KeyCDN

KeyCDN is a content delivery network operated by proinity LLC, which describes itself as made in Switzerland. A CDN stores copies of your files on servers close to visitors, so websites, images and video load faster and your origin server carries less traffic. KeyCDN's own wording is that setup takes a few minutes: you add a domain, optionally customise it, and integrate it into a CMS, framework or custom application.

The site says it serves over 40,000 customers and lists 146,031 zones deployed. Its network page lists 60+ data centers in 40+ countries. Billing is by traffic with no request charges, and every account gets the same feature set, including HTTP/2, Brotli, TLS 1.3, instant purge and Origin Shield. There is also an image processing service and a RESTful API for account control.

• Pull and push zones. A pull zone fetches files from your origin on demand and caches them. A push zone stores content directly on KeyCDN's multi-redundant storage cluster, priced at $0.12/GB per month for the first 500 GB.
• Instant purge. You can purge the entire cache or single URLs across all data centers. The vendor says purges propagate in seconds, which prevents visitors from seeing stale files after a deploy.
• Image processing. Query parameters such as ?width=270, ?quality=70 or ?format=webp resize, flip, convert and compress images in real time. The service costs $0.40 per 1,000 operations.
• Origin Shield and secure token. Origin Shield adds a caching layer in front of your server to cut origin load. Secure Token restricts access to files with signed URLs, and DDoS protection is listed among the included features.
• TLS certificates. Free Let's Encrypt certificates are supported, and the pricing FAQ says all supported TLS certificates carry no extra cost. The vendor lists TLS 1.3, HTTP/2 and Brotli on every account.
• API and reports. A RESTful API creates zones, purges URLs and returns traffic reports. Statistics are reported in near real time, so you can track bandwidth per zone.
• Log forwarding. Raw logs are forwarded in real time through syslog to your own collector. This feature is billed separately at $1 per day.

• A WordPress shop owner with slow product images. Point a pull zone at the shop, connect it through the CDN Enabler plugin, and turn on image processing to serve WebP at the right size. Bandwidth costs track traffic, with a $4 monthly minimum.
• A software team distributing downloads. Upload installers to a push zone, protect them with Secure Token, and purge by API call after each release. Reports by zone show how much traffic each release generates.
• An agency running many small client sites. The first 3 zones are free and each extra zone costs $1 per month, so every client gets a separate zone with its own settings, while one account receives a consolidated invoice.

The homepage shows a three-step flow: Create (add the domain to speed up), Configure (optional advanced settings or a custom subdomain), and Integrate (add it to a CMS, framework or application). A free 14-day trial needs no credit card, according to the vendor.

The support section has guides for creating pull and push zones, uploading to push zones, zone aliases and purging, plus plugin guides for WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, Magento, Typo3, PrestaShop and Laravel. A troubleshooting guide covers CDN error codes and checking whether the CDN is serving your files.

A privately funded Swiss company that states it is not a reseller or a federated network. Traffic is billed in tiers that fall as volume rises, requests cost nothing extra, and the first three zones are included.

Asia and Oceania cost twice the North America and Europe rate, Africa and Latin America two and a half times. Log forwarding is billed per day, which can outweigh a small account's traffic.

In our CDN providers ranking KeyCDN stands at #2 of 12: it follows Bunny CDN and comes before CDN77. Places 1 to 3 in every list go to challengers where the category has them, so this is a position on that rule and not a score.

Europe is home to 4 of the 12 vendors, KeyCDN among them (Switzerland).

Requests are unlimited, and a monthly minimum usage charge covers small sites.

Pricing as recorded: Pay as you go by region with a minimum payment, published; 14-day trial.

Per the pricing page, traffic is billed per GB in tiers. North America and Europe cost $0.04/GB for the first 10 TB a month, $0.03 for the next 40 TB, $0.02 for the next 50 TB and $0.01 above 100 TB. Asia and Oceania start at $0.08/GB, Africa and Latin America at $0.10/GB. Requests are not charged. Minimum usage is $4 per month and minimum payment $49. The first 3 zones are free, then $1 each per month. Payment is by credit card, PayPal or bank wire. Enterprise discounts above 100 TB require contacting the vendor.

Read from keycdn.com when Best CDN Providers in 2026 was last reviewed (5 November 2026).

The network page says the data centers meet ISO 27001 security standards and that each edge server has uplinks of at least 40 Gbps. The footer links to a GDPR page and a privacy policy, and the company states it is made in Switzerland. SOC 2 or other certifications for KeyCDN itself are not stated on the pages reviewed. Data export is possible through the API and log forwarding.

Integrations the vendor names (11):

• WordPress (CDN Enabler)
• Joomla
• Drupal
• Magento
• Typo3
• PrestaShop
• Laravel
• Let's Encrypt
• Syslog log forwarding
• RESTful API
• Custom CDN integration guide

Shared tags and a similar price model decide who is listed here; where none match, the neighbours in the ranking fill in.

• imgix (#6 of 12): Image and video processing CDN billed in credits.
• Amazon CloudFront (#10 of 12): AWS CDN with flat monthly plans or metered usage. Best for: Teams whose servers and storage already run on AWS. (United States)
• Azure Front Door (#11 of 12): Microsoft CDN and load balancer with an hourly base fee. Best for: Organisations already running applications on Microsoft Azure. (United States)

Read from the vendor’s own pages on 5 November 2026.

• keycdn.com: product description, steps, trial, customer count
• keycdn.com/pricing: prices, minimums, zones, image processing, FAQ
• keycdn.com/network: data centers, ISO 27001, uplinks
• keycdn.com/support: plugin guides and support topics

The same four questions are asked of every CDN providers product: time to value, real cost, the way out and the intended buyer. On those tests KeyCDN lands at place 2 of 12. How vendor facts are sourced, and how money can and cannot influence a page, is in the editorial process.