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We performed a comparison between Verizon EdgeCast and Windows Azure CDN based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"The product is easy to use and easy to implement.""The Rules Engine V4 is the most valuable feature.""It's super easy to use and integrate with."

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"One of the most valuable aspects is the capability to store extensive datasets and objects in the cloud, enabling their download through shared access signatures.""The UI is very intuitive.""We use the product for faster content delivery with low latency.""The most valuable feature of Windows Azure CDN is its effectiveness.""The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that one can access Windows Azure CDN from anywhere.""The fact that it just delivers what it is supposed to do is its most valuable feature...The initial setup is very straightforward.""I enjoy engaging in discussions with colleagues possessing unique expertise. I leverage the three platforms—Azure, Google, and AWS extensively. This allows me to offer diverse solutions to customers, commonly referred to as a multi-cloud approach.""It is a stable solution."

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Cons
"The web interface of the Verizon Edgecast portal is very old. It's not user-friendly, slow, and it is missing some valuable features like the ability to make bulk changes.""In the next release, I would like to see more global endpoints for their CDN and a lower price.""We could not create more than 15 custom rules."

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"The solution’s pricing could be improved.""I aim to enhance the reporting.""The response time of the support team must be improved.""I believe Windows Azure CDN can improve monitoring and measuring overall end-user performance. Providing monitoring tools or agents that can be integrated into our pages would be highly beneficial. Setting up a custom domain with Windows Azure CDN involves proving domain ownership, which can take some time. The process is relatively straightforward if your DNS or domain registrar is already integrated with Microsoft. However, the verification process may be more time-consuming if you use a different service provider.""Exploring shared access solutions with cloud accounts would be a beneficial choice.""The high price of Windows Azure CDN is an area of concern where improvements can be made.""We have experienced issues with switch connectivity.""There were a few bugs that were very disappointing. So, that is a part of the reason why we started using Fastly."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "When I modeled it out, we are spending somewhere between $600 to $800 a month with Verizon EdgeCast."
  • "Be careful about the options because to have all the features can be very expensive."
  • "The product is cheaper compared to other solutions."
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  • "The solution's price depends on how much traffic you have. So, it was okay for us. Payments are to be made on a monthly basis since one has to pay for what they used."
  • "The solution's price is above the medium range."
  • "The tool's pricing is cheap."
  • "I rate the price of Windows Azure CDN a six on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is high."
  • "On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a five out of ten."
  • "It comes at a relatively affordable cost."
  • "The pricing is extremely high, almost 9 out of 10."
  • "The tool's pricing is cheap."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The product is easy to use and easy to implement.
    Top Answer:There were a few limitations in the product. While evaluating it, we found a couple of gaps. Rate Limiting features were not completely developed. The new feature requests used to take a little… more »
    Top Answer:One of the tool's best features is its ability to handle edge cases. For instance, we encountered a situation where we needed to remove certain files from public access. The solution offered a purge… more »
    Top Answer:I believe Windows Azure CDN can improve monitoring and measuring overall end-user performance. Providing monitoring tools or agents that can be integrated into our pages would be highly beneficial… more »
    Ranking
    12th
    out of 34 in CDN
    Views
    1,212
    Comparisons
    899
    Reviews
    1
    Average Words per Review
    491
    Rating
    7.0
    6th
    out of 34 in CDN
    Views
    1,435
    Comparisons
    1,256
    Reviews
    9
    Average Words per Review
    358
    Rating
    8.4
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    EdgeCast
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    Overview
    EdgeCast is the world's fastest and most reliable content delivery network. EdgeCast helps companies dramatically accelerate delivery of static and dynamic web content, significantly improving the end user experience regardless of location.
    Windows Azure Content Delivery Network (CDN) caches static web content at strategically placed locations to provide maximum throughput for delivering content to users. The CDN offers developers a global solution for delivering high-bandwidth content by caching the content at physical nodes across the world.
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    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company24%
    Financial Services Firm15%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Government7%
    REVIEWERS
    Aerospace/Defense Firm25%
    Manufacturing Company25%
    Comms Service Provider13%
    Healthcare Company13%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization30%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Financial Services Firm7%
    Comms Service Provider7%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business26%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise59%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business46%
    Midsize Enterprise23%
    Large Enterprise31%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business13%
    Midsize Enterprise35%
    Large Enterprise52%
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    Verizon EdgeCast is ranked 12th in CDN with 3 reviews while Windows Azure CDN is ranked 6th in CDN with 10 reviews. Verizon EdgeCast is rated 7.6, while Windows Azure CDN is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Verizon EdgeCast writes "The product is easy to use and easy to implement, but we have to raise new feature requests frequently because the product is new". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Windows Azure CDN writes "A globally distributed network of servers that can efficiently deliver web content to consumers". Verizon EdgeCast is most compared with Akamai, Edgio Global CDN, Cloudflare, Azure Front Door and Amazon CloudFront, whereas Windows Azure CDN is most compared with Amazon CloudFront, Azure Front Door, Akamai, StackPath CDN and Cloudflare.

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