The house specialty — a generous free-tier amuse-bouche followed by a layered entrée of edge compute, security, and storage. In 2022, R2 object storage launched (zero egress fees), Pages matured for static hosting, and Workers expanded with Durable Objects. Serves 20%+ of the web. The Cloudflare outage of June 2022 (caused by a BGP misconfiguration) served as a reminder that even the finest kitchens have off nights.

The grand cru of content delivery — aged since 1998 and still carrying ~30% of global web traffic. In 2022, Akamai acquired Linode ($900M), adding cloud compute to its portfolio. Prolexic DDoS scrubbing, Kona WAF, and Bot Manager Premier remain the enterprise gold standard. A Michelin-starred experience with a Michelin-starred price.

The chef's table experience — precision-crafted for engineering palates. 150ms global cache purges. Compute@Edge now GA with WebAssembly support. Signal Sciences WAF fully integrated after the 2020 acquisition. Recovering from the reputational aftertaste of the June 2021 outage. Real-time log streaming and VCL configuration offer unparalleled control.

The prix fixe of the AWS ecosystem — you don't order it alone, it comes with the table. In 2022, CloudFront Functions launched for lightweight edge compute (cheaper than Lambda@Edge). 400+ edge locations. Shield Standard provides DDoS protection. The menu is extensive but reading it requires an AWS certification.

The neighbourhood gem — unpretentious, honest pricing, and surprisingly delightful. Founded by a solo developer frustrated by opaque CDN costs. By 2022, Bunny.net has grown to 80+ PoPs with built-in image optimization (WebP/AVIF conversion on the fly), edge storage, and a dashboard so clean it feels like a palate cleanser after AWS. Basic security only — no advanced WAF or bot management.