CDN Comparison: Cloudflare vs Bunny vs Fastly
A CDN can make your website load 5x faster. Learn which CDN suits your needs and why in our comprehensive comparison.
Author: Meiko Neuman
Founder and web strategist, Kodulehe Haldus
What is a CDN?
A CDN (Content Delivery Network) is a global network of servers that stores copies of your website in 200+ locations. Visitors receive files from the nearest server – improving speed by 5–10x.
Why use one for an Estonian website?
If your server is located in Tallinn: - Estonian visitor: 5ms (fast) - German visitor: 35ms - USA visitor: 150ms+ - Asian visitor: 250ms+
With a CDN: all under 30ms.
Comparison of Popular CDNs
| CDN | Price/month | Servers | Estonian POP | Free Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare | €0–250 | 310+ | Tallinn | Excellent |
| Bunny.net | €1–20 | 119+ | Finland (closest) | None, $0.005/GB |
| Fastly | €50+ | 100+ | Stockholm | Credits |
| AWS CloudFront | Pay-per-use | 600+ | Stockholm | 1TB/month |
| BunnyCDN Edge | $0.005/GB | 100+ | Helsinki | None |
Cloudflare
Pros - **Best free plan** (DDoS protection, SSL, CDN, WAF basics) - POP available in Tallinn - Simple setup (DNS change) - Workers (edge compute) - Argo Smart Routing (premium)
Cons - Pro plan $20/month - Limited per-user query info in free plan - Occasionally blocks legitimate users (CAPTCHA)
Best for - Most websites - WordPress, e-commerce stores - Sites requiring DDoS protection
Bunny.net
Pros - **Simple pricing** ($0.005/GB in Europe) - Optimized media - [Bunny Fonts](https://fonts.bunny.net/) – GDPR-friendly Google Fonts alternative - Image processing
Cons - No free plan - Fewer security features - Smaller network
Best for - Media-heavy sites - GDPR compliance is a priority - Those who prefer simplicity
Fastly
Pros - Top-tier quality (Reddit, Shopify, GitHub) - VCL (powerful rules) - Real-time analytics
Cons - Expensive ($50/month+) - Complex setup
Best for - Large-scale sites - Technical teams
The Estonian Reality
| Scenario | Recommendation |
|---|---|
| Small-medium site | Cloudflare Free |
| Large e-commerce, Europe focus | Bunny.net |
| Enterprise, complex needs | Fastly |
| Technical project on AWS | CloudFront |
Setup (Cloudflare Example)
- Create an account at cloudflare.com
- Add your site → Cloudflare scans DNS
- Update nameservers at your registrar
- SSL: Full (strict)
- Page Rules:
- - Cache everything: /static/*
- - Bypass cache: /wp-admin/*
Optimization
Caching - Browser cache: 1 year for static files - CDN cache: all public content - Bypass: admin, shopping cart
Optimization - Auto Minify (HTML, CSS, JS) - Brotli compression - HTTP/3 + 0-RTT - Image resizing (Polish)
CDN + WordPress
Plugins: - Cloudflare – official - W3 Total Cache – full integration - BunnyCDN – Bunny.net
Measurement
Before and after: - GTmetrix – test from various locations - WebPageTest – global testing - Pingdom
Typical result after CDN implementation: - Loading from Asia: 4.2s → 1.1s - From USA: 2.8s → 0.9s - From Estonia: 1.4s → 0.7s
Summary
In 2026, a CDN is mandatory even for local websites. The free version of Cloudflare provides 90% of the benefits for €0. Our optimization service can set up a CDN within one working hour – request a quote.
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Meiko Neuman — Founder and web strategist, Kodulehe Haldus. Meiko leads the Kodulehehaldus team and has spent over a decade helping companies maintain and optimise their websites for measurable business results. He writes about website management, SEO, AEO/GEO and the commercial side of the web.