good and pricing very competitive. Support is knowledgeable and very helpful and the cdn has extensive customization options. Only downside I’ve seen is somewhat slower performance in Asia than comparable cdn’s. In terms of cost they blow cloudflare, fastly or aws out of the water once you start needing enterprise level features for small to medium size sites. I’m surprised they’re rarely mentioned on HN.

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> I’m surprised they’re rarely mentioned on HN.

I’m not surprised at all: No public information on pricing & “contact sales” buttons.

They don’t really seem to cater to small to medium sites.

Not publicly disclosed pricing is very annoying I agree, not sure why stackpath doesn’t disclose them but the pricing we got with them was much lower than others. Also last time I was researching waf+cdn services it seemed to me all were doing the same thing, even if basic pricing was disclosed, real enterprise level features pricing were hidden behind contact us links, at least that was the case with fastly and cloudflare. With aws getting the ddos remediation team on a call required a $40k per year commit! Not in any way affiliated with them other than being a customer, but I’ve been pleasantly surprised.

i was surprised to learn maxcdn was bought up when i remembered they existed. had a good experience with them previously, and they were fast. it's sad that there are still companies that don't have a way to try a service out WITHOUT having to call someone or email someone. just give me a way to login and poke around. how hard is that?

Yes that seems to be a mistake. Not sure what their core market is today, maybe they rely more on an enterprise sales channel. I’d still recommend checking them out, I just hope they stay in business because I like the pricing, feature set and support! Last time I checked Cloudflare and fastly were very expensive once you need more advanced features.

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